Victor Musiime
Biographic Data
| ID | 7727440 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Victor Musiime |
| GIVEN NAMES | Victor |
| FAMILY NAME | Musiime |
| SIGNATURE | MUSIIME V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Joint Clinical Research Centre |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7472-9054 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Longitudinal changes in bone mineral density among children living with HIV over 96 weeks following switch to second-line antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Long-term impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on bone health in children living with HIV (CLWH) remains uncertain. We aimed to determine associations of change in bone mineral density (BMD) among CLWH in Uganda in a 2-year prospective sub-study in the CHAPAS-4 randomized trial (ISRCTN22964075). CLWH aged 3–15 years switched to second-line ART including tenofovir alafenamide fumarate-emtricitabine (TAF/FTC) or standard-of-care (SOC) (abacavir (…
“If there was no stigma around it, I would tell people”
Sharing one's HIV status with others is complex for youth with perinatally acquired HIV (PAH). However, the support from sharing one's HIV status may assist with HIV-related challenges. This study explored barriers and facilitators of HIV status sharing among UK-based youth living with PAH. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with ten youth with PAH, ten members of their social networks and five HIV professionals, this study examined the comple…
The process of developing an HIV disclosure intervention for youth with perinatally acquired HIV
Sharing one's HIV status with others (onward HIV disclosure) for youth with perinatally acquired HIV (PAH) is often difficult but may assist with challenges associated with living with HIV. We describe the development of an intervention to help HIV-sharing decision-making for UK and Ugandan youth with PAH. The methods included : (1) semi-structured interviews with 50 participants (20 with PAH patients aged 18-25 years, 20 friends, family or partn…
“It empowered me to move my timeline forward”
Young adults living with perinatally acquired HIV (PAH) face many stressors. Sharing one's status may help with coping with these challenges but there are no rigorously evaluated interventions to support HIV status sharing in this population. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of participants in a novel HIV status-sharing intervention guided by motivational interviewing. We used a cross-sectional, qualitative design. Ten young a…
The HIV Empowering Adults’ Decisions to Share
Young adults with perinatally acquired HIV (PAH) face numerous challenges, including antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, managing onward HIV transmission risks and maintaining wellbeing. Sharing one's HIV status with others (onward HIV disclosure) may assist with these challenges but this is difficult. We developed and tested the feasibility of an intervention to help HIV status sharing decision-making for young adults with PAH. The study use…
Reported Suicide Attempts among Adolescents in Uganda
Low HIV Viral Load Suppression and Its Implications for Controlling HIV among Refugee Adolescents and Youth Living in Refugee Settlements in Uganda
Cultural Adaption, Translation, Preliminary Reliability and Validity of Key Psychological and Behavioural Measures for 18 to 25 Year-Olds Living with HIV in Uganda
HIV remains a significant public health issue among young adults living in Uganda. There is a need for reliable and valid measures of key psychological and behavioural constructs that are related to important outcomes for this population. We translated, adapted and tested the psychometric properties of questionnaires measuring HIV stigma, HIV disclosure cognitions and affect, antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, social support, personal values…
Determinants of testing for HIV among young people in Uganda. A nested, explanatory-sequential study
Awareness of HIV serostatus helps individuals calibrate behaviour or link to care. Globally, young people (15-24years) contribute over 30% of new HIV infections. Despite progress in enhancing access to HIV services, HIV testing among young people in Uganda is below target. We determined the prevalence and factors influencing HIV testing among young people in a peri-urban district with the highest proportion of young people. We conducted a nested …
Relationship between economic insecurity, inflammation, monocyte activation and intestinal integrity in children living with HIV in Uganda
We aimed to evaluate differences in socio-economic variables in a Ugandan cohort of children with perinatally acquired HIV (PHIVs), HIV exposed uninfected (HEU) and HIV unexposed uninfected (HIV-) children and their associations with markers of inflammation and intestinal integrity. This is a cross-sectional study in 57 PHIV, 59 HEU and 56 HIV – children aged 2–10 years old enrolled in Uganda. Mean age of all participants was 7 years and 55% were…
Examining the relationship between psychological distress and adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among Ugandan adolescents living with HIV
Psychological distress is common among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) worldwide, and has been associated with non-adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART), leading to poor virologic suppression, drug resistance, and increased risk for AIDS morbidity and mortality. However, only a few studies have explored the relationship between psychological distress and ART adherence among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper examines the relati…
Psychological distress among Ugandan adolescents living with HIV
HIV infection increases the risk of psychological distress among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), which, in turn, increases risky behaviours such as medication non-adherence, substance use, and sexual risk-taking. The majority of studies on psychological distress among ALHIV have been conducted in high-income countries; data on the prevalence and correlates of psychological distress among ALHIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are scarce, yet over…
Improved Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Observed Among HIV-Infected Children Whose Caregivers had Positive Beliefs in Medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa
A high level of adherence to antiretroviral treatment is essential for optimal clinical outcomes in HIV infection, but measuring adherence is difficult. We investigated whether responses to a questionnaire eliciting caregiver beliefs in medicines were associated with adherence of their child (median age 2.8 years), and whether this in turn was associated with viral suppression. We used the validated beliefs in medicine questionnaire (BMQ) to meas…
Development of a Psychosocial Distress Measure for Ugandan Adolescents Living with HIV
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Development of a Psychosocial Distress Measure for Ugandan Adolescents Living with HIV
Examining the relationship between psychological distress and adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among Ugandan adolescents living with HIV
Psychological distress is common among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) worldwide, and has been associated with non-adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART), leading to poor virologic suppression, drug resistance, and increased risk for AIDS morbidity and mortality. However, only a few studies have explored the relationship between psychological distress and ART adherence among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper examines the relati…
Psychological distress among Ugandan adolescents living with HIV
HIV infection increases the risk of psychological distress among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), which, in turn, increases risky behaviours such as medication non-adherence, substance use, and sexual risk-taking. The majority of studies on psychological distress among ALHIV have been conducted in high-income countries; data on the prevalence and correlates of psychological distress among ALHIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are scarce, yet over…
Improved Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Observed Among HIV-Infected Children Whose Caregivers had Positive Beliefs in Medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa
A high level of adherence to antiretroviral treatment is essential for optimal clinical outcomes in HIV infection, but measuring adherence is difficult. We investigated whether responses to a questionnaire eliciting caregiver beliefs in medicines were associated with adherence of their child (median age 2.8 years), and whether this in turn was associated with viral suppression. We used the validated beliefs in medicine questionnaire (BMQ) to meas…
Relationship between economic insecurity, inflammation, monocyte activation and intestinal integrity in children living with HIV in Uganda
We aimed to evaluate differences in socio-economic variables in a Ugandan cohort of children with perinatally acquired HIV (PHIVs), HIV exposed uninfected (HEU) and HIV unexposed uninfected (HIV-) children and their associations with markers of inflammation and intestinal integrity. This is a cross-sectional study in 57 PHIV, 59 HEU and 56 HIV – children aged 2–10 years old enrolled in Uganda. Mean age of all participants was 7 years and 55% were…
Determinants of testing for HIV among young people in Uganda. A nested, explanatory-sequential study
Awareness of HIV serostatus helps individuals calibrate behaviour or link to care. Globally, young people (15-24years) contribute over 30% of new HIV infections. Despite progress in enhancing access to HIV services, HIV testing among young people in Uganda is below target. We determined the prevalence and factors influencing HIV testing among young people in a peri-urban district with the highest proportion of young people. We conducted a nested …
Cultural Adaption, Translation, Preliminary Reliability and Validity of Key Psychological and Behavioural Measures for 18 to 25 Year-Olds Living with HIV in Uganda
HIV remains a significant public health issue among young adults living in Uganda. There is a need for reliable and valid measures of key psychological and behavioural constructs that are related to important outcomes for this population. We translated, adapted and tested the psychometric properties of questionnaires measuring HIV stigma, HIV disclosure cognitions and affect, antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, social support, personal values…
The HIV Empowering Adults’ Decisions to Share
Young adults with perinatally acquired HIV (PAH) face numerous challenges, including antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, managing onward HIV transmission risks and maintaining wellbeing. Sharing one's HIV status with others (onward HIV disclosure) may assist with these challenges but this is difficult. We developed and tested the feasibility of an intervention to help HIV status sharing decision-making for young adults with PAH. The study use…
Reported Suicide Attempts among Adolescents in Uganda
Low HIV Viral Load Suppression and Its Implications for Controlling HIV among Refugee Adolescents and Youth Living in Refugee Settlements in Uganda
“It empowered me to move my timeline forward”
Young adults living with perinatally acquired HIV (PAH) face many stressors. Sharing one's status may help with coping with these challenges but there are no rigorously evaluated interventions to support HIV status sharing in this population. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of participants in a novel HIV status-sharing intervention guided by motivational interviewing. We used a cross-sectional, qualitative design. Ten young a…
Longitudinal changes in bone mineral density among children living with HIV over 96 weeks following switch to second-line antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Long-term impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on bone health in children living with HIV (CLWH) remains uncertain. We aimed to determine associations of change in bone mineral density (BMD) among CLWH in Uganda in a 2-year prospective sub-study in the CHAPAS-4 randomized trial (ISRCTN22964075). CLWH aged 3–15 years switched to second-line ART including tenofovir alafenamide fumarate-emtricitabine (TAF/FTC) or standard-of-care (SOC) (abacavir (…
“If there was no stigma around it, I would tell people”
Sharing one's HIV status with others is complex for youth with perinatally acquired HIV (PAH). However, the support from sharing one's HIV status may assist with HIV-related challenges. This study explored barriers and facilitators of HIV status sharing among UK-based youth living with PAH. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with ten youth with PAH, ten members of their social networks and five HIV professionals, this study examined the comple…
The process of developing an HIV disclosure intervention for youth with perinatally acquired HIV
Sharing one's HIV status with others (onward HIV disclosure) for youth with perinatally acquired HIV (PAH) is often difficult but may assist with challenges associated with living with HIV. We describe the development of an intervention to help HIV-sharing decision-making for UK and Ugandan youth with PAH. The methods included : (1) semi-structured interviews with 50 participants (20 with PAH patients aged 18-25 years, 20 friends, family or partn…
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (13 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Public health (7 works) · Health psychology (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works)