Tom Rubaale
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1255967 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Tom Rubaale |
| NOMBRES | Tom |
| APELLIDO | Rubaale |
| FIRMA | RUBAALE T |
| AFILIACIONES | Fort Portal Hospital |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1994 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Relationship between characteristics of volunteer community health workers and antiretroviral treatment outcomes in a community-based treatment programme in Uganda
Community health workers (CHWs) can help to redress the shortages of health human resources needed to scale up antiretroviral treatment (ART). However, the selection of CHWs could influence the effectiveness of a CHW programme. The purpose of this observational study was to assess whether sociodemographic characteristics and geographic proximity to patients of volunteer CHWs were predictors of clinical outcomes in a community-based ART (CBART) pr…
Revelations of HIV-infected patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (Haart) in rural Uganda
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the psychosocial changes revealed by persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in western Uganda as a result of the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Fourteen participants were interviewed on two occasions. Two focus groups discussions were also conducted. Patients experienced important personal benefits as a result of HAART and the resulting clinical improvement. These b…
Tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus
The threat of tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda cannot be considered in isolation from the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Stigma contributes to delays in seeking treatment and poor adherence for both TB and HIV patients. This study aims to assess and describe stigma and predictors of stigma related to TB and HIV in the population of western Uganda. This was a cross-sectional mixed methods study. A survey was administered to 360 individuals, randomly selected from …
Tuberculosis in the era of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus
BACKGROUND: In Uganda, despite a significant public health burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the context of high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, little is known about community knowledge of TB. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare knowledge about TB and HIV in the general population of western Uganda and to examine common knowledge gaps and misconceptions. METHODS: We implemented a multi-stage survey design to randomly …
Comparing antiretroviral treatment outcomes between a prospective community-based and hospital-based cohort of HIV patients in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Improved availability of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa is intended to benefit all eligible HIV-infected patients; however in reality antiretroviral services are mainly offered in urban hospitals. Poor rural patients have difficulty accessing the drugs, making the provision of antiretroviral therapy inequitable. Initial tests of community-based treatment programs in Uganda suggest that home-based treatment of HIV/AIDS ma…
Barriers to accessing highly active antiretroviral therapy by HIV‐positive women attending an antenatal clinic in a regional hospital in western Uganda
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to describe barriers to accessing and accepting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) by HIV-positive mothers in the Ugandan Kabarole District's Programme for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission-Plus (PMTCT-Plus). METHODS: Our study was a qualitative descriptive exploratory study using thematic analysis. Individual in-depth interviews (n = 45) were conducted with randomly selected HIV-positi…
“Living by the hoe” in the age of treatment
This paper considers the effects of antiretroviral treatment on the households of person with AIDS in western Uganda. Interviews were carried out with 110 co-resident "treatment partners" of people receiving treatment. We discuss these family members' accounts of the impact of sickness, followed by treatment, on their household's livelihood, defined as the activities needed to obtain and process the resources required to sustain the households. T…
Gender differences in antiretroviral treatment outcomes of HIV patients in rural Uganda
Gender differences in treatment outcomes of 305 persons living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Kabarole district, western Uganda, were evaluated. The primary treatment outcome was virological suppression defined as HIV-1 RNA viral load (VL) 400 copies/ml) as compared to males (odds ratio 2.14, 95% confidence interval 0.99-4.63, p=0.05). While females had a significantly higher baseline CD4 cell count at initiation of treatmen…
Needs and support for Ugandan child-headed households
This article presents findings of a study addressing the situation of child-headed households in Uganda's western Kabarole district. As traditional coping mechanisms of strong extended family support become increasingly overburdened, some orphaned children find themselves living in child-headed households without a parent or adult guardian to care for them. The study employed a qualitative study design and used semi-structured interviews with 20 …
Ugandan HIV/Aids orphans in charge of their households speak out
The number of children orphaned due to HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa was estimated in 2007 by UNAIDS at upwards of 12 million. In Uganda alone, 800,000 of the estimated 1.6 million orphans are said to be orphaned due to this cause. These children suffer life-long consequences from the loss of their parents. This study explores the situation of children living in child-headed households in Uganda's western Kabarole district. Through qualitative r…
Who's talking? Communication between health providers and HIV-infected adults related to herbal medicine for Aids treatment in western Uganda
How Much Should We Expect? Family Caregiving of Aids Patients in Rural Uganda
The aim of this study was to measure the burden of care for family caregivers of AIDS patients. A cross-sectional exploratory design was used to describe the care experiences of family caregivers of AIDS care recipients. A questionnaire was used to interview 120 family caregivers of AIDS patients from four rural areas in western Uganda. The questions asked were related to 12 domains of family caregiving. Care burden scores of caregivers were calc…
Family Caregivers in Rural Uganda
We conducted 16 in-depth interviews with family caregivers of AIDS patients in three rural districts in western Uganda. They were selected from a client visitation list of the home-based care program for AIDS patients, based on volunteer participation. Family caregivers reported huge problems associated with providing the necessary psychological, social, and economic care. They also said that the physical and emotional demands of caregiving are o…
Monitoring of primary health care services
Results from baseline and follow-up surveys of the Basic Health Services Program in Kabarole District, Western Uganda carried out in 1989 and 1991 are presented. Indicators in relation to management capability, infrastructure, levels of basic knowledge and skills of health staff, community involvement and utilization of health services were measured. Subjectivity of the data collection was minimized through use of a randomized study design, and e…
Who's talking? Communication between health providers and HIV-infected adults related to herbal medicine for Aids treatment in western Uganda
Monitoring of primary health care services
Results from baseline and follow-up surveys of the Basic Health Services Program in Kabarole District, Western Uganda carried out in 1989 and 1991 are presented. Indicators in relation to management capability, infrastructure, levels of basic knowledge and skills of health staff, community involvement and utilization of health services were measured. Subjectivity of the data collection was minimized through use of a randomized study design, and e…
Monitoring of primary health care services
Results from baseline and follow-up surveys of the Basic Health Services Program in Kabarole District, Western Uganda carried out in 1989 and 1991 are presented. Indicators in relation to management capability, infrastructure, levels of basic knowledge and skills of health staff, community involvement and utilization of health services were measured. Subjectivity of the data collection was minimized through use of a randomized study design, and e…
How Much Should We Expect? Family Caregiving of Aids Patients in Rural Uganda
The aim of this study was to measure the burden of care for family caregivers of AIDS patients. A cross-sectional exploratory design was used to describe the care experiences of family caregivers of AIDS care recipients. A questionnaire was used to interview 120 family caregivers of AIDS patients from four rural areas in western Uganda. The questions asked were related to 12 domains of family caregiving. Care burden scores of caregivers were calc…
Family Caregivers in Rural Uganda
We conducted 16 in-depth interviews with family caregivers of AIDS patients in three rural districts in western Uganda. They were selected from a client visitation list of the home-based care program for AIDS patients, based on volunteer participation. Family caregivers reported huge problems associated with providing the necessary psychological, social, and economic care. They also said that the physical and emotional demands of caregiving are o…
Who's talking? Communication between health providers and HIV-infected adults related to herbal medicine for Aids treatment in western Uganda
Ugandan HIV/Aids orphans in charge of their households speak out
The number of children orphaned due to HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa was estimated in 2007 by UNAIDS at upwards of 12 million. In Uganda alone, 800,000 of the estimated 1.6 million orphans are said to be orphaned due to this cause. These children suffer life-long consequences from the loss of their parents. This study explores the situation of children living in child-headed households in Uganda's western Kabarole district. Through qualitative r…
Barriers to accessing highly active antiretroviral therapy by HIV‐positive women attending an antenatal clinic in a regional hospital in western Uganda
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to describe barriers to accessing and accepting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) by HIV-positive mothers in the Ugandan Kabarole District's Programme for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission-Plus (PMTCT-Plus). METHODS: Our study was a qualitative descriptive exploratory study using thematic analysis. Individual in-depth interviews (n = 45) were conducted with randomly selected HIV-positi…
“Living by the hoe” in the age of treatment
This paper considers the effects of antiretroviral treatment on the households of person with AIDS in western Uganda. Interviews were carried out with 110 co-resident "treatment partners" of people receiving treatment. We discuss these family members' accounts of the impact of sickness, followed by treatment, on their household's livelihood, defined as the activities needed to obtain and process the resources required to sustain the households. T…
Gender differences in antiretroviral treatment outcomes of HIV patients in rural Uganda
Gender differences in treatment outcomes of 305 persons living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Kabarole district, western Uganda, were evaluated. The primary treatment outcome was virological suppression defined as HIV-1 RNA viral load (VL) 400 copies/ml) as compared to males (odds ratio 2.14, 95% confidence interval 0.99-4.63, p=0.05). While females had a significantly higher baseline CD4 cell count at initiation of treatmen…
Needs and support for Ugandan child-headed households
This article presents findings of a study addressing the situation of child-headed households in Uganda's western Kabarole district. As traditional coping mechanisms of strong extended family support become increasingly overburdened, some orphaned children find themselves living in child-headed households without a parent or adult guardian to care for them. The study employed a qualitative study design and used semi-structured interviews with 20 …
Comparing antiretroviral treatment outcomes between a prospective community-based and hospital-based cohort of HIV patients in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Improved availability of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa is intended to benefit all eligible HIV-infected patients; however in reality antiretroviral services are mainly offered in urban hospitals. Poor rural patients have difficulty accessing the drugs, making the provision of antiretroviral therapy inequitable. Initial tests of community-based treatment programs in Uganda suggest that home-based treatment of HIV/AIDS ma…
Tuberculosis in the era of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus
BACKGROUND: In Uganda, despite a significant public health burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the context of high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, little is known about community knowledge of TB. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare knowledge about TB and HIV in the general population of western Uganda and to examine common knowledge gaps and misconceptions. METHODS: We implemented a multi-stage survey design to randomly …
Revelations of HIV-infected patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (Haart) in rural Uganda
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the psychosocial changes revealed by persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in western Uganda as a result of the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Fourteen participants were interviewed on two occasions. Two focus groups discussions were also conducted. Patients experienced important personal benefits as a result of HAART and the resulting clinical improvement. These b…
Tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus
The threat of tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda cannot be considered in isolation from the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Stigma contributes to delays in seeking treatment and poor adherence for both TB and HIV patients. This study aims to assess and describe stigma and predictors of stigma related to TB and HIV in the population of western Uganda. This was a cross-sectional mixed methods study. A survey was administered to 360 individuals, randomly selected from …
Relationship between characteristics of volunteer community health workers and antiretroviral treatment outcomes in a community-based treatment programme in Uganda
Community health workers (CHWs) can help to redress the shortages of health human resources needed to scale up antiretroviral treatment (ART). However, the selection of CHWs could influence the effectiveness of a CHW programme. The purpose of this observational study was to assess whether sociodemographic characteristics and geographic proximity to patients of volunteer CHWs were predictors of clinical outcomes in a community-based ART (CBART) pr…
Medicine (14 obras) · Family medicine (11 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (9 obras) · Environmental health (7 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (7 obras) · Antiretroviral therapy (6 obras) · Nursing (6 obras) · Population (6 obras) · Viral load (6 obras) · Economic growth (5 obras)