D Guwatudde

Datos Biográficos

ID1740996
NOMBRED Guwatudde
NOMBRESD
APELLIDOGuwatudde
FIRMAGUWATUDDE D
AFILIACIONESMakerere University
ORCID0000-0003-3563-0224
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS29
TOTAL DE CITAS4
TOTAL COMO AUTOR29
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1998
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H2

  • Advancing AI and data science for health in Africa

    Open AccessSaloshni Naidoo, Cheng He et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Background: Africa faces a shortage of health data scientists. Despite bearing 25% of the global disease burden, it has only 3% of the world's healthcare workforce and even less health data science expertise. As artificial intelligence and data science transform global healthcare, from disease surveillance to precision medicine, this capacity gap poses a significant threat to Africa's ability to address its health challenges and harness its growi…

  • Changes in the prevalence of the common risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Uganda between 2014 and 2023

    Open AccessRonald Kusolo, Gerald Mutungi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) remain the biggest contributor to global mortality. An important way to control NCDs is to focus on reducing the prevalence of the common NCD risk factors for better NCD prevention planning. Uganda conducted its first nationally representative NCD risk factor survey in 2014, and a second in 2023. We analyzed the prevalence of the common NCD risk factors to assess changes in these between 2014 and 2023. Both survey…

  • Modeling the incidence rate of hospital re-admissions within 30 days and associated factors among patients with advanced HIV disease in Uganda

    Open AccessMary Mbuliro, Barbara Eva Kirunda et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) remains a major driver of HIV-related morbidity, readmissions, and mortality, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. AHD affects People Living with HIV (PLHIV) with CD4 < 200 cells/mm3 and/or WHO stage 3 or 4, or all children under five years living with HIV. Globally, approximately 18% of AHD patients are readmitted within 30 days post-discharge; rates in Sub-Saharan Africa have been found to reach up to 52.9%. In Uganda,…

  • Multilevel drivers of tobacco use among people living with HIV in West Nile and Karamoja Regions in Uganda

    Open AccessEzekiel Musasizi, Heather Wipfli et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Tobacco cessation strategies should be mode-specific and context-sensitive. In West Nile, where smoking and dual use are common, interventions should target men with low tobacco-related knowledge. In Karamoja, where smokeless tobacco is culturally entrenched and enforcement of existing bans is weak, cessation requires community-based education, facility-based treatment, and post-care support. Addressing multi-level drivers is essential for tobacc…

  • Association between nutrition literacy and diet quality among adolescents and young adults in the rural district of Mayuge, Eastern Uganda

    Open AccessThomas Buyinza, Edward Buzigi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Low nutrition literacy is a significant burden among AYA, and is strongly associated with suboptimal diet quality. Implementing targeted interventions to improve nutrition literacy can enhance diet quality among AYA in the study area

  • National, regional, and global trends in insufficient physical activity among adults from 2000 to 2022

    Open AccessTessa Strain, Seymour Flaxman et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Global Health2024

    BACKGROUND: Insufficient physical activity increases the risk of non-communicable diseases, poor physical and cognitive function, weight gain, and mental ill-health. Global prevalence of adult insufficient physical activity was last published for 2016, with limited trend data. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of insufficient physical activity for 197 countries and territories, from 2000 to 2022. METHODS: We collated physical activity reported …

  • Multiple cardiovascular risk factor care in 55 low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessAlpha Oumar Diallo, Maja-Emilia Marcus et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The prevalence of multiple age-related cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors is high among individuals living in low- and middle-income countries. We described receipt of healthcare services for and management of hypertension and diabetes among individuals living with these conditions using individual-level data from 55 nationally representative population-based surveys (2009–2019) with measured blood pressure (BP) and diabetes biomarker. We …

  • Factors associated with full Covid-19 vaccination among persons living with diabetes mellitus in Uganda–A cross-sectional study

    Open AccessUmar Senoga, D Guwatudde et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among persons with DM at KRH is low, with only 57% having a full COVID-19 vaccination status. This underscores the progress in meeting the WHO recommendation of having a 100% COVID-19 vaccination uptake among people with underlying health conditions, including diabetes mellitus. At the policy level, the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MoH) may implement a provider-initiated vaccination strategy where healthcare provide…

  • The influence of depressive symptoms and school-going status on risky behaviors

    Open AccessUttara Partap, Nega Assefa et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2023

    Our findings reinforce the need for a greater focus on risky behaviors among adolescents in SSA. Addressing depressive symptoms among adolescents, facilitating school attendance and using schools as platforms to improve health may help reduce risky behaviors in this population. Further research is also required to better assess the potential bidirectionality of associations

  • Prevention and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Uganda and South Africa

    Open AccessD Guwatudde, Peter Delobelle et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Health systems in many low- and middle-income countries are struggling to manage type 2 diabetes (T2D). Management of glycaemia via well-organized care can reduce T2D incidence, and associated morbidity and mortality. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of facility plus community care interventions (integrated care), compared to facility only care interventions (facility care) towards improvement of T2D outcomes in Uga…

  • Pesticide Residue Trends in Fruits and Vegetables from Farm to Fork in Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda—A Mixed Methods Study

    Open AccessCharles Ssemugabo, D Guwatudde et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    This mixed methods study used laboratory measurements of pesticide residues in produce, semi-structured questionnaires, and in-depth interview data to describe trends in pesticide residue in produce and handling and processing practices for fruits (watermelon and passion fruit) and vegetables (tomato, cabbage, and eggplant) along the farm to fork chain. Of the 50 farmers visited, 34 (68.0%) sold their fruits and vegetables to transporters, 11 (22…

  • Motivational determinants of physical activity in disadvantaged populations with (pre)diabetes

    Open AccessJeroen De Man, Francis Xavier Kasujja et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Findings suggest that: 1) it is feasible to compare a motivational process model across diverse settings; 2) there is lower perceived social support and self-efficacy in the urban, migrant samples; 3) identified regulation is a more promising determinant of PA than self-efficacy or social support in these populations; 4) associations between motivational determinants and PA depend on the perceived type and/or intensity of PA; 5) perceived related…

  • Dietary diversity and associated factors among adolescents in eastern Uganda

    Open AccessNathan Isabirye, Justine Bukenya et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Adolescents diets were low in diversity and characterised with low micronutrients source foods, but plenty of fats and oils. Interventions to address contributing factors to the burden ought to target the parenting contexts of the adolescents residing in rural eastern Uganda

  • The state of hypertension care in 44 low-income and middle-income countries

    Open AccessPascal Geldsetzer, Jennifer Manne-Goehler et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2019

  • Burden of depressive symptoms and non-alcohol substance abuse; and their association with alcohol use and partner violence

    Open AccessFrancis Bajunirwe, Samuel Maling et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2018

    In sub-Saharan Africa, there are limited data on burden of non-alcohol substance abuse (NAS) and depressive symptoms (DS), yet potential risk factors such as alcohol and intimate partner violence (IPV) are common and NAS abuse may be the rise. The aim of this study was to measure the burden of DS and NAS abuse, and determine whether alcohol use and IPV are associated with DS and/or NAS abuse. We conducted a cross-sectional study at five sites in …

  • Consumption of processed food dietary patterns in four African populations

    Open AccessMichelle D Holmes, Shona Dalal et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2018

    Objective To identify predominant dietary patterns in four African populations and examine their association with obesity. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting/Subjects We used data from the Africa/Harvard School of Public Health Partnership for Cohort Research and Training (PaCT) pilot study established to investigate the feasibility of a multi-country longitudinal study of non-communicable chronic disease in sub-Saharan Africa. We applied prin…

  • Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda

    Open AccessTemitope Tabitha Ojo, Nicola L Hawley et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    Ugandan VHTs saw themselves as having the potential to play an important role in improving community awareness of NCDs as well as monitoring and referral of community members for NCD-related health issues. In order to accomplish this, they anticipated requiring context-specific and culturally adapted training as well as strong partnerships with facility-based medical personnel. A lack of financial incentivization was not identified to be a major …

  • Alcohol use among adults in Uganda

    Open AccessSteven Ndugwa Kabwama, Sheila Ndyanabangi et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2016

    BACKGROUND: There are limited data on levels of alcohol use in most sub-Saharan African countries. OBJECTIVE: We analyzed data from Uganda's non-communicable diseases risk factor survey conducted in 2014, to identify alcohol use prevalence and associated factors. DESIGN: The survey used the World Health Organization STEPS tool to collect data, including the history of alcohol use. Alcohol users were categorized into low-, medium-, and high-end us…

  • Urban and rural prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes and risk factors associated with diabetes in Tanzania and Uganda

    Open AccessFaraja Chiwanga, Faraja S Chiwanga et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2016

    BACKGROUND: The increase in prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa underlines the importance of understanding its magnitude and causes in different population groups. We analyzed data from the Africa/Harvard Partnership for Cohort Research and Training (PaCT) studies to determine the prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes and risk factors associated with diabetes. METHODOLOGY: Participants were randomly selected from peri-…

  • Burden of cumulative risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases among adults in Uganda

    Open AccessRonald Wesonga, D Guwatudde et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2016

    The non-communicable disease burden is on the increase, with more participants reporting to have at least two risk factors. Our findings imply that, besides endogenous factors, exogenous factors such as region, residence status, land tenure system and behavioral characteristics have significant causal effects on the cumulative NCD risk factors. Subsequently, while developing interventions to combat cumulative risk factors of NCDs, the Ministry of…

  • Urban–rural and geographic differences in overweight and obesity in four sub-Saharan African adult populations

    Open AccessIkeOluwapo O Ajayi, Clement Adebamowo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    The high prevalence of overweight and obesity in these sub-Saharan African countries and the differentials in prevalence and risk factors further highlights the need for urgent focused intervention to stem this trend, especially among women, professionals and urban dwellers

  • ‘As soon as the umbilical cord gets off, the child ceases to be called a newborn’

    Open AccessChristine Kayemba Nalwadda, Peter Waiswa et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2015

    BACKGROUND: The first week of life is the time of greatest risk of death and disability, and is also associated with many traditional beliefs and practices. Identifying sick newborns in the community and referring them to health facilities is a key strategy to reduce deaths. Although a growing area of interest, there remains a lack of data on the role of sociocultural norms and practices on newborn healthcare-seeking in sub-Saharan Africa and the…

  • Feasibility of a large cohort study in sub-Saharan Africa assessed through a four-country study

    Open AccessShona Dalal, Michelle D Holmes et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2015

    BACKGROUND: Large prospective epidemiologic studies are vital in determining disease etiology and forming national health policy. Yet, such studies do not exist in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) notwithstanding the growing burden of chronic diseases. OBJECTIVE: We explored the feasibility of establishing a large-scale multicountry prospective study at five sites in four sub-Saharan countries. DESIGN: Based on country-specific considerations of feasibil…

  • The burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessD Guwatudde, Joan Nankya-Mutyoba et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    The prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension are high, and differ by population group defined by occupation and degree of urbanization. Only half of the populations with hypertension are aware of their hypertension, indicating a high burden of undiagnosed and un-controlled high blood pressure in these populations

  • Looking at non-communicable diseases in Uganda through a local lens

    Open AccessJeremy I Schwartz, D Guwatudde et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2014

    The demographic and nutritional transitions taking place in Uganda, just as in other low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), are leading to accelerating growth of chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Though still sparse, locally derived data on NCDs in Uganda has increased greatly over the past five years and will soon be bolstered by the first nationally representative data set on NCDs. Using these available local data, we describe the la…