Agnes Ssali
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1743911 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Agnes Ssali |
| NOMBRES | Agnes |
| APELLIDO | Ssali |
| FIRMA | SSALI A |
| AFILIACIONES | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4801-0411 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2005 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
How the multiple burdens of daily oral antiretroviral therapy shape the acceptability of long-acting injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine among people living with HIV in Uganda and South Africa
Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI-ART) has the potential to improve adherence and treatment outcomes among people living with HIV (PLHIV) who experience challenges with adherence to oral medication. We explored how experiences with daily oral ART shaped LAI-ART acceptability within a clinical trial in Uganda and South Africa. A qualitative methods sub-study was nested within a phase 3b randomised clinical trial evaluating long-ac…
Structural and social factors affecting Covid-19 vaccine uptake among healthcare workers and older people in Uganda
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout programme in Uganda was launched in March 2021 for priority groups: Healthcare Workers (HCWs), older persons (≥50 years), and persons with chronic conditions. Misinformation, distrust in healthcare systems, and cultural beliefs, pose significant challenges to vaccine uptake. We describe the social and structural factors affecting the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among HCWs and older people in Uganda. Between September …
Contextual, structural, and mental health experiences of children of women engaged in high-risk sexual behaviour in Kampala
Children born to women who sell sex for money or commodities may face economic and social insecurity because of their mother’s work, particularly in settings where sex work is illegal. From October 2020 to May 2021, we conducted a study with 60 children aged 12–24 years, born to sex workers in Kampala, Uganda. The children took part in 60 semi-structured interviews, 20 life history interviews, and 4 focus group discussions, which were used to exp…
Pathways to care with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in Botswana and Uganda
HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis remains a key driver of AIDS-related mortality. Mortality is twice as high in those who present later to care and with severe symptoms such as confusion. We embedded a qualitative methods study within a randomised controlled trial in Gaborone, Botswana and Kampala, Uganda with the aim of understanding pathways to care. We conducted in-depth interviews with trial participants and surrogate decision makers and…
“They will say you want to make their home die”
The unmet need for family planning among conflict-affected populations is high globally, leaving girls and women vulnerable to unintended pregnancies and poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Ours is the first known mixed-methods study to assess the use of modern family planning (FP) methods amongst married or partnered South Sudanese refugee and host populations in Northern Uganda and to explore differences between them. We conducted a c…
Decision making in a clinical trial for a life-threatening illness
Potential participants for clinical trials which aim to define treatments for life-threatening conditions are often extremely unwell. When exploring why individuals participate in clinical trials one common observation is a misplaced expectation of personal benefit - a therapeutic misconception. The care offered in some clinical trials is of a higher standard than is routinely available and this has led to criticism around the freedom of choice t…
Re-framing microbicide acceptability
Microbicides are most usually conceptualised within a disease prevention framework and studies usually define acceptability in terms of product characteristics, willingness to use and risk reduction. This starting point has led to assumptions about microbicides which, rather than being challenged by empirical studies, have tended to foreclose the data and subsequent conceptual models. Few studies take an emic ('insider') perspective or attempt to…
The role of partnership dynamics in determining the acceptability of condoms and microbicides
Microbicides are a class of substances under development that could reduce the sexual transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases when applied locally to genital mucosal surfaces. Microbicide acceptability research has largely focused on product characteristics, rather than processes of negotiation within relationships about use. Gender relations, decision-making power and communication within sexual relationships are recognised a…
Traditional Healers for HIV/Aids Prevention and Family Planning, Kiboga District, Uganda
Decision making in a clinical trial for a life-threatening illness
Potential participants for clinical trials which aim to define treatments for life-threatening conditions are often extremely unwell. When exploring why individuals participate in clinical trials one common observation is a misplaced expectation of personal benefit - a therapeutic misconception. The care offered in some clinical trials is of a higher standard than is routinely available and this has led to criticism around the freedom of choice t…
Traditional Healers for HIV/Aids Prevention and Family Planning, Kiboga District, Uganda
The role of partnership dynamics in determining the acceptability of condoms and microbicides
Microbicides are a class of substances under development that could reduce the sexual transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases when applied locally to genital mucosal surfaces. Microbicide acceptability research has largely focused on product characteristics, rather than processes of negotiation within relationships about use. Gender relations, decision-making power and communication within sexual relationships are recognised a…
Re-framing microbicide acceptability
Microbicides are most usually conceptualised within a disease prevention framework and studies usually define acceptability in terms of product characteristics, willingness to use and risk reduction. This starting point has led to assumptions about microbicides which, rather than being challenged by empirical studies, have tended to foreclose the data and subsequent conceptual models. Few studies take an emic ('insider') perspective or attempt to…
“They will say you want to make their home die”
The unmet need for family planning among conflict-affected populations is high globally, leaving girls and women vulnerable to unintended pregnancies and poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Ours is the first known mixed-methods study to assess the use of modern family planning (FP) methods amongst married or partnered South Sudanese refugee and host populations in Northern Uganda and to explore differences between them. We conducted a c…
Decision making in a clinical trial for a life-threatening illness
Potential participants for clinical trials which aim to define treatments for life-threatening conditions are often extremely unwell. When exploring why individuals participate in clinical trials one common observation is a misplaced expectation of personal benefit - a therapeutic misconception. The care offered in some clinical trials is of a higher standard than is routinely available and this has led to criticism around the freedom of choice t…
Contextual, structural, and mental health experiences of children of women engaged in high-risk sexual behaviour in Kampala
Children born to women who sell sex for money or commodities may face economic and social insecurity because of their mother’s work, particularly in settings where sex work is illegal. From October 2020 to May 2021, we conducted a study with 60 children aged 12–24 years, born to sex workers in Kampala, Uganda. The children took part in 60 semi-structured interviews, 20 life history interviews, and 4 focus group discussions, which were used to exp…
Pathways to care with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in Botswana and Uganda
HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis remains a key driver of AIDS-related mortality. Mortality is twice as high in those who present later to care and with severe symptoms such as confusion. We embedded a qualitative methods study within a randomised controlled trial in Gaborone, Botswana and Kampala, Uganda with the aim of understanding pathways to care. We conducted in-depth interviews with trial participants and surrogate decision makers and…
Structural and social factors affecting Covid-19 vaccine uptake among healthcare workers and older people in Uganda
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout programme in Uganda was launched in March 2021 for priority groups: Healthcare Workers (HCWs), older persons (≥50 years), and persons with chronic conditions. Misinformation, distrust in healthcare systems, and cultural beliefs, pose significant challenges to vaccine uptake. We describe the social and structural factors affecting the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among HCWs and older people in Uganda. Between September …
How the multiple burdens of daily oral antiretroviral therapy shape the acceptability of long-acting injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine among people living with HIV in Uganda and South Africa
Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI-ART) has the potential to improve adherence and treatment outcomes among people living with HIV (PLHIV) who experience challenges with adherence to oral medication. We explored how experiences with daily oral ART shaped LAI-ART acceptability within a clinical trial in Uganda and South Africa. A qualitative methods sub-study was nested within a phase 3b randomised clinical trial evaluating long-ac…
Medicine (8 obras) · Family medicine (7 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Qualitative research (5 obras) · Environmental health (4 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Population (4 obras) · Sociology (4 obras)