Robert O Opoka

Datos Biográficos

ID5496730
NOMBRERobert O Opoka
NOMBRESRobert
APELLIDOO Opoka
FIRMAOPOKA R O
AFILIACIONESMakerere University
ORCID0000-0003-3240-2058
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2015
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • A cost-consequence analysis of the children’s administration oxygenation strategies trial (Coast) in severe pneumonia

    Open AccessOrlagh U Carroll, Richard Grieve et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Oxygen supplementation is a recommended treatment for children with severe pneumonia or hypoxaemia. The open, fractional-factorial Children’s Oxygen Administration Strategies Trial (COAST) recruited Kenyan and Ugandan children with severe pneumonia and hypoxaemia. Participants in the severe hypoxaemia stratum (SpO 2 2 80–91%) to HFNT, LFO or permissive hypoxaemia (ratio 1:1:2). The trial stopped early and there is ongoing uncertainty about the cl…

  • Implementation of solar powered oxygen delivery in a conflict zone

    Qaasim Mian, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik et al.ARTICLEMedicine Conflict & Survival2022

    Access to therapeutic oxygen in low-resource settings remains a significant global problem. Solar powered oxygen (SPO2) delivery is a reliable and cost-effective solution. We followed implementation research methodology to gather data on engineering parameters (remote monitoring), nurse training (before and after knowledge questionnaire), patients treated with SPO2 (descriptive case series), and qualitative user feedback (focus group discussions)…

  • Incidence and predictors of hospital readmission in children presenting with severe anaemia in Uganda and Malawi

    Open AccessRoisin Connon, Elizabeth C George et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    ISRCTN ISRCTN84086586

  • Association between coping strategies, social support, and depression and anxiety symptoms among rural Ugandan women living with HIV/Aids

    Victoria Seffren, Itziar Familiar et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2018

    Poor mental health detrimentally affects quality of life among women living with HIV/AIDS. An improved understanding of how coping and social support relate to depression and anxiety in this population can facilitate the design and implementation of appropriate mental health treatment and support services. Secondary analysis was conducted on baseline data from 288 HIV-positive women enrolled in a parenting intervention in Uganda. Depression and a…

  • Caregiver mental health and HIV-infected child wellness

    Sarah M Murray, Itziar Familiar et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2017

    Prior studies indicate a substantial link between maternal depression and early child health but give limited consideration to the direction of this relationship or the context in which it occurs. We sought to create a contextually informed conceptual framework of this relationship through semi-structured interviews with women that had lived experience of caring for an HIV-infected child while coping with depression and anxiety symptoms. Caregive…

  • Association of caregiver quality of care with neurocognitive outcomes in HIV-affected children aged 2–5 years in Uganda

    Open AccessJeffrey Ba, Judith K Bass et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016

    Children affected by HIV are at increased risk of developmental and neuropsychological disturbances due to direct effects of HIV on the brain and direct effects associated with living in poverty. Caregivers can play an important role, through quality caregiving, in mitigating the negative effect of these stressors. This study used baseline data from an ongoing caregiver training intervention trial to evaluate the association between quality of ca…

  • Socio-demographic correlates of depression and anxiety among female caregivers living with HIV in rural Uganda

    Itziar Familiar, Sarah M Murray et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016

    Women living with HIV are at increased risk for psychosocial distress, especially among social and economically disadvantaged women living in rural areas. Little is known about how social support and wealth impacts the mental health of women caring for young children in low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of this paper was to assess demographic, socio-economic, and social support correlates of depression and anxiety in HIV-infected+ fem…

  • Immunological correlates of behavioral problems in school-aged children living with HIV in Kayunga, Uganda

    Open AccessHoracio Ruiseñor-Escudero, Itziar Familiar et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2015

    Poorer behavioral outcomes were associated with higher viral loads while higher CD8 activation was associated with poorer emotional and behavioral outcomes. Complete immunological assessments for children living with HIV could include commonly used viral and immunological parameters to identify those at higher risk of having negative behavior outcomes and who would benefit the most from behavioral interventions

  • Executive function and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ugandan children with perinatal HIV exposure

    Open AccessMatthew D Burkey, Sarah M Murray et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2015

    Our results demonstrate structural validity of the ADHD measure with this population, strong associations between ADHD symptom severity and poorer executive function, and higher levels of executive function problems in perinatally HIV-exposed Ugandan children with ADHD. These findings suggest that ADHD may be an important neurocognitive disorder associated with executive function problems among children in sub-Saharan African settings where perin…