Robert Kalyesubula

Datos Biográficos

ID6334170
NOMBRERobert Kalyesubula
NOMBRESRobert
APELLIDOKalyesubula
FIRMAKALYESUBULA R
AFILIACIONESMakerere University
ORCID0000-0003-3211-163X
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS22
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR22
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2015
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Clinical and laboratory characteristics of adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease at steady state in Uganda

    Open AccessAbdul Magala Ssekandi, Ruth Namazzi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with chronic systemic morbidity that extends beyond acute crises. However, data describing the clinical and laboratory characteristics of adolescents and young adults with SCD at steady state in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. We described clinical and laboratory characteristics of adolescents and young adults with SCD at steady state in Uganda. We conducted a hospital-based cross-sectional study of 60 adol…

  • Kidney disease screening at ART initiation among adults with HIV in Uganda

    Open AccessGrace Kansiime, Joseph Baruch Baluku et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Kidney disease affects 850 million people worldwide, with Sub-Saharan Africa bearing a significant burden. People living with HIV (PWH) are at increased risk due to nephrotoxicity of antiretroviral therapy (ART), in part due to widespread use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. In response, Uganda recommends routine kidney disease screening by doing a serum creatinine test at ART initiation. However, the extent of adherence to these guidelines rema…

  • Improving Medication Availability through Mobile Wallets and Pooled Community Funds

    Open AccessVasanthi Subramonia Pillai, Caterina Favaretti et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2026

    In Uganda, frequent shortages of antihypertensive medications hinder continuity of care, undermining blood pressure management. Building on preliminary ethnographic research, this study evaluates a community-led, mobile-wallet-based pooling intervention— MoPuleesa—designed to improve medication access at a rural clinic in Nakaseke District, Uganda. Over a seven-month period, 183 patients enrolled and were linked to a digital savings platform that…

  • Access model

    Open AccessRobert Kalyesubula, Mitra Sadigh et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2023

    The approaches to global health (GH) partnerships are as varied as the programs available across the globe. Few models have shared their philosophy and structure in sufficient detail to inform a full spectrum of how these collaborations are formed. Although contributions from low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) have markedly grown over the last decade, they are still few in comparison to those from high-income countries (HICs). In this articl…

  • Self-care and healthcare seeking practices among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda

    Open AccessAndrew K Tusubira, Isaac Ssinabulya et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Background Implementing effective self-care practices for non-communicable diseases (NCD) prevents complications and morbidity. However, scanty evidence exists among patients in rural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We sought to describe and compare existing self-care practices among patients with hypertension (HTN) and diabetes (DM) in rural Uganda. Methods Between April and August 2019, we executed a cross-sectional investigation involving 385 adult …

  • Cross-sectional validation of the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in rural Uganda

    Open AccessCharles Batte, Andrew Weil Semulimi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Measuring quality of life is a key component in the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The COPD assessment test (CAT), an easy to administer and shorter instrument than the standard Saint George’s respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ), could be an alternative tool for measuring the quality of life of COPD patients in rural Uganda. A cross-sectional study was conducted between June and August 2022, consecutively recruiting 113 …

  • Self-paced online learning to improve knowledge competencies for hypertension among medical students in Uganda

    Open AccessEdward A, Robert Kalyesubula et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The growing burden of hypertension (HT) is projected to reach 1.56 billion globally by 2025 and is an increasing public health concern, even for low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) like Uganda, where the prevalence of HT is 31.5%. The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of a freely available HT online course on knowledge competencies for medical students in Uganda. The online course was developed by a multidisciplinary team …

  • Principles for task shifting hypertension and diabetes screening and referral

    Open AccessRebecca Ingenhoff, Richard Munana et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    CHWs are perceived as a useful resource when task shifting NCD screening and referral for hypertension and diabetes from facility-based healthcare workers. Before implementation of a task shifting program, it is essential to consider the multiple layers of needs portrayed in this study. This ensures a successful program that overcomes community concerns and may serve as guidance to implement task shifting in similar settings

  • The Effect of Covid-19 Restrictions on General and HIV Positive Inpatient Admissions and Treatment Outcomes

    Open AccessAndrew Kazibwe, Bonniface Oryokot et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

  • Availability, affordability and access to essential medications for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in three low- and middle-income country settings

    Open AccessTrishul Siddharthan, Nicole Robertson et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Introduction Despite the rising burden of chronic respiratory disease globally, and although many respiratory medications are included in the World Health Organization Essential Medications List (WHO-EML), there is limited information concerning the availability and affordability of treatment drugs for respiratory conditions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods All public and private pharmacies in catchment areas of the Global Exc…

  • The rural Uganda non-communicable disease (RUNCD) study

    Open AccessTrishul Siddharthan, Robert Kalyesubula et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    The RUNCD will establish one of the largest NCD patient cohorts in rural Africa. First analysis highlights the feasibility of systematically enrolling large numbers of adults living in a rural Ugandan district. In addition, our study demonstrates low levels of self-reported NCDs compared to the nation-wide established levels, emphasizing the need to better educate, characterize, and care for the majority of rural communities

  • Acceptability of patient-centered hypertension education delivered by community health workers among people living with HIV/Aids in rural Uganda

    Open AccessCharles Batte, John Mukisa et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Hypertension patient-centered education delivered by CHWs using the PocketDoktorTM was acceptable to PLWHA and hypertension in Nakaseke area in rural, Uganda. There is need for further studies to determine the cost implications of delivering this intervention among PLWHA across LMIC settings

  • Youths’ perceptions of community health workers’ delivery of family planning services

    Open AccessRobert Kalyesubula, Jessica Mitter Pardo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    VHTs are a known source of FP services but not widely used by youth due to privacy and quality of care concerns. VHT messaging and training should increase focus on ensuring privacy, protecting confidentiality, providing respectful care, and addressing concerns about contraceptive side effects. Preferences for VHTs of similar age and sex may be more important for younger adolescents than older youths for whom quality concerns predominate

  • Understanding kidney disease in rural central Uganda – Findings from a qualitative study

    Open AccessJanet Seeley, Elizabeth Kabunga et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2020

    As part of a multicentre study on kidney disease (ARK) undertaken in Malawi, South Africa and Uganda we undertook a social science component in Uganda to gather information on people's understandings and perceptions of a diagnosis of kidney dysfunction, treatment and treatment seeking. We recruited 46 people who had been given information about kidney dysfunction and had been found to have some, usually early, signs of mild impairment. Data were …

  • Challenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda

    Open AccessHaeyoon Chang, Nicola L Hawley et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2019

    In order to improve hypertension and diabetes management in this setting, we recommend taking actions to help patients to understand NCDs as preventable, for HCPs and patients to advocate together for health system reform regarding medication accessibility, and for promoting education, screening, and monitoring activities to be conducted on a community level in collaboration with village health team members

  • Knowledge and use of family planning among men in rural Uganda

    Open AccessAnne Dougherty, Alex Kayongo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    This study's quantitative results build on those of recent qualitative studies and provide information about the types of family planning information men are lacking and avenues for getting this information to them

  • Access to medicines and diagnostic tests integral in the management of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases in Uganda

    Open AccessDavis Kibirige, David Atuhe et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2017

    This study demonstrates that the majority of medicines and diagnostic tests essential in the management of DM and CVD are generally unavailable and unaffordable in Uganda. National strategies promoting improved access to affordable medicines and diagnostic tests and primary prevention measures of DM and CVD should be prioritised in Uganda

  • Determinants of Hypertension in Urban Uganda

    Jerome H Chin, Aska Twinobuhungiro et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2017

    Targeted interventions are needed to address the key modifiable risk factors for raised blood pressure identified in this study, namely elevated BMI and regular physical activity, in order to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in urban Uganda

  • 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-…

  • 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

  • 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