Elias Kumbakumba
Biographic Data
| ID | 1724332 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elias Kumbakumba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elias |
| FAMILY NAME | Kumbakumba |
| SIGNATURE | KUMBAKUMBA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mbarara University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7206-0609 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Diverging pathways
BACKGROUND: Mortality and readmission rates are high in low-income countries following hospital discharge; however, few studies have studied the relationship between these outcomes. Hospital readmission is a complex outcome as it reflects illness severity and health-seeking behaviour. This study aims to better understand the heterogeneous nature of hospital readmission, especially as it pertains to mortality. METHODS: Secondary analysis of a pros…
Prediction models for post-discharge mortality among under-five children with suspected sepsis in Uganda
In many low-income countries, over five percent of hospitalized children die following hospital discharge. The lack of available tools to identify those at risk of post-discharge mortality has limited the ability to make progress towards improving outcomes. We aimed to develop algorithms designed to predict post-discharge mortality among children admitted with suspected sepsis. Four prospective cohort studies of children in two age groups (0–6 an…
Effects of a parenting intervention to address maternal psychological wellbeing and child development and growth in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Parenting interventions have been implemented to improve the compromised developmental potential among 39% of children younger than 5 years living in low-income and middle-income countries. Maternal wellbeing is important for child development, especially in children younger than 3 years who are vulnerable and dependent on their mothers for nutrition and stimulation. We assessed an integrated, community-based parenting intervention th…
The development and implementation of a theory-informed, integrated mother-child intervention in rural Uganda
Longitudinal assessment of associations between food insecurity, antiretroviral adherence and HIV treatment outcomes in rural Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Food insecurity is a potentially important barrier to the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs in resource-limited settings. We undertook a longitudinal study in rural Uganda to estimate the associations between food insecurity and HIV treatment outcomes. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. METHODS: Participants were from the Uganda AIDS Rural Treatment Outcomes study and were followed quarterly for blood draws and struct…
The Dynamic Relationship Between Social Support and HIV-Related Stigma in Rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional studies show that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stigma is negatively correlated with social support. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to examine the bidirectional relationship between social support and HIV stigma. METHODS: We collected quarterly data from a cohort of 422 people living with HIV in Uganda, followed for a median of 2.1 years. We used multilevel regression to model the contemporaneous and 3-mont…
Internalized Stigma, Social Distance, and Disclosure of HIV Seropositivity in Rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: HIV is highly stigmatized, compromising both treatment and prevention in resource-limited settings. PURPOSE: We sought to study the relationship between internalized HIV-related stigma and serostatus disclosure and to determine the extent to which this association varies with the degree of social distance. METHODS: We fit multivariable Poisson regression models, with cluster-correlated robust estimates of variance, to data from 259 pe…
How Does Antiretroviral Treatment Attenuate the Stigma of HIV? Evidence from a Cohort Study in Rural Uganda
Internalized Stigma, Social Distance, and Disclosure of HIV Seropositivity in Rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: HIV is highly stigmatized, compromising both treatment and prevention in resource-limited settings. PURPOSE: We sought to study the relationship between internalized HIV-related stigma and serostatus disclosure and to determine the extent to which this association varies with the degree of social distance. METHODS: We fit multivariable Poisson regression models, with cluster-correlated robust estimates of variance, to data from 259 pe…
How Does Antiretroviral Treatment Attenuate the Stigma of HIV? Evidence from a Cohort Study in Rural Uganda
Longitudinal assessment of associations between food insecurity, antiretroviral adherence and HIV treatment outcomes in rural Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Food insecurity is a potentially important barrier to the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs in resource-limited settings. We undertook a longitudinal study in rural Uganda to estimate the associations between food insecurity and HIV treatment outcomes. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. METHODS: Participants were from the Uganda AIDS Rural Treatment Outcomes study and were followed quarterly for blood draws and struct…
The Dynamic Relationship Between Social Support and HIV-Related Stigma in Rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional studies show that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stigma is negatively correlated with social support. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to examine the bidirectional relationship between social support and HIV stigma. METHODS: We collected quarterly data from a cohort of 422 people living with HIV in Uganda, followed for a median of 2.1 years. We used multilevel regression to model the contemporaneous and 3-mont…
Effects of a parenting intervention to address maternal psychological wellbeing and child development and growth in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Parenting interventions have been implemented to improve the compromised developmental potential among 39% of children younger than 5 years living in low-income and middle-income countries. Maternal wellbeing is important for child development, especially in children younger than 3 years who are vulnerable and dependent on their mothers for nutrition and stimulation. We assessed an integrated, community-based parenting intervention th…
The development and implementation of a theory-informed, integrated mother-child intervention in rural Uganda
Prediction models for post-discharge mortality among under-five children with suspected sepsis in Uganda
In many low-income countries, over five percent of hospitalized children die following hospital discharge. The lack of available tools to identify those at risk of post-discharge mortality has limited the ability to make progress towards improving outcomes. We aimed to develop algorithms designed to predict post-discharge mortality among children admitted with suspected sepsis. Four prospective cohort studies of children in two age groups (0–6 an…
Diverging pathways
BACKGROUND: Mortality and readmission rates are high in low-income countries following hospital discharge; however, few studies have studied the relationship between these outcomes. Hospital readmission is a complex outcome as it reflects illness severity and health-seeking behaviour. This study aims to better understand the heterogeneous nature of hospital readmission, especially as it pertains to mortality. METHODS: Secondary analysis of a pros…
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Cohort (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works)