Fredrick E Makumbi

Biographic Data

ID2413494
NAMEFredrick E Makumbi
GIVEN NAMESFredrick E
FAMILY NAMEMakumbi
SIGNATUREMAKUMBI F E
AFFILIATIONSMakerere University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Assessing the levels of utilisation of WHO-recommended healthcare waste disposal practices at healthcare service delivery points in Uganda

    Open AccessShafik Senkubuge, Lydia Kabwijamu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Inadequate healthcare waste management (HCWM) poses substantial challenges to public health, environmental sustainability and community wellbeing. Safe healthcare waste disposal practices (HWDP) at healthcare facilities are essential to protect staff, patients, caregivers, and the wider public. Achieving this requires consistent use of appropriate final waste disposal practices at each healthcare facility. This study assessed the level of utilisa…

  • Equity in family planning policies and programs in Uganda

    Open AccessNoel Namuhani, Rhoda K Wanyenze et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2024

    There is lack of a common understanding and definition of equity in FP programs in Uganda. There is need to build consensus on the definitions and measurements of equity with a multidimensional lens to inform clear policy and programming focus on equity in FP programs and outcomes. To improve equitable access to and use of FP services, attention must be paid to addressing implementation, client and policy constraints

  • Lived experiences and drivers of induced abortion among women in central Uganda

    Open AccessSimon Peter Sebina Kibira, Melissa Stillman et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Although unsafe abortions are preventable, they are one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity. Despite the serious potential health consequences, there is limited published information about drivers and challenges of obtaining abortions in restrictive settings such as Uganda. This limits efforts to improve programing for preventing unsafe abortion and providing comprehensive post abortion care. This study sought to understand …

  • Uptake of reproductive, maternal and child health services during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in Uganda

    Open AccessSimon Peter Sebina Kibira, Emily Evens et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Use of reproductive health (RH), maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) services in Uganda is suboptimal. Reasons for this are complex; however, service-delivery factors such as availability, quality, staffing, and supplies, contribute substantially to low uptake. The COVID-19 pandemic threatened to exacerbate existing challenges to delivery and use of high-quality RH and MNCH services. We conducted a mixed methods study, combining secondary a…

  • Menstrual health challenges in the workplace and consequences for women’s work and wellbeing

    Open AccessJulie Hennegan, Justine Bukenya et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    This study describes women’s menstrual health needs at work in Uganda and explores the associations between unmet needs and women’s work and wellbeing. We undertook a cross-sectional survey of women working in marketplaces, public primary schools, and health care facilities in Mukono district, central Uganda. Survey questions were designed to capture women’s experiences of managing menstrual bleeding, pain, social support, and the social environm…

  • ‘ I do what a woman should do’

    Open AccessJulie Hennegan, Simon Peter Sebina Kibira et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    Menstrual health has received increasing recognition as an essential issue for public health and gender equality. A growing body of research has elucidated adolescent girls’ menstrual needs and informed policy and practice responses. However, the experiences of adult women have received little attention, particularly in the workplace where many spend a significant proportion of their lives. To address this gap, we took a grounded theory approach …

  • Enhancers and barriers to uptake of male circumcision services in Northern Uganda

    Barbara Nanteza, Barbara M Nanteza et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020

    Uganda adopted voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in 2010, but uptake remains disproportionately low in the Northern region despite implementing several demand creation strategies. This study explored the socio-cultural and structural enhancers and barriers to uptake of VMMC services in Gulu, a district in Northern Uganda where uptake is lowest. In September 2016, we conducted 19 focus group discussions, 9 in-depth interviews, and 11 key …

  • Covert use of contraception in three sub-Saharan African countries

    Open AccessSimon Peter Sebina Kibira, Cary Karp et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Results indicate that while covert use of contraception is common, continued covert use is challenging, especially when side effects manifest. Covert use may further suggest women taking independent action, symbolizing some level of empowerment. Results underscore the importance of disentangling unique reasons for covert use and the severity of repercussions of disclosure

  • Factors associated with prior engagement in high-risk sexual behaviours among adolescents (10–19 years) in a pastoralist post-conflict community, Karamoja sub-region, North eastern Uganda

    Open AccessRogers N Ssebunya, Joseph K B Matovu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    Prior engagement in high-risk sexual behaviours was significantly associated with having sex with partners of unknown HIV sero-status and use of illicit drugs. These findings suggest a need for targeted interventions to improve mutual HIV status disclosure between sexual partners while minimizing their use of illicit drugs/substances

  • Geographical variations of the associations between health interventions and all-cause under-five mortality in Uganda

    Open AccessBetty Nambuusi, Betty B Nambuusi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    Sub-national estimates of the associations between U5M and interventions can guide control programmes for spatial targeting and accelerate progress towards mortality-related Sustainable Development Goals

  • Sexually Transmitted Infection Management, Safer Sex Promotion and Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing in the Male Circumcision Trial, Rakai, Uganda

    Joseph K B Matovu, Joseph Kb Matovu et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2007Cited by: 1References: 9

    If circumcised men believe that they are protected from HIV there is a possibility that they will compensate for their perceived risk reduction by engaging in higher risk behaviours thereby mitigating any benefit of circumcision in preventing HIV infection. Some observational studies have shown that circumcised men engage in higher risk behaviours than uncircumcised men and the Orange Farm trial in South Africa found circumcised men to have sligh…