Joseph Kb Matovu

Datos Biográficos

ID2915211
NOMBREJoseph Kb Matovu
NOMBRESJoseph Kb
APELLIDOMatovu
FIRMAMATOVU J K
AFILIACIONESBusitema University
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR1
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2007
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Compliance with WHO-recommended eight+ antenatal care contacts among adolescent and young mothers in Kenya

    Open AccessJoy Flora Dushime, Muhamed Mulongo et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised antenatal care (ANC) guidelines, recommending a minimum of eight ANC contacts among pregnant women to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. However, little is known about the compliance with this recommendation among adolescent and young mothers in Kenya. This study assessed the compliance with the WHO recommended eight + ANC contacts and associated factors among adolescent and …

  • Predictors of prior HIV testing and acceptance of a community-based HIV test offer among male bar patrons in northern Tanzania

    Open AccessDeng B Madut, Preeti Manavalan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Community-based HIV testing offers an alternative approach to encourage HIV testing among men in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, we evaluated a community-based HIV testing strategy targeting male bar patrons in northern Tanzania to assess factors predictive of prior HIV testing and factors predictive of accepting a real-time HIV test offer. Participants completed a detailed survey and were offered HIV testing upon survey completion. Poisson re…

  • Factors associated with uptake of isoniazid preventive therapy among children living with HIV in Mwanza region, Tanzania

    Open AccessAlly Tuwa, David Okia et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The uptake of IPT uptake among CLHIV in Mwanza, Tanzania exceeds the global WHO-target of ≥ 90%. Monthly ART clinic visits could be essential in promoting IPT uptake among CLHIV

  • Strengthening health workforce capacity through work-based training

    Open AccessJoseph K B Matovu, Joseph Kb Matovu et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2013

    BACKGROUND: Although much attention has been given to increasing the number of health workers, less focus has been directed at developing models of training that address real-life workplace needs. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) with funding support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed an eight-month modular, in-service work-based training program aimed at strengthening the capacity for monitori…

  • Trends in HIV counseling and testing uptake among married individuals in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessJoseph K B Matovu, Joseph Kb Matovu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Uptake of couples' HCT remained consistently low (below 30%) over the years, while uptake of individual HCT declined over time. These findings call for innovative strategies to increase demand for couples' HCT, particularly among younger couples and those with no prior HCT

  • 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 Matters2007Citada por: 1Referencias: 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…