Swaib A Lule

Biographic Data

ID7559888
NAMESwaib A Lule
GIVEN NAMESSwaib A
FAMILY NAMELule
SIGNATURELULE S A
AFFILIATIONSUganda Virus Research Institute
ORCID0000-0002-6271-2033
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Non-communicable diseases, psychosocial wellbeing, and quality of life in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana

    Open AccessKafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Irene Akwo Kretchy et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Diabetes, hypertension and obesity were associated with reduced QoL in Ga Mashie, Ghana. Further studies are needed to understand factors that influence health-related QoL among adults with NCDs, how these change over time, and to identify potential coping mechanisms that may influence this association

  • The cascade of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in urban-poor communities in Accra, Ghana

    Open AccessOlutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Leonard Baatiema et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and poses a significant health challenge in low- and middle-income settings, including in sub-Saharan Africa. We set out to: (1) examine the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, and their associated factors, and (2) determine the prevalence of pre-hypertension and its associated factors in an urban poor setting in G…

  • The contextual awareness, response and evaluation (Care) diabetes project

    Open AccessSwaib A Lule, Sandra Boatemaa Kushitor et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2024

    Diabetes is estimated to affect between 3.3% and 8.3% of adults in Ghana, and prevalence is expected to rise. The lack of cost-effective diabetes prevention programmes designed specifically for the Ghanaian population warrants urgent attention. The Contextual Awareness, Response and Evaluation (CARE): Diabetes Project in Ghana is a mixed methods study that aims to understand diabetes in the Ga Mashie area of Accra, identify opportunities for comm…

  • The relationship between social risk factors and latent tuberculosis infection among individuals residing in England

    Open AccessSwaib A Lule, Rishi K Gupta et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between social risk factors and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among individuals who are eligible for LTBI screening in the United Kingdom (UK). METHODS: This cross-sectional study used data collected in the UK Prognostic Evaluation of Diagnostic Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) Consortium Study which enrolled 9176 recent tuberculosis (TB) contacts and migrants at National Health Service (NH…

  • Blood pressure in primary school children in Uganda

    Open AccessFarah Kidy, Diana Rutebarika et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    It is feasible to measure blood pressure accurately in the school setting. A high HBP prevalence on initial readings gave cause for concern, but follow up suggested a true HBP prevalence commensurate with international normograms. Extended follow up is important for accurate assessment of blood pressure among African children

  • Factors affecting the infant antibody response to measles immunisation in Entebbe-Uganda

    Open AccessDennison Kizito, Robert Tweyongyere et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Malaria and HIV infection in mothers during pregnancy, and in their infants, along with infant malnutrition, may result in reduction of the antibody response to measles immunisation in infancy. This re-emphasises the importance of malaria and HIV control, and support for infant nutrition, as these interventions may have benefits for vaccine efficacy in tropical settings

  • Maternal HIV infection and other factors associated with growth outcomes of HIV-uninfected infants in Entebbe, Uganda

    Open AccessLawrence Muhangi, Swaib A Lule et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objective To assess the associations between maternal HIV infection and growth outcomes of HIV-exposed but uninfected infants and to identify other predictors for poor growth among this population. Design Within a trial of de-worming during pregnancy, the cohort of offspring was followed from birth. HIV status of the mothers and their children was investigated and growth data for children were obtained at age 1 year. Length-for-age, weight-for-ag…

  • Adaptation of Western measures of cognition for assessing 5‐year‐old semi‐urban Ugandan children

    Open AccessMargaret Nampijja, Barbara Apule et al.ARTICLEBritish Journal of Educational…2010References: 29

    BACKGROUND: The majority of available psychometric tests originates from the Western World and was designed to suit the culture, language, and socio-economic status of the respective populations. Few tests have been validated in the developing world despite the growing interest in examining effects of biological and environmental factors on cognitive functioning of children in this setting. AIMS: The present study aimed at translating and adaptin…