Wilfred Owot Akena

Biographic Data

ID7561343
NAMEWilfred Owot Akena
GIVEN NAMESWilfred Owot
FAMILY NAMEAkena
SIGNATUREAKENA W O
AFFILIATIONSMakerere University Medical School
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
H-INDEX0

  • Pregnancy decisions among HIV-positive pregnant women in Mulago Hospital, Uganda

    Peter Kisakye, Wilfred Owot Akena et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2010

    Pregnancy decisions in women infected by HIV pose important public health and social problems, as they increase risk of both heterosexual and vertical HIV transmission. We sought to explore and gain deeper understanding of reasons why women conceive when they are HIV-positive. Through 22 in-depth interviews and 6 focus-group discussions, motivations for conception among HIV-positive women who came for delivery in Mulago Hospital, Uganda were expl…

  • Factors associated with conception among a sample of HIV-positive women at a hospital in Uganda

    Peter Kisakye, Wilfred Owot Akena et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2009

    Conception among HIV-positive individuals is an important health and social issue. However, the proportion of HIV-positive women who conceive while being aware of their serostatus and the factors that influence this decision is not well documented. In a cross-sectional study, 385 HIV-positive women in the labour ward at Mulago Hospital, Uganda, were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data were collected on socio-demographic characteris…