Nafuna Wamai
Biographic Data
| ID | 7699474 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nafuna Wamai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nafuna |
| FAMILY NAME | Wamai |
| SIGNATURE | WAMAI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Maybe his blood is still strong”
In addition to biomedical and behavioral interventions, HIV-serodiscordant couple interventions must embrace the contextual complexity and cultural understanding of HIV infection and discordance as well as the dynamic nature of couple communication to influence risk behavior
Measuring quality of life in rural Uganda
Trends and predictors of quality of life among HIV-infected adults taking highly active antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda
We examined trends and predictors of quality of life (QOL) over 12 months among a prospective cohort of 947 HIV-1-infected adults initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) between May 2003 and May 2004 in rural Uganda. Participants provided clinical, demographic and psychosocial data at baseline and every three months thereafter. Outcome measures included physical and mental health summary scores based on the Medical Outcomes Study-…
Coming back from the dead
Scaling-up of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource-poor settings has dramatically reduced mortality and morbidity for those with access, but considerable challenges remain for people who are trying to live with HIV as a manageable chronic condition. A return to 'normal life' for people on ART depends on the assurance of an uninterrupted, affordable and accessible supply of medication. However, many poor people also require economic support t…
Changes in sexual behavior and risk of HIV transmission after antiretroviral therapy and prevention interventions in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: The impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on sexual risk behavior and HIV transmission among HIV-infected persons in Africa is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To assess changes in risky sexual behavior and estimated HIV transmission from HIV-infected adults after 6 months of ART. DESIGN AND METHODS: A prospective cohort study was performed in rural Uganda. Between May 2003 and December 2004 a total of 926 HIV-infected adults were enrolled and fo…
Depression and CD4 Cell Count Among Persons with HIV Infection in Uganda
Coming back from the dead
Scaling-up of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource-poor settings has dramatically reduced mortality and morbidity for those with access, but considerable challenges remain for people who are trying to live with HIV as a manageable chronic condition. A return to 'normal life' for people on ART depends on the assurance of an uninterrupted, affordable and accessible supply of medication. However, many poor people also require economic support t…
Changes in sexual behavior and risk of HIV transmission after antiretroviral therapy and prevention interventions in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: The impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on sexual risk behavior and HIV transmission among HIV-infected persons in Africa is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To assess changes in risky sexual behavior and estimated HIV transmission from HIV-infected adults after 6 months of ART. DESIGN AND METHODS: A prospective cohort study was performed in rural Uganda. Between May 2003 and December 2004 a total of 926 HIV-infected adults were enrolled and fo…
Depression and CD4 Cell Count Among Persons with HIV Infection in Uganda
Trends and predictors of quality of life among HIV-infected adults taking highly active antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda
We examined trends and predictors of quality of life (QOL) over 12 months among a prospective cohort of 947 HIV-1-infected adults initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) between May 2003 and May 2004 in rural Uganda. Participants provided clinical, demographic and psychosocial data at baseline and every three months thereafter. Outcome measures included physical and mental health summary scores based on the Medical Outcomes Study-…
Coming back from the dead
Scaling-up of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource-poor settings has dramatically reduced mortality and morbidity for those with access, but considerable challenges remain for people who are trying to live with HIV as a manageable chronic condition. A return to 'normal life' for people on ART depends on the assurance of an uninterrupted, affordable and accessible supply of medication. However, many poor people also require economic support t…
Measuring quality of life in rural Uganda
Maybe his blood is still strong”
In addition to biomedical and behavioral interventions, HIV-serodiscordant couple interventions must embrace the contextual complexity and cultural understanding of HIV infection and discordance as well as the dynamic nature of couple communication to influence risk behavior
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Psychological intervention (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Antiretroviral therapy (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)