Ruth Sentongo
Biographic Data
| ID | 7733584 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Sentongo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth |
| FAMILY NAME | Sentongo |
| SIGNATURE | SENTONGO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mbarara University of Science and Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
HIV, Social Networks, and Loneliness among Older Adults in Uganda
Associations of the Covid-19 pandemic with quality of life
Background: COVID-19-related lockdowns and other public health measures may have differentially affected the quality of life (QOL) of older people with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in rural Uganda. Methods: The Quality of Life and Aging with HIV in Rural Uganda study enrolled people with and without HIV aged over 49 from October 2020 to October 2021. We collected data on COVID-19-related stressors (behavior changes, concerns, in…
To fast or not to fast
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), highlighting the need for tools to enable CVD risk stratification in the region. Although non-HDL-cholesterol (nHDL-C) has been promoted as a method to measure lipids without a requirement for fasting in the USA, its diagnostic validity has not been assessed in sSA. We sought to estimate: 1) the association between LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) …
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To fast or not to fast
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), highlighting the need for tools to enable CVD risk stratification in the region. Although non-HDL-cholesterol (nHDL-C) has been promoted as a method to measure lipids without a requirement for fasting in the USA, its diagnostic validity has not been assessed in sSA. We sought to estimate: 1) the association between LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) …
Associations of the Covid-19 pandemic with quality of life
Background: COVID-19-related lockdowns and other public health measures may have differentially affected the quality of life (QOL) of older people with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in rural Uganda. Methods: The Quality of Life and Aging with HIV in Rural Uganda study enrolled people with and without HIV aged over 49 from October 2020 to October 2021. We collected data on COVID-19-related stressors (behavior changes, concerns, in…
HIV, Social Networks, and Loneliness among Older Adults in Uganda
HIV-related health complications and treatments (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Cholesterol (1 works) · Confidence interval (1 works)