Barbara Eva Kirunda
Biographic Data
| ID | 7764902 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Eva Kirunda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara Eva |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirunda |
| SIGNATURE | KIRUNDA B E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Makerere University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Modeling the incidence rate of hospital re-admissions within 30 days and associated factors among patients with advanced HIV disease in Uganda
Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) remains a major driver of HIV-related morbidity, readmissions, and mortality, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. AHD affects People Living with HIV (PLHIV) with CD4 < 200 cells/mm3 and/or WHO stage 3 or 4, or all children under five years living with HIV. Globally, approximately 18% of AHD patients are readmitted within 30 days post-discharge; rates in Sub-Saharan Africa have been found to reach up to 52.9%. In Uganda,…
Dietary patterns and practices in rural eastern Uganda
BACKGROUND: The burden of type 2 diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2040, partly attributable to rapidly changing diets. In this paper, we analysed how community members in rural Uganda understood the concept of a healthy or unhealthy diet, food preparation and serving practices to inform the process of facilitating knowledge and skill necessary for self-management and care for type 2 diabetes. This was a qualitative study i…
What kind of life is this?’ Diabetes related notions of wellbeing among adults in eastern Uganda and implications for mitigating future chronic disease risk
To make type 2 diabetes prevention relevant to healthy people, health education messages should link current lifestyles to future wellbeing. Diabetes patients need counselling support, akin to that in HIV care, to address deep worry and loss of hope
Population-based survey of overweight and obesity and the associated factors in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda
Overweight/obesity was prevalent among adults. Overweight/obese was associated with being female, being aged 35 years and older, residing in a peri-urban area and having a higher SES. The time has come to develop interventions to prevent and control overweight/obesity
Intestinal Helminth Infections and Nutritional Status of Children Attending Primary Schools in Wakiso District, Central Uganda
A cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections and nutritional status of primary school children was conducted in the Wakiso district in Central Uganda. A total of 432 primary school children aged 6-14 years were randomly selected from 23 schools. Anthropometric measurements of weight, height, MUAC were undertaken and analyzed using AnthroPlus software. Stool samples were examined using a Kato-Katz method. The …
Dietary patterns and practices in rural eastern Uganda
BACKGROUND: The burden of type 2 diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2040, partly attributable to rapidly changing diets. In this paper, we analysed how community members in rural Uganda understood the concept of a healthy or unhealthy diet, food preparation and serving practices to inform the process of facilitating knowledge and skill necessary for self-management and care for type 2 diabetes. This was a qualitative study i…
Intestinal Helminth Infections and Nutritional Status of Children Attending Primary Schools in Wakiso District, Central Uganda
A cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections and nutritional status of primary school children was conducted in the Wakiso district in Central Uganda. A total of 432 primary school children aged 6-14 years were randomly selected from 23 schools. Anthropometric measurements of weight, height, MUAC were undertaken and analyzed using AnthroPlus software. Stool samples were examined using a Kato-Katz method. The …
Population-based survey of overweight and obesity and the associated factors in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda
Overweight/obesity was prevalent among adults. Overweight/obese was associated with being female, being aged 35 years and older, residing in a peri-urban area and having a higher SES. The time has come to develop interventions to prevent and control overweight/obesity
What kind of life is this?’ Diabetes related notions of wellbeing among adults in eastern Uganda and implications for mitigating future chronic disease risk
To make type 2 diabetes prevention relevant to healthy people, health education messages should link current lifestyles to future wellbeing. Diabetes patients need counselling support, akin to that in HIV care, to address deep worry and loss of hope
Dietary patterns and practices in rural eastern Uganda
BACKGROUND: The burden of type 2 diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2040, partly attributable to rapidly changing diets. In this paper, we analysed how community members in rural Uganda understood the concept of a healthy or unhealthy diet, food preparation and serving practices to inform the process of facilitating knowledge and skill necessary for self-management and care for type 2 diabetes. This was a qualitative study i…
Modeling the incidence rate of hospital re-admissions within 30 days and associated factors among patients with advanced HIV disease in Uganda
Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) remains a major driver of HIV-related morbidity, readmissions, and mortality, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. AHD affects People Living with HIV (PLHIV) with CD4 < 200 cells/mm3 and/or WHO stage 3 or 4, or all children under five years living with HIV. Globally, approximately 18% of AHD patients are readmitted within 30 days post-discharge; rates in Sub-Saharan Africa have been found to reach up to 52.9%. In Uganda,…
Medicine (4 works) · Biostatistics (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Obesity (3 works) · Overweight (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Diabetes mellitus (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Epidemiology (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works)