Rebecca Akunzirwe

Biographic Data

ID7772654
NAMERebecca Akunzirwe
GIVEN NAMESRebecca
FAMILY NAMEAkunzirwe
SIGNATUREAKUNZIRWE R
AFFILIATIONSMakerere University
ORCID0000-0001-7191-4318
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Use of the Chainchecker application

    Open AccessRebecca Akunzirwe, Shannon Whitmer et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    On September 20, 2022, the Uganda Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Sudan Virus Disease (SVD). As the outbreak grew, it became imperative to quickly visualize and analyze chains of disease transmission. Determining epidemiological links between cases is critical for outbreak control as incorrect linkages may result in missed case detection and undetected disease transmission. We describe the Uganda Ministry of Health’s experience using C…

  • Time to control of anthrax outbreaks in Africa, 2014–2023

    Open AccessAlex Riolexus Ario, Esther Buregyeya et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Anthrax is a notifiable zoonotic disease targeted for control in Africa, however, outbreaks due to anthrax are still frequent and large. Surveillance systems should monitor and detect anthrax outbreaks early for prompt response. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine anthrax outbreaks epidemiological investigations gaps and time to control in Africa, Jan 2014-Dec 2023. We searched MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Google Schol…

  • The implementation gap

    Open AccessLinda Kisaakye Nabitaka, Esther Nyamugisa Ochora et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Uganda's PVT package shows effective uptake of simple, low-cost interventions but struggles with complex, resource-demanding components vital for retention. To eliminate vertical transmission, Uganda must move beyond developing innovations, job aids, and the provision of data collection tools and toward strengthening health system capacities, especially investing in the workforce's continuous training, supportive supervision, and supporting commu…

  • Associations between violence in childhood, depression and suicide attempts in adolescence

    Open AccessRebecca Akunzirwe, Deborah J Carter et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    Findings highlight the importance of efforts to prevent violence and improve access to response and support services for violence and mental health for young people. Findings also underscore the important role friends and peer networks can play in mitigating the effects of violence as young people grow up

  • Mortality rate and associated factors among patients co-infected with drug resistant tuberculosis/HIV at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda, a retrospective cohort study

    Open AccessJoan Rokani Bayowa, Joan N Kalyango et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB)/HIV co-infection remains a growing threat to public health and threatens global TB and HIV prevention and care programs. HIV is likely to worsen the outcomes of DR-TB and DR-TB is likely to worsen the outcomes of HIV despite the scale up of TB and HIV services and advances in treatment and diagnosis. This study determined the mortality rate and factors associated with mortality among persons on treatment co-inf…