Francis Matovu

Biographic Data

ID7776399
NAMEFrancis Matovu
GIVEN NAMESFrancis
FAMILY NAMEMatovu
SIGNATUREMATOVU F
AFFILIATIONSChild Development Center
ORCID0000-0002-9241-6761
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR3
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • HIV disclosure in Ugandan schools

    Open AccessMassy Mutumba, Jennifer Nattabi et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2026

    Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) spend much of their daily lives in school environments, yet little research has examined how HIV-related disclosure unfolds within educational institutions. Most studies focus on disclosure decisions within families or clinical settings, leaving limited understanding of how schools encounter and manage knowledge of students' HIV status. This study examines how educators learn about and respond to the presence o…

  • HIV-related stigma and academic outcomes

    Massy Mutumba, Fred M Ssewamala et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

    Among Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in Uganda, pathways linking HIV-related stigma to mental health (depression, hopelessness and self-esteem) and academic engagement (school satisfaction and self-concept) are under-examined. Using cross-sectional data from 833 ALHIV (ages 10–17), we first estimated a fully latent structural equation model to assess these pathways. Model fit was excellent (χ2[21] = 45.16, p = .002; CFI = .987; RMSEA = .037;…

  • Correlates of knowledge of family planning among people living in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda

    Open AccessAnnet Nanvubya, Rhoda K Wanyenze et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    FP awareness among people living in FCs of L. Victoria in Uganda is high. However, good knowledge about specific methods tends to be low. Correlates of knowledge of FP include gender, residence, marital status and sexual engagement