Charles Baguma

Dados Biográficos

ID1734244
NOMECharles Baguma
PRENOMESCharles
SOBRENOMEBaguma
ASSINATURABAGUMA C
AFILIAÇÕESMbarara University of Science and Technology
ORCID0000-0003-1936-0244
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS22
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES19
TOTAL COMO AUTOR22
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2015
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H2

  • Social influence on women's contraceptive use

    Open AccessAlison B Comfort, Sarah E Piombo et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2026

    Myriad barriers impede women's access to contraception in Uganda and affect their reproductive autonomy. Almost half of married women of reproductive age in Uganda want to avoid pregnancy and one-third are undecided, yet only 38% use modern contraception. Interventions harnessing the influence of women's social networks may help to overcome these barriers and support desired contraceptive use. Using population-based longitudinal, socio-centric ne…

  • ‘We would look at the chickens as a source of security’

    Open AccessJustus Kananura, Bridget F O Burns et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2025

    Background: Development interventions may promote sustainable livelihoods among participants via improved income generation, health, education, and quality of life. Within the development literature, microfinance institutions (MFIs) provide individuals with funds and/or start-up capital to develop small businesses. However, the evidence on whether MFIs are successful in ensuring sustainable livelihoods is mixed. In this study, we assessed partici…

  • The Role of Health Networks in Disseminating Knowledge about Infant HIV Testing in Rural Uganda

    Open AccessAlison B Comfort, J Moody et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    Early testing of infants exposed to HIV can significantly decrease mortality for those linked to HIV treatment. Infants exposed to HIV should first be tested at 6 weeks of age, but only 60% are tested as recommended. Little research has focused on the role of social networks in disseminating information about infant HIV testing. We conducted a cross-sectional, sociocentric network study of all adults living in a rural parish in Uganda (N=1,383) a…

  • Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity of the 10-Item HIV Stigma Scale for Adolescents and Youth Living with HIV in Rural, Southwestern Uganda

    Open AccessScholastic Ashaba, Alain Favina et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

  • Correlates of HIV treatment adherence self-efficacy among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in southwestern Uganda

    Open AccessScholastic Ashaba, Charles Baguma et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa is sub-optimal compared to younger children and older adults. Adherence self-efficacy is one of the intrapersonal factors most strongly correlated with ART adherence. The role of adherence self-efficacy in ART adherence among AYLHIV is not well studied in Uganda. We enrolled 300 AYLHIV between October and December 2021 from …

  • A qualitative analysis of self-management needs of adolescents and young adults living with perinatally acquired HIV in rural, southwestern Uganda

    Open AccessScholastic Ashaba, Charles Baguma et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The number of adolescents living with HIV remains high in sub-Saharan Africa with poorer HIV treatment outcomes among adolescents and young adults compared to individuals in other age groups. For adolescents and young adults living with perinatally acquired HIV (AYLPHIV), the transition from pediatric to adult HIV care is a particularly high-risk period. We conducted a qualitative study to understand self-management needs of AYLPHIV in rural, sou…

  • Male circumcision uptake and misperceived norms about male circumcision

    Open AccessJessica M Perkins, Bernard Kakuhikire et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2023

    Background: Over the past decade, 15 high-priority countries in eastern and southern Africa have promoted voluntary medical male circumcision for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention. The prevalence of male circumcision in Uganda nearly doubled from 26% in 2011 to 43% in 2016, but remains below the 2020 target level. Little is known about how common male circumcision is perceived to be, how accura…

  • Caregiver preferences for physically harsh discipline of children in rural Uganda

    Open AccessEmily N Satinsky, Bernard Kakuhikire et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2023Citada por: 2Referências: 8

    The high prevalence of physically harsh discipline preferences warrant interventions aimed at reframing caregivers' approaches to discipline

  • Adverse childhood experiences, alcohol consumption, and the modifying role of social participation

    Open AccessScholastic Ashaba, Bernard Kakuhikire et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2022

    Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) include multiple forms of child maltreatment, including abuse and neglect, as well as other forms of household dysfunction. Studies from Uganda have revealed a high prevalence of child abuse, as well as one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption in Africa. Few population-based studies from Africa have estimated associations between ACEs and adult alcohol use, or assessed the potential bufferi…

  • Perceptions About Local ART Adherence Norms and Personal Adherence Behavior Among Adults Living with HIV in Rural Uganda

    Open AccessJessica M Perkins, Bernard Kakuhikire et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

  • Challenges and Fears of Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV Facing Transition to Adult HIV Care

    Open AccessScholastic Ashaba, Brian C Zanoni et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

  • Perceived and misperceived norms about khat and/or cannabis use among adults in southwest Uganda

    Open AccessJessica M Perkins, Bernard Kakuhikire et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2022

  • Normative vs personal attitudes toward persons with HIV, and the mediating role of perceived HIV stigma in rural Uganda

    Open AccessAlexander C Tsai, Bernard Kakuhikire et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: HIV stigma has well-documented negative impacts on HIV testing, transmission risk behavior, initiation of and adherence to antiretroviral therapy, and retention in care. We sought to assess the extent to which anticipated HIV stigma is based on misperceptions of normative attitudes toward persons with HIV, and to determine whether persons with HIV have stronger misperceptions compared with HIV-negative persons or persons of unknown se…

  • Adverse childhood experiences and adult cardiometabolic risk factors and disease outcomes

    Open AccessA W Kim, Bernard Kakuhikire et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) pose a major threat to public health in sub-Saharan African communities, where the burden of these classes of illnesses is expected to double by 2030. Growing research suggests that past developmental experiences and early life conditions may also elevate CVD risk throughout the life course. Greater childhood stress and adversity are consistently associated with a range of adult CVDs and associated risk f…

  • Implementing community-based human papillomavirus self-sampling with SMS text follow-up for cervical cancer screening in rural, southwestern Uganda

    Open AccessNaima T Joseph, Alexcer Namuli et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: Self-collected HPV screening may improve cervical cancer screening coverage in low resource countries, yet data guiding implementation and follow-up of abnormal results are sparse. METHODS: This is a prospective cohort implementation study of HPV self-testing program in Mbarara, Uganda with mobile phones to facilitate result notification and referral for treatment at a regional hospital. The effectiveness of the interventions was anal…

  • Cigarette smoking and misperceived norms among adults in rural Uganda

    Jessica M Perkins, Bernard Kakuhikire et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2021

    Most adults overestimated cigarette smoking frequency among village peers. Men who incorrectly believed that frequent smoking was the norm were more likely to engage in frequent smoking themselves. Applying a 'social norms approach' intervention by promoting existing healthy norms may prevent smoking initiation or motivate reductions in smoking among men in rural Uganda

  • When you have no water, it means you have no peace

    Open AccessRumbidzai C Mushavi, Bridget F O Burns et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Citada por: 17Referências: 54

  • Relative wealth, subjective social status, and their associations with depression

    Open AccessMeghan L Smith, Bernard Kakuhikire et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2019

    Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and has been found to be a consistent correlate of socioeconomic status (SES). The relative deprivation hypothesis proposes that one mechanism linking SES to health involves social comparisons, suggesting that relative SES rather than absolute SES is of primary importance in determining health status. Using data from a whole-population sample of 1,620 participants residing in rural southweste…

  • Water insecurity and gendered risk for depression in rural Uganda

    Open AccessChristine E Cooper-Vince, Hawk Arachy et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Residing in a water insecurity hotspot is associated with greater risk for probable depression among women, but not among men, pointing to the need for focused depression screening among women residing in water insecure households

  • Household water insecurity, missed schooling, and the mediating role of caregiver depression in rural Uganda

    Open AccessChristine E Cooper-Vince, Bernard Kakuhikire et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2017

    Water insecurity is a risk factor for missed schooling among children in rural Uganda. Caregiver depression partially mediated this relationship. Also addressing caregiver mental health in water insecure families may more fully address the needs of sub-Saharan African families and promote educational participation among youth

  • Generally the young mom suffers much

    Open AccessScott B Ickes, Grace Heymsfield et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2016

    Maternal factors such as autonomy are associated with child feeding practices and nutritional status, with varying degrees depending on the definition of maternal-level constructs and context. This study describes the events and processes that constrain maternal capabilities-intrapersonal factors that shape mother's abilities to leverage resources to provide care to children-as they relate to nutrition and hygiene practices. We report community b…

  • Impact of lipid‐based nutrient supplementation ( LNS ) on children's diet adequacy in W estern U ganda

    Open AccessScott B Ickes, Linda S Adair et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2015

    Lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) can help treat undernutrition; however, the dietary adequacy of children supplemented with LNS, and household utilisation patterns are not well understood. We assessed diet adequacy and the quality of complementary foods by conducting a diet assessment of 128 Ugandan children, ages 6-59 months, who participated in a 10-week programme for children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM, defined as weight-for-a…