David Serwadda

Dados Biográficos

ID198495
NOMEDavid Serwadda
PRENOMESDavid
SOBRENOMESerwadda
ASSINATURASERWADDA D
AFILIAÇÕESMakerere University
ORCID0000-0001-6532-6587
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS62
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES69
TOTAL COMO AUTOR62
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2000
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H4

  • 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…

  • HIV epidemiologic trends among occupational groups in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessVictor O Popoola, Joseph Kagaayi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Certain occupations have been associated with heightened risk of HIV acquisition and spread in sub-Saharan Africa, including female bar and restaurant work and male transportation work. However, data on changes in population prevalence of HIV infection and HIV incidence within occupations following mass scale-up of African HIV treatment and prevention programs is very limited. We evaluated prospective data collected between 1999 and 2016 from the…

  • Estimation of cause-specific mortality in Rakai, Uganda, using verbal autopsy 1999-2019

    Open AccessDorean Nabukalu, Júlia Almeida Calazans et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2024

    BACKGROUND: There are scant data on the causes of adult deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. We estimated the level and trends in adult mortality, overall and by different causes, in rural Rakai, Uganda, by age, sex, and HIV status. OBJECTIVES: To estimate and analyse adult cause-specific mortality trends in Rakai, Uganda. METHODOLOGY: Mortality information by cause, age, sex, and HIV status was recorded in the Rakai Community Cohort study using verbal …

  • Use of mobile phones to collect data on Covid-19

    Open AccessRobert Ssekubugu, Anthony Ndyanabo et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2024

    During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, we deployed a rapid, mobile phone-based survey to assess access and participation rates when using mobile phones to collect data on COVID-19 in Rakai, south-central Uganda. We sampled prior Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS) participants based on HIV status using mobile phone contacts. We administered a 30-minute phone-based interview to consenting participants to assess their knowledge about different aspe…

  • Secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits from males to their female sexual partners in two fishing communities in rural Uganda

    Open AccessJoseph K B Matovu, Linda Kemigisha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits from females to their male partners has increased HIV testing rates in men but little evidence exists on the potential for HIV self-test kits distribution from males to their female partners. We assessed the acceptability of secondary HIV self-test kits distribution from males to their female sexual partners in a fishing community context. This secondary analysis used data from the PE er-led HIV S elf-…

  • Sexual and nonsexual violence and mental health among male refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo residing in Kampala, Uganda

    Wolfgang Hladik, Pamela Muniina et al.ARTICLEMedicine Conflict & Survival2023

    We conducted a population-based survey in 2013 in Kampala, Uganda, to examine violence and mental health outcomes among self-settled male refugees from the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Male DRC refugees aged 18+ years were sampled through respondent-driven sampling. Key interview domains included demographics, experiences of sexual and nonsexual violence, social support, PTSD, depression and suicide ideation. Data analysis was weig…

  • Social Influences on Engagement With HIV Testing, Treatment and Care Services Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Living in Rural Uganda

    Open AccessLydia J Nakiganda, Benjamin R Bavinton et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2022

    Men who have sex with men in Uganda are a heterogenous, discriminated population, experiencing high HIV burden, limited access to HIV testing, and low treatment adherence. We contribute to the lack of information about men who have sex with men in rural Uganda by using socio-ecological analyses to examine the social influences shaping their engagement with HIV services. Based on in-depth interviews with 16 men, our findings reveal the inhibitive …

  • Cardiovascular (Framingham) and type II diabetes (Finnish Diabetes) risk scores

    Open AccessRobert Ssekubugu, Fredrick Makumbi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    While most items of the FRS and FINDRISC were generally well understood, physical activity needs further clarification. It is important to consider the seasonality of fruits and vegetables, especially in rural resource-poor settings. Current risk scores will need to be locally adapted to estimate the 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes in this setting

  • Conflict-related violence and mental health among self-settled Democratic Republic of Congo female refugees in Kampala, Uganda – a respondent driven sampling survey

    Open AccessItziar Familiar, Pamela Muniina et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2021

    Refugee women self-settled in Kampala reported high lifetime experiences of violence and traumatic events including rape, as well as high rates of PTSD and depression. Future programming addressing self-settled refugees and their settlement in host countries may benefit from including local and national integration strategies

  • Peer-leaders’ experiences and challenges in distributing HIV self-test kits in a rural fishing community, Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessJoseph K B Matovu, Aminah Nambuusi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    A majority of the peer-leaders successfully distributed the kits to their social network members save for a few who experienced challenges. These findings suggest that lay people can be trained as effective HIV self-test kits distributors to improve the distribution of kits in the community

  • Understanding and managing HIV infection risk among men who have sex with men in rural Uganda

    Open AccessLydia J Nakiganda, Stephen Bell et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Our findings illustrate that MSM in rural settings in Uganda are making concerted efforts to implement strategies that might reduce risk of HIV transmission and infection within their sexual relationships. Key HIV health promotion and service-related strategies to support MSM with these efforts include an effective condom and lubricant supply chain; a PrEP program in trusted local health units, implemented via discreet community-outreach mechanis…

  • Enhancers and barriers to uptake of male circumcision services in Northern Uganda

    Barbara Nanteza, Barbara M Nanteza et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020

    Uganda adopted voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in 2010, but uptake remains disproportionately low in the Northern region despite implementing several demand creation strategies. This study explored the socio-cultural and structural enhancers and barriers to uptake of VMMC services in Gulu, a district in Northern Uganda where uptake is lowest. In September 2016, we conducted 19 focus group discussions, 9 in-depth interviews, and 11 key …

  • Formative research to inform the development of a peer-led HIV self-testing intervention to improve HIV testing uptake and linkage to HIV care among adolescents, young people and adult men in Kasenser…

    Open AccessJoseph K B Matovu, Aminah Nambuusi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Our study shows that peer-led HIVST is potentially acceptable in the fishing community. These findings suggest that this approach can improve uptake of HIV testing and linkage to HIV care services among populations that are usually missed through conventional HIV testing services

  • Using geographical data and rolling statistics for diagnostics of respondent-driven sampling

    Open AccessBrian Kim, Moses Ogwal et al.ARTICLESocial Networks2020Referências: 2

  • Population-level adult mortality following the expansion of antiretroviral therapy in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessDorean Nabukalu, Georges Reniers et al.ARTICLEPopulation Studies2020Referências: 30

    There are limited data on the impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on population-level adult mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. We analysed data for 2000-14 from the Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS) in Uganda, where free ART was scaled up after 2004. Using non-parametric and parametric (Weibull) survival analysis, we estimated trends in average person-years lived between exact ages 15 and 50, per capita life-years lost to HIV, and the mortalit…

  • Knowledge on voluntary medical male circumcision in a low uptake setting in northern Uganda

    Open AccessBarbara Nanteza, Barbara Marjorie Nanteza et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Misconceptions regarding change in sexual drive or performance were associated with circumcision status in this population, while knowledge of VMMC benefits, risks and procedure was not

  • The impact of intimate partner violence on women's contraceptive use

    Open AccessLauren Maxwell, Heena Brahmbhatt et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2018Citada por: 4Referências: 42

  • Perceptions of Adolescent Pregnancy Among Teenage Girls in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessChristina Maly, Katherine A McClendon et al.ARTICLEGlobal Qualitative Nursing Research2017

    The leading causes of death and disability among Ugandan female adolescents aged 15 to 19 years are pregnancy complications, unsafe abortions, and childbirth. Despite these statistics, our understanding of how girls perceive adolescent pregnancy is limited. This qualitative study explored the social and contextual factors shaping the perceptions of adolescent pregnancy and childbirth among a sample of 12 currently pregnant and 14 never pregnant g…

  • Burden and characteristics of HIV infection among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda – a respondent-driven sampling survey

    Open AccessWolfgang Hladik, Andrew L Baughman et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    One in three FSW in Kampala is HIV-infected, suggesting a severe HIV epidemic in this population. Intensified interventions are warranted to increase condom use, HIV testing, STI screening, as well as antiretroviral treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis along with measures to overcome gender-based violence

  • Effectiveness of an integrated intimate partner violence and HIV prevention intervention in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessJennifer A Wagman, Ronald H Gray et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Global Health2015

    BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with HIV infection. We aimed to assess whether provision of a combination of IPV prevention and HIV services would reduce IPV and HIV incidence in individuals enrolled in the Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS), Rakai, Uganda. METHODS: We used pre-existing clusters of communities randomised as part of a previous family planning trial in this cohort. Four intervention group clusters from th…

  • Correlates of previous couples’ HIV counseling and testing uptake among married individuals in three HIV prevalence strata in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessJoseph K B Matovu, Jim Todd et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2015

    BACKGROUND: Studies show that uptake of couples' HIV counseling and testing (couples' HCT) can be affected by individual, relationship, and socioeconomic factors. However, while couples' HCT uptake can also be affected by background HIV prevalence and awareness of the existence of couples' HCT services, this is yet to be documented. We explored the correlates of previous couples' HCT uptake among married individuals in a rural Ugandan district wi…

  • Mobility among youth in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessAshley C Schuyler, Zoe R Edelstein et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2015

    Mobility, including migration and travel, influences risk of HIV. This study examined time trends and characteristics among mobile youth (15-24 years) in rural Uganda, and the relationship between mobility and risk factors for HIV. We used data from an annual household census and population-based cohort study in the Rakai district, Uganda. Data on in-migration and out-migration were collected among youth (15-24 years) from 43 communities from 199…

  • Understanding the socio-structural context of high HIV transmission in kasensero fishing community, South Western Uganda

    Open AccessMuhamadi Lubega, Neema Nakyaanjo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    The current combination HIV prevention services by the RHSP need to be enhanced with more government involvement including ensuring sustainable supply of ART and circumcision services since they are reportedly highly demanded. Community involvement through the engagement of popular peers could also help in the campaign to change the HIV predisposing culture, misconceptions and risky social norms of the population. Social Context HIV Transmission …

  • Effectiveness of Peer Support on Care Engagement and Preventive Care Intervention Utilization Among Pre-antiretroviral Therapy, HIV-Infected Adults in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessLarry W Chang, Gertrude Nakigozi et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015

  • Combined Intimate Partner Violence and HIV/Aids Prevention in Rural Uganda

    Jennifer A Wagman, Elizabeth J King et al.ARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2015

    Intimate partner violence (IPV) has a bidirectional relationship with HIV infection. Researchers from the Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP), an HIV research and services organization in rural Uganda, conducted a combination IPV and HIV prevention intervention called the Safe Homes and Respect for Everyone (SHARE) Project between 2005 and 2009. SHARE was associated with significant declines in physical and sexual IPV and overall HIV incidence, …