Cecilia Akatukwasa
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 283742 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Cecilia Akatukwasa |
| PRENOMES | Cecilia |
| SOBRENOME | Akatukwasa |
| ASSINATURA | AKATUKWASA C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1157-9797 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Caregivers’ and healthcare providers’ perceptions of blood availability, safety, and acceptability for patients with cancer in southwestern Uganda
Blood transfusion is crucial in supporting the treatment of patients with cancer. However, in poor-resource settings, blood and blood components remain scarce, and their perceived health risks may hinder their use. This study explored the perceptions of blood availability, safety, and acceptability among caregivers and healthcare providers of patients with cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in southwestern Uganda. This study employed a …
Family contributions and challenges to HIV care support among youth in rural Kenya and Uganda during the SEARCH-Youth study
Youths' strategies for HIV status disclosure in rural Kenya and Uganda
Background: HIV status disclosure is influenced by social values, roles, and rules people take on and adapt, aligned with developmental transitions and cultural expectations. Understanding motivations for disclosure among adolescents and young adults with HIV (AYAH) is important for promoting HIV care engagement. Methods: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in 28 rural communities in Kenya and Uganda tested an intervention to improve viral supp…
Fear-based parent-child sexual health communication in rural southwestern Uganda
Fear-based sexual and reproductive health communication remains widespread in Uganda, particularly in rural communities, where it is driven not only by religious, cultural, and political ideologies but also by internalised anxieties about parental failure. This study examines how fear functions as both a protective impulse and a disciplinary strategy in parent-adolescent communication in southwestern Uganda. Using community-based participatory re…
Stakeholder Perspectives on a Community-Based Peer-Led Biomedical HIV Prevention Intervention for Women Who Engage in Sex Work in Southwestern Uganda
HIV prevalence among Ugandan women who engage in sex work (WESW) is 31%, yet uptake of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is suboptimal due to multiple factors, including stigma and barriers to accessing healthcare. "Peer mentors" (peer leaders within WESW networks) could facilitate community-based delivery of biomedical HIV prevention products for WESW. We conducted formative research with key stakeholders t…
Norms of masculinity
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) communication between parents and children is critical for adolescent well-being but remains limited in many Sub-Saharan African contexts. This study examined how masculinity norms shape SRH communication between parents and boys in rural southwestern Uganda, where such interactions are often constrained by gender socialisation, fear-based approaches, and traditional expectations of masculinity. Using qualitat…
Low Covid-19 vaccine uptake in people living with HIV and those with hypertension and diabetes without HIV at Mbarara and Masaka regional referral hospitals
Chronic diseases such as HIV, hypertension, and diabetes increase the risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and death. Thus, COVID-19 vaccine uptake data among these priority populations are needed to inform immunization programs. We assessed COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people living with HIV (PLWH) and those with hypertension/diabetes without HIV (PWoH) in Southwestern and Southcentral Uganda and determined factors influencing vac…
Five lessons from a mid-level health manager intervention to increase uptake of tuberculosis prevention therapy in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Leadership skills are essential for middle-level healthcare manager efficacy. Capacity-building efforts may attempt behavioural change by filling 'knowledge gaps' while neglecting a sustainable application of that knowledge. Sustainable application of that knowledge, or implementation know-how, must resonate with local cultural patterns. When it is neglected, root issues like unclear decision-making space and local authority to interp…
Process evaluation of a parent-child communication intervention for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Uganda
The paper presented three key learnings and corresponding recommendations for future research. Firstly, implementation success was credited to meaningful community engagement which improved acceptability and uptake. Secondly, the complex influences of contextual factors highlighted the need for contextual analysis in research studies to inform intervention design. Finally, this evaluation recognised the interplay between mechanisms of impact and …
Remote and Equitable Inductive Analysis for Global Health Teams
Qualitative methods encompass a variety of research and analysis techniques which have the common aim of uncovering what cannot be captured numerically through the quantification of data. For qualitative analytical methods in the interpretivist tradition (e.g. grounded theory, phenomenological, thematic, etc), inductive coding has become a mainstay but has not always lent itself to collaborative, remote team-based data interpretation among qualit…
Geographical, social, and political contexts of tuberculosis control and intervention, as reported by mid-level health managers in Uganda
Nothing about us without us
Gendered Experiences of Parent–Child Communication on Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues
There is need for community-based interventions to improve parent-child SRH communication to address the deeply rooted cultural and gender contexts in rural south-western Uganda
Level and comfort of caregiver–young adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health
Overall, the level of SRH communication is low and varies according to the number of SRH topics. Caregivers' comfort with SRH communication with YAs was a significant correlate of SRH communication. This justifies the need for interventions that aim to improve caregivers' comfort with communicating with young adolescents about SRH
Understanding Demand for PrEP and Early Experiences of PrEP Use Among Young Adults in Rural Kenya and Uganda
“I beg you…breastfeed the baby, things changed”
WLWH face layered challenges navigating evolving infant feeding recommendations. Further research is needed to examine guidance and decision-making on infant feeding choices to improve postpartum experiences and outcomes. Improved communication about changes to recommendations is needed for WLWH, their partners, community members, and healthcare providers
“How can I tell?” Consequences of HIV status disclosure among couples in eastern African communities in the context of an ongoing HIV “test-and-treat” trial
People living with HIV/AIDS anticipate HIV-related stigma and fear disclosure to intimate partners. Yet, disclosure is critical to reducing HIV transmission and improving care engagement. This qualitative study characterized HIV disclosure experiences and normative beliefs among couples in communities participating in an HIV test-and-treat trial in Kenya and Uganda (Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health, NCT#01864603). In-depth int…
Remote and Equitable Inductive Analysis for Global Health Teams
Qualitative methods encompass a variety of research and analysis techniques which have the common aim of uncovering what cannot be captured numerically through the quantification of data. For qualitative analytical methods in the interpretivist tradition (e.g. grounded theory, phenomenological, thematic, etc), inductive coding has become a mainstay but has not always lent itself to collaborative, remote team-based data interpretation among qualit…
“How can I tell?” Consequences of HIV status disclosure among couples in eastern African communities in the context of an ongoing HIV “test-and-treat” trial
People living with HIV/AIDS anticipate HIV-related stigma and fear disclosure to intimate partners. Yet, disclosure is critical to reducing HIV transmission and improving care engagement. This qualitative study characterized HIV disclosure experiences and normative beliefs among couples in communities participating in an HIV test-and-treat trial in Kenya and Uganda (Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health, NCT#01864603). In-depth int…
“I beg you…breastfeed the baby, things changed”
WLWH face layered challenges navigating evolving infant feeding recommendations. Further research is needed to examine guidance and decision-making on infant feeding choices to improve postpartum experiences and outcomes. Improved communication about changes to recommendations is needed for WLWH, their partners, community members, and healthcare providers
Understanding Demand for PrEP and Early Experiences of PrEP Use Among Young Adults in Rural Kenya and Uganda
Gendered Experiences of Parent–Child Communication on Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues
There is need for community-based interventions to improve parent-child SRH communication to address the deeply rooted cultural and gender contexts in rural south-western Uganda
Level and comfort of caregiver–young adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health
Overall, the level of SRH communication is low and varies according to the number of SRH topics. Caregivers' comfort with SRH communication with YAs was a significant correlate of SRH communication. This justifies the need for interventions that aim to improve caregivers' comfort with communicating with young adolescents about SRH
Geographical, social, and political contexts of tuberculosis control and intervention, as reported by mid-level health managers in Uganda
Nothing about us without us
Low Covid-19 vaccine uptake in people living with HIV and those with hypertension and diabetes without HIV at Mbarara and Masaka regional referral hospitals
Chronic diseases such as HIV, hypertension, and diabetes increase the risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and death. Thus, COVID-19 vaccine uptake data among these priority populations are needed to inform immunization programs. We assessed COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people living with HIV (PLWH) and those with hypertension/diabetes without HIV (PWoH) in Southwestern and Southcentral Uganda and determined factors influencing vac…
Five lessons from a mid-level health manager intervention to increase uptake of tuberculosis prevention therapy in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Leadership skills are essential for middle-level healthcare manager efficacy. Capacity-building efforts may attempt behavioural change by filling 'knowledge gaps' while neglecting a sustainable application of that knowledge. Sustainable application of that knowledge, or implementation know-how, must resonate with local cultural patterns. When it is neglected, root issues like unclear decision-making space and local authority to interp…
Process evaluation of a parent-child communication intervention for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Uganda
The paper presented three key learnings and corresponding recommendations for future research. Firstly, implementation success was credited to meaningful community engagement which improved acceptability and uptake. Secondly, the complex influences of contextual factors highlighted the need for contextual analysis in research studies to inform intervention design. Finally, this evaluation recognised the interplay between mechanisms of impact and …
Remote and Equitable Inductive Analysis for Global Health Teams
Qualitative methods encompass a variety of research and analysis techniques which have the common aim of uncovering what cannot be captured numerically through the quantification of data. For qualitative analytical methods in the interpretivist tradition (e.g. grounded theory, phenomenological, thematic, etc), inductive coding has become a mainstay but has not always lent itself to collaborative, remote team-based data interpretation among qualit…
Youths' strategies for HIV status disclosure in rural Kenya and Uganda
Background: HIV status disclosure is influenced by social values, roles, and rules people take on and adapt, aligned with developmental transitions and cultural expectations. Understanding motivations for disclosure among adolescents and young adults with HIV (AYAH) is important for promoting HIV care engagement. Methods: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in 28 rural communities in Kenya and Uganda tested an intervention to improve viral supp…
Fear-based parent-child sexual health communication in rural southwestern Uganda
Fear-based sexual and reproductive health communication remains widespread in Uganda, particularly in rural communities, where it is driven not only by religious, cultural, and political ideologies but also by internalised anxieties about parental failure. This study examines how fear functions as both a protective impulse and a disciplinary strategy in parent-adolescent communication in southwestern Uganda. Using community-based participatory re…
Stakeholder Perspectives on a Community-Based Peer-Led Biomedical HIV Prevention Intervention for Women Who Engage in Sex Work in Southwestern Uganda
HIV prevalence among Ugandan women who engage in sex work (WESW) is 31%, yet uptake of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is suboptimal due to multiple factors, including stigma and barriers to accessing healthcare. "Peer mentors" (peer leaders within WESW networks) could facilitate community-based delivery of biomedical HIV prevention products for WESW. We conducted formative research with key stakeholders t…
Norms of masculinity
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) communication between parents and children is critical for adolescent well-being but remains limited in many Sub-Saharan African contexts. This study examined how masculinity norms shape SRH communication between parents and boys in rural southwestern Uganda, where such interactions are often constrained by gender socialisation, fear-based approaches, and traditional expectations of masculinity. Using qualitat…
Caregivers’ and healthcare providers’ perceptions of blood availability, safety, and acceptability for patients with cancer in southwestern Uganda
Blood transfusion is crucial in supporting the treatment of patients with cancer. However, in poor-resource settings, blood and blood components remain scarce, and their perceived health risks may hinder their use. This study explored the perceptions of blood availability, safety, and acceptability among caregivers and healthcare providers of patients with cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in southwestern Uganda. This study employed a …
Family contributions and challenges to HIV care support among youth in rural Kenya and Uganda during the SEARCH-Youth study
Medicine (11 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (9 obras) · Qualitative research (9 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (8 obras) · Environmental health (8 obras) · Nursing (8 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (7 obras) · Population (7 obras) · Public health (7 obras) · Family medicine (6 obras)