Jaco Homsy

Dados Biográficos

ID7025429
NOMEJaco Homsy
PRENOMESJaco
SOBRENOMEHomsy
ASSINATURAHOMSY J
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of California, San Francisco
ORCID0000-0001-5932-4569
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2011
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2023
ÍNDICE H0

  • Public perceptions of Ebola vaccines and confidence in health services to treat Ebola, malaria, and tuberculosis

    Open AccessAybüke Koyuncu, Rosalind J Carter et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Uganda used Ebola vaccines as part of its preparedness and response during the 2018–2020 10 th Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We evaluated the public’s perceptions of Ebola vaccines and compared their confidence in health services to treat Ebola versus malaria and tuberculosis as part of a survey on Ebola knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) conducted in March 2020. A cross-sectional…

  • PrEP uptake and persistence amongst HIV-negative women who exchange sex for money or commodities in Kampala, Uganda

    Open AccessShivali Joshi, Catherine Namuddu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Pregnant young women who exchange sex for money or commodities are at elevated biological and social risk for HIV acquisition. PrEP serves as an effective means of HIV prevention, including during pregnancy. This study aimed to explore attitudes, experiences and challenges with PrEP to understand what motivates or limits PrEP uptake and adherence specifically during pregnancy among this population of young women. Semi-structured interviews were c…

  • ‘When I receive ARVs through my group, my heart settles’

    Open AccessJoseph Rujumba, Rachel King et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The Friends for Life Circles (FLC) was a parallel randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a group peer support intervention to support long-term adherence to Option B+ in Kampala and Mityana districts in Uganda. We explored FLC participants’ experiences and perceptions of the intervention on adherence to Option B+ for PMTCT and potential implications for strengthening the PMTCT program. We collected data from six focus group discussio…

  • Uganda’s experience in Ebola virus disease outbreak preparedness, 2018–2019

    Open AccessJane Ruth Aceng, Alex Riolexus Ario et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2020

    BACKGROUND: Since the declaration of the 10th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in DRC on 1st Aug 2018, several neighboring countries have been developing and implementing preparedness efforts to prevent EVD cross-border transmission to enable timely detection, investigation, and response in the event of a confirmed EVD outbreak in the country. We describe Uganda's experience in EVD preparedness. RESULTS: On 4 August 2018, the Uganda Ministry of…

  • PMTCT Option B+ 2012 to 2018 — Taking stock

    Rachel King, Joyce Namale Matovu et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2020

    Since 2012, PMTCT Option B+ has been recommended by the World Health Organization to reduce vertical transmission but numerous adherence challenges remain. We conducted a qualitative study at baseline using six focus group discussions and 14 in-depth interviews to explore knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and challenges towards the Option B+ strategy for PMTCT among HIV-infected pregnant and post-partum women and health workers engaged in Uganda's na…

  • Repeat] testing and counseling is one of the key [services] that the government should continue providing”

    Open Accessthe PRIMAL Study Team, Femke Bannink Mbazzi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    ClinicalTrials.gov registration number NCT01882998, date of registration 21st June 2013

  • Pregnancy comes accidentally - like it did with me

    Open AccessRachel King, Kenneth Khana et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    Counselling at ART initiation may not be sufficient to enable women who do not desire children to adopt relevant family planning practices. On-going reproductive health education and FP services, with emphasis on the restoration of fertility after ART initiation, should be integrated into ART programs for men and women