Joseph Ssekasanvu

Dados Biográficos

ID7731264
NOMEJoseph Ssekasanvu
PRENOMESJoseph
SOBRENOMESsekasanvu
ASSINATURASSEKASANVU J
AFILIAÇÕESJohns Hopkins University
ORCID0000-0002-3721-2299
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2013
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness, use, and discontinuation among Lake Victoria fisherfolk in Uganda

    Open AccessKauthrah Ntabadde, Joseph Kagaayi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    There is limited population-level data on the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care continuum in eastern Africa. Here, we assessed the PrEP care continuum following PrEP rollout in a Ugandan community with ~40% HIV seroprevalence. We used cross-sectional population-based data collected between September 3 and December 19, 2018 from a Lake Victoria fishing community in southern Uganda to measure levels of self-reported PrEP awareness, ever-use, and…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Overweight and obesity in south central Uganda

    Open AccessAdeoluwa Ayoola, Robert Ssekubugu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Obesity is a rapidly growing global health challenge, but there are few population-level studies from non-urban settings in sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluated the prevalence of overweight (body mass index (BMI)>25 kg/m 2 ), obesity (BMI>30 kg/m 2 ), and associated factors using data from May 2018 to November 2020 from the Rakai Community Cohort Study, a population-based cohort of residents aged 15 to 49 living in forty-one fishing, trading, and agr…

  • Intimate partner violence, HIV and sexually transmitted infections in fishing, trading and agrarian communities in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessBushra Sabri, Andrea L Wirtz et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    Programs should target factors at multiple levels to reduce risk for syndemic conditions of HIV, STI and IPV in Rakai, Uganda particularly among men and women in fishing communities

  • Sexual risk behaviors following circumcision among HIV-positive men in Rakai, Uganda

    Edward Nelson Kankaka, Joseph Ssekasanvu et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2018

    OBJECTIVE: To determine whether circumcision of HIV-positive men is associated with increased subsequent sexual risk behaviors which may place their female partners at risk. METHODS: Newly circumcised and uncircumcised HIV-positive men in the Rakai Community Cohort Study were followed from baseline (July 2013-January 2015) to determine trend in sexual risk behaviors and association of circumcision with subsequent sexual risk behaviors at follow u…

  • 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…

  • Male Circumcision Coverage, Knowledge, and Attitudes After 4-Years of Program Scale-up in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessXiangrong Kong, Joseph Ssekasanvu et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014

  • Trends in HIV counseling and testing uptake among married individuals in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessJoseph K B Matovu, Joseph Kb Matovu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Uptake of couples' HCT remained consistently low (below 30%) over the years, while uptake of individual HCT declined over time. These findings call for innovative strategies to increase demand for couples' HCT, particularly among younger couples and those with no prior HCT