Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Rujumba, Joseph"
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"If I have money, I cannot allow my baby to breastfeed only …" barriers and facilitators to scale-up of peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda
Rujumba, Joseph; Ndeezi, Grace; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Kwagala, Mary; Mukochi, Michelle; Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; Meda, Nicolas; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-15)Background Early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months reduces infant morbidity and mortality and can positively impact on cognitive function. In Uganda, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is recommended ... -
Listening to health workers: lessons from Eastern Uganda for strengthening the programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Rujumba, Joseph; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Neema, Stella; Heggenhougen, Harald K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-01-05)Background: The implementation and utilization of programmes for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in most low income countries has been described as sub-optimal. As planners and service providers, ... -
Pregnant women's experiences of routine counselling and testing for HIV in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study
Rujumba, Joseph; Neema, Stella; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Heggenhougen, Harald K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-24)Background: Routine HIV counselling and testing as part of antenatal care has been institutionalized in Uganda as an entry point for pregnant women into the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme. ... -
The Social Context of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in Uganda: Mothers’ and health care providers’ experiences and lessons for programme improvement
Rujumba, Joseph (Doctoral thesis, 2012-11-27)Introduction: The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme has been operational in Uganda since the year 2000, but its performance remains sub-optimal. The objective of this thesis is to increase ... -
‘‘Telling my husband I have HIV is too heavy to come out of my mouth’’: pregnant women’s disclosure experiences and support needs following antenatal HIV testing in eastern Uganda
Rujumba, Joseph; Neema, Stella; Byamugisha, Robert; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K.; Heggenhougen, Harald K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-14)Introduction: Disclosure of HIV serostatus by women to their sexual partners is critical for the success of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme as an integrated service in antenatal care. ... -
"We shall count it as a part of kyogero": acceptability and considerations for scale up of single dose chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care in Central Uganda
Mukunya, David; Haaland, Marte Emilie Sandvik; Tumwine, James K.; Ndeezi, Grace; Namugga, Olive; Tumuhamye, Josephine; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Rujumba, Joseph; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Moland, Karen Marie; Nankabirwa, Victoria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-04)Background: Cleansing the umbilical cord with chlorhexidine reduces neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in communities where newborn deaths and home births are common. As a result, the World Health Organization ...