Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på forfatter "Makumbi, Fredrick Edward"
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A comparison of sexual risk behaviours and HIV seroprevalence among circumcised and uncircumcised men before and after implementation of the safe male circumcision programme in Uganda
Kibira, Simon Peter; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard; Daniel, Marguerite; Atuyambe, Lynn Muhimbuura; Makumbi, Fredrick Edward (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01-05)Background: Although male circumcision reduces the heterosexual HIV transmission risk, its effect may be attenuated if circumcised men increase sexual risk behaviours (SRB) due to perceived low risk. In Uganda information ... -
Does mhGAP training of primary health care providers improve the identification of child- and adolescent mental, neurological or substance use disorders? Results from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda
Akol, Angela; Makumbi, Fredrick Edward; Babirye, Juliet N.; Nalugya, Joyce; Nshemereirwe, Sylvia; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background. Integrating child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) into primary health care (PHC) using the WHO mental health gap action program (mhGAP) is recommended for closing a mental health treatment gap in low- and ... -
Exploring drivers for safe male circumcision: Experiences with health education and understanding of partial HIV protection among newly circumcised men in Wakiso, Uganda
Kibira, Simon Peter; Daniel, Marguerite; Atuyambe, Lynn Muhimbuura; Makumbi, Fredrick Edward; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03-31)Introduction: About 2.5 million men have voluntarily been circumcised since Uganda started implementing the WHO recommendation to scale up safe male circumcision to reduce HIV transmission. This study sought to understand ... -
Modern contraceptive use among postpartum women living with HIV attending mother baby care points in Kabarole District, Uganda
Tusubira, Andrew K.; Kibira, Simon Peter; Makumbi, Fredrick Edward (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-22)Background: Preventing unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV is important for improving maternal and child health outcomes. Despite multiple contacts between postpartum women and healthcare providers at health ... -
“Now that you are circumcised, you cannot have first sex with your wife”: post circumcision sexual behaviours and beliefs among men in Wakiso district, Uganda
Kibira, Simon Peter; Atuyambe, Lynn Muhimbuura; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard; Makumbi, Fredrick Edward; Daniel, Marguerit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Introduction: Safe male circumcision is an important biomedical intervention in the comprehensive HIV prevention programmes implemented in 14 sub-Saharan African countries with high HIV prevalence. To sustain its partial ... -
Sexual Risk Behaviours and Willingness to Be Circumcised among Uncircumcised Adult Men in Uganda
Kibira, Simon Peter; Makumbi, Fredrick Edward; Daniel, Marguerite; Atuyambe, Lynn Muhimbuura; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-14)Background: There has been substantial demand for safe male circumcision (SMC) in Uganda in the early programme scale-up phase. Research indicates that early adopters of new interventions often differ from later adopters ... -
Timeliness of Childhood Vaccinations in Kampala Uganda: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Babirye, Juliet N.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Makumbi, Fredrick Edward; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Wamani, Henry; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Nuwaha, Fred (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-04-23)Background: Child survival is dependent on several factors including high vaccination coverage. Timely receipt of vaccines ensures optimal immune response to the vaccines. Yet timeliness is not usually emphasized in ...