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The new female condom (FC2) in Uganda: perceptions and experiences of users and their sexual partners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: RhodaK Wanyenze --- , Uganda Lynn Atuyambe --- , Uganda Vista Kibirige --- , Uganda Sarah Mbabazi --- , Uganda NazariusM Tumwesigye --- , Uganda Kara Djurhuus --- , Uganda Alice Namale --- , UgandaThe new version of the female condom (FC2) was introduced in Uganda in October 2009, following an unsuccessful female condom programme begun in 1998. The failure of the earlier programme was partly attributed to low acceptance of the first type... -
Health-promoting practices and the factors associated with self-reported poor health in caregivers of children orphaned by AIDS in southwest Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rhoda Suubi Muliira --- , Oman Joshua Kanaabi Muliira --- , OmanInformal caregivers worldwide are faced with the dilemma of maintaining their health and meeting the caregiving demands of their loved ones. This study explores the health outcomes of caregiving, caregivers’ health-promoting practices and the challenges to providing care among caregivers... -
Occurrence of Barbus profundus Greenwood 1970 (Telostei: Cyprinidae) in mid-water in Lake Victoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Denis Tweddle John Balirwa Dave Maclennan John Okaronon Rhoda Tumwebaze Albert Getabu Sam Bassa -
HIV testing preferences among pregnant women attending antenatal care and their male partners: a discrete choice experiment in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jeffrey E Korte --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Michael Strauss --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South Africa Aissatou Ba --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Esther Buregyeya --- School of Public Health, Uganda Joseph KB Matovu --- School of Public Health, Uganda Rose Kisa --- School of Public Health, Uganda William Musoke --- Mildmay Uganda, Uganda Harriet Chemusto --- Mildmay Uganda, Uganda Caroline J Vrana-Diaz --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Angela M Malek --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Rhoda K Wanyenze --- School of Public Health, Uganda Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South AfricaHIV testing rates remain stubbornly low among men – a crucial target population for reaching the ambitious global and regional goals of the HIV programme. In an era of declining donor funding, identifying cost-effective strategies to increase testing rates amongst... -
Efficacy and profitability of weed management systems for honeybush in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Rayganah Rhoda --- , South Africa Cecilia Bester --- , South Africa Mlamuli Motsa --- , Eswatini Marlise Joubert --- , South Africa Gugu Tshabalala --- , South Africa Candice-Lee Lyons --- , South AfricaWeeds reduce crop productivity through competion for nutrients, water, light and space, and impact negatively on commercial crops. Honeybush tea (Cyclopia spp.) is an industry mainly focused on the organic cultivation of tea, using mechanical weeding control methods. To date,... -
Low acceptance of intimate partner violence by pregnant women in Uganda predicts higher uptake of HIV self-testing among their male partners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Caroline J Vrana-Diaz --- , USA Jeffrey E Korte --- , USA Mulugeta Gebregziabher --- , USA Lauren Richey --- , USA Anbesaw Selassie --- , USA Michael Sweat --- , USA Rose Kisa --- , Uganda William Musoke --- , Uganda Harriet Chemusto --- , Uganda Esther Buregyeya --- , Uganda Joseph KB Matovu --- , Uganda Rhoda K Wanyenze --- , UgandaIntroduction: Heterosexual couples are at high risk for HIV acquisition in sub-Saharan Africa, and HIV self-testing (HST) is an additional approach to expand access to HIV testing services. However, it is not well known how gender equality is associated with... -
Provider-initiated HIV testing in health care settings: Should it include client-centered counselling?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Susan M Kiene --- Medicine and Community Health (Research), Brown University, Michael Stein --- Medicine and Community Health, Brown University, USA Moses Bateganya --- Makerere University (Internal Medicine), Rhoda Wanyenze --- Makerere University School of Public Health-CDC HIV Fellowship Programme, Uganda Kenneth Mayer --- The Fenway Institute/Fenway Health, Haruna Lule --- Gombe Hospital, UgandaTo increase access to HIV testing, the WHO and CDC have recommended implementing provider-initiated HIV testing (PITC). To address the resource limitations of the PITC setting, WHO and CDC suggest that patient-provider interactions during PITC may need to focus on... -
Adoption of formal HIV and AIDS workplace policies: An analysis of industry/sector variations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Rhoda Bakuwa --- Human Resources Management, Malawi Polytechnic,Addressing HIV and AIDS is the responsibility of many stakeholders including private sector companies. However, increasing evidence reveals that the majority of companies around the world are yet to acknowledge and respond to HIV and AIDS as a workplace issue... -
Peripheral neuropathy and quality of life of adults living with HIV/AIDS in the Rulindo district of Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Juvenal Biraguma [d147e18] Anthea RhodaAlthough the life expectancy of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) has increased in the past years, they could experience secondary illness such as peripheral neuropathy (PN). Therefore, they need to adapt to chronic disablement which could affect their quality of... -
Disclosure of HIV status between parents and children in Uganda in the context of greater access to treatment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: David Kyaddondo [d332e18] Rhoda K. Wanyenze John Kinsman Anita HardonWhile disclosure of HIV sero-status is encouraged in the management of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, it remains a challenge, especially among family members. This article examines the moral dilemmas and pragmatic incentives surrounding disclosure of HIV status in contemporary... -
HIV fatalism and engagement in transactional sex among Ugandan fisherfolk living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Katelyn M. Sileo --- , , USA Laura M. Bogart --- , USA Glenn J. Wagner --- , USA William Musoke --- , Uganda Rose Naigino --- , , Uganda Barbara Mukasa --- , Uganda Rhoda K. Wanyenze --- , , UgandaHIV fatalism, or the belief that HIV acquisition and mortality is out of one's control, is thought to contribute to HIV risk in fishing populations in East Africa. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between...
