HIV counseling and testing practices at an urban hospital in Kampala, UgandaRhoda Wanyenze
Makerere University Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
AIDS Behav 10:361-7. 2006
..The findings indicate that hospitals are important venues for HIV counseling and testing...
Fertility and contraceptive decision-making and support for HIV infected individuals: client and provider experiences and perceptions at two HIV clinics in UgandaRhoda K Wanyenze
Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
BMC Public Health 13:98. 2013
..This study explored decisions to have or not to have children and contraceptive preferences among PLHIV at two clinics in Uganda...
- Women's views on consent, counseling and confidentiality in PMTCT: a mixed-methods study in four African countries
Anita Hardon
Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 12:26. 2012
..This paper focuses on the quality of information provision and counseling and disclosure patterns in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda to identify how services can be improved to enable better PMTCT outcomes...
- Missed opportunities for HIV testing and late-stage diagnosis among HIV-infected patients in Uganda
Rhoda K Wanyenze
Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
PLoS ONE 6:e21794. 2011
..We provided HIV testing to patients at Mulago hospital in Uganda, and performed CD4 tests to assess disease stage at diagnosis...
- Uptake of family planning methods and unplanned pregnancies among HIV-infected individuals: a cross-sectional survey among clients at HIV clinics in Uganda
Rhoda K Wanyenze
Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
J Int AIDS Soc 14:35. 2011
..The aim of this study was to assess the utilization of family planning and unintended pregnancies among HIV-infected people in Uganda...
- Evaluation of the efficiency of patient flow at three HIV clinics in Uganda
Rhoda K Wanyenze
Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
AIDS Patient Care STDS 24:441-6. 2010
..Task-shifting may not be efficient in terms of time. More-effective triage and longer visit intervals could improve patient flow and capacity for cost-effective scale-up...
- Linkage to HIV care and survival following inpatient HIV counseling and testing
Rhoda K Wanyenze
Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
AIDS Behav 15:751-60. 2011
..6% (72). HCT had significant impact on linkage to care among surviving participants. Referral for HCT was a missed opportunity for diagnosis. There is need for earlier diagnosis and linkage to HIV care among inpatients...
Provider-initiated HIV testing for paediatric inpatients and their caretakers is feasible and acceptableRhoda K Wanyenze
Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
Trop Med Int Health 15:113-9. 2010
..We introduced HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) for hospitalised children and their caretakers in Mulago teaching hospital in Uganda to assess its feasibility...
- Acceptability of routine HIV counselling and testing, and HIV seroprevalence in Ugandan hospitals
Rhoda K Wanyenze
Mulago Mbarara Teaching Hospitals Joint AIDS Program, Kampala, Uganda
Bull World Health Organ 86:302-9. 2008
..All patients in participating units who had not previously tested HIV-positive were offered HIV testing. Family members of patients seen at the hospitals were also offered testing...
- Potential for false positive HIV test results with the serial rapid HIV testing algorithm
Steven Baveewo
Department of Medicine, Makerere University School of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda
BMC Res Notes 5:154. 2012
..We conducted further testing on this subgroup of samples using qualitative DNA PCR to assess the potential for false positive tests in this situation...
- Electronic medical records and same day patient tracing improves clinic efficiency and adherence to appointments in a community based HIV/AIDS care program, in Uganda
Stella T Alamo
Medical Department, Reach Out Mbuya HIV AIDS Initiative, Kampala, Uganda
AIDS Behav 16:368-74. 2012
..8% The total median waiting time to see providers significantly decreased from 291 to 94 min. Our findings suggest that EMR and same day patient tracing can significantly reduce missed appointments, and LTFU and improve clinic efficiency...
- Utilization of HIV and tuberculosis services by health care workers in Uganda: implications for occupational health policies and implementation
Esther Buregyeya
Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
PLoS ONE 7:e46069. 2012
..Challenges to and gaps in access to HIV services among HCWs may thus compromise TB infection control. This study assessed HCWs HIV and TB screening uptake and explored their preferences for provision of HIV and TB care...
