Dr Francis Xavier Kasujja

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MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
Plot 51, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Nakiwogo Rd
Entebbe
Uganda

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Francis Xavier

I am a postdoctoral scientist at the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit.

Affiliations

MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit

Research

My research interests revolve around community engagement and involvement. I have led work focused on developing and evaluating an integrated community-based model of care for HIV, diabetes and hypertension. I have also conducted research on diabetes testing, self-management, as well as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for HIV prevention among young women at elevated risk of infection.

Research Area

Field epidemiology

Social epidemiology

Disease and Health Conditions

Diabetes

Hypertension

HIV/AIDS

Malaria

Country

Uganda

Tanzania

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

Selected Publications

Protocol for the economic evaluation of integrated community-based care compared with integrated facility-based care for HIV, hypertension and diabetes in Tanzania and Uganda (INTE-COMM trial).

Abou Jaoude, GJ; Namakoola, I; Aikaeli, F; Kimaro, G; Moyo, F; KASUJJA, FX; Van Widenfelt, E; Kivuyo, S; BIRUNGI, J; Mutungi, G; Ubuguyu, OS; Watiti, S; Ramaiya, K; Mfinanga, S; NYIRENDA, M; Garrib, A; Jaffar, S; Skordis, J; Batura, N;

2025

NIHR open research

Bioethical Issues in the Implementation of Cluster Randomized Trials Evaluating Integrated Community-Based Care: Experiences from the INTE-COMM Trial in Uganda

Mirembe, D; Akugizibwe, M; Namakoola, I; Birungi, J; KASUJJA, FX;

2024

Makerere Bioethics Conference 2024: Contemporary Issues in Bioethics Practice

“It will save us a lot of time and money”: Perceptions of Patients and Health Care Providers on Community-based Integrated Care Management of HIV, Diabetes and Hypertension in Uganda

Kigongo, A; Akugizibwe, M; Chaka, M; Namakoola, I; KASUJJA, FX;

2024

LSHTM Trials Day

Participant recruitment and cluster formation in the design and implementation of trials evaluating community-based models of care: the INTE-COMM approach

Naluyiga, E; Kusilika, C; Nakawungu, C; Akugizibwe, M; Namakoola, I; KASUJJA, FX;

2024

LSHTM Trials Day 2025

Decentralising chronic disease management in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for the qualitative process evaluation of community-based integrated management of HIV, diabetes and hypertension in Tanzania and Uganda.

Van Hout, M-C; Akugizibwe, M; Shayo, EH; Namulundu, M; KASUJJA, FX; Namakoola, I; BIRUNGI, J; Okebe, J; Murdoch, J; Mfinanga, SG; Jaffar, S;

2024

BMJ open

Type 2 Diabetes testing in eastern Uganda: a contextualized evaluation of available point-of-care tests

KASUJJA, FX;

2024

Uganda-Sweden International Research and Innovations Dissemination Conference 2022

Integrated community-based management of HIV, diabetes, and hypertension in Tanzania and Uganda: protocol for a cluster-randomized trial

Aikaeli, F; KASUJJA, FX; Moyo, F; Kivuyo, S; Birungi, J; Namakoola, I; Prior, J; Garrib, A; Jaoude, GA; Batura, N; Mutungi, G; Ubuguyu, OS; Watiti, S; Van Widenfelt, E; Willits, J; Okebe, J; Baptista, E; Ramaiya, K; Van Hout, M-C; Mfinanga, S; Nyirenda, M; Jaffar, S;

2024

NIHR Open Res

Factors associated with diagnostic and pre-treatment intervals among breast cancer patients attending care at the Uganda Cancer Institute: A cross-sectional study.

Achan, J; KASUJJA, FX; Opito, R; Wabinga, H; Orach, CG; Mwaka, AD;

2023

Cancer medicine

PrEP uptake and persistence amongst HIV-negative women who exchange sex for money or commodities in Kampala, Uganda: A qualitative inquiry assessing the influence of pregnancy.

Joshi, S; Namuddu, C; KASUJJA, FX; Mirembe, M; Homsy, J; SEELEY, J; King, R;

2023

PLOS global public health

Service Availability and Readiness of Primary Care Health Facilities Offering Hypertension Diagnosis Services in Wakiso District, Uganda, 2019.

Nanono, J; Neupane, D; Ssekamatte, T; Ahumuza, E; KASUJJA, FX; Rutebemberwa, E;