Publications | Research impact

Browse a collection of academic publications and research papers, contributed to by personnel from the Unit.

Youth and healthcare workers' perspectives on the feasibility and acceptability of self-testing for HIV, Hepatitis and Syphilis among young people: Qualitative findings from a pilot study in Gaborone, Botswana.

Nambusi, K; Gbolahan, A; Maureen, S-M; Tsholofelo, RT; Motswedi, AM; Simani, G; Joseph, M; Una, N; Sikhulile, MS; Odile, S; Lucy, M;

2023

PloS one, (2023).18 7 10.1371/journal.pone.0288971.

Cognition in older adults in Uganda: Correlates, trends over time and association with mortality in prospective population study.

Prynn, JE; Davey, C; Davis, D; KUPER, H; Mugisha, J; SEELEY, J;

2023

PLOS global public health, (2023).3 11 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001798.

Development of a questionnaire to assess mothers' knowledge, attitudes and practice with regard to childhood hearing loss and Universal Newborn Hearing Screening.

Graham, C; Gina, A; SEELEY, J; Saman, Y;

2023

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, (2023).165, 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111449.

A Narrative Synthesis of Literature on the Barriers to Timely Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Mwamba, M; Lombe, DC; Msadabwe, S; BOND, V; Simwinga, M; Sentoogo Ssemata, A; Muhumuza, R; SEELEY, J; Mwaka, AD; AGGARWAL, A;

2023

Clinical Oncology, (2023).35 9 10.1016/j.clon.2023.05.011.

Meta-analysis of African ancestry genome-wide association studies identified novel locus and validates multiple loci associated with kidney function.

Kintu, C; Soremekun, O; Machipisa, T; Mayanja, R; Kalyesubula, R; Bagaya, BS; Jjingo, D; Chikowore, T; FATUMO, S;

2023

BMC genomics, (2023).24 1 10.1186/s12864-023-09601-0.

Mosaic chromosomal alterations in peripheral blood leukocytes of children in sub-Saharan Africa.

Zhou, W; Fischer, A; Ogwang, MD; Luo, W; Kerchan, P; Reynolds, SJ; Tenge, CN; Were, PA; Kuremu, RT; Wekesa, WN; Masalu, N; Kawira, E; Kinyera, T; Otim, I; Legason, ID; Nabalende, H; Ayers, LW; Bhatia, K; Goedert, JJ; Gouveia, MH; Cole, N; Hicks, B; Jones, K; Hummel, M; Schlesner, M; ... Mbulaiteye, SM.

2023

Nature communications, (2023).14 1 10.1038/s41467-023-43881-0.

Prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders among participants of the Uganda Genome Resource: Opportunities for psychiatric genetics research.

KALUNGI, A; Kinyanda, E; Akena, D; Gelaye, B; Ssembajjwe, W; Mpango, R; Ongaria, T; Mugisha, J; Makanga, R; Kakande, A; Kimono, B; Amanyire, P; Kirumira, F; Lewis, C; McIntosh, A; Kuchenbaecker, K; Nyirenda, M; Kaleebu, P; FATUMO, S;

2023

Research Square (2023). 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3273341/v1.

Metformin for the prevention of diabetes among people with HIV and either impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance (prediabetes) in Tanzania: a Phase II randomised placebo-controlled trial.

Garrib, A; Kivuyo, S; Bates, K; Ramaiya, K; Wang, D; Majaliwa, E; Simbauranga, R; Charles, G; Van Widenfelt, E; Luo, H; Alam, U; NYIRENDA, MJ; Jaffar, S; Mfinanga, S; META trial team,;

2023

Diabetologia, (2023).66 10 10.1007/s00125-023-05968-7.

Multivariate GWAS analysis reveals loci associated with liver functions in continental African populations. S1 File.

Soremekun, C; Machipisa, T; Soremekun, O; Pirie, F; Oyekanmi, N; Motala, AA; Chikowore, T; FATUMO, S;

2023

, PLOS ONE (2023).

The role of multidimensional poverty in antibiotic misuse: a mixed-methods study of self-medication and non-adherence in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Green, DL; Keenan, K; Fredricks, KJ; Huque, SI; Mushi, MF; Kansiime, C; Asiimwe, B; Kiiru, J; Mshana, SE; Neema, S; Mwanga, JR; Kesby, M; Lynch, AG; Worthington, H; Olamijuwon, E; Abed Al Ahad, M; Aduda, A; Njeru, JM; Mmbaga, BT; Bazira, J; Sandeman, A; Stelling, J; Gillespie, SH; Kibiki, G; Sabiiti, W; ... HATUA Consortium,

2023

The Lancet. Global health, (2023).11 1 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00423-5.