Program Publications

2017

Green WM, Farquhar C, Mashalla Y. The Afya Bora Fellowship: An Innovative Program Focused on Creating an Interprofessional Network of Leaders in Global Health. Acad Med (2017), 92(9), 1269-1273.

Hosey KN, Kalula A, Voss J. Establishing an Online Continuing and Professional Development Library for Nurses and Midwives in East, Central, and Southern Africa. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care (2016), 27(3), 297-311.

Ousman K, Polomano RC, Seloilwe E, Odero T, Tarimo E, Mashalla YJ, Voss JG, O'Malley G, Chapman SA, Gachuno O, Manabe Y, Nakanjako D, Sewankambo N, Urassa D, Wasserheit JN, Wiebe DJ, Green W, Farquhar C; Afya Bora Consortium Working Group. Interprofessional Fellowship Training for Emerging Global Health Leaders in Africa to Improve HIV Prevention and Care: The Afya Bora Consortium. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care (2016), 27(3), 331-343.

2016

Monroe-Wise A, Mashalla Y, O'Malley G, Nathanson N, Seloilwe E, Gachuno O, Odero T, Nakanjako D, Sewankambo N, Tarimo E, Urassa D, Manabe Y, Chapman S, Voss J, Wasserheit J, Farquhar C. Training tomorrow's leaders in global health: impact of the Afya Bora Consortium Fellowship on the careers of its alumni. BMC Med Educ (2016), 16(1), 241.

2015

Nakanjako D, Namagala E, Semeere A, Kigozi J, Sempa J, Ddamulira JB, Katamba A, Biraro S, Naikoba S, Mashalla Y, Farquhar C, Afya Bora Consortium members, Sewankambo N. Global health leadership training in resource-limited settings: a collaborative approach by academic institutions and local health care programs in Uganda. Hum Resour Health (2015), 13, 87.

2014

Daniels, J, Farquhar, C, Nathanson, N, Mashalla, Y, Petracca, F, Desmond, M, Green, W, Davies, L, O'Malley, G, & Afya Bora Consortium Working Group Members. Training tomorrow's global health leaders: applying a transtheoretical model to identify behavior change stages within an intervention for health leadership development. Glob Health Promot (2014), 21(4), 24-34.

Monroe-Wise A, Kibore M, Kiarie J, Nduati R, Mburu J, Drake FT, Bremner W, Holmes K, Farquhar C. The Clinical Education Partnership Initiative: an innovative approach to global health education. BMC Med Educ (2014), 14, 1043.

2011

Farquhar, C, Nathanson, N, & The Consortium Working Group. The Afya Bora Consortium: an African-U.S. partnership to Train Leaders in Global Health. Infect Dis Clin North Am (2011), 25(2), 399-409.

Fellow Project Publications

2017

Kang'a S, Puttkammer N, Wanyee S, Kimanga D, Madrano J, Muthee V, Odawo P, Sharma A, Oluoch T, Robinson K, Kwach J, Lober WB. A national standards-based assessment on functionality of electronic medical records systems used in Kenyan public-Sector health facilities. Int J Med Inform (2017), 97, 68-75.

Kumakech E, Andersson S, Wabinga H, Musubika C, Kirimunda S, Berggren V. Cervical cancer risk perceptions, sexual risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections among Bivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccinated and non-vaccinated young women in Uganda - 5 year follow up study. BMC Womens Health (2017), 17(1), 40.

Noor RA, Abioye AI, Ulenga N, Msham S, Kaishozi G, Gunaratna NS, Mwiru R, Smith E, Dhillon CN, Spiegelman D, Fawzi W. Large-scale wheat flour folic acid fortification program increases plasma folate levels among women of reproductive age in urban Tanzania. PLoS One (2017), 12(8), e0182099.

Osingada CP, Okuga M, Nabirye RC, Sewankambo N, Nakanjako D. Disclosure of Parental HIV Status to Children: Experiences of Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment at an Urban Clinic in Kampala, Uganda. AIDS Res Treat (2017), 4(10), 1-11.

Owek CJ, Oluoch E, Wachira J, Estambale B, Afrane YA. Community perceptions and attitudes on malaria case management and the role of community health workers. Malar J (2017), 16(1), 272.

Sunguya B, Ulenga NK, Siril H, Puryear S, Aris E, Mtisi, E, Tarimo E, Urassa DP, Fawzi W, Mugusi F. High magnitude of under nutrition among HIV infected adults who have not started ART in Tanzania–a call to include nutrition care and treatment in the test and treat model. BMC Nutr (2017), 3(1), 58.

Tenforde MW, Scriven JE, Harrison TS, Jarvis JN. Immune correlates of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis. PLoS Pathog (2017), 13(3), e1006207.

Tenforde MW, Mokomane M, Leeme T, Patel RKK, Lekwape N, Ramodimoosi C, Dube B, Williams EA, Mokobela KO, Tawanana E, Pilatwe T, Hurt WJ, Mitchell H, Banda DL, Stone H, Molefi M, Mokgacha K, Phillips H, Mullan PC, Steenhoff AP, Mashalla Y, Mine M, Jarvis JN. Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus disease in Botswana following successful antiretroviral therapy rollout: Incidence of and temporal trends in cryptococcal meningitis. Clin Infect Dis (2017), 65(5), 779-786.

2016

Noor RA, Geldsetzer P, Bärnighausen T, Fawzi W. Do countries rely on the World Health Organization for translating research findings into clinical guidelines? Global Health (2016), 12(1), 58.

Osingada CP, Okuga M, Nabirye RC, Sewankambo N, Nakanjako D. Prevalence, barriers and factors associated with parental disclosure of their HIV positive status to children: a cross-sectional study in an urban clinic in Kampala, Uganda. BMC Public Health (2016), 16, 547.

Sariah A, Rugemalila J, Somba M, Minja A, Makuchilo M, Tarimo E, Urassa D, Siril H. Experiences with disclosure of HIV-positive status to the infected child: Perspectives of healthcare providers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2016), 16(1), 1083.

Tenforde MW, Wake R, Leeme T, Jarvis JN. HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Bridging the Gap Between Developed and Resource-Limited Settings. Curr Clin Microbiol Rep (2016), 3, 92-102.

2015

Kansiime C, Rutebemberwa E, Asiimwe BB, Makumbi F, Bazira J, Mugisha A. Annual trends of human brucellosis in pastoralist communities of south-western Uganda: a retrospective ten-year study. Infect Dis Poverty (2015), 4, 39-47.

Kimani H, Farquhar C, Wanzala P, Ng’ang’a Z. Determinants of Delivery by Skilled Birth Attendants among Pregnant Women in Makueni County, Kenya. Public Health Res (2015), 5(1), 1-6.

Kiyaga C, Sendagire H, Eleanor, J Grosz J, McConnell I, Narayan V, Esiru G, Elyanu P, Akol Z, Kirungi W, Musinguzi J, Opio A. Consolidating HIV testing in a public health laboratory for efficient and sustainable early infant diagnosis (EID) in Uganda. J Public Health Policy (2015), 36(2), 153-169.

Manyahi J, Jullu BS, Abuya MI, Juma J, Ndayongeje J, Kilama B, Sambu V, Nondi J, Rabiel B, Somi G, Matee MI. Prevalence of HIV and syphilis infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Tanzania, 2011. BMC Public Health (2015), 15, 501-510.

Meya D, Rajasingham R, Nalintya E, Tenforde M, Jarvis J. Preventing Cryptococcosis—Shifting the Paradigm in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. Curr Trop Med Rep (2015), 2(2), 81-89.

Orikiriza P, Tibenderana B, Siedner MJ, Mueller Y, Byarugaba F, Moore CC, Evans EE, Bonnet M, Page AL, Bazira J, Boum Y 2nd. Low Resistance to First and Second Line Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs among Treatment Naive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Southwestern Uganda. PLoS ONE (2015), 10(2), e0118191.

Osingada CP, Nalwadda G, Ngabirano T, Wakida J, Sewankambo N, Nakanjako D. Nurses’ knowledge in ethics and their perceptions regarding continuing ethics education: a cross-sectional survey among nurses at three referral hospitals in Uganda. BMC Res Notes (2015), 8, 319-324.

Nakanjako D, Osingada CP, Ninsiima G, Chalo RN, Muliira JK, Ngabirano T. Determinants of Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Services at a No-Cost Reproductive Health Clinic Managed by Nurse-Midwives. Cancer Nurs (2015), 38(3), 177-184.

2014

Bazira J, Boum I, Y, Sempa J, Iramiot J, Nanjebe D, Sewankambo N, Nakanjako D. Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Clinical Samples at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Rural Uganda. Br Microbiol Res J (2014), 4(10), 1084-1091.

Juma JM, Tiberio JK, Abuya MI, Kilama BK, Somi GR, Sambu V, Branda R, Jullu BS, Ramadhani AA. Monitoring prevention or emergence of HIV drug resistance: results of a population-based foundational survey of early warning indicators in mainland Tanzania. BMC Infect Dis (2014), 14, 196-204.

Kassaza K, Orikiriza P, Llosa A, Bazira J, Nyehangane D, Page AL, Boum Y. Lowenstein-Jensen Selective Medium for Reducing Contamination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture. J Clin Microbiol (2014), 52(7), 2671–2673.

Moses A, Bwanga F, Boum Y, Bazira J. Prevalence and Genotypic Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases Produced by Gram Negative Bacilli at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rural South Western Uganda. Br Microbiol Res J (2014), 4(12), 1541–1550.

Mugo NR, Hong T, Celum C, Donnell D, Bukusi EA, John-Stewart G, Ngure K. Pregnancy Incidence and Outcomes among Women Receiving Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA (2014), 312(4), 362–371.

Mwambi B, Iramiot J, Bwanga F, Nakaye M, Itabangi H, Bazira J. Clindamycin Resistance among Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, in South Western Uganda. R Microbiol Res J (2014), 4(12), 1335–1344.

Nakaye M, Bwanga F, Itabangi H, Stanley IJ, Bashir M, Bazira J. AmpC-BETA Lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae Isolated at a Tertiary Hospital, South Western Uganda. Br Biotechnol J (2014), 4(9), 1026–1036.

Penazzato M, Revill P, Prendergast AJ, Collins IJ, Walker S, Elyanu P, Sculpher M, Gibb DM. Early infant diagnosis of HIV infection in low-income and middle-income countries: Does one size fit all? Lancet Infect Dis (2014), 14(7), 650-655.

Osthoff M, Irungu E, Ngure K, Mugo N, Thomas KK, Baeten JM, Eisen DP. Mannose-binding Lectin and Ficolin-2 Do Not Influence Humoral Immune Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine. Vaccine (2014), 32(37), 4772–4777.

Roberts ST, Heffron R, Ngure K, Celum C, Kurth A, Curran K, Mugo N, Baeten JM. Preferences for Daily or Intermittent Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Regimens and Ability to Anticipate Sex Among HIV Uninfected Members of Kenyan HIV Serodiscordant Couples. AIDS Behav (2014), 18(9), 1701–1711.

2013

Boum Y, Orikiriza P, Rojas-Ponce G, Riera-Montes M, Atwine D, Nansumba M, Bazira J, Page AL. Use of Colorimetric Culture Methods for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates from Sputum Samples in Resource-Limited Settings. J Clin Microbiol (2013), 51(7), 2273-2279.

Kiwanuka J, Bazira J, Mwanga J, Tumusiime D, Nyesigire E, Lwanga N, Warf BC, Kapur V, Poss M, Schiff SJ. The Microbial Spectrum of Neonatal Sepsis in Uganda: Recovery of Culturable Bacteria in Mother-Infant Pairs. PLoS ONE (2013), 8(8), e72775.