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1. Full Text Malaria prevention practices and associated environmental risk factors in a rural community in Wakiso district, Uganda
by Musoke, David and Miiro, George and Ndejjo, Rawlance and Karani, George and Morris, Keith and Kasasa, Simon and Nakiyingi-Miiro, Jessica and Guwatudde, David and Musoke, Miph Boses
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 10/2018, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. e0205210
Background Besides use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), other complimentary measures including suitable housing... 
AFRICA | TRANSMISSION | NETS | MANAGEMENT | MOSQUITOS | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | KNOWLEDGE | VECTOR CONTROL | ETHIOPIA | EXPOSURE | Health sciences | Houses | Rural communities | Insecticides | Aquatic insects | Environmental management | Epidemiology | Risk factors | Ecological risk assessment | Prevention | Towns | Stagnant water | Poisson density functions | Public health | Vector-borne diseases | Ventilators | Statistical analysis | Malaria | Households | Breeding | Rural areas | Rural housing | Spraying | Health risks | Environmental health | Vectors | Housing | Risk analysis | Rural environments | Disease control | Environmental risk | Residential areas | Studies | Disease prevention | Mosquitoes | Nets | Disease transmission | Data collection | Methods
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2. Full Text Postgraduate training for trauma prevention, injury surveillance and research, Uganda
by Bachani, Abdulgafoor M and Paichadze, Nino and Bentley, Jacob A and Tumwesigye, Nazarius Mbona and Bishai, David and Atuyambe, Lynn and Wegener, Stephen and Guwatudde, David and Kobusingye, Olive C and Hyder, Adnan A
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, ISSN 0042-9686, 06/2018, Volume 96, Issue 6, pp. 423 - 427
Problem The burden of trauma and injuries in Uganda is substantial and growing. Two important gaps that need addressing are the shortage of trained people and... 
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | Students | Public Health Surveillance | Humans | Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control | Adult | Female | Male | Uganda | Research | Education, Medical, Graduate | Short term | Low income groups | Postgraduate | Disease | Colleges & universities | Males | Risk factors | Training | Prevention | Seminars | Sustainability | Symposia | Injuries | Public health | Health risks | Workshops | Risk analysis | Trauma | Mentors | Injury prevention | Surveillance | Collaboration | Females | Lessons from the Field
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3. Full Text The epidemiology of hypertension in Uganda: Findings from the national non-communicable diseases risk factor survey
by Guwatudde, David and Mutungi, Gerald and Wesonga, Ronald and Kajjura, Richard and Kasule, Hafisa and Muwonge, James and Ssenono, Vincent and Bahendeka, Silver K
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 09/2015, Volume 10, Issue 9, pp. e0138991 - e0138991
Background Hypertension is an important contributor to global burden of disease and mortality, and is a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa.... 
DISTRICT | POISSON REGRESSION APPROACH | WEST-AFRICA | COMMUNITY | URBAN | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | PREVALENCE | BLOOD-PRESSURE | Blood Pressure | Body Mass Index | Prevalence | Cross-Sectional Studies | Humans | Middle Aged | Risk Factors | Uganda - epidemiology | Male | Young Adult | Health Surveys | Adult | Female | Poisson Distribution | Hypertension - epidemiology | Hypertension - diagnosis | Hypertension | Communicable diseases | Patient outcomes | Development and progression | Research | Epidemiology | Risk factors | Health sciences | Identification methods | Blood | Body mass index | Demographics | Censuses | Population | Blood pressure | Public health | Geographical distribution | Statistical analysis | Rural areas | Urban areas | Households | Health risks | Data processing | Regression analysis | Risk analysis | Studies | Surveillance | Body mass | Body size | Health risk assessment | Web sites | Cardiovascular diseases | Index Medicus
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4. Full Text Acceptance of treatment of sexually transmitted infections for stable sexual partners by female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda
by Mayanja, Yunia and Mukose, Aggrey David and Nakubulwa, Susan and Omosa-Manyonyi, Gloria and Kamali, Anatoli and Guwatudde, David
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 05/2016, Volume 11, Issue 5, p. e0155383
Background The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa remains high. Providing treatment to... 
LAKE VICTORIA | WOMEN | NOTIFICATION | INTERVENTIONS | RISK-FACTORS | COUNTRIES | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | PREVENTION | SYNDROMIC MANAGEMENT | HEALTH-CARE | PREVALENCE | Multivariate Analysis | Sex Workers | Sexual Behavior | Demography | Patient Acceptance of Health Care | Models, Biological | Humans | Sexually Transmitted Diseases - drug therapy | Adult | Female | Uganda | Sexual Partners | Sexually transmitted diseases | Care and treatment | Research | Sex oriented businesses | Health aspects | Risk factors | Sexually transmitted diseases--STD | Statistical analysis | Identification methods | Sex | Infections | Regression analysis | Medical diagnosis | Empowerment | Prostitution | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome--AIDS | Workers | Human immunodeficiency virus--HIV | Poisson density functions | Condoms | Diagnosis | Acceptance tests | Sexual partners | STD | AIDS | HIV | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome | Human immunodeficiency virus
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5. Full Text Prevalence and correlates of diabetes mellitus in Uganda: a population‐based national survey
by Bahendeka, Silver and Wesonga, Ronald and Mutungi, Gerald and Muwonge, James and Neema, Stella and Guwatudde, David
Tropical Medicine & International Health, ISSN 1360-2276, 03/2016, Volume 21, Issue 3, pp. 405 - 416
Objective We analysed fasting blood glucose (FBG) and other data collected as part of a population‐based nationwide non‐communicable disease risk factor... 
diabète sucré | maladies non transmissibles | Ouganda | Uganda | diabetes mellitus | chronic disease epidemiology | épidémiologie des maladies chroniques | epidemiología de patologías crónicas | enfermedades no transmisibles | non‐communicable diseases | Non-communicable diseases | Chronic disease epidemiology | Diabetes mellitus | RISK-FACTORS | URBAN | non-communicable diseases | CAMEROON | TROPICAL MEDICINE | OBESITY | GLYCEMIA | PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | COMMUNITY | GLUCOSE | NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES | TANZANIA | HYPERTENSION | Body Mass Index | Prevalence | Age Factors | Blood Glucose - analysis | Obesity - complications | Cholesterol - blood | Humans | Middle Aged | Uganda - epidemiology | Male | Young Adult | Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology | Obesity - epidemiology | Adolescent | Sex Factors | Adult | Diabetes Mellitus - etiology | Female | Aged | Hyperglycemia - epidemiology | Hyperglycemia - etiology | Surveys | Chronic diseases | Hyperglycemia | Diabetes | Blood sugar | Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) | Glycemic index | Glucose | Risk factors
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6. Full Text Promising perceptions, divergent practices and barriers to integrated malaria prevention in Wakiso district, Uganda: A mixed methods study
by Musoke, David and Miiro, George and Karani, George and Morris, Keith and Kasasa, Simon and Ndejjo, Rawlance and Nakiyingi-Miiro, Jessica and Guwatudde, David and Musoke, Miph Boses
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 04/2015, Volume 10, Issue 4, p. e0122699
Background The World Health Organization recommends use of multiple approaches to control malaria. The integrated approach to malaria prevention advocates the... 
AFRICA | INTERVENTIONS | ACHIEVEMENTS | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | PERSONAL-PROTECTION | VECTOR CONTROL | COMMUNITIES | INSECTICIDE-TREATED NETS | KENYA | CHALLENGES | Malaria - prevention & control | Mosquito Control - methods | Cross-Sectional Studies | Rural Population | Humans | Insecticide-Treated Bednets - utilization | Logistic Models | Uganda | Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data | Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | Prevention | Care and treatment | Malaria | Patient outcomes | Insecticides | Research | Health aspects | Health sciences | Houses | Aquatic insects | Epidemiology | Tropical diseases | Public health | Vector-borne diseases | Integrated approach | Rural areas | Households | Environmental health | Breeding sites | Housing | Clustering | Vectors (Biology) | Disease control | Studies | Disease prevention | Residential areas | Mosquitoes | News media | Motorcycles | Data collection | Newspapers | Mass media
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7. Full Text Urban-rural and geographic differences in overweight and obesity in four sub-Saharan African adult populations: a multi-country cross-sectional study
by Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O and Adebamowo, Clement and Adami, Hans-Olov and Dalal, Shona and Diamond, Megan B and Bajunirwe, Francis and Guwatudde, David and Njelekela, Marina and Nankya-Mutyoba, Joan and Chiwanga, Faraja S and Volmink, Jimmy and Kalyesubula, Robert and Laurence, Carien and Reid, Todd G and Dockery, Douglas and Hemenway, David and Spiegelman, Donna and Holmes, Michelle D
BMC Public Health, ISSN 1471-2458, 10/2016, Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 1 - 13
Background: Overweight and obesity are on the rise in developing countries including sub-Saharan Africa. We undertook a four-country survey to show the... 
Prevalence of obesity and overweight | Tanzania | risk factors for over-nutrition | South Africa | Uganda | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | RISK-FACTORS | NATIONAL-HEALTH | PREVALENCE | URBANIZATION | WOMEN | PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES | NIGERIANS | GENDER | EPIDEMIC | Body Mass Index | Tanzania - epidemiology | Residence Characteristics | Rural Population - statistics & numerical data | Urban Population - statistics & numerical data | Prevalence | Cross-Sectional Studies | Humans | Middle Aged | Risk Factors | Uganda - epidemiology | Logistic Models | Male | Overweight - epidemiology | Obesity - epidemiology | Nigeria - epidemiology | Adult | Female | Surveys and Questionnaires | Research | Demographic aspects | Obesity in adolescence | Weight gain | Risk factors | Public health
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8. Full Text Unfulfilled need for contraception among women with unmet need but with the intention to use contraception in Rakai, Uganda: A longitudinal study
by Lutalo, Tom and Gray, Ron and Santelli, John and Guwatudde, David and Brahmbhatt, Heena and Mathur, Sanyukta and Serwadda, David and Nalugoda, Fred and Makumbi, Fredrick
BMC Women's Health, ISSN 1472-6874, 04/2018, Volume 18, Issue 1, pp. 60 - 7
Background: Longitudinal data from a rural Ugandan cohort was used to estimate rates of unfulfilled need for contraception, defined as having unmet need and... 
AIDS-PREVENTION | COMMUNITY TRIAL | IMPACT | PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY | Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data | Rural Population - statistics & numerical data | Humans | Middle Aged | Contraception - statistics & numerical data | Uganda - epidemiology | Pregnancy | Young Adult | Adolescent | Adult | Female | Intention | Surveys and Questionnaires | Contraception Behavior - statistics & numerical data | Pregnancy, Unplanned - psychology | Longitudinal Studies | Contraception - psychology | Contraception Behavior - psychology | Contraceptives | Usage | Family planning | Control | Pregnancy, Unwanted | Analysis
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9. Full Text The burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: A four-country cross sectional study
by Guwatudde, David and Nankya-Mutyoba, Joan and Kalyesubula, Robert and Laurence, Carien and Adebamowo, Clement and Ajayi, IkeOluwapo and Bajunirwe, Francis and Njelekela, Marina and Chiwanga, Faraja S and Reid, Todd and Volmink, Jimmy and Adami, Hans-Olov and Holmes, Michelle D and Dalal, Shona
BMC Public Health, ISSN 1471-2458, 12/2015, Volume 15, Issue 1, p. 1211
Background: Hypertension, the leading single cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, is a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Few... 
Prevalence of hypertension | Chronic disease epidemiology | Prevalence of pre-hypertension | Risk factors for hypertension | Sub-Saharan Africa | POISSON REGRESSION APPROACH | WEST-AFRICA | MANAGEMENT | PREVALENCE | BLOOD-PRESSURE | UGANDA | PREHYPERTENSION | PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | RISK-FACTOR | DISEASE | Blood Pressure | Tanzania - epidemiology | Prehypertension - etiology | Prevalence | Humans | Middle Aged | Occupations | Uganda - epidemiology | Male | Urban Population | Hypertension - etiology | Teaching | Young Adult | Nurses | Adult | Female | Hypertension - epidemiology | Prehypertension - epidemiology | Cross-Sectional Studies | Risk Factors | South Africa - epidemiology | Adolescent | Nigeria - epidemiology | Urbanization | Aged | Cohort Studies | Hypertension | Teachers | Mortality | Chronic diseases | Comparative analysis | Health aspects | Epidemiology | Risk factors | Smoking | Public health
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10. Full Text Prevalence and risk factor for injury in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry study
by Diamond, Megan B and Dalal, Shona and Adebamowo, Clement and Guwatudde, David and Laurence, Carien and Ajayi, Ikeoluwapo O and Bajunirwe, Francis and Njelekela, Marina A and Chiwanga, Faraja and Adami, Hans-Olov and Nankya-Mutyoba, Joan and Kalyesubula, Robert and Reid, Todd G and Hemenway, David and Holmes, Michelle D
Injury Prevention, ISSN 1353-8047, 08/2018, Volume 24, Issue 4, pp. 272 - 278
IntroductionInjury-related morbidity is a neglected health concern in many low-income and middle-income countries. Most injury data in Africa have been... 
epidemiology | sub-Saharan Africa | accidents | Injury | cross-sectional studies | SOUTH-AFRICA | PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | DISEASE | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | GHANA | TANZANIA | BURDEN | WORLD | DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES | TRAUMA | UGANDA | Accidents - statistics & numerical data | Public Health | Prevalence | Follow-Up Studies | Humans | Middle Aged | Risk Factors | Wounds and Injuries - etiology | Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control | Male | Educational Status | Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology | Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects | Young Adult | Pilot Projects | Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology | Adult | Female | Violence - statistics & numerical data | Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology | High income | Disease | Rural areas | Alcohol | Drug overdose | Trauma | Epidemiology | Risk factors | Morbidity | Animal bites | Domestic violence | Hospitals | Questionnaires | Poisoning | Schools | Injuries | Public health | Index Medicus
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11. Full Text Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes among Persons Aged 35 to 60 Years in Eastern Uganda: Prevalence and Associated Factors
by Mayega, Roy William and Guwatudde, David and Makumbi, Fredrick and Nakwagala, Frederick Nelson and Peterson, Stefan and Tomson, Goran and Ostenson, Claes-Goran and Medicinska fakulteten and Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet and Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa and Uppsala universitet
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 08/2013, Volume 8, Issue 8, p. e72554
Background: Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of abnormal glucose regulation (AGR) (i.e. diabetes and prediabetes) and its associated factors among people... 
CHRONIC DISEASE | RISK-FACTORS | COUNTRIES | HYPERGLYCEMIA | DIET | LOW-INCOME | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | PREVENTION | PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY | HYPERTENSION | GLUCOSE-TOLERANCE | Income - statistics & numerical data | Prediabetic State - blood | Rural Population - statistics & numerical data | Prevalence | Mass Screening - economics | Humans | Middle Aged | Uganda - epidemiology | Male | Risk | Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology | Prediabetic State - diagnosis | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood | Adult | Female | Behavior | Blood Glucose - metabolism | Prediabetic State - epidemiology | Type 2 diabetes | Body mass index | Exercise | Hypoglycemic agents | Glucose | Prediabetic state | Dextrose | Low income groups | Health sciences | Physical activity | Measuring instruments | Blood tests | Criteria | Multivariate analysis | Epidemiology | Blood | Demographics | Maternal & child health | Population | Blood pressure | Age | Public health | Hypertension | Obesity | Automation | Fasting | Rural areas | Mortality | Diabetes mellitus | Health risks | Medical screening | Primary care | Nutrition research | Screening | Diet | Body mass | Body size | Capillary pressure | Diabetes | Medical and Health Sciences | Medicin och hälsovetenskap
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12. Full Text Bacteriological and Physical Quality of Locally Packaged Drinking Water in Kampala, Uganda
by Halage, Abdullah Ali and Ssemugabo, Charles and Ssemwanga, David K and Musoke, David and Mugambe, Richard K and Guwatudde, David and Ssempebwa, John C
Journal of Environmental and Public Health, ISSN 1687-9805, 2015, Volume 2015, pp. 942928 - 6
To assess the bacteriological and physical quality of locally packaged drinking water sold for public consumption. This was cross-sectional study where a total... 
Feces - microbiology | Cross-Sectional Studies | Drinking Water - microbiology | Drinking Water - analysis | Uganda | Enterobacteriaceae - isolation & purification | Water Supply | Water Quality | Health aspects | Drinking water, Bottled
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