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Duration of viral suppression and risk of rebound viremia with first-line antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda

Musinguzi N, Mocello AR, Boum Y II, Hunt PW, Martin JN,  et al.
2016-06-02 • AIDS and Behavior
2016-06-02 • AIDS and Behavior
Little is known about associations between viral suppression, adherence, and duration of prior viral suppression in sub-Saharan Africa. Study participants were from the UARTO study in Mb...
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High incidence of intended partner pregnancy among men living with HIV in rural Uganda: Implications for safer conception services

Kaida A, Kabakyenga JK, Bwana M, Bajunirwe F, Muyindike WR,  et al.
2019-08-15 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2019-08-15 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Many men with HIV express fertility intentions and nearly half have HIV-uninfected sexual partners. We measured partner pregnancy among a cohort of men accessing antiretroviral therapy (...
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Higher Art Adherence is Associated with Lower Systemic Inflammation in Treatment-Naïve Ugandans Who Achieve Virologic Suppression

Castillo-Mancilla JR, Morrow M, Boum Y II, Byakwaga H, Haberer JE,  et al.
2018-01-16 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2018-01-16 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Residual systemic inflammation persists despite suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) and is associated with non-AIDS clinical outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the association between A...
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Treated HIV infection and progression of carotid atherosclerosis in rural Uganda: a prospective observational cohort study

Siender M, Bibangambah P, Kim JH, Lankowski A, Chang JL,  et al.
2021-06-15 • Journal of the American Heart Association
2021-06-15 • Journal of the American Heart Association
BACKGROUND
Although ≈70% of the world's population of people living with HIV resides in sub-Saharan Africa, there are minimal prospective data on the contributions of HIV infection t...
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Internalized stigma, depressive symptoms, and the modifying role of antiretroviral therapy: A cohort study in rural Uganda

Bebell LM, Kembabazi A, Musinguzi N, Martin JN, Hunt PW,  et al.
2021-12-01 • SSM - Mental Health
2021-12-01 • SSM - Mental Health
Depression affects over 40% of people with HIV (PHIV) in low- and middle-income countries, and over half of PHIV report HIV-related internalized stigma. However, few longitudinal studies...
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CD4+ cell count at antiretroviral therapy initiation and economic restoration in rural Uganda

Venkataramani AS, Thirumurthy H, Haberer JE, Boum Y II, Siedner MJ,  et al.
2014-01-08 • AIDS
2014-01-08 • AIDS
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with better economic outcomes.

DESIGN
Prospective cohort study of HIV-pos...
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The kynurenine pathway of tryptophan catabolism, CD4+ T-cell recovery, and mortality among HIV-infected Ugandans initiating antiretroviral therapy

Byakwaga H, Boum Y II, Huang Y, Muzoora C, Kembabazi A,  et al.
2014-02-28 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2014-02-28 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection-induced indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 (IDO) expression in activated monocytes and dendritic cells catabolizes tryptophan to kynurenine and ot...
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Antiretroviral therapy adherence interruptions are associated with systemic inflammation among Ugandans who achieved viral suppression

Musinguzi N, Castillo-Mancilla JR, Morrow M, Byakwaga H, Mawhinney S,  et al.
2019-12-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
2019-12-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
BACKGROUND
Residual systemic inflammation, which is associated with non-AIDS clinical outcomes, may persist despite viral suppression. We assessed the effect of antiretroviral therap...
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Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Among HIV-Infected Women on Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda

Kaida A, Matthews LT, Ashaba S, Tsai AC, Kanters S,  et al.
2014-12-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2014-12-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Among HIV-infected women, perinatal depression compromises clinical, maternal, and child health outcomes. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with lower depression symptom severit...
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Distribution and performance of cardiovascular risk scores in a mixed population of HIV-infected and community-based HIV-uninfected individuals in Uganda

Muiru AN, Bibangambah P, Hemphill LC, Sentongo R, Kim JH,  et al.
2018-04-11 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2018-04-11 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
BACKGROUND
The utility and validity of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk scores are not well studied in sub-Saharan Africa. We compared and correlated CVD risk scores with carotid i...
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Trends in one-year cumulative incidence of death between 2005 and 2013 among patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda

Bebell LM, Siedner MJ, Musinguzi N, Boum Y II, Bwana BM,  et al.
2016-09-20 • International Journal of STD and AIDS
2016-09-20 • International Journal of STD and AIDS
Recent ecological data demonstrate improving outcomes for HIV-infected people in sub-Saharan Africa. Recently, Uganda has experienced a resurgence in HIV incidence and prevalenc...
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Declining prevalence of probable depression among patients presenting for antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda: the role of early treatment initiation

Chan BT, Weiser SD, Boum Y II, Haberer JE, Kembabazi A,  et al.
2014-05-01 • AIDS and Behavior
2014-05-01 • AIDS and Behavior
Little is known about trends in depression at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in low- and middle-income countries. We used data from an ongoi...
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Altered Virome and Bacterial Microbiome in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Monaco CL, Gootenberg DB, Zhao G, Handley SA, Ghebremichael MS,  et al.
2016-03-09 • Cell Host and Microbe
2016-03-09 • Cell Host and Microbe
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with increased intestinal translocation of microbial products and enteropathy as well as alterations in gut bacterial communiti...
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Access to healthcare for the most vulnerable migrants: a humanitarian crisis

Pottie K, Martin JN, Cornish S, Biörklund L, Gayton I,  et al.
2015-05-07 • Conflict and Health
2015-05-07 • Conflict and Health
A series of Médecins Sans Frontières projects for irregular migrants over the past decade have consistently documented high rates of 14 physical and sexual trauma, extortion and mental i...
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Comparison of Self-Reported Alcohol Consumption to Phosphatidylethanol Measurement among HIV-Infected Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Treatment in Southwestern Uganda

Bajunirwe F, Haberer JE, Boum Y II, Hunt PW, Mocello R,  et al.
2014-12-01 • PLOS One
2014-12-01 • PLOS One
Alcohol consumption among HIV-infected patients may accelerate HIV disease progression or reduce antiretroviral therapy adherence. Self-reported alcohol use is frequently under-reported ...