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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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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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CD4+ cell count at antiretroviral therapy initiation and economic restoration in rural Uganda

Venkataramani AS, Thirumurthy H, Haberer JE, Siedner MJ, Kembabazi A,  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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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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To fast or not to fast: Lipid measurement and cardiovascular disease risk estimation in rural sub-Saharan Africa

Yang IT, Hemphill LC, Kim J-H, Bibangambah P, Sentongo R,  et al.
2020-06-01 • Journal of Global Health
2020-06-01 • Journal of Global Health
Background
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), highlighting the need for tools to enable CVD risk stratification in the ...
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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, Haberer JE, Kembabazi A, Hunt PW,  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...