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Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program's Contributions to the National HIV and TB Programs, 2015–2020

Alex R. Ario, Lilian Bulage, Yvette Wibabara, Peter Muwereza, Daniel Eurien, Steven N. Kabwama, Benon Kwesiga, Daniel Kadobera, Stavia Turyahabwe, Joshua B. Musinguzi, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Pamela M. Nasirumbi, Deus Lukoye, Julie R. Harris, Lisa A. Mills and Lisa J. Nelson
Global Health: Science and Practice April 2022, 10(2):e2100574; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00574
Alex R. Ario
aMinistry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
bUganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
cUganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Lilian Bulage
bUganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
cUganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda.
dAfrican Field Epidemiology Network, Kampala, Uganda.
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Yvette Wibabara
bUganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Peter Muwereza
bUganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Daniel Eurien
bUganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Steven N. Kabwama
bUganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
eCollege of Health Sciences, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Benon Kwesiga
bUganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
cUganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Daniel Kadobera
bUganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
cUganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Stavia Turyahabwe
aMinistry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
fNational TB and Leprosy Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Joshua B. Musinguzi
aMinistry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
gAIDS Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Rhoda K. Wanyenze
eCollege of Health Sciences, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Pamela M. Nasirumbi
hU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global Health Protection, Centers for Global Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Deus Lukoye
hU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global Health Protection, Centers for Global Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Julie R. Harris
hU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global Health Protection, Centers for Global Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Lisa A. Mills
iU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global HIV and TB, Centers for Global Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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Lisa J. Nelson
iU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global HIV and TB, Centers for Global Health, Kampala, Uganda.
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    TABLE 1.

    TB and HIV Projects Completed by the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, 2015–2020

    YearHIVTBTB/HIVLeprosyaTotal
    201560309
    20162031024
    201715116133
    20188116025
    20191261120
    20201411016
    Total7532182127
    • ↵a Captured here, a neglected tropical disease under the National TB and Leprosy Control Program.

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    TABLE 2.

    HIV and TB Projects Implemented by Program Area by the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, 2015–2020

    Key Program AreaNo. of Projects (N=127)
    HIV care and treatment16
    Prevention of mother-to-child of HIV transmission24
    TB/HIVa18
    TBa32
    Leprosyb2
    Key and priority populations9
    Pre-exposure prophylaxis/post-exposure prophylaxis7
    Adolescent girls and young women6
    Service delivery13
    • ↵a Including TB operations research course projects.

    • ↵b Captured here, a neglected tropical disease under the National TB and Leprosy Control Program.

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    TABLE 3.

    Published HIV and TB Projects Implemented by the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, 2015–202010–24

    Project TitleYear of Study or InvestigationDisease Type
    Preference and uptake of different community-based HIV testing service delivery models among female sex workers along Malaba-Kampala highway, Uganda, 20172015HIV
    HIV prevalence and uptake of HIV/AIDS services among youths 15–24 years in fishing and surrounding communities of Kasensero, Rakai District, South Western Uganda2015HIV
    Factors affecting quality of care for virologically non-suppressed HIV positive patients in Jinja, Buikwe and Iganga Districts2015HIV
    Factors associated with virological non-suppression among HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda, August 2014–July 20152015HIV
    Evaluation of community-based HIV service delivery models for sex workers along Malaba, Kampala Highway, Uganda, 20162016HIV
    The burden of HIV/AIDS and uptake of services among adolescents/youth in Kasensero fishing community, Rakai District2016HIV
    Factors associated with utilisation of couple HIV counselling and testing among HIV-positive adults in Kyoga fishing community Uganda, May 2017: cross sectional study2016HIV
    Utilization of elimination of mother-to-child transmission services: Kampala, Uganda, 20162016HIV
    Comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission among fishing villages of Lake Kyoga2016HIV
    Risk of HIV positivity in exposed infants associated with different interventions, Uganda, 20162016HIV
    Tracking missed ANC appointments using Option B+ weekly SMS reporting in Central Uganda, January–June 20162016HIV
    Low proportion of women who came knowing their HIV status at first antenatal care visit, Uganda, 2012–2016: a descriptive analysis of surveillance data2017HIV
    Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak associated with poor treatment adherence and delayed treatment: Arua District, Uganda, 2013–20172017TB
    Spatial distribution and temporal trends of leprosy in Uganda, 2012–2016: a retrospective analysis of public health surveillance data2017Leprosy
    The yield of HIV testing during pregnancy and post-natal period in Uganda 2015–2018, a descriptive analysis of HMIS data2019HIV
    Epidemiological profile of rifampicin-resistant TB patients in Uganda 2014–2018: analysis of laboratory data2019TB

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Alex R. Ario, Lilian Bulage, Yvette Wibabara, Peter Muwereza, Daniel Eurien, Steven N. Kabwama, Benon Kwesiga, Daniel Kadobera, Stavia Turyahabwe, Joshua B. Musinguzi, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Pamela M. Nasirumbi, Deus Lukoye, Julie R. Harris, Lisa A. Mills, Lisa J. Nelson
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