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Abel Mwebembezi

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Articles 23
Citations 88
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Related Specialties
General Medicine
Pediatrics
Public Health
Top 10 Co-Authors
Fred M Ssewamala
Ozge Sensoy Bahar
Proscovia Nabunya
Flavia Namuwonge
Joshua Kiyingi
Mary M McKay
Josephine Nabayinda
Torsten B Neilands
Rachel Brathwaite
Yesim Tozan
Published In
JMIR Res Protoc
J Adolesc Health
J Int AIDS Soc
J Interpers Violence
PLoS One
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Recent Articles
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Effects of a Combination Economic Empowerment and Family Strengthening Intervention on Psychosocial Well-being Among Ugandan Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (Suubi4Her)
Filiatreau L, Tutlam N, Brathwaite R, Byansi W, Namuwonge F, Mwebembezi A, et al.
J Adolesc Health . 2023 Apr; 72(5S):S33-S40. PMID: 37062582
Purpose: Economic empowerment and family strengthening interventions have shown promise for improving psychosocial well-being in a range of populations. This study investigates the effect of a combination economic and family...
12.
Patterns of and Factors Associated With Mental Health Service Utilization Among School-Going Adolescent Girls in Southwestern Uganda: A Latent Class Analysis
Byansi W, Ssewamala F, Neilands T, Mwebembezi A, Nakigozi G
J Adolesc Health . 2023 Apr; 72(5S):S24-S32. PMID: 37062580
Purpose: The study aimed to improve understanding of patterns of multiple family group intervention engagement and associated factors among adolescent girls in a low-resource country, Uganda. Methods: The data used...
13.
The Relationship Between Family Cohesion and Depression Among School-Going Children With Elevated Symptoms of Behavioral Challenges in Southern Uganda
Nabayinda J, Kizito S, Ssentumbwe V, Namatovu P, Bahar O, Damulira C, et al.
J Adolesc Health . 2023 Apr; 72(5S):S11-S17. PMID: 37062578
Purpose: Depression is among the leading causes of disability and contributes significantly to the overall disease burden affecting children. Family cohesion has been identified as a protective factor against depression....
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Family-level correlates of disruptive behavior challenges among children in Southwestern Uganda
Byansi W, Namatovu P, Bahar O, Kiyingi J, Nabayinda J, Mwebembezi A, et al.
Child Youth Serv Rev . 2023 Feb; 140. PMID: 36779080
Introduction: This exploratory study sought to examine the extent to which family-level factors are associated with disruptive behavioral disorder (DBD) symptoms, including oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD)...
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Suubi4StrongerFamilies: A study protocol for a clustered randomized clinical trial addressing child behavioral health by strengthening financial stability and parenting among families in Uganda
Ssewamala F, McKay M, Bahar O, Nabunya P, Neilands T, Kiyingi J, et al.
Front Psychiatry . 2022 Dec; 13:949156. PMID: 36506418
Background: Children in Sub-Saharan Africa are burdened by significant unmet mental health needs. Across the region, high rates of poverty, HIV/AIDS, food insecurity, stigma, and an inadequate health safety net...
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A Multilevel Integrated Intervention to Reduce the Impact of HIV Stigma on HIV Treatment Outcomes Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Uganda: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Mutumba M, Ssewamala F, Namirembe R, Bahar O, Nabunya P, Neilands T, et al.
JMIR Res Protoc . 2022 Oct; 11(10):e40101. PMID: 36197706
Background: HIV stigma remains a formidable barrier to HIV treatment adherence among school-attending adolescents living with HIV, owing to high levels of HIV stigma within schools, rigid school structures and...
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Prevalence and predictors of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among vulnerable women engaged in sex work: Findings from the Kyaterekera Project in Southern Uganda
Kiyingi J, Nabunya P, Bahar O, Jennings Mayo-Wilson L, Tozan Y, Nabayinda J, et al.
PLoS One . 2022 Sep; 17(9):e0273238. PMID: 36174054
Introduction: Women engaged in sex work (WESW) have an elevated risk of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STI). Estimates are three times higher than the general...
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Monitoring adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents in Southern Uganda: comparing Wisepill to Self-report in predicting viral suppression in a cluster-randomized trial
Kizito S, Namuwonge F, Brathwaite R, Neilands T, Nabunya P, Bahar O, et al.
J Int AIDS Soc . 2022 Sep; 25(9):e25990. PMID: 36052462
Introduction: Optimal antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence is crucial for improved patient outcomes; however, ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) is low. Also, the performance of various adherence measures...
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Economic Abuse and Care-seeking Practices for HIV and Financial Support Services in Women Employed by Sex Work: A Cross-Sectional Baseline Assessment of a Clinical Trial Cohort in Uganda
Jennings Mayo-Wilson L, Yen B, Nabunya P, Bahar O, Wright B, Kiyingi J, et al.
J Interpers Violence . 2022 May; 38(1-2):NP1920-NP1949. PMID: 35510547
Economic hardship is a driver of entry into sex work, which is associated with high HIV risk. Yet, little is known about economic abuse in women employed by sex work...
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PrEP acceptability and initiation among women engaged in sex work in Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention
Witte S, Filippone P, Ssewamala F, Nabunya P, Bahar O, Jennings Mayo-Wilson L, et al.
EClinicalMedicine . 2022 Feb; 44:101278. PMID: 35128367
Background: Women engaged in sex work (WESW) are disproportionately affected by HIV. In Uganda, HIV prevalence among WESW is estimated at 37%, accounting for 18% of all new infections in...