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Ismail Mbabali

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Articles 10
Citations 53
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Infectious Diseases
General Medicine
Biomedical Engineering
Top 10 Co-Authors
Gertrude Nakigozi
Larry W Chang
Jeremiah Mulamba
Aggrey Anok
Caitlin E Kennedy
Eva Bugos
K Rivet Amico
Alvin G Thomas
Xiangrong Kong
Heidi Hutton
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JMIR Form Res
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care
PLoS One
Trials
AIDS Behav
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Recent Articles
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Leveraging Ecological Momentary Assessment Data to Characterize Individual Mobility: Exploratory Pilot Study in Rural Uganda
Khalifa A, Beres L, Anok A, Mbabali I, Katabalwa C, Mulamba J, et al.
JMIR Form Res . 2024 Jun; 8:e54207. PMID: 38857493
Background: The geographical environments within which individuals conduct their daily activities may influence health behaviors, yet little is known about individual-level geographic mobility and specific, linked behaviors in rural low-...
2.
Motivational interviewing experiences from a community health worker-led HIV prevention and care intervention in rural Uganda: a qualitative study
Nishimura H, Kaptchuk R, Mbabali I, Mulamba J, Nakyanjo N, Anok A, et al.
AIDS Care . 2023 Sep; 36(4):491-499. PMID: 37713732
Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) are increasingly utilized in global settings to improve HIV outcomes, yet research exploring implementation strategies using MI and CHWs is lacking. We...
3.
Mixed Methods, Implementation Science Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Strategy for HIV Service Engagement in Uganda
Chang L, Pollard R, Mbabali I, Anok A, Hutton H, Amico K, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr . 2023 May; 94(1):28-36. PMID: 37195924
Background: A trial found that a community health worker (CHW) strategy using "Health Scouts" improved HIV care uptake and ART coverage. To better understand outcomes and areas for improvement, we...
4.
Acceptability and feasibility of mobile phone-based ecological momentary assessment and intervention in Uganda: A pilot randomized controlled trial
Beres L, Mbabali I, Anok A, Katabalwa C, Mulamba J, Thomas A, et al.
PLoS One . 2022 Aug; 17(8):e0273228. PMID: 36018846
Valid, reliable behavioral data and contextually meaningful interventions are necessary for improved health outcomes. Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention (EMAI), which collects data as behaviors occur to deliver real-time interventions,...
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Impact of community health worker intervention on PrEP knowledge and use in Rakai, Uganda: A mixed methods, implementation science evaluation
Edwards A, Pollard R, Kennedy C, Mulamba J, Mbabali I, Anok A, et al.
Int J STD AIDS . 2022 Aug; 33(11):995-1004. PMID: 36006865
Background: Effective models of support for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are needed for populations at elevated risk. In a hyperendemic Ugandan fishing community, PrEP counseling was provided through a situated...
6.
HIV Prevention and Treatment Behavior Change and the Situated Information Motivation Behavioral Skills (sIMB) Model: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Intervention in Rakai, Uganda
Pollard R, Kennedy C, Hutton H, Mulamba J, Mbabali I, Anok A, et al.
AIDS Behav . 2021 Jul; 26(2):375-384. PMID: 34327597
A community health worker (CHW) model can promote HIV prevention and treatment behaviors, especially in highly mobile populations. In a fishing community in Rakai, Uganda, the Rakai Health Sciences Program...
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Mobile Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention and Health Behavior Change Among Adults in Rakai, Uganda: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Beres L, Mbabali I, Anok A, Katabalwa C, Mulamba J, Thomas A, et al.
JMIR Form Res . 2021 Jul; 5(7):e22693. PMID: 34283027
Background: An extraordinary increase in mobile phone ownership has revolutionized the opportunities to use mobile health approaches in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Ecological momentary assessment and intervention (EMAI) uses...
8.
Novel community health worker strategy for HIV service engagement in a hyperendemic community in Rakai, Uganda: A pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial
Chang L, Mbabali I, Hutton H, Amico K, Kong X, Mulamba J, et al.
PLoS Med . 2021 Jan; 18(1):e1003475. PMID: 33406130
Background: Effective implementation strategies are needed to increase engagement in HIV services in hyperendemic settings. We conducted a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial in a high-risk, highly mobile fishing community (HIV prevalence:...
9.
Impact of a community health worker HIV treatment and prevention intervention in an HIV hotspot fishing community in Rakai, Uganda (mLAKE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Chang L, Mbabali I, Kong X, Hutton H, Amico K, Kennedy C, et al.
Trials . 2017 Oct; 18(1):494. PMID: 29061194
Background: Effective yet practical strategies are needed to increase engagement in HIV treatment and prevention services, particularly in high-HIV-prevalence hotspots. We designed a community-based intervention called "Health Scouts" to promote...
10.
Design and Implementation of a Community Health Worker HIV Treatment and Prevention Intervention in an HIV Hot Spot Fishing Community in Rakai, Uganda
Long A, Mbabali I, Hutton H, Thomas A, Bugos E, Mulamba J, et al.
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care . 2017 May; 16(5):499-505. PMID: 28528560
Innovative approaches are needed to increase engagement in HIV treatment and prevention services, particularly in HIV hot spots. Here, we detail our design, training approach, and early implementation experiences of...