“That courage to encourage”: Participation and Aspirations in Chat-based Peer Support for Youth Living with HIV

N Karusala, DO Seeh, C Mugo, B Guthrie… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
We present a qualitative study of a six-month pilot of WhatsApp-based facilitated peer
support groups, serving youth living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in an informal …

Factors associated with HIV disclosure and HIV-related stigma among adolescents living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda

P Nabunya, W Byansi, O Sensoy Bahar… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
HIV-related stigma has been documented as one of the greatest obstacles to reducing HIV
spread, engagement in HIV treatment, and poor mental health functioning among people …

Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among high school adolescent girls in southern Uganda

P Nabunya, C Damulira, W Byansi, J Muwanga… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), adolescent girls and young women are
three times more likely than boys to have depressive disorders. Understanding adolescents' …

Leveraging the photovoice methodology for critical realist theorizing

FC Mukumbang, B van Wyk - International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Photovoice is a visual research methodology that integrates images and words to
encourage the exploration of the experiences, perceptions, and meaning-making processes …

Cultural adaption, translation, preliminary reliability and validity of key psychological and behavioural measures for 18 to 25 year-olds living with HIV in Uganda: a …

M Evangeli, C Foster, V Musiime, S Fidler, J Seeley… - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
HIV remains a significant public health issue among young adults living in Uganda. There is
a need for reliable and valid measures of key psychological and behavioural constructs that …

Interventions to Improve Treatment outcomes among adolescents on antiretroviral therapy with unsuppressed viral loads: a systematic review

FK Munyayi, B van Wyk, Y Mayman - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) face unique developmental challenges that increase the
risk of unsuppressed viral loads. Current reviews present a need for proven interventions to …

The effect of family support on self‐reported adherence to ART among adolescents perinatally infected with HIV in Uganda: A mediation analysis

P Nabunya, K Samuel… - Journal of adolescence, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction This study examined the mechanisms through which family support affects self‐
reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents perinatally infected with HIV …

A combination intervention addressing sexual risk-taking behaviors among vulnerable women in Uganda: study protocol for a cluster randomized clinical trial

FM Ssewamala, O Sensoy Bahar, Y Tozan… - BMC women's …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest number of people living with
HIV/AIDS, with Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda accounting for 48% of new infections. A …

The longitudinal impact of an evidence‐based multiple family group intervention (Amaka Amasanyufu) on family cohesion among children in Uganda: Analysis of the …

W Byansi, O Sensoy Bahar, L Small… - Family …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Family functioning plays a critical role in childhood disruptive behavior disorders (The
Family Journal, 2003, 11 (1), 33–41; Research in Nursing and Health, 2016, 39 (4), 229 …

Clinic and care: associations with adolescent antiretroviral therapy adherence in a prospective cohort in South Africa

L Cluver, Y Shenderovich, E Toska, WE Rudgard… - Aids, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Adolescent antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence remains critically low. We
lack research testing protective factors across both clinic and care environments. Design: A …