Social Aspects of Health across the Life Course Programme
Lead Research Organisation:
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
The aim of the programme is to further our understanding of the social aspects of health and wellbeing for specified individuals and populations to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of interventions, as well as contribute to policy development. We will work primarily across the HIV and Non-Communicable Disease themes in close collaboration with the associated programmes. The main geographical focus is Uganda but the programme will contribute to cross-Africa studies and intervention development as appropriate. Our methodological and theoretical work will be of international relevance. The proposed programme builds on core elements of our past work by investigating health across the lifecourse. We anticipate that the programme, which embraces health economics, will continue to grow and will provide training and mentoring to Ugandan and international staff and students. Translational research is an important aspect of all our work and we aim to contribute to the development and testing of interventions. This programme will focus on different stages of the life course and specific populations: 1) Children and adolescents; 2) Key (at-risk) populations; 3) People 50 years and older.
Technical Summary
The aim of the programme is to further our understanding of the social aspects of health and wellbeing for specified individuals and populations to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of interventions, as well as contribute to policy development. We will work primarily across the HIV and Non-Communicable Disease themes in close collaboration with the associated programmes. The main geographical focus is Uganda but the programme will contribute to cross-Africa studies and intervention development as appropriate. Our methodological and theoretical work will be of international relevance. The proposed programme builds on core elements of our past work by investigating health across the lifecourse. We anticipate that the programme, which embraces health economics, will continue to grow and will provide training and mentoring to Ugandan and international staff and students. Translational research is an important aspect of all our work and we aim to contribute to the development and testing of interventions. This programme will focus on different stages of the life course and specific populations: 1) Children and adolescents; 2) Key (at-risk) populations; 3) People 50 years and older.
Publications
Zalwango F
(2021)
Diagnosis of gestational diabetes in Uganda: The reactions of women, family members and health workers.
in Women's health (London, England)
Arunga S
(2019)
Traditional eye medicine use in microbial keratitis in Uganda: a mixed methods study.
in Wellcome open research
Negin J
(2021)
Incidence data do not count everyone.
in The lancet. HIV
Mbonye M
(2022)
Marginal men, respectable masculinity and access to HIV services through intimate relationships with female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda.
in Social science & medicine (1982)
Rutakumwa R
(2020)
Conducting in-depth interviews with and without voice recorders: a comparative analysis.
in Qualitative research : QR
Namale G
(2021)
HIV sero-positivity and risk factors for ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke in hospitalised patients in Uganda: A prospective-case-control study.
in Public health in practice (Oxford, England)
Zuma T
(2021)
Lives Interrupted: Navigating Hardship During COVID-19 Provides Lessons in Solidarity and Visibility for Mobile Young People in South Africa and Uganda.
in Progress in development studies
Mujumbusi L
(2023)
Understanding perceptions of schistosomiasis and its control among highly endemic lakeshore communities in Mayuge, Uganda.
in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Dietrich JJ
(2022)
A multi-country cross-sectional study to assess predictors of daily versus on-demand oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in youth from South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
in Journal of the International AIDS Society
Namale G
(2022)
Use of Services among Female Sex Workers Receiving a Comprehensive HIV Enhanced Prevention Intervention in Kampala, Uganda: A Cross-sectional Study.
in Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
Okello E
(2023)
Acceptability and applicability of biometric iris scanning for the identification and follow up of highly mobile research participants living in fishing communities along the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
in International journal of medical informatics
Ssali A
(2020)
Experiences of research ethics committee members and scientists of the research protocol review process in Uganda: a case study
in International Health
Kawuma R
(2021)
Knowledge, use (misuse) and perceptions of over-the-counter analgesics in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.
in Global health action
Egesa M
(2022)
Ethical and practical considerations arising from community consultation on implementing controlled human infection studies using Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda.
in Global bioethics = Problemi di bioetica
Rutakumwa R
(2019)
What constitutes good ethical practice in genomic research in Africa? Perspectives of participants in a genomic research study in Uganda.
in Global bioethics = Problemi di bioetica
Mweemba O
(2019)
Use of broad consent and related procedures in genomics research: Perspectives from research participants in the Genetics of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHDGen) study in a University Teaching Hospital in Zambia.
in Global bioethics = Problemi di bioetica
Mugisha J
(2019)
A Study of Knowledge, Experience, and Beliefs About Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection in South Western Uganda.
in Frontiers in public health
Related Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MC_UU_00027/1 | 01/02/2018 | 31/03/2023 | £2,855,127 | ||
MC_UU_00027/2 | Transfer | MC_UU_00027/1 | 01/02/2018 | 31/03/2023 | £1,326,187 |
MC_UU_00027/3 | Transfer | MC_UU_00027/2 | 01/02/2018 | 31/03/2023 | £1,829,053 |
MC_UU_00027/4 | Transfer | MC_UU_00027/3 | 01/02/2018 | 31/03/2023 | £959,532 |
MC_UU_00027/5 | Transfer | MC_UU_00027/4 | 01/02/2018 | 31/03/2023 | £932,836 |