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
Bukenya D
(2022)
Faithfulness without sexual exclusivity: gendered interpretations of faithfulness in rural south-western Uganda, and implications for HIV prevention programmes
in Families, Relationships and Societies
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)
Negin J
(2021)
Incidence data do not count everyone.
in The lancet. HIV
Kawuma R
(2021)
Knowledge, use (misuse) and perceptions of over-the-counter analgesics in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.
in Global health action
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
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)
Tanton C
(2021)
Menstrual characteristics, menstrual anxiety and school attendance among adolescents in Uganda: a longitudinal study.
in BMC women's health
Nalugya R
(2023)
Obuntu bulamu: Parental peer-to-peer support for inclusion of children with disabilities in Central Uganda.
in African journal of disability
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 |