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
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
Zalwango F
(2021)
Diagnosis of gestational diabetes in Uganda: The reactions of women, family members and health workers.
in Women's health (London, England)
Webb EL
(2022)
Symptoms of post-traumatic stress and associations with sexual behaviour and PrEP preferences among young people in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
in BMC infectious diseases
Tanton C
(2021)
Menstrual characteristics, menstrual anxiety and school attendance among adolescents in Uganda: a longitudinal study.
in BMC women's health
Ssemata AS
(2022)
The potential effect of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) roll-out on sexual-risk behaviour among adolescents and young people in East and southern Africa.
in African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
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
Shayo EH
(2022)
The acceptability of integrated healthcare services for HIV and non-communicable diseases: experiences from patients and healthcare workers in Tanzania.
in BMC health services research
Seeley J
(2021)
Social context and tracing household wealth over time in rural Uganda 1994-2018.
in AIDS (London, England)
Rutakumwa R
(2020)
Conducting in-depth interviews with and without voice recorders: a comparative analysis.
in Qualitative research : QR
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
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
Negin J
(2021)
Incidence data do not count everyone.
in The lancet. HIV
Nanyunja C
(2022)
Early care and support for young children with developmental disabilities and their caregivers in Uganda: The Baby Ubuntu feasibility trial.
in Frontiers in pediatrics
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)
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
Namale G
(2022)
Sexual Behaviour Risk Among Male Regular Partners of Female Sex Workers
in Advances in Global 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
Nakamanya S
(2022)
Social networks, mobility, and HIV risk among women in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria.
in BMC women's health
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
Mujumbusi L
(2023)
Understanding perceptions of schistosomiasis and its control among highly endemic lakeshore communities in Mayuge, Uganda.
in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Muhumuza R
(2021)
Exploring Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of PrEP Uptake among Young People in Uganda, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
in Archives of sexual behavior
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
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)
Mbonye M
(2022)
Conflicted masculinities: understanding dilemmas and (re)configurations of masculinity among men in long-term relationships with female sex workers, in Kampala, Uganda.
in Culture, health & sexuality
Kawuma R
(2022)
"I prefer to take pills when I plan to have sex": Perceptions of on-demand versus daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescents in Kampala, Uganda.
in African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
Kawuma R
(2021)
Knowledge, use (misuse) and perceptions of over-the-counter analgesics in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.
in Global health action
Kalyesubula R
(2022)
Association of impaired kidney function with mortality in rural Uganda: results of a general population cohort study.
in BMJ open
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
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
Bukenya D
(2019)
What causes non-adherence among some individuals on long term antiretroviral therapy? Experiences of individuals with poor viral suppression in Uganda.
in AIDS research and therapy
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
Arunga S
(2019)
Traditional eye medicine use in microbial keratitis in Uganda: a mixed methods study.
in Wellcome open research
Related Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MC_UU_00027/1 | 01/02/2018 | 30/03/2023 | £2,855,127 | ||
MC_UU_00027/2 | Transfer | MC_UU_00027/1 | 01/02/2018 | 30/03/2023 | £1,326,187 |
MC_UU_00027/3 | Transfer | MC_UU_00027/2 | 01/02/2018 | 30/03/2023 | £1,829,053 |
MC_UU_00027/4 | Transfer | MC_UU_00027/3 | 01/02/2018 | 30/03/2023 | £959,532 |
MC_UU_00027/5 | Transfer | MC_UU_00027/4 | 01/02/2018 | 30/03/2023 | £932,836 |