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Acceptability and feasibility of mobile phone-based ecological momentary assessment and intervention in Uganda: A pilot randomized controlled trial by Beres, Laura K, Mbabali, Ismail, Anok, Aggrey, Katabalwa, Charles, Mulamba, Jeremiah, Thomas, Alvin G, Bugos, Eva, Grabowski, Mary K, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Chang, Larry

“…Valid, reliable behavioral data and contextually meaningful interventions are necessary for improved health outcomes. Ecological Momentary Assessment and…”
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Motivational interviewing experiences from a community health worker-led HIV prevention and care intervention in rural Uganda: a qualitative study by Nishimura, Holly, Kaptchuk, Rose Pollard, Mbabali, Ismail, Mulamba, Jeremiah, Nakyanjo, Neema, Anok, Aggrey, Wawer, Maria J., Kennedy, Caitlin E., Nakigozi, Gertrude, Chang, Larry W., Amico, K. Rivet, Hutton, Heidi

“…Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) are increasingly utilized in global settings to improve HIV outcomes, yet research exploring…”
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Insertive vaginal sex is associated with altered penile immunology and enrichment of Gardnerella vaginalis in uncircumcised Ugandan men by Day, Erin, Galiwango, Ronald M., Park, Daniel, Huibner, Sanja, Aziz, Maliha, Anok, Aggrey, Nnamutete, James, Isabirye, Yahaya, Wasswa, John Bosco, Male, Deo, Kigozi, Godfrey, Tobian, Aaron A. R., Prodger, Jessica L., Liu, Cindy M., Kaul, Rupert

“…Problem HIV susceptibility is linked to the penile immune milieu (particularly IL‐8 levels) and microbiome. The effects of insertive vaginal sex itself on…”
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HIV-1 subtype A1, D, and recombinant proviral genome landscapes during long-term suppressive therapy by Lee, Guinevere Q., Khadka, Pragya, Gowanlock, Sarah N., Copertino, Dennis C., Duncan, Maggie C., Omondi, F. Harrison, Kinloch, Natalie N., Kasule, Jingo, Kityamuweesi, Taddeo, Buule, Paul, Jamiru, Samiri, Tomusange, Stephen, Anok, Aggrey, Chen, Zhengming, Jones, R. Brad, Galiwango, Ronald M., Reynolds, Steven J., Quinn, Thomas C., Brumme, Zabrina L., Redd, Andrew D., Prodger, Jessica L.

“…The primary obstacle to curing HIV-1 is a reservoir of CD4+ cells that contain stably integrated provirus. Previous studies characterizing the proviral…”
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A Mixed Methods, Implementation Science Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Strategy for HIV Service Engagement in Uganda by Chang, Larry W., Pollard, Rose, Mbabali, Ismail, Anok, Aggrey, Hutton, Heidi, Amico, K. Rivet, Kong, Xiangrong, Mulamba, Jeremiah, Ssekasanvu, Joseph, Long, Amanda, Thomas, Alvin G., Thomas, Kristin, Bugos, Eva, van Wickle, Kimiko, Kennedy, Caitlin E., Nalugoda, Fred, Beres, Laura K., Bollinger, Robert C., Quinn, Thomas C., Serwadda, David, Gray, Ronald H., Wawer, Maria J., Reynolds, Steven J., Nakigozi, Gertrude

“…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…”
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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 by Pollard, Rose, Kennedy, Caitlin E., Hutton, Heidi E., Mulamba, Jeremiah, Mbabali, Ismail, Anok, Aggrey, Nakyanjo, Neema, Chang, Larry W., Amico, K. Rivet

“…A community health worker (CHW) model can promote HIV prevention and treatment behaviors, especially in highly mobile populations. In a fishing community in…”
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Short Communication: Validation of the Asante HIV-1 Rapid Recency Assay for Detection of Recent HIV-1 Infections in Uganda by Galiwango, Ronald Moses, Ssuuna, Charles, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Kigozi, Godfrey, Kagaayi, Joseph, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Reynolds, Steven James, Lutalo, Tom, Kankaka, Edward Nelson, Wasswa, John Bosco, Kalibbala, Sarah N, Kigozi, Aminah N, Watera, Christine, Ejang, Julia, Ndyanabo, Anthony, Anok, Aggrey J, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Kibengo, Freddie M, Quinn, Thomas C, Grabowski, Mary, Chang, Larry W, Wawer, Maria, Gray, Ronald, Laeyendecker, Oliver, Serwadda, David

“…Point of care rapid recency testing for HIV-1 may be a cost-effective tool to identify recently infected individuals for incidence estimation, and focused HIV…”
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Novel community health worker strategy for HIV service engagement in a hyperendemic community in Rakai, Uganda: A pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial by Chang, Larry W, Mbabali, Ismail, Hutton, Heidi, Amico, K Rivet, Kong, Xiangrong, Mulamba, Jeremiah, Anok, Aggrey, Ssekasanvu, Joseph, Long, Amanda, Thomas, Alvin G, Thomas, Kristin, Bugos, Eva, Pollard, Rose, van Wickle, Kimiko, Kennedy, Caitlin E, Nalugoda, Fred, Serwadda, David, Bollinger, Robert C, Quinn, Thomas C, Reynolds, Steven J, Gray, Ronald H, Wawer, Maria J, Nakigozi, Gertrude

“…Effective implementation strategies are needed to increase engagement in HIV services in hyperendemic settings. We conducted a pragmatic cluster-randomized…”
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Immunometabolic Reprogramming in Response to HIV Infection Is Not Fully Normalized by Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy by Deme, Pragney, Rubin, Leah H., Yu, Danyang, Xu, Yanxun, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Nakasujja, Noeline, Anok, Aggrey, Kisakye, Alice, Quinn, Thomas C., Reynolds, Steven J., Mayanja, Richard, Batte, James, Wawer, Maria J., Sacktor, Ned C., Saylor, Deanna, Haughey, Norman J.

“…Background: HIV infection results in immunometabolic reprogramming. While we are beginning to understand how this metabolic reprogramming regulates the immune…”
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Immune milieu and microbiome of the distal urethra in Ugandan men: impact of penile circumcision and implications for HIV susceptibility by Galiwango, Ronald M, Park, Daniel E, Huibner, Sanja, Onos, Abigail, Aziz, Maliha, Roach, Kelsey, Anok, Aggrey, Nnamutete, James, Isabirye, Yahaya, Wasswa, John Bosco, Male, Deo, Kigozi, Godfrey, Tobian, Aaron A R, Prodger, Jessica L, Liu, Cindy M, Kaul, Rupert

“…Coronal sulcus (CS) anaerobe abundance and IL-8 levels are linked to HIV acquisition, and are dramatically reduced after penile circumcision (PC). The distal…”
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Leveraging Ecological Momentary Assessment Data to Characterize Individual Mobility: Exploratory Pilot Study in Rural Uganda by Khalifa, Aleya, Beres, Laura K, Anok, Aggrey, Mbabali, Ismail, Katabalwa, Charles, Mulamba, Jeremiah, Thomas, Alvin G, Bugos, Eva, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Chang, Larry W, Grabowski, M Kate

“…The geographical environments within which individuals conduct their daily activities may influence health behaviors, yet little is known about…”
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Effective and targeted latency reversal in CD4 + T cells from individuals on long term combined antiretroviral therapy initiated during chronic HIV-1 infection by Ngo, Minh Ha, Pankrac, Joshua, Ho, Ryan C Y, Ndashimye, Emmanuel, Pawa, Rahul, Ceccacci, Renata, Biru, Tsigereda, Olabode, Abayomi S, Klein, Katja, Li, Yue, Kovacs, Colin, Assad, Robert, Jacobson, Jeffrey M, Canaday, David H, Tomusange, Stephen, Jamiru, Samiri, Anok, Aggrey, Kityamuweesi, Taddeo, Buule, Paul, Galiwango, Ronald M, Reynolds, Steven J, Quinn, Thomas C, Redd, Andrew D, Prodger, Jessica L, Mann, Jamie F S, Arts, Eric J

“…To date, an affordable, effective treatment for an HIV-1 cure remains only a concept with most "latency reversal" agents (LRAs) lacking specificity for the…”
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Timing for maximum anaesthetic effect of topical cream during early infant circumcision (EIC) in Rakai, Uganda by Kiboneka, Stephen, Anok, Aggrey, Nakabuye, Regina, Odiya, Silas, Magembe, Julius, Nazziwa, Rose, Ddamulira, Charles, Mulooki, Andrew, Galiwango, Ronald Moses, Watya, Stephen, Li, Philip S., Lee, Richard K., Gray, Ronald H., Kigozi, Godfrey, Kankaka, Edward Nelson

“…Objectives The objective of this study is to determine the optimal timing for device‐based infant circumcision under topical anaesthesia. Subjects/patients We…”
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Mobile Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention and Health Behavior Change Among Adults in Rakai, Uganda: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Beres, Laura K, Mbabali, Ismail, Anok, Aggrey, Katabalwa, Charles, Mulamba, Jeremiah, Thomas, Alvin G, Bugos, Eva, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Grabowski, Mary K, Chang, Larry W

“…An extraordinary increase in mobile phone ownership has revolutionized the opportunities to use mobile health approaches in lower- and middle-income countries…”
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Effect of HIV Subtype and Antiretroviral Therapy on HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder Stage in Rakai, Uganda by Sacktor, Ned, Saylor, Deanna, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Nakasujja, Noeline, Robertson, Kevin, Grabowski, M Kate, Kisakye, Alice, Batte, James, Mayanja, Richard, Anok, Aggrey, Gray, Ronald H, Wawer, Maria J

“…BACKGROUND:Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) improves HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) stage in the United States where subtype B…”
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Caregiver versus self-reported activities of daily living among HIV-positive persons in Rakai, Uganda by Kisakye, Alice, Saylor, Deanna, Sacktor, Ned, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Nakasujja, Noeline, Robertson, Kevin, Anok, Aggrey, Wawer, Maria, Gray, Ron

“…Assessment of an individual's functional status, as measured by activities of daily living (ADL), is an essential element in the diagnosis of HIV-associated…”
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Utility of the International HIV Dementia Scale for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder by Molinaro, Maria, Sacktor, Ned, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Anok, Aggrey, Batte, James, Kisakye, Alice, Myanja, Richard, Nakasujja, Noeline, Robertson, Kevin R., Gray, Ronald H., Wawer, Maria J., Saylor, Deanna

“…We assessed the utility of the International HIV Dementia Scale (IHDS) in detecting HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) in Uganda in antiretroviral…”
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Neurocognitive Effects of Antiretroviral Initiation Among People Living With HIV in Rural Uganda by Vecchio, Alyssa, Robertson, Kevin, Saylor, Deanna, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Nakasujja, Noeline, Kisakye, Alice, Batte, James, Mayanja, Richard, Anok, Aggrey, Reynolds, Steven J., Quinn, Thomas C., Gray, Ronald, Wawer, Maria J., Sacktor, Ned, Rubin, Leah H.

“…HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders remain prevalent despite effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), but there are limited longitudinal data on people…”
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Assessment, prevalence, and correlates of frailty among middle-aged adults with HIV in rural Uganda by Vecchio, Alyssa, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Nakasujja, Noeline, Kisakye, Alice, Batte, James, Mayanja, Richard, Anok, Aggrey, Robertson, Kevin, Wawer, Maria J., Sacktor, Ned, Rubin, Leah H., Saylor, Deanna

“…We investigated the prevalence and risk factors for frailty among people with HIV (PWH) in rural Uganda ( n  = 55, 47% male, mean age 44 years). Frailty was…”
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Sex-specific associations between cerebrospinal fluid inflammatory marker levels and cognitive function in antiretroviral treated people living with HIV in rural Uganda by Vecchio, Alyssa C., Williams, Dionna W., Xu, Yanxun, Yu, Danyang, Saylor, Deanna, Lofgren, Sarah, O'Toole, Riley, Boulware, David R., Nakasujja, Noeline, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Kisakye, Alice, Batte, James, Mayanja, Richard, Anok, Aggrey, Reynolds, Steven J., Quinn, Thomas C., Gray, Ronald H., Wawer, Maria J., Sacktor, Ned, Rubin, Leah H.

“…•In the cohort of people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART), there were no sex differences in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inflammatory marker…”
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