Search Results - "Ssewamala, Fred"

The effect of family support on self‐reported adherence to ART among adolescents perinatally infected with HIV in Uganda: A mediation analysis by Nabunya, Proscovia, Samuel, Kizito, Ssewamala, Fred M.

“…Introduction This study examined the mechanisms through which family support affects self‐reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents…”
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Enhancing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Adolescents Living With HIV Through Group-Based Therapeutic Approaches in Uganda: Findings From a Pilot Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial by Kizito, Samuel, Nabunya, Proscovia, Ssewamala, Fred M

“…Abstract Objective We examine the preliminary impact of group-cognitive behavioral therapy (G-CBT) versus a family-strengthening intervention delivered via…”
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Reducing HIV in young women in Uganda: the need for autonomy by Nabayinda, Josephine, Kizito, Samuel, Nagawa, Anita, Ssewamala, Fred M

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Economic Empowerment, HIV Risk Behavior, and Mental Health Among School-Going Adolescent Girls in Uganda: Longitudinal Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial, 2017‒2022 by Ssewamala, Fred M, Brathwaite, Rachel, Neilands, Torsten B

“…To investigate the long-term (12- and 24-month) impact of an economic empowerment intervention on HIV risk behaviors and mental health among school-going…”
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Do Savings Mediate Changes in Adolescents' Future Orientation and Health-Related Outcomes? Findings From Randomized Experiment in Uganda by Karimli, Leyla, Ph.D, Ssewamala, Fred M., Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose This present study tests the proposition that an economic strengthening intervention for families caring for AIDS-orphaned adolescents would…”
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Prevalence and predictors of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among vulnerable women engaged in sex work: Findings from the Kyaterekera Project in Southern Uganda by Kiyingi, Joshua, Nabunya, Proscovia, Bahar, Ozge Sensoy, Mayo-Wilson, Larissa Jennings, Tozan, Yesim, Nabayinda, Josephine, Namuwonge, Flavia, Nsubuga, Edward, Kizito, Samuel, Nattabi, Jennifer, Nakabuye, Fatuma, Kagayi, Joseph, Mwebembezi, Abel, Witte, Susan S, Ssewamala, Fred M

“…Women engaged in sex work (WESW) have an elevated risk of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STI). Estimates are three…”
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The impact of poverty-reduction intervention on child mental health mediated by family relations: Findings from a cluster-randomized trial in Uganda by Karimli, Leyla, Ssewamala, Fred M., Neilands, Torsten B.

“…Reviews that synthesize global evidence on the impact of poverty reduction interventions on child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) report inconclusive…”
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The long-term effects of a family based economic empowerment intervention (Suubi+Adherence) on suppression of HIV viral loads among adolescents living with HIV in southern Uganda: Findings from 5-year cluster randomized trial by Ssewamala, Fred M, Dvalishvili, Darejan, Mellins, Claude A, Geng, Elvin H, Makumbi, Fredderick, Neilands, Torsten B, McKay, Mary, Damulira, Christopher, Nabunya, Proscovia, Sensoy Bahar, Ozge, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Kigozi, Godfrey, Byansi, William, Mukasa, Miriam, Namuwonge, Flavia

“…The rapid scale-up of HIV therapy across Africa has failed to adequately engage adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV). Retention and viral suppression for this…”
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Combining Asset Accumulation and Multifamily Group Intervention to Improve Mental Health for Adolescent Girls: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Uganda by Karimli, Leyla, Nabunya, Proscovia, Ssewamala, Fred M., Dvalishvili, Darejan

“…The aim of this study is to expand the current knowledge on the relationship between poverty, family functioning, and the mental health of adolescent girls in…”
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Effect of savings-led economic empowerment on HIV preventive practices among orphaned adolescents in rural Uganda: results from the Suubi-Maka randomized experiment by Jennings, Larissa, Ssewamala, Fred M., Nabunya, Proscovia

“…Improving economic resources of impoverished youth may alter intentions to engage in sexual risk behaviors by motivating positive future planning to avoid HIV…”
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"I decided in my heart I have to complete the sessions": A qualitative study on the acceptability of an evidence-based HIV risk reduction intervention among women engaged in sex work in Uganda by Sensoy Bahar, Ozge, Nabunya, Proscovia, Nabayinda, Josephine, Witte, Susan, Kiyingi, Joshua, Nsubuga, Edward, Schriger, Simone, Nattabi, Jennifer, Mayo-Wilson, Larissa Jennings, Nakigudde, Janet, Tozan, Yesim, Ssewamala, Fred M

“…The HIV burden remains a critical public health concern and women engaged in sex work [WESW] are at significantly higher risk compared to the general adult…”
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Evaluation of a savings-led family-based economic empowerment intervention for AIDS-affected adolescents in Uganda: A four-year follow-up on efficacy and cost-effectiveness by Tozan, Yesim, Sun, Sicong, Capasso, Ariadna, Shu-Huah Wang, Julia, Neilands, Torsten B, Bahar, Ozge Sensoy, Damulira, Christopher, Ssewamala, Fred M

“…Children who have lost a parent to HIV/AIDS, known as AIDS orphans, face multiple stressors affecting their health and development. Family economic empowerment…”
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Bridges-Round 2: A study protocol to examine the longitudinal HIV risk prevention and care continuum outcomes among orphaned youth transitioning to young adulthood by Nabunya, Proscovia, Sensoy Bahar, Ozge, Neilands, Torsten B, Nakasujja, Noeline, Namatovu, Phionah, Namuwonge, Flavia, Mwebembezi, Abel, Ssewamala, Fred M

“…Youth orphaned by HIV in sub-Saharan Africa experience immense hardships including social disadvantage, adverse childhood events and limited economic…”
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HIV among refugee youth in Uganda: unmasking the crisis by Tutlam, Nhial T, Kizito, Samuel, Liyew, Tewodros W, Ssewamala, Fred M

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Effects of a Social Empowerment Intervention on Economic Vulnerability for Adolescent Refugee Girls in Ethiopia by Stark, Lindsay, Seff, Ilana, Assezenew, Asham, Eoomkham, Jennate, Falb, Kathryn, Ssewamala, Fred M.

“…This article examines the effects of a girls' social empowerment program, Creating Opportunities through Mentoring, Parental Involvement and Safe Spaces, on…”
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Poverty Reduction and Family Functioning: Results from an Experimental Study in Sub-Saharan Africa by Karimli, Leyla, Nabayinda, Josephine, Nartey, Portia B., Ssewamala, Fred M.

“…The study tests the effect of poverty-reduction intervention on family functioning reported by AIDS-orphaned children in extended families in Southern Uganda…”
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Typologies and Correlates of Caregiver-adolescent Sexual Health Communication among Adolescent Girls in Southwestern Uganda by Mutumba, Massy, Brathwaite, Rachel, Nabunya, Proscovia, Namuwonge, Flavia, Ssewamala, Fred M.

“…Caregiver-adolescent sexual health communication can reduce sexual risk attitudes and behaviors, but less is known about caregiver-adolescent sexual health…”
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Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health: Sex-Disaggregated Associations Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Uganda by Cohen, Flora, Seff, Ilana, Ssewamala, Fred, Opobo, Timothy, Stark, Lindsay

“…Experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization have well-established associations with poor mental health. There is also burgeoning evidence…”
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Patterns of and Factors Associated With Mental Health Service Utilization Among School-Going Adolescent Girls in Southwestern Uganda: A Latent Class Analysis by Byansi, William, Ssewamala, Fred M., Neilands, Torsten B., Mwebembezi, Abel, Nakigozi, Gertrude

“…The study aimed to improve understanding of patterns of multiple family group intervention engagement and associated factors among adolescent girls in a…”
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Prevalence and Correlates of Substance Use Among Youth Living with HIV in Fishing Communities in Uganda by Brathwaite, Rachel, Mutumba, Massy, Nannono, Sylvia, Ssewamala, Fred M., Filiatreau, Lindsey M., Namatovu, Phionah

“…Alcohol and drug use (ADU) poses a significant barrier to optimal HIV treatment outcomes for adolescents and youths living with HIV (AYLHIV). We aimed to…”
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