Background Fishing communities in many Sub-Saharan African countries are a high-risk
population group disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. In Uganda, literature on …

Aims Cardiac conduction disease can lead to syncope, heart failure, and death. The only
available therapy is pacemaker implantation, with no established prevention strategies …

Background Alcohol use is a major contributor to mortality and morbidity worldwide. Uganda
has a high level of alcohol use per capita. Compared to men, women are less likely to …

Background: We determined the prevalence of and risk factors for alcohol misuse and illicit
drug use among young Ugandans in fishing communities, a recognised “key population” for …

Background HIV-prevalence and incidence is high in many fishing communities around
Lake Victoria in East Africa. In these settings, mobility among women is high and may …

Objective: To assess the impact of alcohol use on HIV care cascade outcomes. Design:
Cross-sectional analyses. Methods: We evaluated HIV care cascade outcomes and alcohol …

Introduction Uganda has one of the highest rates of alcohol use in sub-Saharan Africa but
prevalence and correlates of drinking are undocumented in the Rakai region, one of the …

Although fishing communities (FCs) in Uganda are disproportionately affected by HIV-1
relative to the general population (GP), the transmission dynamics are not completely …

Background Binge drinking, inequitable gender norms and sexual risk behaviour are closely
interlinked. This study aims to model the potential effect of alcohol counselling interventions …

Background New HIV infections in Tanzania have been decreasing, however some
populations remain at higher risk. Despite of that, evidence on the magnitude of HIV …