HIV epidemic in fishing communities in Uganda: A sco** review

PM Musumari, T Techasrivichien… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of HIV interventions in African fishing communities: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis

K Toms, H Potter, M Balaba… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives This systematic review aims to qualitatively synthesize existing evidence on the
efficacy of HIV interventions in African fishing communities. Methods Five databases (NCBI …

Alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and HIV sexual risk behavior among young people in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda

SO Wandera, NM Tumwesigye, EJ Walakira… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Few studies have investigated the association between alcohol use, intimate
partner violence, and HIV sexual risk behavior among young people in fishing communities …

Develo** a questionnaire to evaluate the health information literacy in China

X Yu, M Luo, S Wu, J Zhang, Q Guo, X Wang… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Health information literacy is critical for individuals to obtain, understand,
screen, and apply health information. However, there is currently no specific tool available to …

Prevalence, recent infection and predictors of HIV infection in fishing community along the shore of Lake Victoria in Tanzania

OD Panga, A Joachim, FG Samizi… - Journal of Public …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Fishing communities are a subpopulation burdened by human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), mainly due to their mobility and cash income access …

Testing a social network approach to promote HIV self-testing and linkage to care among fishermen at Lake Victoria: study protocol for the Owete cluster randomized …

LA Sheira, ZA Kwena, ED Charlebois, K Agot, B Ayieko… - Trials, 2022 - Springer
Background Nearly 50% of men living with HIV in many countries are unaware of their HIV
status; men also have lower uptake of HIV treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the Feasibility of economic approaches to prevent substance abuse among adolescents: Protocol for a Mixed methods study

R Brathwaite, M Mutumba, J Nanteza… - JMIR Research …, 2023 - researchprotocols.org
Background Adolescent alcohol and drug use (ADU) is a significant public health challenge.
Uganda, one of the poorest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), has the second-highest …

Prevalence of HIV infection and uptake of HIV/AIDs services among fishermen on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kagera region, Northwestern Tanzania

P Mwanahapa, MJ Mtoro, D Gerald, P Horumpende… - PloS one, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The Tanzania HIV Impact Survey (THIS) 2022–2023 showed that HIV
prevalence among the general population stabilises but varies geographically across the …

Women's support for voluntary medical male circumcision in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda

A Byaruhanga, NT Mbona, S Babirye… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Women's support can improve uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision
(VMMC). We assessed the level of women's support for VMMC and associated factors in …

Mother's knowledge on HIV, syphilis, rubella, and associated factors in Northern Tanzania: Implications for MTCT elimination strategies

NAS Chotta, SE Msuya, M Mgongo… - … Journal of Pediatrics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Infections transmitted from mother to child (MTCT) during pregnancy, childbirth,
and breastfeeding contribute significantly to the high infant and childhood morbidity and …