Robert Ssekubugu

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Journal article: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2024;78(6):1591-1600
Incidence of Health Facility Switching and Associations With HIV Viral Rebound Among Persons on Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda: A Population-based Study.
Rosen JG; Ndyanabo A; Nakawooya H; Galiwango RM; Ssekubugu R; Ssekasanvu J; Kim S; Rucinski KB; Nakigozi G; Nalugoda F; Kigozi G; Quinn TC; Chang LW; Kennedy CE; Reynolds SJ; Kagaayi J; Grabowski MK
Article: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. 2024;59(9):1111-1121
Prevalence and risk factors of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in south Central Uganda: A cross-sectional survey
Enriquez R; Homsi M; Ssekubugu R; Nabukalu D; Zeebari Z; Marrone G; Gigante B; Chang LW; Reynolds SJ; Nalugoda F; Ekstroem AM; Hagstroem H; Nordenstedt H
Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY. 2024;27(2):e26200
Temporal dynamics and drivers of durable HIV viral load suppression and persistent high- and low-level viraemia during Universal Test and Treat scale-up in Uganda: a population-based study.
Rosen JG; Ssekubugu R; Chang LW; Ssempijja V; Galiwango RM; Ssekasanvu J; Ndyanabo A; Kisakye A; Nakigozi G; Rucinski KB; Patel EU; Kennedy CE; Nalugoda F; Kigozi G; Ratmann O; Nelson LJ; Mills LA; Kabatesi D; Tobian AAR; Quinn TC; Kagaayi J; Reynolds SJ; Grabowski MK
Journal article: NATURE MICROBIOLOGY. 2024;9(1):35-54
Longitudinal population-level HIV epidemiologic and genomic surveillance highlights growing gender disparity of HIV transmission in Uganda.
Monod M; Brizzi A; Galiwango RM; Ssekubugu R; Chen Y; Xi X; Kankaka EN; Ssempijja V; Abeler-Dörner L; Akullian A; Blenkinsop A; Bonsall D; Chang LW; Dan S; Fraser C; Golubchik T; Gray RH; Hall M; Jackson JC; Kigozi G; Laeyendecker O; Mills LA; Quinn TC; Reynolds SJ; Santelli J; Sewankambo NK; Spencer SEF; Ssekasanvu J; Thomson L; Wawer MJ; Serwadda D; Godfrey-Faussett P; Kagaayi J; Grabowski MK; Ratmann O; Rakai Health Sciences Program; PANGEA-HIV consortium
Journal article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;4(2):e0002891
HIV epidemiologic trends among occupational groups in Rakai, Uganda: A population-based longitudinal study, 1999-2016.
Popoola VO; Kagaayi J; Ssekasanvu J; Ssekubugu R; Kigozi G; Ndyanabo A; Nalugoda F; Chang LW; Lutalo T; Tobian AAR; Kabatesi D; Alamo S; Mills LA; Kigozi G; Wawer MJ; Santelli J; Gray RH; Reynolds SJ; Serwadda D; Lessler J; Grabowski MK
Journal article: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2023;228(9):1198-1207
Age Patterns of HSV-2 Incidence and Prevalence in Two Ugandan Communities: A Catalytic Incidence Model Applied to Population-Based Seroprevalence Data.
Whittles LK; Galiwango RM; Mpagazi J; Tobian AAR; Ssekubugu R; Jackson J; Peer AD; Kennedy C; Nakalanzi M; Ndyanabo A; Kigozi G; Chang LW; Serwadda D; Manabe YC; Gaydos CA; Laeyendecker O; Quinn TC; Reynolds SJ; Kagaayi J; Eaton JW; Grabowski MK
Journal article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2023;257:113271
Capacity to Consent to Research Among Adolescent-Parent Dyads in Rakai, Uganda.
Kreniske P; Hoffman S; Ddaaki W; Nakyanjo N; Spindler E; Ssekyewa C; Isabirye D; Nakubulwa R; Proscovia N; Daniel L; Haba N; Maru M; Thompson J; Chen IS; Nalugoda F; Ssekubugu R; Lutalo T; Ott MA; Santelli JS
Journal article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;3(5):e0001626
Nearly half of adults with symptoms of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) did not seek clinical care: A population-based study of treatment-seeking behavior among adults in Rakai, Uganda.
Ogale YP; Kennedy CE; Nalugoda F; Mpagazi J; Jackson JC; Galiwango R; Ssekubugu R; Kigozi G; Denison JA; Gaydos CA; Kagaayi J; Grabowski MK
Journal article: FRONTIERS IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY. 2023;5:1091425
Civil society and medical product access in Africa: Lessons from COVID-19.
Wale JL; Sehmi K; Kamoga R; Ssekubugu R
Journal article: THE LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH. 2022;10(12):e1825-e1834
The HIV and sexually transmitted infection syndemic following mass scale-up of combination HIV interventions in two communities in southern Uganda: a population-based cross-sectional study.
Grabowski MK; Mpagazi J; Kiboneka S; Ssekubugu R; Kereba JB; Nakayijja A; Tukundane J; Jackson JC; Peer AD; Kennedy C; Kigozi G; Galiwango RM; Manabe YC; Chang LW; Kalibala S; Gray RH; Wawer MJ; Reynolds SJ; Tobian AAR; Serwadda D; Gaydos CA; Kagaayi J; Quinn TC; Rakai Health Sciences Program
Journal article: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2022;28(13):S105-S113
Using Population Mobility Patterns to Adapt COVID-19 Response Strategies in 3 East Africa Countries.
Merrill RD; Kilamile F; White M; Eurien D; Mehta K; Ojwang J; Laurent-Comlan M; Babigumira PA; Nakiire L; Boos A; Gatei W; Harris JR; Magazani A; Ocom F; Ssekubugu R; Kigozi G; Senyana F; Iyese FB; Elyanu PJ; Ward S; Makumbi I; Muruta A; McIntyre E; Massa K; Ario AR; Mayinja H; Remidius K; Ndungi DN
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;22(1):2214
Cardiovascular (Framingham) and type II diabetes (Finnish Diabetes) risk scores: a qualitative study of local knowledge of diet, physical activity and body measurements in rural Rakai, Uganda
Ssekubugu R; Makumbi F; Enriquez R; Lagerstrom SR; Yeh PT; Kennedy CE; Gray RH; Negesa L; Serwadda DM; Kigozi G; Ekstrom AM; Nordenstedt H
Journal article: JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES (1999). 2022;90(3):291-299
High Rates of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Eligibility and Associated HIV Incidence in a Population With a Generalized HIV Epidemic in Rakai, Uganda.
Ssempijja V; Nakigozi G; Ssekubugu R; Kagaayi J; Kigozi G; Nalugoda F; Nantume B; Batte J; Kigozi G; Yeh PT; Nakawooya H; Serwadda D; Quinn TC; Gray RH; Wawer MJ; Grabowski KM; Chang LW; Van't Hoog A; Cobelens F; Reynolds SJ
Article: GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;14(9):1252-1263
The rebellious man: Next-of-kin accounts of the death of a male relative on antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa.
Skovdal M; Ssekubugu R; Nyamukapa C; Seeley J; Renju J; Wamoyi J; Moshabela M; Ondenge K; Wringe A; Gregson S; Zaba B
Article: AIDS CARE. 2019;31(6):754-760
"He was no longer listening to me": A qualitative study in six Sub-Saharan African countries exploring next-of-kin perspectives on caring following the death of a relative from AIDS.
Ssekubugu R; Renju J; Zaba B; Seeley J; Bukenya D; Ddaaki W; Moshabela M; Wamoyi J; McLean E; Ondenge K; Skovdal M; Wringe A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(1):e0210935
Differential Impacts of HIV status on short-term fertility desires among couples in Rakai, Uganda.
Song X; Grilo SA; Mathur S; Lutalo T; Ssekubugu R; Nalugoda F; Santelli JS
Article: THE LANCET HIV. 2018;5(4):e181-e189
Migration and risk of HIV acquisition in Rakai, Uganda: a population-based cohort study.
Olawore O; Tobian AAR; Kagaayi J; Bazaale JM; Nantume B; Kigozi G; Nankinga J; Nalugoda F; Nakigozi G; Kigozi G; Gray RH; Wawer MJ; Ssekubugu R; Santelli JS; Reynolds SJ; Chang LW; Serwadda D; Grabowski MK
Article: AIDS. 2018;32(6):819-824
HIV viral suppression and geospatial patterns of HIV antiretroviral therapy treatment facility use in Rakai, Uganda.
Billioux VG; Grabowski MK; Ssekasanvu J; Reynolds SJ; Berman A; Bazaale J; Patel EU; Bugos E; Ndyanabo A; Kisakye A; Kagaayi J; Gray RH; Nakigozi G; Ssekubugu R; Nalugoda F; Serwadda D; Wawer MJ; Chang LW
Article: AIDS. 2018;32(3):363-369
The validity of self-reported antiretroviral use in persons living with HIV: a population-based study.
Grabowski MK; Reynolds SJ; Kagaayi J; Gray RH; Clarke W; Chang LW; Nakigozi G; Laeyndecker O; Redd AD; Billioux V; Ssekubugu R; Nalugoda F; Wawer MJ; Serwadda D; Quinn TC; Tobian AAR
Article: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2017;377(22):2154-2166
HIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda.
Grabowski MK; Serwadda DM; Gray RH; Nakigozi G; Kigozi G; Kagaayi J; Ssekubugu R; Nalugoda F; Lessler J; Lutalo T; Galiwango RM; Makumbi F; Kong X; Kabatesi D; Alamo ST; Wiersma S; Sewankambo NK; Tobian AAR; Laeyendecker O; Quinn TC; Reynolds SJ; Wawer MJ; Chang LW; Rakai Health Sciences Program
Article: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. 2017;93(Suppl 3):e052970
Where are we now? A multicountry qualitative study to explore access to pre-antiretroviral care services: a precursor to antiretroviral therapy initiation.
Bukenya D; Wringe A; Moshabela M; Skovdal M; Ssekubugu R; Paparini S; Renju J; McLean E; Bonnington O; Wamoyi J; Seeley J
Article: JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY. 2017;20(1):21590
Human immunodeficiency virus care cascade among sub-populations in Rakai, Uganda: an observational study.
Billioux VG; Chang LW; Reynolds SJ; Nakigozi G; Ssekasanvu J; Grabowski MK; Ssekubugu R; Nalugoda F; Kigozi G; Kagaayi J; Serwadda D; Gray RH; Wawer MJ
Article: PSYCHOLOGY OF VIOLENCE. 2016;6(3):442-451
Ethical Challenges of Randomized Violence Intervention Trials: Examining the SHARE intervention in Rakai, Uganda.
Wagman JA; Paul A; Namatovu F; Ssekubugu R; Nalugoda F
Journal article: JOURNAL OF WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR DEVELOPMENT. 2016;6(2):259-268
Estimation of Ascaris lumbricoides egg inactivation by free ammonia treatment of ash-amended UDDT vault products using stored urine in Uganda
Trimmer JT; Nakyanjo N; Ssekubugu R; Sklar M; Mihelcic JR; Ergas SJ
Journal article: JOURNAL OF WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR DEVELOPMENT. 2016;6(2):276-286
Assessing the promotion of urine-diverting dry toilets through school-based demonstration facilities in Kalisizo, Uganda
Trimmer JT; Nakyanjo N; Ssekubugu R; Sklar M; Mihelcic JR; Ergas SJ
Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY. 2015;18(5 Suppl 4):20479
8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015).
Journal article: JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS. 2013;192(1-2):25-27
Evaluation of current rapid HIV test algorithms in Rakai, Uganda.
Galiwango RM; Musoke R; Lubyayi L; Ssekubugu R; Kalibbala S; Ssekweyama V; Mirembe V; Nakigozi G; Reynolds SJ; Serwadda D; Gray RH; Kigozi G
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Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024;MEDRXIV
Increasing intra- and inter-subtype HIV diversity despite declining HIV incidence in Uganda.
Kim S; Kigozi G; Martin MA; Galiwango RM; Quinn TC; Redd AD; Ssekubugu R; Bonsall D; Ssemwanga D; Rambaut A; Herbeck JT; Reynolds SJ; Foley B; Abeler-Dörner L; Fraser C; Ratmann O; Kagaayi J; Laeyendecker O; Grabowski MK
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
Resumption of Sexual Activity After Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Data from a Population Based Cohort in Rakai, Uganda, 2013 to 2020
Daama A; Nalugoda F; Kankaka E; Kasango A; Nantume B; Kigozi GN; Ssekubugu R; Namutundu J; Ssettuba A; Lutalo T; Kagaayi J; Nakigozi G; Alamo S; Mills LA; Kabuye G; Gray R; Wawer M; Serwadda D; Sewankambo N; Kigozi G
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2023;MEDRXIV
HIV and viremia prevalence in non-migrating members of migrant households in Rakai region, Uganda: A cross-sectional population-based study.
Young R; Ssekasanvu J; Kagaayi J; Ssekubugu R; Kigozi G; Reynolds SJ; Wawer MJ; Nonyane BAS; Chang LW; Kennedy CE; Paina L; Anglewicz PA; Quinn TC; Serwadda D; Nalugoda F; Grabowski MK
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2023;MEDRXIV
Longitudinal population-level HIV epidemiologic and genomic surveillance highlights growing gender disparity of HIV transmission in Uganda.
Monod M; Brizzi A; Galiwango RM; Ssekubugu R; Chen Y; Xi X; Kankaka EN; Ssempijja V; Dörner LA; Akullian A; Blenkinsop A; Bonsall D; Chang LW; Dan S; Fraser C; Golubchik T; Gray RH; Hall M; Jackson JC; Kigozi G; Laeyendecker O; Mills LA; Quinn TC; Reynolds SJ; Santelli J; Sewankambo NK; Spencer SE; Ssekasanvu J; Thomson L; Wawer MJ; Serwadda D; Godfrey-Faussett P; Kagaayi J; Grabowski MK; Ratmann O; Rakai Health Sciences Program; PANGEA-HIV consortium
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
Growing gender disparity in HIV infection in Africa: sources and policy implications
Ratmann O; Monod M; Brizzi A; Galiwango R; Ssekubugu R; Chen Y; Xi X; Kankaka E; Ssempijja V; Abeler-Dörner L; Akullian A; Blenkinsop A; Bonsall D; Chang L; Shozen D; Fraser C; Golubchik T; Gray R; Hall M; Jackson J; Kigozi G; Laeyendecker O; Mills L; Quinn T; Reynolds S; Santelli J; Sewankambo NK; Spencer S; Ssekasanvu J; Thomson L; Wawer M; Serwadda D; Godfrey-Faussett P; Kagaayi KJ; Grabowski MKMK
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2023
Nearly half of adults with symptoms of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) did not seek clinical care: A population-based study of treatment-seeking behavior among adults in Rakai, Uganda
Ogale YP; Kennedy CE; Nalugoda F; Mpagazi J; Jackson JC; Galiwango R; Ssekubugu R; Kigozi G; Denison JA; Gaydos CA; Kagaayi J; Grabowski MK
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
Implications of rapid population growth on survey design and HIV estimates in the Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS), Uganda
Khalifa A; Ssekubugu R; Lessler J; Wawer MJ; Santelli J; Hoffman S; Nalugoda F; Lutalo T; Ndyanbo A; Ssekasanvu J; Kigozi G; Kagaayi J; Chang LW; Grabowski MK
Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES (1999). 2018;79(4):430-434
Brief Report: Age-Disparate Relationships and HIV Prevalence Among Never Married Women in Rakai, Uganda.
Mwinnyaa G; Gray RH; Grabowski MK; Ssekasanvu J; Ndyanabo A; Ssekubugu R; Kagaayi J; Kigozi G; Nakigozi G; Serwadda DM; Laeyendecker O

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