Fred C. Semitala

Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration

Also affiliated with Makerere University

Medicine

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Driven by 57 papers. Top paper: “Patient choice improves self-efficacy and intention to complete tuberculosis preventive therapy in a routine HIV program setting in Uganda”.

Patient choice improves self-efficacy and intention to complete tuberculosis preventive therapy in a routine HIV program setting in Uganda

PLoS ONE(2021)10.1371/journal.pone.0246113

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15 citations

Fred C. Semitala, Elly Atuhumuza, Laban Sabiti, Jane Namakula-Katende, Winnie Muyindike +4 more

Protocol for the 3HP Options Trial: a hybrid type 3 implementation-effectiveness randomized trial of delivery strategies for short-course tuberculosis preventive therapy among people living with HIV in Uganda

Implementation Science(2020)10.1186/s13012-020-01025-8

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23 citations

Allan Musinguzi, Juliet Nabunje, Fred Welishe, Jackie Ssemata, Bishop Opira +16 more

Comparison of 3 optimized delivery strategies for completion of isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) for tuberculosis prevention among people living with HIV in Uganda: A single-center randomized trial

PLoS Medicine(2024)10.1371/journal.pmed.1004356

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11 citations

Jillian L. Kadota, Allan Musinguzi, Fred Welishe, Anne Nakitende, Lydia Akello +20 more

Tuberculosis screening improves preventive therapy uptake (TB SCRIPT) trial among people living with HIV in Uganda: a study protocol of an individual randomized controlled trial

Trials(2022)10.1186/s13063-022-06371-0

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7 citations

Lelia H. Chaisson, David W. Dowdy, Derek T. Armstrong, Bishop Opira, Kyomugisha Denise Aman +4 more

Screening PLHIV for depression using PHQs: A RCT comparing non-selective with selective screening strategy within a primary health care facility in Uganda

PLoS ONE(2022)10.1371/journal.pone.0270175

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7 citations

Dickens Akena, Denis Nixon Opio, Tobius Mutabazi, Emmanuel Sendaula, Fred C. Semitala +3 more

Adverse Events Reported During Weekly Isoniazid-Rifapentine (3HP) Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Uganda

Open Forum Infectious Diseases(2024)10.1093/ofid/ofae667

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4 citations

Allan Musinguzi, Hélène E. Aschmann, Lydia Akello, Fred Welishe, Jane Nakimuli +8 more

Evaluating the implementation of weekly rifapentine-isoniazid (3HP) for tuberculosis prevention among people living with HIV in Uganda: A qualitative evaluation of the 3HP Options Trial

PLOS Global Public Health(2024)10.1371/journal.pgph.0003347

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4 citations

Joan Ritar Kasidi, Jillian L. Kadota, Fred Welishe, Anne Nakitende, Lydia Akello +20 more

Early findings from the integration of hypertension care into differentiated service delivery models for HIV in Uganda: a mixed‐method study

Journal of the International AIDS Society(2025)10.1002/jia2.26499

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Fred C. Semitala, Chelsea Faith Lipoto, Lilian Giibwa, Robert Twine, Savio Mwaka +12 more

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence and associated factors in an urban HIV clinic in a low income country

PLoS ONE(2021)10.1371/journal.pone.0256121

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13 citations

Fred C. Semitala, Barbara Castelnuovo, Christine Sekaggya‐Wiltshire, William Worodria, Bruce Kirenga +1 more

Accuracy of Tongue Swab Testing Using Xpert MTB-RIF Ultra for Tuberculosis Diagnosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology(2022)10.1128/jcm.00421-22

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84 citations

Grant R. Whitman, Rebecca Crowder, Tania Reza, Devan Jaganath, Jerry Mulondo +14 more

Determinants of testing for HIV among young people in Uganda. A nested, explanatory-sequential study

PLOS Global Public Health(2022)10.1371/journal.pgph.0000870

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23 citations

Steven Kiwuwa Mpungu, Bashir Ssuna, Wani Muzeyi, Happiness Mberesero, Fred C. Semitala +5 more

Improved hypertension control at six months using an adapted WHO HEARTS-based implementation strategy at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda

BMC Health Services Research(2022)10.1186/s12913-022-08045-8

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33 citations

Fred C. Semitala, Isaac Kimera, Mary Mbuliro, Rebecca Ssennyonjo, Simon P. Kigozi +10 more

Antiretroviral therapy initiation and outcomes of hospitalized HIV-infected patients in Uganda—An evaluation of the HIV test and treat strategy

PLoS ONE(2022)10.1371/journal.pone.0268122

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8 citations

Lydia Nakiyingi, Irene Andia Biraro, Thomas Katairo, Richard Muhumuza, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata +4 more

Integration of COVID-19 and TB screening in Kampala, Uganda - Healthcare provider perspectives.

Research Square(2022)10.21203/rs.3.rs-1448831/v1

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3 citations

Rodgers Katwesigye, Dennis Kalibbala, Mary Mbuliro, Rejani Opio, Darius Owachi +5 more

Clinical characteristics and morbidity among hospitalized adults with advanced HIV disease in Uganda during ‘test and treat’ era

PLOS Global Public Health(2023)10.1371/journal.pgph.0002457

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14 citations

Fred C. Semitala, Darius Owachi, Enock Kagimu, Moses R. Kamya, David B. Meya +1 more

Uptake and perceptions of oral HIV self-testing delivered by village health teams among men in Central Uganda: A concurrent parallel mixed methods analysis

PLOS Global Public Health(2023)10.1371/journal.pgph.0002019

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10 citations

Anne Katahoire, Charles Karamagi, Gloria Odei Obeng-Amoako, Mercy Muwema, Jaffer Okiring +6 more

Factors associated with willingness to take Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among high-risk adolescent boys and young men in Masese fishing community, Uganda

PLOS Global Public Health(2023)10.1371/journal.pgph.0001191

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9 citations

Joanita Nangendo, Sherifah Nabikande, Tom Richard Okello, Joan Tusabe, Fred C. Semitala +3 more

Perceptions and factors associated with the uptake of the community client-led antiretroviral therapy delivery model (CCLAD) at a large urban clinic in Uganda: a mixed methods study

BMC Health Services Research(2023)10.1186/s12913-023-10182-7

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9 citations

Lynn Atuyambe, Martin Muddu, Ruth Mpirirwe, Joan Nangendo, Dennis Kalibbala +3 more

Effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the HIV care continuum in Southwestern Uganda: A time series analysis

PLoS ONE(2023)10.1371/journal.pone.0289000

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8 citations

Asiphas Owaraganise, Brian Beesiga, Jaffer Okiring, Elijah Kakande, Yea‐Hung Chen +8 more

Perspectives of people living with HIV on barriers to timely ART initiation following referral for antiretroviral therapy: A qualitative study at an urban HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda

PLOS Global Public Health(2023)10.1371/journal.pgph.0001483

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5 citations

Joaniter I. Nankabirwa, Christine Sekaggya‐Wiltshire, Joan Nangendo, John M. Kiweewa, Anne Katahoire +2 more

Viral suppression among adults with HIV receiving routine dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy and 3 months weekly isoniazid-rifapentine

AIDS(2023)10.1097/qad.0000000000003508

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7 citations

Fred C. Semitala, Florence Nangobi, Samantha Steinmetz, Carina Marquez, Derek T. Armstrong +6 more

HIV viral load suppression among people with mental disorders at two urban HIV clinics in Uganda: a parallel convergent mixed methods study using the social ecological model

AIDS Research and Therapy(2023)10.1186/s12981-023-00567-3

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5 citations

Rachel Nante Wangi, Kevin Ouma Ojiambo, Joanita Nangendo, Juliet Nakku, Herbert Muyinda +2 more

Village health team-delivered oral HIV self-testing increases linkage-to-care and antiretroviral-therapy initiation among men in Uganda

AIDS Care(2023)10.1080/09540121.2023.2223901

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2 citations

Fred C. Semitala, Joan N. Kalyango, Jane Kabami, Gloria Odei Obeng-Amoako, Mercy Muwema +5 more

HIV viral load suppression among people with mental disorders at two urban HIV Clinics in Uganda: a parallel convergent mixed methods study using the Social Ecological Model

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-2897447/v1

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Rachel Nante Wangi, Kevin Ouma Ojiambo, Joanita Nangendo, Juliet Nakku, Herbert Muyinda +2 more

Preferences of people living with HIV for features of tuberculosis preventive treatment regimens – a discrete choice experiment

medRxiv(2023)10.1101/2023.09.13.23295043

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1 citations

Allan Musinguzi, Jillian L. Kadota, Catherine Namale, Juliet Kakeeto, Jane Nakimuli +9 more

Uptake of assisted partner notification among HIV-positive adults with severe mental illness at a national referral hospital in Uganda: A cross-sectional study

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-3325414/v1

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John M. Kiweewa, Herbert Muyinda, Regina Ndagire, Emmanuel Ssendikwanawa, Kevin Ouma Ojiambo +4 more

New Manual Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Validated on Tongue Swabs Collected and Processed in Uganda Shows Sensitivity That Rivals Sputum-based Molecular Tuberculosis Diagnostics

Clinical Infectious Diseases(2024)10.1093/cid/ciae041

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49 citations

Alfred Andama, Alexey Ball, Job Mukwatamundu, Khushboo Khimani, Tessa Mochizuki +21 more

Barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening literacy among rural women with HIV attending rural public health facilities in East Central Uganda: a qualitative study using the integrated model of health literacy

BMC Women s Health(2024)10.1186/s12905-024-03340-4

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12 citations

Juliet Kiguli, Edith Nakku-Joloba, Fredrick Makumbi, Fred C. Semitala, Rhoda K. Wanyenze +4 more

Point-of-care C-reactive protein and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculosis screening and diagnosis in unselected antiretroviral therapy initiators: a prospective, cross-sectional, diagnostic accuracy study

The Lancet Global Health(2024)10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00052-4

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19 citations

Gcobisa Ndlangalavu, Hridesh Mishra, Zaida Palmer, Happy Tshivhula, Loren Rockman +14 more

Current out of pocket care costs among HIV and hypertension co-morbid patients in urban and peri-urban Uganda

PLOS Global Public Health(2024)10.1371/journal.pgph.0003423

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6 citations

Lillian C Morrell, Faith Kagoya, John Baptist Kiggundu, Brian Hutchinson, Robert Twine +10 more

Acceptability of short message service reminders as the support tool for PrEP adherence among young women in Mukono district, Uganda

PLOS Global Public Health(2024)10.1371/journal.pgph.0002492

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4 citations

Edith Joloba Nakku, Joan Nangendo, Dan Muramuzi, Faith V. Akello, Sabrina Bakeera‐Kitaka +4 more

Client and provider experiences with, and approaches to sustain HIV care during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions at two public hospitals in southwestern Uganda

Discover Social Science and Health(2024)10.1007/s44155-024-00069-1

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2 citations

Brian Beesiga, Asiphas Owaraganise, Joan Nangendo, Elijah Kakande, Florence Mwangwa +5 more

Preferences of people living with HIV for features of tuberculosis preventive treatment regimens in Uganda: a discrete choice experiment

Journal of the International AIDS Society(2024)10.1002/jia2.26390

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5 citations

Jillian L. Kadota, Catherine Namale, Juliet Kakeeto, Jane Nakimuli, Lydia Akello +8 more

Healthcare-seeking behavior among people with HIV undergoing TB screening during the COVID-19 pandemic

IJTLD OPEN(2024)10.5588/ijtldopen.24.0111

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1 citations

Lelia H. Chaisson, Bishop Opira, D.W. Dowdy, Patrick Phillips, Fred C. Semitala +2 more

Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Adherence and Its Predictors Among Soldiers on HIV Antiretroviral Therapy at a General Military Hospital in Uganda

HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care(2024)10.2147/hiv.s486061

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Ezekiel Mupere, Joan Nangendo, Fred C. Semitala, Joan N. Kalyango, Saul Chemonges +3 more

Preference for daily (1HP) vs. weekly (3HP) isoniazid-rifapentine among people living with HIV in Uganda

IJTLD OPEN(2024)10.5588/ijtldopen.23.0283

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4 citations

Hélène E. Aschmann, Jillian L. Kadota, Jane Nakimuli, Fred Welishe, Juliet Kakeeto +11 more

COVID-19 screening as an opportunity to find TB cases; experiences from an urban National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda

BMC Infectious Diseases(2024)10.1186/s12879-024-09667-5

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3 citations

Rodgers Katwesigye, Dennis Kalibbala, Mary Mbuliro, Rejani Lalitha, Darius Owachi +4 more

Low COVID-19 vaccine uptake in people living with HIV and those with hypertension and diabetes without HIV at Mbarara and Masaka regional referral hospitals: A cross-sectional survey

PLOS Global Public Health(2024)10.1371/journal.pgph.0003270

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2 citations

Brian Beesiga, Jaffer Okiring, Michelle E. Roh, Elijah Kakande, Joan Nangendo +7 more

Provider perceptions of young people living with HIV and unhealthy alcohol use in Southwestern Uganda: a qualitative study

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice(2024)10.1186/s13722-024-00495-1

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Noeline Nakasujja, Andrew Kampikaho Turiho, Naomi Sanyu, Winnie Muyindike, Denis Nansera +7 more

Perspectives of female sex workers on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery in Uganda: A qualitative study

Research Square(2024)10.21203/rs.3.rs-4115528/v1

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7 citations

Andrew Mujugira, Happy Walusaga, Florence Ayebare, Khamisi Musanje, Patricia Ndugga +11 more

Determinants to Continuation on Hiv Pre-exposure Propylaxis Among Female Sex Workers at a Referral Hospital in Uganda: a Mixed Methods Study Using Com-b Model

Research Square(2024)10.21203/rs.3.rs-3914483/v1

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3 citations

Rogers Katwesigye, Happy Walusaga, Praise Akatukunda, Joan Nangendo, Charles Kabugo +3 more

Acceptance of assisted partner notification among HIV-positive adults with severe mental illness at a national referral hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research(2024)10.1186/s12913-024-10770-1

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Herbert Muyinda, John M. Kiweewa, Regina Ndagire, Emmanuel Ssendikwanawa, Kevin Ouma Ojiambo +4 more

Impact of stigma on the HIV care cascade among older persons living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review

BMJ Open(2025)10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091718

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4 citations

Joanita Nangendo, Alison Annet Kinengyere, Moses Ocan, Anne Katahoire, Fred C. Semitala +3 more

HIV clinical outcomes among people with HIV and diabetes mellitus in Kampala, Uganda; A matched retrospective cohort study

PLOS Global Public Health(2025)10.1371/journal.pgph.0003922

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3 citations

Fred C. Semitala, Edrisa Mutebi, Denis Mawanda, Zubair Lukyamuzi, Robert Menge +6 more

Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare services engagement: a qualitative study of experiences of people living with HIV and hypertension and their providers at two peri-urban HIV clinics in Uganda

BMC Health Services Research(2025)10.1186/s12913-025-12806-6

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3 citations

Godfrey Siu, David Kaawa–Mafigiri, Joel Senfuma, Christine Kiwala, Joanita Nangendo +3 more

Sex differences in systematic screening for tuberculosis among antiretroviral therapy naïve people with HIV in Kampala, Uganda

BMC Infectious Diseases(2025)10.1186/s12879-025-10835-4

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Fred C. Semitala, Sandra Mwebe, Eileen P. Scully, Jane Katende, Lucy Asege +5 more

Healthcare provider and patient perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination among persons with HIV, hypertension, and/or Diabetes mellitus at two regional referral hospitals in Uganda

Discover Social Science and Health(2025)10.1007/s44155-025-00199-0

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1 citations

Asiphas Owaraganise, Florence Mwangwa, Winnie Muyindike, Jaffer Okiring, Elijah Kakande +7 more

Viral suppression and continued participation in the Community Retail Pharmacy Drug Distribution Point model among people living with HIV in Uganda

BMC Health Services Research(2025)10.1186/s12913-025-13229-z

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Rodgers Katwesigye, Derrick Kimuli, Happy Walusaga, Ibrahim Twinomujuni, Joan Nangendo +7 more

Exploring barriers and facilitators to integrated hypertension-HIV management in Ugandan HIV clinics using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)

Implementation Science Communications(2020)10.1186/s43058-020-00033-5

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53 citations

Andrew K. Tusubira, Brenda Nakirya, Rita Nalwoga, Fred C. Semitala, Ann R. Akiteng +3 more

Perspectives on oral health care integration in HIV care and research in low-resource settings: Insights from patients and key stakeholders in Uganda

Research Square(2025)10.21203/rs.3.rs-7925254/v1

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Laban Muteebwa, Ian G. Munabi, Adriane Kamulegeya, Arabat Kasangaki, Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke +7 more

Prevalence, associated factors and perspectives of HIV testing among men in Uganda

PLoS ONE(2020)10.1371/journal.pone.0237402

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32 citations

Anne Katahoire, Mari Armstrong‐Hough, Jane Kabami, Gloria Odei Obeng-Amoako, Mercy Muwema +6 more

Evaluation of multi-antigen serological screening for active tuberculosis among people living with HIV

PLoS ONE(2020)10.1371/journal.pone.0234130

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17 citations

Jayant V. Rajan, Christina Yoon, Resmi Ravindran, Alfred Andama, Lucy Asege +7 more

High viral suppression and low attrition in healthy HIV-infected patients initiated on ART with CD4 above 500 cells/μL in a program setting in Uganda

African Health Sciences(2020)10.4314/ahs.v20i1.18

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13 citations

Fred C. Semitala, J. Katende, Alex Bakenga, Irene Arinaitwe, Peter Kyambadde +5 more

Impact of hematocrit on point-of-care C-reactive protein-based tuberculosis screening among people living with HIV initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease(2020)10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115281

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5 citations

Christina Yoon, Lucy Asege, Martha Nakaye, Jane Katende, Alfred Andama +3 more

Exploring barriers and facilitators to integrated hypertension-HIV management in Ugandan HIV clinics using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.2.20444/v2

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3 citations

Andrew K. Tusubira, Brenda Nakirya, Rita Nalwoga, Fred C. Semitala, Ann R. Akiteng +3 more

Acceptance and Completion of Rifapentine-based TB Preventive Therapy (3HP) Among People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Kampala, Uganda – Patient and Health Worker Perspectives.

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-92783/v1

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Allan Musinguzi, Jackie Ssemata, Fred Welishe, Juliet Nabunje, Jillian L. Kadota +8 more

Acceptance and completion of rifapentine-based TB preventive therapy (3HP) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Kampala, Uganda—patient and health worker perspectives

Implementation Science Communications(2021)10.1186/s43058-021-00173-2

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22 citations

Allan Musinguzi, Jackie Ssemata, Fred Welishe, Juliet Nabunje, Jillian L. Kadota +8 more