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Alex Opio
Researcher at University of Amsterdam
Publications - 37
Citations - 2768
Alex Opio is an academic researcher from University of Amsterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) & Population. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 37 publications receiving 2447 citations.
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Mapping HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2017
Laura Dwyer-Lindgren,Michael A. Cork,Amber Sligar,Krista M. Steuben,Katherine F. Wilson,Naomi R. Provost,Benjamin K. Mayala,John D. VanderHeide,Michael Collison,Jason B. Hall,Molly H Biehl,Austin Carter,Tahvi Frank,Dirk Douwes-Schultz,Roy Burstein,Daniel C Casey,Aniruddha Deshpande,Lucas Earl,Charbel El Bcheraoui,Tamer H. Farag,Nathaniel J Henry,Damaris K. Kinyoki,Laurie B. Marczak,Molly R Nixon,Aaron Osgood-Zimmerman,David M. Pigott,Robert Reiner,Jennifer M. Ross,Jennifer M. Ross,Lauren E. Schaeffer,David L. Smith,Nicole Davis Weaver,Kirsten E. Wiens,Jeffrey W. Eaton,Jeffrey W. Eaton,Jessica Justman,Alex Opio,Benn Sartorius,Frank Tanser,Njeri Wabiri,Peter Piot,Christopher J L Murray,Simon I. Hay +42 more
TL;DR: This analysis reveals substantial within-country variation in the prevalence of HIV throughout sub-Saharan Africa and local differences in both the direction and rate of change in HIV prevalence between 2000 and 2017, highlighting the degree to which important local differences are masked when examining trends at the country level.
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An outbreak of Ebola in Uganda.
Samuel Okware,F. G. Omaswa,Sam Zaramba,Alex Opio,Julius J. Lutwama,J. Kamugisha,Elly B. Rwaguma,P. Kagwa,M Lamunu +8 more
TL;DR: Uganda was finally declared Ebola free on 27 February 2001, 42 days after the last case was reported, and all levels of the community spontaneously demonstrated solidarity and response to public health interventions.
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Rates of virological failure in patients treated in a home-based versus a facility-based HIV-care model in Jinja, southeast Uganda: a cluster-randomised equivalence trial
Shabbar Jaffar,Barbara Amuron,Susan Foster,Josephine Birungi,Jonathan Levin,Geoffrey Namara,Christine Nabiryo,Nicaise Ndembi,Rosette Kyomuhangi,Alex Opio,Rebecca Bunnell,Jordan W. Tappero,Jonathan Mermin,Alex Coutinho,Heiner Grosskurth,Heiner Grosskurth +15 more
TL;DR: This home-based HIV-care strategy is as effective as is a clinic-based strategy, and therefore could enable improved and equitable access to HIV treatment, especially in areas with poor infrastructure and access to clinic care.
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HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-infected adults in Uganda: results of a nationally representative survey.
Rebecca Bunnell,Alex Opio,Joshua Musinguzi,Wilford Kirungi,Paul Ekwaru,Vinod Mishra,Wolfgang Hladik,Jessica Kafuko,Elizabeth Madraa,Jonathan Mermin +9 more
TL;DR: A minority of HIV-infected adults in Uganda knew they had HIV infection; nearly half were in an HIV-discordant relationship, and few used condoms.
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Ebola hemorrhagic fever associated with novel virus strain, Uganda, 2007-2008.
Joseph F. Wamala,Luswa Lukwago,Mugagga Malimbo,Patrick Nguku,Zabulon Yoti,Monica Musenero,Jackson Amone,William B. Mbabazi,Miriam Nanyunja,Sam Zaramba,Alex Opio,Julius J. Lutwama,Ambrose Talisuna,Samuel Okware +13 more
TL;DR: Case-fatality rate is lower for this strain than for the other 3 Ebola species known to be pathogenic to humans.