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Josephine Birungi
Researcher at The AIDS Support Organization
Publications - 73
Citations - 2405
Josephine Birungi is an academic researcher from The AIDS Support Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 61 publications receiving 2095 citations. Previous affiliations of Josephine Birungi include University of British Columbia & Uganda Virus Research Institute.
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Life Expectancy of Persons Receiving Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Low-Income Countries: A Cohort Analysis From Uganda
Edward J Mills,Celestin Bakanda,Josephine Birungi,Keith Chan,Nathan Ford,Curtis Cooper,Jean B. Nachega,Mark Dybul,Robert S. Hogg +8 more
TL;DR: Ugandan patients receiving cART can expect an almost normal life expectancy, although there is considerable variability among subgroups of patients.
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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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Engaging Men in Prevention and Care for HIV/AIDS in Africa
TL;DR: A more balanced approach to gender is needed so that both men and women are involved in HIV treatment and prevention, Ed Mills and colleagues argue.
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Mortality and loss-to-follow-up during the pre-treatment period in an antiretroviral therapy programme under normal health service conditions in Uganda
Barbara Amuron,Barbara Amuron,Geoffrey Namara,Geoffrey Namara,Josephine Birungi,Christine Nabiryo,Jonathan Levin,Jonathan Levin,Heiner Grosskurth,Heiner Grosskurth,Alex Coutinho,Shabbar Jaffar +11 more
TL;DR: About a quarter of subjects eligible for ART did not complete screening and pre-treatment mortality was very high even though patients in this setting were well informed.
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Male sex and the risk of mortality among individuals enrolled in antiretroviral therapy programs in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Eric Druyts,Mark Dybul,Steve Kanters,Jean B. Nachega,Josephine Birungi,Nathan Ford,Kristian Thorlund,Joel Negin,Richard T. Lester,Sanni Yaya,Edward J Mills +10 more
TL;DR: The proportion of men enrolled in ART programs in Africa is lower than women, and there is an increased risk of death for men enrolled for ART programs, which is consistent across sensitivity analyses.