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Mwebesa Bwana
Researcher at Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Publications - 64
Citations - 1962
Mwebesa Bwana is an academic researcher from Mbarara University of Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 59 publications receiving 1689 citations.
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Understanding Reasons for and Outcomes of Patients Lost to Follow-Up in Antiretroviral Therapy Programs in Africa Through a Sampling-Based Approach
Elvin Geng,David R. Bangsberg,Nicolas Musinguzi,Nneka Emenyonu,Mwebesa Bwana,Constantin T. Yiannoutsos,David V. Glidden,Steven G. Deeks,Jeffrey N. Martin +8 more
TL;DR: Sociostructural factors are the primary reasons for loss to follow-up among HIV-infected adults initiation of antiretroviral therapy in Uganda and both deaths and transfers to other clinics were common.
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Sampling-based approach to determining outcomes of patients lost to follow-up in antiretroviral therapy scale-up programs in Africa.
TL;DR: A sampling-based strategy to address the challenges of accurately assessing survival outcomes among HIV-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy in settings with limited resources is presented.
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Retention in Care and Patient-Reported Reasons for Undocumented Transfer or Stopping Care Among HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Eastern Africa: Application of a Sampling-Based Approach.
Elvin Geng,Thomas A. Odeny,Rita Lyamuya,Alice Nakiwogga-Muwanga,Lameck Diero,Mwebesa Bwana,Paula Braitstein,Geoffrey Somi,Andrew Kambugu,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Megan Wenger,Torsten B. Neilands,David V. Glidden,Kara Wools-Kaloustian,Constantin T. Yiannoutsos,Jeffrey N. Martin +15 more
TL;DR: Accounting for outcomes among those lost to follow-up yields a more informative assessment of retention, and structural barriers contribute most to silent transfers, whereas psychological and social barriers tend to result in longer-term care discontinuation.
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Retention in Care and Connection to Care among HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa: Estimation via a Sampling-Based Approach
Elvin Geng,David V. Glidden,Mwebesa Bwana,Nicolas Musinguzi,Nneka Emenyonu,Nneka Emenyonu,Winnie Muyindike,Katerina A. Christopoulos,Torsten B. Neilands,Constantin T. Yiannoutsos,Steven G. Deeks,David R. Bangsberg,Jeffrey N. Martin +12 more
TL;DR: Accounting for “silent transfers” and early deaths increased estimates of patient retention and connection to care substantially and used the competing risks approach to estimate “connection to care”—the percentage of patients accessing care over time.
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High acceptability for cell phone text messages to improve communication of laboratory results with HIV-infected patients in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional survey study
TL;DR: Cell phone text messaging for communication of abnormal laboratory results is highly acceptable in this cohort of HIV-infected patients in rural Uganda, suggesting an optimal balance between privacy and comprehension.