2024
International equity in access to home dialysis.
Iyengar A, Kalyesubula R, Darwish R, Luyckx V. International equity in access to home dialysis. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2024 PMID: 39282856, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000001027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHome dialysisIn-centreMiddle-income countriesIn-centre haemodialysisDrivers of inequalityHealth systemLack of resourcesCommunity partnersPatient levelEquitable accessPeritoneal dialysisHomeHealthCliniciansGeopolitical levelNursesPatientsIn-centre dialysisAccessInequalityDoctorsLackDialysisReducing global inequalityCountriesThe Future of Kidney Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges, Triumphs, and Opportunities
Kalyesubula R, Aklilu A, Calice-Silva V, Kumar V, Kansiime G. The Future of Kidney Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges, Triumphs, and Opportunities. Kidney360 2024, 5: 1047-1061. PMID: 38922683, PMCID: PMC11296549, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKidney careMiddle-income countriesHealth system infrastructureResilient health care systemHealth care providersKidney healthHealth care systemChronic kidney diseaseCare providersUnique risk factorsHealth priorityCare systemLack of awarenessChronic diseasesGeneral populationCareLMICsKidney replacement therapyHealthRisk factorsGenetic predispositionEarly detectionMultidisciplinary followFinancing mechanismsHuman resourcesPrevalence and factors associated with hyperglycemia among persons living with HIV/AIDS on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Byereta L, Olum R, Mutebi E, Kalyesubula R, Kagimu M, Meya D, Andia-Biraro I. Prevalence and factors associated with hyperglycemia among persons living with HIV/AIDS on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in Uganda. Therapeutic Advances In Infectious Disease 2024, 11: 20499361241272630. PMID: 39286262, PMCID: PMC11403689, DOI: 10.1177/20499361241272630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKiruddu National Referral HospitalFactors associated with hyperglycemiaDTG-based antiretroviral therapyFamily history of diabetesAntiretroviral therapyHerbal medicine useNational Referral HospitalMiddle-income countriesHistory of diabetesInfectious diseases outpatient clinicInpatient wardsDiabetes mellitusGt;40 yearsAssociated with ageDTG-based ART regimenElevated blood pressure levelsBlood pressure levelsReferral hospitalFamily historyBivariate analysisPre-diabetesPLHIVLogistic regressionAssociation guidelinesPertinent confounders
2023
Challenges to Implementation of Community Health Worker-Led Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Screening and Referral in Rural Uganda: A Qualitative Study using the Implementation Outcomes Framework
Ingenhoff R, Robertson N, Munana R, Bodnar B, Weswa I, Sekitoleko I, Gaal J, Kirenga B, Kalyesubula R, Knauf F, Siddharthan T. Challenges to Implementation of Community Health Worker-Led Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Screening and Referral in Rural Uganda: A Qualitative Study using the Implementation Outcomes Framework. International Journal Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2023, 18: 2769-2783. PMID: 38046984, PMCID: PMC10693197, DOI: 10.2147/copd.s420137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseImplementation Outcomes FrameworkCOPD screeningRural UgandaBurden of COPDReferral processCommunity health worker interventionHealth worker interventionObstructive pulmonary diseaseHealthcare providers' perceptionsCause of deathHigh patient volumeCommunity-based interventionsCHW supportCOPD awarenessCOPD careMiddle-income countriesPulmonary diseaseMedication accessBody of evidenceOutcomes FrameworkQualitative studyHealth outcomesProviders' perceptionsPatient volume