Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) by Author "Akena, Dickens"
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Depression and Its relationship to work status and income among HIV clients in Uganda
Ghosh-Dastidar, Bonnie; Akena, Dickens; Okello, Elialilia; Nakasujja, Noeline; Wagner, Glenn J.; Luyirika, Emmanuel; Musisi, Segane (World Journal of AIDS, 2012)Purpose: Despite high levels of depression among persons living with HIV (PLWHIV), little research has investigated the relationship of depression to work status and income in PLWHIV in sub-Saharan Africa, which was the ... -
A need to accelerate health research productivity in an African University: the case of Makerere University College of Health Sciences.
Nakanjako, Damalie; Akena, Dickens; Kaye, Dan K.; Tumwine, James; Okello, Elialilia; Kamya, Moses R.; Nakimuli, Annettee; Kambugu, Andrew; McCullough, Hazel; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Sewankambo, Nelson K. (Health Research Policy and Systems, 2017)Background: In the last decade, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) has taken strides in research and training to improve healthcare through collaborative training and research programs. However, ... -
Qualitative study of the influence of antidepressants on the psychological health of patients on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Okello, Elialilia S; Ngo, Victoria K; Ryan, Gerry; Musisi, Seggane; Akena, Dickens; Nakasujja, Noeline; Wagner, Glenn (National Inquiry Services Centre, Taylor & Francis, 2012)The study set out to explore how HIV-positive individuals conceptualise and describe depression and its manifestation in their lives, and how this may change over time in the context of antiretroviral therapy (ART) ...