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Journal Article
AIDS Treatment and Mental Health: Evidence from Uganda
Increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in developing countries over the last decade is believed to have contributed to reductions in HIV transmission and improvements in life expectancy.
Jul 10, 2013
Commentary
Using Mobile Money to Make Water Safe
Contaminated drinking water contributes to the deaths of some 750,000 children under the age of five every year due to diarrheal disease. A RAND project is using mobile phones to increase the sales and use of safe-water filters in Kenya.
May 21, 2013
Report
The Benefits of Nation-Building Interventions Have Exceeded the Costs
Most interventions in the past 25 years have been followed by improved security, some degree of democratization, and significant economic growth—with only a modest commitment of international military and civilian manpower and economic assistance.
Feb 4, 2013
Journal Article
Strategies for Optimizing Clinic Efficiency in a Community-Based Antiretroviral Treatment Programme in Uganda
We address a critical aspect of antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up: poor clinic organization leading to long waiting times and reduced patient retention.
Jan 1, 2013
Journal Article
A Qualitative Analysis of the Effects of Depression and Antidepressants on Physical and Work Functioning Among Antiretroviral Therapy Clients in Uganda
Depression plays a role in the deleterious effects of HIV on functioning, and antidepressant treatment provided alongside ART may serve to help individuals regain functioning, particularly employment.
Jan 1, 2013
Journal Article
Fertility Desires and Intentions and the Relationship to Consistent Condom Use and Provider Communication Regarding Childbearing Among HIV Clients in Uganda
We examined the correlates of fertility desires and intentions among 767 HIV clients (34% male) starting antiretrovirals in Uganda.
Jan 1, 2013
Journal Article
Impact of HIV Antiretroviral Therapy on Depression and Mental Health Among Clients with HIV in Uganda
With wide-reaching harmful effects of depression, and the absence of psychiatric treatment in most HIV care programs in sub-Saharan Africa, we examined the effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on depression and other mental health indicators.
Nov 1, 2012
Journal Article
Antiretroviral Therapy and Food Security Support Each Other
In examining the socioeconomic benefits of HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda, researchers find that ART helps alleviate the food insecurity of adults with HIV, which in turn may improve ART outcomes.
Nov 1, 2012
Journal Article
Reasons Why High Religiosity Can Co-Exist with and Precipitate Discontinuation of Anti-Retroviral Therapy Among Different HIV Clients in Uganda: An Exploratory Study
When high religiosity among people living with HIV (PHAs) becomes a barrier to ART adherence, the adherence counseling provided can draw on experiences of PHAs with high religiosity who have sustained good adherence to ART and achieved good health outcomes.
Sep 1, 2012
Commentary
Al Qaeda Is Far from Defeated
As the administration looks eastward—a strategy that incorporates China's rise—underestimating al Qaeda would be a dangerous mistake, writes Seth G. Jones.
Apr 30, 2012
Journal Article
Healthy Firms: Constraints to Growth Among Private Health Sector Facilities in Ghana and Kenya
Health outcomes in developing countries continue to lag the developed world, and many countries are not on target to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
Feb 1, 2012
Journal Article
Factors Associated with Intention to Conceive and Its Communication to Providers Among HIV Clients in Uganda
Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) must discuss their fertility intentions with healthcare providers to receive the support needed to have children safely and limit transmission risks.
Feb 1, 2012
Journal Article
A Qualitative Exploration of the Economic and Social Effects of Microcredit Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda
In developing countries, HIV medical care is often insufficient to achieve social and economic health, and hence innovative economic support programs are much needed.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Household Water Supply Choice and Time Allocated to Water Collection: Evidence from Madagascar
This article uses household survey data from Madagascar to examine water supply choice and time spent in water collection.
Dec 1, 2011
Dissertation
Developing Stability: Community-Driven Development and Reconstruction in Conflict-Affected Settings
Tests the hypothesis that development and reconstruction actors can feasibly implement sound development and reconstruction across a relatively wide spectrum of conflict, but varying levels and natures of violence can affect its delivery.
Nov 4, 2011
Journal Article
Economic Status and Coping Mechanisms of Individuals Seeking HIV Care in Uganda
This study uses novel data to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the demographic and economic circumstances facing HIV-positive individuals who have just entered HIV care in Uganda.
Jun 1, 2011
Commentary
Industry Insights: What's So Hard About Stopping Piracy?
Containing persistent maritime disorder might be more fruitful and could lay the foundations for a successful transition to better use of the sea once the societal factors—an even longer term problem—have been resolved, writes Laurence Smallman.
Apr 11, 2011
Commentary
Kowtowing to Pirates' Ransoms Fuels Maritime Piracy
Instead of fanning piracy, international businesses need to heed policy. Ransoms in the short term can only lead to more problems in the long term, writes Laurence Smallman.
Apr 11, 2011
Commentary
Stormy Seas off Somalia: Pirate Activity Will Increase in 2011
Only by addressing the poverty and lack of central authority in Somalia can the international community lower maritime crime and violence off the Horn of Africa, writes Peter Chalk.
Feb 28, 2011
Journal Article
An Exploratory Study of HIV-prevention Advocacy by Persons in HIV Care in Uganda
To explore how people living with HIV (PLHIV) and in care encourage others to adopt HIV-protective behaviours, we conducted in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of 40 HIV clinic patients in Kampala, Uganda.
Jan 1, 2011

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