Wilber Ssembajjwe

A systematic review of evidence on weight change following initiation of long‐acting cabotegravir for the prevention or treatment of HIV

Abstract Background Weight gain is an increasingly recognized concern among people receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and may increase the risk of non‐communicable diseases. Integrase inhibitors (INSTIs) such as dolutegravir (DTG) have been associated with weight gain, but th...

Barriers and facilitators to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy among patients with dyspepsia at two national referral hospitals in Uganda: a prospective cohort study

Uganda has a high prevalence of over 50% of uninvestigated dyspepsia, which delays the timely diagnosis of potentially curable diseases like early gastric and oesophageal cancer. Notably, more than 90% of dyspepsia patients in Uganda have structural causes, underscoring the impor...

Enhancing the utility of exploratory ‘factors associated with’ studies in global mental health: the importance of context in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract “Factors associated with” studies, exploratory multivariable regression analyses that do not begin with a prespecified primary exposure, have recently come under increasing criticism, with some arguing that they are methodologically weak and contribute little to scientif...