Makerere's contribution to the development of a high impact HIV research population-based cohort in the Rakai Region, Uganda

Longitudinal population-based cohort studies can provide critical insights on temporal, spatial and sociodemographic changes in health status and health determinants that are not obtained by other study designs. However, establishing and maintaining such a cohort study can be challenging and expensi...

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Autores principales: Kankaka, Edward Nelson, Nalugoda, Fred, Serwadda, David, Makumbi, Fredrick, Wawer, Maria J, Gray, Ronald H, Quinn, Thomas C, Reynolds, Steven J, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Lutalo, Tom, Kigozi, Godfrey, Sewankambo, Nelson K, Kagaayi, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9590336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36321125
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i2.7S
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Sumario:Longitudinal population-based cohort studies can provide critical insights on temporal, spatial and sociodemographic changes in health status and health determinants that are not obtained by other study designs. However, establishing and maintaining such a cohort study can be challenging and expensive. Here, we describe the role of Makerere University in the development and conduct of such a cohort. We chronicle the first academia-led reports of HIV in East Africa; how this led to initiation of the Rakai Community Cohort Study in 1988, the first and oldest HIV cohort in sub-Saharan Africa; its impact on HIV prevention, care and treatment; how the cohort has been maintained; and opportunities, challenges, and future directions including non-communicable diseases.

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