Fred Collins Semitala (Fred C Semitala, Fred Semitalia, Fred Semitala)

Publication Activity (10 Years)

Years Active: 2018-2024
Publications (10 Years): 27

Top Topics

Men Who Have Sex With Men

Psychometric Properties

Top Venues

PLOS global public health

Implementation science communications

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

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Publications

Jillian L Kadota, Allan Musinguzi, Hélène E Aschmann, Lydia Akello, Fred Welishe, Jane Nakimuli, Christopher Allen Berger, Noah Kiwanuka, Patrick Peter John Phillips, Achilles Katamba, David W Dowdy, Adithya Cattamanchi, Fred Collins Semitala
Adverse events reported during weekly isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) tuberculosis preventive treatment among people living with HIV in Uganda. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
Amy Steadman, Alfred Andama, Alexey Ball, Job Mukwatamundu, Khushboo Khimani, Tessa Mochizuki, Lucy Asege, Alice Bukirwa, John Baptist Kato, David Katumba, Esther Kisakye, Wilson Mangeni, Sandra Mwebe, Martha Nakaye, Irene Nassuna, Justine Nyawere, Annet Nakaweesa, Catherine Cook, Patrick Peter John Phillips, Talemwa Nalugwa, Christine M Bachman, Fred Collins Semitala, Bernhard H Weigl, John T Connelly, William Worodria, Adithya Cattamanchi
New manual qPCR assay validated on tongue swabs collected and processed in Uganda shows sensitivity that rivals sputum-based molecular TB diagnostics. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)
Muteebwa Laban, Edith Joloba Nakku, Joanita Nangendo, Dan Muramuzi, Faith Akello, Sabrina Kitaka Bakeera, Fred Collins Semitala, Aggrey S Semeere, Charles Karamagi
Acceptability of short message service reminders as the support tool for PrEP adherence among young women in Mukono district, Uganda. PLOS global public health 4 (1) (2024)
Jillian L Kadota, Allan Musinguzi, Hélène E Aschmann, Lydia Akello, Fred Welishe, Jane Nakimuli, Christopher Allen Berger, Noah Kiwanuka, Patrick Peter John Phillips, Achilles Katamba, David W Dowdy, Adithya Cattamanchi, Fred Collins Semitala
Adverse events reported during weekly isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) tuberculosis preventive treatment among people living with HIV in Uganda. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
Muteebwa Laban, Edith Joloba Nakku, Joanita Nangendo, Dan Muramuzi, Faith Akello, Sabrina Kitaka Bakeera, Fred Collins Semitala, Aggrey S Semeere, Charles Karamagi
Acceptability of short message service reminders as the support tool for PrEP adherence among young women in Mukono district, Uganda. PLOS global public health 4 (1) (2024)
Muteebwa Laban, Edith Joloba Nakku, Joanita Nangendo, Dan Muramuzi, Faith Akello, Sabrina Kitaka Bakeera, Fred Collins Semitala, Aggrey S Semeere, Charles Karamagi
Acceptability of short message service reminders as the support tool for PrEP adherence among young women in Mukono district, Uganda. PLOS global public health 4 (1) (2024)
Amy Steadman, Alfred Andama, Alexey Ball, Job Mukwatamundu, Khushboo Khimani, Tessa Mochizuki, Lucy Asege, Alice Bukirwa, John Baptist Kato, David Katumba, Esther Kisakye, Wilson Mangeni, Sandra Mwebe, Martha Nakaye, Irene Nassuna, Justine Nyawere, Annet Nakaweesa, Catherine Cook, Patrick Peter John Phillips, Talemwa Nalugwa, Christine M Bachman, Fred Collins Semitala, Bernhard H Weigl, John T Connelly, William Worodria, Adithya Cattamanchi
New manual qPCR assay validated on tongue swabs collected and processed in Uganda shows sensitivity that rivals sputum-based molecular TB diagnostics. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)
Jillian L Kadota, Allan Musinguzi, Hélène E Aschmann, Lydia Akello, Fred Welishe, Jane Nakimuli, Christopher Allen Berger, Noah Kiwanuka, Patrick Peter John Phillips, Achilles Katamba, David W Dowdy, Adithya Cattamanchi, Fred Collins Semitala
Adverse events reported during weekly isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) tuberculosis preventive treatment among people living with HIV in Uganda. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
Amy Steadman, Alfred Andama, Alexey Ball, Job Mukwatamundu, Khushboo Khimani, Tessa Mochizuki, Lucy Asege, Alice Bukirwa, John Baptist Kato, David Katumba, Esther Kisakye, Wilson Mangeni, Sandra Mwebe, Martha Nakaye, Irene Nassuna, Justine Nyawere, Annet Nakaweesa, Catherine Cook, Patrick Peter John Phillips, Talemwa Nalugwa, Christine M Bachman, Fred Collins Semitala, Bernhard H Weigl, John T Connelly, William Worodria, Adithya Cattamanchi
New Manual Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Validated on Tongue Swabs Collected and Processed in Uganda Shows Sensitivity That Rivals Sputum-based Molecular Tuberculosis Diagnostics. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 78 (5) (2024)
Amy Steadman, Alfred Andama, Alexey Ball, Job Mukwatamundu, Khushboo Khimani, Tessa Mochizuki, Lucy Asege, Alice Bukirwa, John Baptist Kato, David Katumba, Esther Kisakye, Wilson Mangeni, Sandra Mwebe, Martha Nakaye, Irene Nassuna, Justine Nyawere, Annet Nakaweesa, Catherine Cook, Patrick Peter John Phillips, Talemwa Nalugwa, Christine M Bachman, Fred Collins Semitala, Bernhard H Weigl, John T Connelly, William Worodria, Adithya Cattamanchi
New Manual Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Validated on Tongue Swabs Collected and Processed in Uganda Shows Sensitivity That Rivals Sputum-based Molecular Tuberculosis Diagnostics. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 78 (5) (2024)
Lillian Tugume, Fred Collins Semitala, Darius Owachi, Enock Kagimu, Moses R Kamya, David B Meya
Clinical characteristics and morbidity among hospitalized adults with advanced HIV disease in Uganda during 'test and treat' era. PLOS global public health 3 (10) (2023)
Fred Collins Semitala, Rodgers Katwesigye, Dennis Kalibbala, Mary Mbuliro, Rejani Lalitha, Darius Owachi, Edgar Atine, Josephine Nassazi, Stavia Turyahabwe, Moorine Sekadde
Integration of COVID-19 and TB screening in Kampala, Uganda: healthcare provider perspectives. Implementation science communications 4 (1) (2023)
Wani Muzeyi, Semeere Aggrey, Dennis Kalibbala, Thomas Katairo, Fred Collins Semitala, Achilles Katamba, Irene Ayakaka, Nelson Kalema
Uptake of community antiretroviral group delivery models for persons living with HIV in Arua district, Uganda: A parallel convergent mixed methods study. PLOS global public health 3 (2) (2023)
Winnie Agwang, Joanita Nangendo, Sherifah Nabikande, Tom Okello, Joan Tusabe, Fred Collins Semitala, Simon Kasasa, Joseph K B Matovu
Factors associated with willingness to take Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among high-risk adolescent boys and young men in Masese fishing community, Uganda. PLOS global public health 3 (6) (2023)
Joanita Nangendo, Anne R Katahoire, Charles A Karamagi, Gloria Adobea Odei Obeng-Amoako, Mercy Muwema, Jaffer Okiring, Jane Kabami, Fred Collins Semitala, Joan N Kalyango, Rhoda K Wanyenze, Moses R Kamya
Uptake and perceptions of oral HIV self-testing delivered by village health teams among men in Central Uganda: A concurrent parallel mixed methods analysis. PLOS global public health 3 (6) (2023)
Fred Collins Semitala, Rodgers Katwesigye, Dennis Kalibbala, Mary Mbuliro, Rejani Lalitha, Darius Owachi, Edgar Atine, Josephine Nassazi, Stavia Turyahabwe, Moorine Sekadde
Integration of COVID-19 and TB screening in Kampala, Uganda: healthcare provider perspectives. Implementation science communications 4 (1) (2023)
Amy Steadman, Alfred Andama, Alexey Ball, Job Mukwatamundu, Khushboo Khimani, Tessa Mochizuki, Lucy Asege, Alice Bukirwa, John Baptist Kato, David Katumba, Esther Kisakye, Wilson Mangeni, Sandra Mwebe, Martha Nakaye, Irene Nasuna, Justine Nyawere, Deryk Visente, Catherine Cook, Talemwa Nalugwa, Christine M Bachman, Fred Collins Semitala, Bernhard H Weigl, John T Connelly, William Worodria, Adithya Cattamanchi
New manual qPCR assay validated on tongue swabs collected and processed in Uganda shows sensitivity that rivals sputum-based molecular TB diagnostics. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
Fred Collins Semitala, Rodgers Katwesigye, Dennis Kalibbala, Mary Mbuliro, Rejani Lalitha, Darius Owachi, Edgar Atine, Josephine Nassazi, Stavia Turyahabwe, Moorine Sekadde
Integration of COVID-19 and TB screening in Kampala, Uganda: healthcare provider perspectives. Implementation science communications 4 (1) (2023)
Fred Collins Semitala, Rodgers Katwesigye, Dennis Kalibbala, Mary Mbuliro, Rejani Lalitha, Darius Owachi, Edgar Atine, Josephine Nassazi, Stavia Turyahabwe, Moorine Sekadde
Integration of COVID-19 and TB screening in Kampala, Uganda: healthcare provider perspectives. Implementation science communications 4 (1) (2023)
Dennis Kalibbala, Steven Kiwuwa Mpungu, Bashir Ssuna, Wani Muzeyi, Happiness Mberesero, Fred Collins Semitala, Anne Katahoire, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Joan N Kalyango, Victor Musiime
Determinants of testing for HIV among young people in Uganda. A nested, explanatory-sequential study. PLOS global public health 2 (12) (2022)
Fred Collins Semitala, Rodgers Katwesigye, Dennis Kalibbala, Mary Mbuliro, Rejani Opio, Darius Owachi, Edgar Atine, Josephine Nassazi, Stavia Turyahabwe, Moorine Sekadde
Integration of COVID-19 and TB screening in Kampala, Uganda - Healthcare provider perspectives. Research square (2022)
Fred Collins Semitala, Jillian L Kadota, Allan Musinguzi, Juliet Nabunje, Fred Welishe, Anne Nakitende, Lydia Akello, Opira Bishop, Devika Patel, Amanda Sammann, Payam Nahid, Robert Belknap, Moses R Kamya, Margaret A Handley, Patrick Peter John Phillips, Anne Katahoire, Christopher Allen Berger, Noah Kiwanuka, Achilles Katamba, David W Dowdy, Adithya Cattamanchi
Completion of isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) for tuberculosis prevention among people living with HIV: Interim analysis of a hybrid type 3 effectiveness-implementation randomized trial. PLoS medicine 18 (12) (2021)
Fred Collins Semitala, Allan Musinguzi, Jackie Ssemata, Fred Welishe, Juliet Nabunje, Jillian L Kadota, Christopher A Berger, Achilles Katamba, Noah Kiwanuka, Moses R Kamya, David Dowdy, Adithya Cattamanchi, Anne R Katahoire
Acceptance and completion of rifapentine-based TB preventive therapy (3HP) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Kampala, Uganda-patient and health worker perspectives. Implementation science communications 2 (1) (2021)
Martin Muddu, Isaac Ssinabulya, Simon P Kigozi, Rebecca Ssennyonjo, Florence Ayebare, Rodgers Katwesigye, Mary Mbuliro, Isaac Kimera, Chris T Longenecker, Moses R Kamya, Jeremy I Schwartz, Anne R Katahoire, Fred Collins Semitala
Hypertension care cascade at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda: a mixed methods study using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation for Behavior change (COM-B) model. Implementation science communications 2 (1) (2021)
John T Connelly, Alfred Andama, Benjamin D Grant, Alexey Ball, Sandra Mwebe, Lucy Asege, Martha Nakaye, Brianda Barrios Lopez, Helen V Hsieh, David Katumba, Job Mukwatamundu, Mayimuna Nalubega, Victoria M Hunt, Stephen Burkot, Harisha Ramachandraiah, Alok Choudhary, Lech Ignatowicz, Bernhard H Weigl, Christine Bachman, Jerry Mulondo, Fred Collins Semitala, William Worodria, Abraham Pinter, Beston Hamasur, David Bell, Adithya Cattamanchi, Akos Somoskovi
Field evaluation of a prototype tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan lateral flow assay on HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients. PloS one 16 (7) (2021)
Jillian L Kadota, Allan Musinguzi, Juliet Nabunje, Fred Welishe, Jackie L Ssemata, Opira Bishop, Christopher A Berger, Devika Patel, Amanda Sammann, Anne Katahoire, Payam Nahid, Robert Belknap, Patrick P J Phillips, Jennifer Namusobya, Moses Kamya, Margaret A Handley, Noah Kiwanuka, Achilles Katamba, David Dowdy, Fred Collins Semitala, Adithya Cattamanchi
Protocol for the 3HP Options Trial: a hybrid type 3 implementation-effectiveness randomized trial of delivery strategies for short-course tuberculosis preventive therapy among people living with HIV in Uganda. Implementation science : IS 15 (1) (2020)
Fred Collins Semitala, Carol S Camlin, Jeanna Wallenta, Leatitia Kampiire, Richard Katuramu, Gideon Amanyire, Jennifer Namusobya, Wei Chang, James G Kahn, Edwin D Charlebois, Diane V Havlir, Moses R Kamya, Elvin H Geng
Understanding uptake of an intervention to accelerate antiretroviral therapy initiation in Uganda via qualitative inquiry. Journal of the International AIDS Society 20 (4) (2018)