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P. Waako

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h-index: 29
Works: 89
Citations: 2,556

Most-cited papers

The in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity of Cardiospermum halicacabum L. and Momordica foetida Schumch. Et Thonn.
P. Waako, B. Gumede, P. Smith, P. Folb
2005Journal of Ethnopharmacology178 citations
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Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners in the treatment of tuberculosis and related ailments in Uganda.
J. Tabuti, Collins B. Kukunda, P. Waako
2010Journal of Ethnopharmacology171 citations
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Patterns and Predictors of Self-Medication in Northern Uganda
M. Ocan, F. Bwanga, G. Bbosa, D. Bagenda +3 more
2014PLoS ONE169 citations Open access
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A novel polymorphism in ABCB1 gene, CYP2B6*6 and sex predict single-dose efavirenz population pharmacokinetics in Ugandans.
J. Mukonzo, Daniel Röshammar, P. Waako, M. Andersson +6 more
2009British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology149 citations Open access
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Influence of efavirenz pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics on neuropsychological disorders in Ugandan HIV-positive patients with or without tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study
J. Mukonzo, A. Okwera, N. Nakasujja, H. Luzze +5 more
2013BMC Infectious Diseases99 citations Open access
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Knowledge on plants used traditionally in the treatment of tuberculosis in Uganda.
L. Bunalema, S. Obakiro, J. Tabuti, P. Waako
2014Journal of Ethnopharmacology94 citations
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The prevalence and severity of mental illnesses handled by traditional healers in two districts in Uganda.
Catherine Abbo, S. Ekblad, P. Waako, E. Okello +1 more
2009African Health Sciences82 citations
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Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda
M. Ocan, G. Bbosa, P. Waako, J. Ogwal-Okeng +1 more
2014BMC Public Health76 citations Open access
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Psychological distress and associated factors among the attendees of traditional healing practices in Jinja and Iganga districts, Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Catherine Abbo, S. Ekblad, P. Waako, E. Okello +2 more
2008International Journal of Mental Health Systems66 citations Open access
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Lay concepts of psychosis in Busoga, Eastern Uganda: A pilot study
Catherine Abbo, E. Okello, S. Ekblad, P. Waako +1 more
200864 citations
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Measuring adherence to antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor settings: The feasibility of collecting routine data for key indicators
J. Chalker, Tenaw Andualem, L. Gitau, J. Ntaganira +4 more
2010BMC Health Services Research63 citations Open access
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The anti-mycobacterial activity of Lantana camara a plant traditionally used to treat symptoms of tuberculosis in South-western Uganda.
C. Kirimuhuzya, P. Waako, M. Joloba, O. Odyek
2009African Health Sciences62 citations
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Prevalence and factors associated with traditional herbal medicine use among patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Betty Namuddu, J. Kalyango, C. Karamagi, Peter Mudiope +5 more
2011BMC Public Health59 citations Open access
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East African medicinal plants as a source of lead compounds for the development of new antimalarial drugs
P. Waako, E. Katuura, Peter J. Smith, P. Folb
200758 citations Open access
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Traditional treatment of malaria in Mbarara District, western Uganda
E. Katuura, P. Waako, J. Ogwal-Okeng, R. Bukenya-Ziraba
200758 citations
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Antibacterial activity of Mangifera indica (L.)
G. Bbosa, D. Kyegombe, J. Ogwal-Okeng, R. Bukenya-Ziraba +2 more
200756 citations
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Medicinal plants used for treatment of malaria by indigenous communities of Tororo District, Eastern Uganda
J. Tabuti, S. Obakiro, Alice Nabatanzi, Godwin Upoki Anywar +4 more
2023Tropical Medicine and Health45 citations Open access
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Potential of Zanthoxylum leprieurii as a source of active compounds against drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
L. Bunalema, G. W. Fotso, P. Waako, J. Tabuti +1 more
2017BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine42 citations Open access
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A strategy to improve skills in pharmaceutical supply management in East Africa: the regional technical resource collaboration for pharmaceutical management
L. Matowe, P. Waako, R. Adome, I. Kibwage +2 more
2008Human Resources for Health42 citations Open access
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Existing capacity to manage pharmaceuticals and related commodities in East Africa: an assessment with specific reference to antiretroviral therapy
P. Waako, R. Odoi-adome, C. Obua, E. Owino +5 more
2009Human Resources for Health39 citations Open access
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Improving adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Uganda with a low-resource facility-based intervention
C. Obua, J. Kayiwa, P. Waako, G. Tomson +4 more
2014Global Health Action38 citations Open access
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Recognition and reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions by surveyed healthcare professionals in Uganda: key determinants
R. Kiguba, C. Karamagi, P. Waako, H. Ndagije +1 more
2014BMJ Open38 citations Open access
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Naturalistic outcome of treatment of psychosis by traditional healers in Jinja and Iganga districts, Eastern Uganda – a 3- and 6 months follow up
Catherine Abbo, E. Okello, S. Musisi, P. Waako +1 more
2012International Journal of Mental Health Systems36 citations Open access
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Monitoring Adherence and Defaulting for Antiretroviral Therapy in 5 East African Countries: An Urgent Need for Standards
J. Chalker, Tenaw Andualem, O. Minzi, J. Ntaganira +3 more
2008Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care36 citations
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Effects of Crude Aqueous Leaf Extracts of Citropsis Articulata and Mystroxylon Aethiopicum on Sex Hormone Levels In Male Albino Rats
N. J. Gakunga, K. Mugisha, D. Owiny, P. Waako
201433 citations
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HIV/AIDS Patients Display Lower Relative Bioavailability of Efavirenz than Healthy Subjects
J. Mukonzo, S. Nanzigu, D. Rekić, P. Waako +5 more
2011Clinical Pharmacokinetics33 citations
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Antiplasmodial activity of extracts of selected medicinal plants used by local communities in western Uganda for treatment of malaria
E. Katuura, P. Waako, J. Tabuti, R. Bukenya-Ziraba +1 more
200732 citations
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A comparison of prescribing practices between public and private sector physicians in Uganda.
Jasper Ogwal-Okeng, C. Obua, P. Waako, O. Aupont +1 more
2004East African Medical Journal32 citations
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The efficacy of the crude root bark extracts of Erythrina abyssinica on rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
L. Bunalema, Claude Kirimuhuzya, J. Tabuti, P. Waako +4 more
2011African Health Sciences29 citations
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CYP2B6 genotype, but not rifampicin-based anti-TB cotreatments, explains variability in long-term efavirenz plasma exposure.
J. Mukonzo, S. Nanzigu, P. Waako, J. Ogwal-Okeng +2 more
2014Pharmacogenomics (London)28 citations
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Chewing-Stick Practices Using Plants with Anti-Streptococcal Activity in a Ugandan Rural Community
C. Odongo, N. Musisi, P. Waako, C. Obua
2011Frontiers in Pharmacology27 citations Open access
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In vitro interactions of Aspilia africana (Pers.) C.D. Adams, a traditional antimalarial medicinal plant, with artemisinin against Plasmodium falciparum.
P. Waako, P. Smith, Peter I. Folb
2005Journal of Ethnopharmacology27 citations
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Prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria among patients in two tertiary hospitals in Eastern Uganda.
S. Obakiro, Kenedy Kiyimba, George Paasi, Agnes Napyo +6 more
2021Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance26 citations Open access
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A consortium approach to competency-based undergraduate medical education in Uganda: Process, opportunities and challenges
S. Kiguli, R. Mubuuke, R. Baingana, S. Kijjambu +9 more
2014Education and Health26 citations
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Experiences and views of healthcare professionals on the prescription of antibiotics in Eastern Uganda. A qualitative study.
E. K. Kagoya, K. van Royen, P. Waako, P. Van Royen +4 more
2021Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance24 citations Open access
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Genetic Variations in ABCB1 and CYP3A5 as well as Sex Influence Quinine Disposition Among Ugandans
J. Mukonzo, P. Waako, J. Ogwal-Okeng, L. Gustafsson +1 more
2010Therapeutic Drug Monitoring24 citations
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Medication Error Disclosure and Attitudes to Reporting by Healthcare Professionals in a Sub-Saharan African Setting: A Survey in Uganda
R. Kiguba, P. Waako, H. Ndagije, C. Karamagi
2015Drugs - Real World Outcomes23 citations Open access
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Are antibiotic prescription practices in Eastern Uganda concordant with the national standard treatment guidelines? A cross-sectional retrospective study.
S. Obakiro, Agnes Napyo, Mayoka John Wilberforce, Pamella R. Adongo +5 more
2021Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance22 citations Open access
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Acute and Sub-Acute Toxicity of Ethanolic Leaf Extracts of Rumex abyssinica Jacq. (Polygonaceae) and Mentha spicata L. (Lamiaceae)
M. Mugisha, J. Ndukui, Agnes Namutembi, P. Waako +2 more
201420 citations Open access
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ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF PLANTS USED IN MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS IN EASTERN UGANDA
S. Obakiro, Kenedy Kiyimba, Tonny Wotoyitidde Lukwago, Jalia Lulenzi +9 more
2023Phytomedicine Plus19 citations Open access
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The activity of Mangifera indica L. leaf extracts against the tetanus causing bacterium, Clostridium tetani
G. Bbosa, A. Lubega, N. Musisi, D. Kyegombe +3 more
200719 citations
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Impact of an educational intervention to improve prescribing by private physicians in Uganda.
C. Obua, Jasper Ogwal-Okeng, P. Waako, O. Aupont +1 more
2004East African Medical Journal18 citations
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Prevalence and predictors for unintended pregnancy among HIV-infected pregnant women in Lira, Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Agnes Napyo, Victoria Nankabirwa, D. Mukunya, J. Tumuhamye +6 more
2020Scientific Reports17 citations Open access
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Larvicidal activity of Combretum collinum Fresen against Aedes aegypti.
J. Odda, S. Kristensen, J. D. Kabasa, P. Waako
2008Journal of Vector Borne Diseases17 citations
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Incidence and determinants of perinatal mortality among women with obstructed labour in eastern Uganda: a prospective cohort study
M. Musaba, G. Ndeezi, J. Barageine, A. Weeks +9 more
2021Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology15 citations Open access
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Hiv/aids – Research and Palliative Care Dovepress Poor Immunological Recovery among Severely Immunosuppressed Antiretroviral Therapy-naïve Ugandans
S. Nanzigu, R. Kiguba, J. Kabanda, J. Mukonzo +3 more
14 citations
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Efficacy of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta root extract on slow-growing rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
C. Kirimuhuzya, L. Bunalema, P. Waako, J. Tabuti +4 more
201213 citations Open access
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Pharmacokinetics of the nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor efavirenz among HIV‐infected Ugandans
S. Nanzigu, J. Eriksen, F. Makumbi, S. Lanke +7 more
2011HIV Medicine13 citations
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CD4-T-Lymphocyte Reference Ranges in Uganda and Its Influencing Factors
S. Nanzigu, P. Waako, M. Petzold, G. Kiwanuka +4 more
201113 citations Open access
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Comparable Lumefantrine Oral Bioavailability when Co‐administered With Oil‐Fortified Maize Porridge or Milk in Healthy Volunteers
N. Mwebaza, M. Jerling, L. Gustafsson, C. Obua +5 more
2013Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology12 citations
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