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H. Wamani

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h-index: 25
Works: 62
Citations: 2,412

Most-cited papers

Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial.
T. Tylleskär, D. Jackson, N. Méda, I. Engebretsen +17 more
2011The Lancet273 citations
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International Journal for Equity in Health Open Access Mothers' Education but Not Fathers' Education, Household Assets or Land Ownership Is the Best Predictor of Child Health Inequalities in Rural Uganda
H. Wamani, T. Tylleskär, A. Åstrøm, J. Tumwine +5 more
2004231 citations
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Low adherence to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional study comparing dietary recall since birth with 24-hour recall
I. Engebretsen, H. Wamani, C. Karamagi, N. Semiyaga +2 more
2007BMC Pediatrics170 citations Open access
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Predictors of poor anthropometric status among children under 2 years of age in rural Uganda
H. Wamani, A. Åstrøm, S. Peterson, J. Tumwine +1 more
2006Public Health Nutrition144 citations
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Timeliness of Childhood Vaccinations in Kampala Uganda: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
J. Babirye, I. Engebretsen, F. Makumbi, L. Fadnes +3 more
2012PLoS ONE137 citations Open access
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Infant and young child feeding in western Uganda: knowledge, practices and socio-economic correlates.
H. Wamani, A. Åstrøm, S. Peterson, T. Tylleskär +1 more
2005Journal of Tropical Pediatrics107 citations Open access
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More support for mothers: a qualitative study on factors affecting immunisation behaviour in Kampala, Uganda
J. Babirye, E. Rutebemberwa, J. Kiguli, H. Wamani +2 more
2011BMC Public Health101 citations Open access
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Determinants of infant growth in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
I. Engebretsen, T. Tylleskär, H. Wamani, C. Karamagi +1 more
2008BMC Public Health97 citations Open access
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Population-based survey of overweight and obesity and the associated factors in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda
B. Kirunda, L. Fadnes, H. Wamani, J. van den Broeck +1 more
2015BMC Public Health79 citations Open access
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Private Sector Drug Shops in Integrated Community Case Management of Malaria, Pneumonia, and Diarrhea in Children in Uganda
Phyllis Awor, H. Wamani, Godfrey Bwire, G. Jagoe +1 more
2012American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene79 citations Open access
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Infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers and the general population mothers: comparison of two cross-sectional surveys in Eastern Uganda
L. Fadnes, I. Engebretsen, H. Wamani, N. Semiyaga +2 more
2009BMC Public Health71 citations Open access
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Increased Access to Care and Appropriateness of Treatment at Private Sector Drug Shops with Integrated Management of Malaria, Pneumonia and Diarrhoea: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Uganda
Phyllis Awor, H. Wamani, T. Tylleskär, G. Jagoe +1 more
2014PLoS ONE70 citations Open access
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Frequency and distribution patterns of opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS in Uganda
J. Rubaihayo, N. Tumwesigye, J. Konde-Lule, H. Wamani +2 more
2016BMC Research Notes68 citations Open access
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Breastfeeding and the risk of rotavirus diarrhea in hospitalized infants in Uganda: a matched case control study
E. Wobudeya, H. Bachou, C. Karamagi, J. Kalyango +2 more
2011BMC Pediatrics56 citations Open access
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Private retail drug shops: what they are, how they operate, and implications for health care delivery in rural Uganda
C. Mayora, F. Kitutu, N. Kandala, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho +2 more
2018BMC Health Services Research53 citations Open access
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Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial
I. Engebretsen, D. Jackson, L. Fadnes, Victoria Nankabirwa +15 more
2014BMC Public Health51 citations Open access
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Factors associated with concurrent wasting and stunting among children 6–59 months in Karamoja, Uganda
G. O. Odei Obeng-Amoako, C. Karamagi, J. Nangendo, Jaffer Okiring +7 more
2020Maternal and Child Nutrition44 citations Open access
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Effects of improved access to transportation on emergency obstetric care outcomes in Uganda.
Stephen Mucunguzi, H. Wamani, P. Lochoro, T. Tylleskär
2014African Journal of Reproductive Health42 citations
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Need to optimise infant feeding counselling: A cross-sectional survey among HIV-positive mothers in Eastern Uganda
L. Fadnes, I. Engebretsen, H. Wamani, Jonathan Wangisi +2 more
2009BMC Pediatrics42 citations Open access
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Drug seller adherence to clinical protocols with integrated management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea at drug shops in Uganda
Phyllis Awor, H. Wamani, T. Tylleskär, S. Peterson
2015Malaria Journal41 citations Open access
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Trends and Predictors of Mortality Among HIV Positive Patients in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda
J. Rubaihayo, N. Tumwesigye, J. Konde-Lule, F. Makumbi +3 more
2015Infectious Disease Reports35 citations Open access
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Integrated community case management by drug sellers influences appropriate treatment of paediatric febrile illness in South Western Uganda: a quasi-experimental study
F. Kitutu, J. Kalyango, C. Mayora, K. Selling +2 more
2017Malaria Journal31 citations Open access
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It could be viral but you don’t know, you have not diagnosed it: health worker challenges in managing non-malaria paediatric fevers in the low transmission area of Mbarara District, Uganda
E. Johansson, F. Kitutu, C. Mayora, Phyllis Awor +3 more
2016Malaria Journal31 citations Open access
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Factors associated with access to HIV care services in eastern Uganda: the Kumi home based HIV counseling and testing program experience
D. Lubogo, J. Ddamulira, R. Tweheyo, H. Wamani
2015BMC Family Practice29 citations Open access
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Quality of care for children with acute malnutrition at health center level in Uganda: a cross sectional study in West Nile region during the refugee crisis
H. Wanzira, Richard Muyinda, P. Lochoro, G. Putoto +3 more
2018BMC Health Services Research25 citations Open access
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Health system effects of implementing integrated community case management (iCCM) intervention in private retail drug shops in South Western Uganda: a qualitative study
F. Kitutu, C. Mayora, E. Johansson, S. Peterson +3 more
2017BMJ Global Health25 citations Open access
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Objectively Assessed Physical Activity and Associated Factors Among Adults in Peri-Urban and Rural Eastern Uganda: A Population-based Study.
B. Kirunda, H. Wamani, L. Fadnes, J. van den Broeck +1 more
2016Journal of Physical Activity and Health23 citations Open access
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Concurrently wasted and stunted 6-59 months children admitted to the outpatient therapeutic feeding programme in Karamoja, Uganda: Prevalence, characteristics, treatment outcomes and response
G. O. Odei Obeng-Amoako, H. Wamani, Joel Conkle, R. Aryeetey +6 more
2020PLoS ONE21 citations Open access
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Concurrently wasted and stunted children 6‐59 months in Karamoja, Uganda: prevalence and case detection
G. O. Odei Obeng-Amoako, M. Myatt, Joel Conkle, Brenda Kaijuka Muwaga +8 more
2020Maternal and Child Nutrition21 citations Open access
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Regulatory inspection of registered private drug shops in East-Central Uganda—what it is versus what it should be: a qualitative study
Arthur Bagonza, S. Peterson, A. Mårtensson, H. Wamani +5 more
2020Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice20 citations Open access
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Designing programs to improve diets for maternal and child health: estimating costs and potential dietary impacts of nutrition-sensitive programs in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and India
W. Masters, K. Rosettie, S. Kranz, G. Danaei +53 more
2018Health Policy and Planning19 citations Open access
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Impact of a peer-counseling intervention on breastfeeding practices in different socioeconomic strata: results from the equity analysis of the PROMISE-EBF trial in Uganda
K. Eide, L. Fadnes, I. Engebretsen, K. Onarheim +3 more
2016Global Health Action19 citations Open access
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Multivitamin supplementation in HIV infected adults initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: the protocol for a randomized double blinded placebo controlled efficacy trial
D. Guwatudde, A. Ezeamama, D. Bagenda, R. Kyeyune +7 more
2012BMC Infectious Diseases19 citations Open access
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The effect of standard dose multivitamin supplementation on disease progression in HIV-infected adults initiating HAART: a randomized double blind placebo-controlled trial in Uganda
D. Guwatudde, Mo-Lin Wang, A. Ezeamama, D. Bagenda +4 more
2015BMC Infectious Diseases17 citations Open access
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Prevalence and factors associated with stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Kabale district, Uganda
Musa Kasajja, E. Nabiwemba, H. Wamani, Saul Kamukama
2022BMC Nutrition14 citations Open access
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Supportive supervision to improve the quality and outcome of outpatient care among malnourished children: a cluster randomised trial in Arua district, Uganda
M. Lazzerini, H. Wanzira, P. Lochoro, Richard Muyinda +3 more
2019BMJ Global Health14 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of peer‐supervision on pediatric fever illness treatment among registered private drug sellers in East‐Central Uganda: An interrupted time series analysis
Arthur Bagonza, F. Kitutu, S. Peterson, A. Mårtensson +4 more
2021Health Science Reports12 citations Open access
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High perceived social standing is associated with better health in HIV-infected Ugandan adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy
A. Ezeamama, D. Guwatudde, Mo-Lin Wang, D. Bagenda +6 more
2016Journal of behavioral medicine12 citations
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BMC infectious diseases 2012
D. Guwatudde, A. Ezeamama, D. Bagenda, R. Kyeyune +7 more
201311 citations
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Effects of nutrition education, physical activity and motivational interviewing interventions on metabolic syndrome among females of reproductive age in Wakiso district, central Uganda: a randomised parallel-group trial
D. Lubogo, H. Wamani, R. Mayega, C. Orach
2025BMC Public Health7 citations Open access
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Improving Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Among Pregnant Women: An Implementation Science Approach in East-Central Uganda
Ahmed K Luwangula, L. McGough, M. Tetui, H. Wamani +7 more
2022Global Health: Science and Practice Journal6 citations Open access
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Inclusion of private sector in district health systems; case study of private drug shops implementing modified Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) strategy in Rural Uganda
F. Kitutu, C. Mayora, Phyllis Awor, Forsberg Birger +2 more
2014BMC Health Services Research6 citations Open access
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Child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda: screening, diagnostics, risk factors and management of children drinking alcohol in Uganda (TREAT C-AUD): a mixed-methods research protocol
V. Skylstad, Harriet Aber, V. Bakken, J. Dierkes +12 more
2021BMJ Paediatrics Open5 citations Open access
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Cure rate and associated factors for children 6–59 months with severe acute malnutrition under the out patient therapeutic care programme in the health centres of Kabale District in Southwestern Uganda: a cross sectional study
Vincent Ssekajja, H. Wamani, F. Kitutu, A. Atukwase
2021BMC Nutrition5 citations Open access
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Predictors of Recovery from Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition among Children 6-59 Months Admitted at Mbale Hospital, Uganda
M. Odikro, Michael Ediau, A. Kisakye, Fiston Muneza +2 more
2021Journal of interventional epidemiology and public health4 citations Open access
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Peer supervision experiences of drug sellers in a rural district in East-Central Uganda: a qualitative study
Arthur Bagonza, H. Wamani, S. Peterson, A. Mårtensson +6 more
2020Malaria Journal4 citations Open access
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Effects of complementary feeding on attained height among lower primary school-aged children in Eastern Uganda: A nested prospective cohort study
Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, J. Tumwine, G. Ndeezi, I. Engebretsen +4 more
2019PLoS ONE4 citations Open access
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Nutritional Recovery Outcome among Moderately Malnourished Under-five Children in Communities Implementing Positive Deviance - Hearth or Community Health Workers’ Nutrition Promotion Approaches in Karusi and Kirundo Provinces, Burundi
Chantal Inamahoro, J. Kiguli, F. Makumbi, G. Wamuyu‐Maina +1 more
20174 citations Open access
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‘I know those people will be approachable and not mistreat us’: a qualitative study of inspectors and private drug sellers’ views on peer supervision in rural Uganda
Arthur Bagonza, S. Peterson, A. Mårtensson, M. Mutto +4 more
2020Globalization and Health3 citations Open access
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Can malaria rapid diagnostic tests by drug sellers under field conditions classify children 5 years old or less with or without Plasmodium falciparum malaria? Comparison with nested PCR analysis
F. Kitutu, H. Wamani, K. Selling, F. Katabazi +4 more
2018Malaria Journal3 citations Open access
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