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Hellen Akurut — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 10
Works: 35
Citations: 478

Most-cited papers

Effect of single-dose anthelmintic treatment during pregnancy on an infant's response to immunisation and on susceptibility to infectious diseases in infancy: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
E. Webb, P. A. Mawa, Juliet Ndibazza, Dennison Kizito +21 more
2011The Lancet119 citations Open access
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Impact of Anthelminthic Treatment in Pregnancy and Childhood on Immunisations, Infections and Eczema in Childhood: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Juliet Ndibazza, H. Mpairwe, Emily L. Webb, P. A. Mawa +17 more
2012PLoS ONE75 citations Open access
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Adaptation of Western Measures of Cognition for Assessing five-year-old Semi-urban Ugandan Children
M. Nampijja, B. Apule, S. Lule, Hellen Akurut +3 more
2009British Journal of Educational Psychology61 citations Open access
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Maternal hookworm modifies risk factors for childhood eczema: results from a birth cohort in Uganda
H. Mpairwe, Juliet Ndibazza, E. Webb, M. Nampijja +12 more
2014Pediatric Allergy and Immunology48 citations Open access
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Effects of Maternal Worm Infections and Anthelminthic Treatment during Pregnancy on Infant Motor and Neurocognitive Functioning
M. Nampijja, B. Apule, S. Lule, Hellen Akurut +5 more
2012Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society37 citations Open access
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Determining Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection among BCG-Immunised Ugandan Children by T-SPOT.TB and Tuberculin Skin Testing
G. Nkurunungi, Jimreeves E. Lutangira, S. Lule, Hellen Akurut +8 more
2012PLoS ONE28 citations Open access
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Effects of treating helminths during pregnancy and early childhood on risk of allergy‐related outcomes: Follow‐up of a randomized controlled trial
B. Namara, S. Nash, S. Lule, Hellen Akurut +10 more
2017Pediatric Allergy and Immunology20 citations Open access
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The effect of intensive praziquantel administration on vaccine-specific responses among schoolchildren in Ugandan schistosomiasis-endemic islands (POPVAC A): an open-label, randomised controlled trial
G. Nkurunungi, J. Nassuuna, Agnes Natukunda, Ludoviko Zirimenya +45 more
2024Lancet Global Health13 citations Open access
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Maternal Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Does Not Affect the Infant Immune Response Following BCG at Birth: An Observational Longitudinal Study in Uganda
Lawrence Lubyayi, P. A. Mawa, Grace Nabakooza, M. Nakibuule +13 more
2020Frontiers in Immunology13 citations Open access
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Schistosome and malaria exposure and urban–rural differences in vaccine responses in Uganda: a causal mediation analysis using data from three linked randomised controlled trials
Agnes Natukunda, G. Nkurunungi, Ludoviko Zirimenya, J. Nassuuna +45 more
2024Lancet Global Health12 citations Open access
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Factors associated with uptake and acceptability of cervical cancer screening among female sex workers in Northeastern Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Ronald Opito, Emmanuel Tiyo Ayikobua, Hellen Akurut, Susan Alwedo +10 more
2025PLoS ONE8 citations Open access
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Impact of BCG revaccination on the response to unrelated vaccines in a Ugandan adolescent birth cohort: randomised controlled trial protocol C for the ‘POPulation differences in VACcine responses’ (POPVAC) programme
Ludoviko Zirimenya, G. Nkurunungi, J. Nassuuna, Agnes Natukunda +20 more
2020BMJ Open8 citations Open access
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Effect of birth weight, exclusive breastfeeding and growth in infancy on fat mass and fat free mass indices in early adolescence: an analysis of the Entebbe Mother and Baby Study (EMaBs) cohort
J. Nsamba, S. Lule, B. Namara, Christopher Zziwa +6 more
2019AAS Open Research7 citations Open access
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Effect of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on maternal gestational weight gain in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
Enju Liu, U. Partap, Sachin Shinde, Dongqing Wang +34 more
2025EClinicalMedicine6 citations Open access
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Factors Associated with Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake Among Women Attending Outpatient Department in a Rural District Hospital in Uganda. A Cross-Sectional Study
Jimmy Ekinu, E. Ayikobua, Elizabeth Icodu, Hellen Akurut +9 more
2025International Journal of Women's Health6 citations Open access
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The effect of BCG revaccination on the response to unrelated vaccines in urban Ugandan adolescents (POPVAC C): an open-label, randomised controlled trial
J. Nassuuna, Ludoviko Zirimenya, G. Nkurunungi, Agnes Natukunda +45 more
2024Lancet Global Health4 citations Open access
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The determinants of lipid profiles in early adolescence in a Ugandan birth cohort
J. P. Koopman, S. Lule, Christopher Zziwa, Hellen Akurut +9 more
2021Scientific Reports3 citations Open access
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Uptake and Completion of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination by Adolescent Girls Attending Primary Healthcare Facilities in Soroti City, Northeastern Uganda; A CrossSectional Study
Lydia Dora Nagudi, James Kateregga, Clement Munguiko, Josephine Namujju +2 more
2025Journal of Nursing & Healthcare2 citations Open access
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Anthelminthic treatment receipt and its predictors in Lake Victoria fishing communities, Uganda: Intervention coverage results from the LaVIISWA cluster randomised trial
Hellen Akurut, R. Sanya, Lawrence Lubyayi, M. Nampijja +9 more
2020PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases2 citations Open access
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Effect of intensive versus standard anthelminthic treatment on growth and cognition among children living in a high Schistosoma mansoni transmission setting: a study nested within a cluster-randomised trial
M. Nampijja, Lawrence Lubyayi, Josephine Tumusiime, Juliet Nabulime +9 more
20202 citations Open access
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Prevalence and factors associated with teenage pregnancy among girls aged 13 to 19 years in Atutur sub-county, Kumi district, Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
M. Akol, Ronald Opito, Bonniface Oryokot, Hellen Akurut +7 more
2025Reproductive Health1 citations Open access
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Uptake and acceptability of cervical cancer screening among female sex workers in Eastern Uganda: A cross-sectional study.
Ronald Opito, E. T. Ayikobua, Hellen Akurut, Susan Alwedo +10 more
2024medRxiv1 citations Open access
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Lessons learnt in recruiting schoolchildren into a large asthma case-control study in urban Uganda
M. Namutebi, Marble Nnaluwooza, Pius Tumwesige, M. Mukasa +7 more
20201 citations Open access
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Effect of intensive versus standard anthelminthic treatment on growth and cognition among children living in a high Schistosoma mansoni transmission setting - Supporting Information
M. Nampijja, Lawrence Lubyayi, Josephine Tumusiime, Juliet Nabulime +10 more
20201 citations
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Early-life infectious and nutritional exposures and cardiovascular risk in early adulthood in Uganda: protocol for a new round of data collection in the Entebbe Mother and Baby Study birth cohort at 21 years (EMaBS@21)
I. Sekitoleko, Ronald Komata, Ivan Ssali, Ronald Kyasanku +18 more
2026BMJ Open0 citations Open access
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Gestational weight gain and maternal immediate perinatal and postpartum outcomes in low and middle income countries: individual participant data meta-analyses
U. Partap, J. C. Costa, Enju Liu, I. Cliffer +160 more
2026BMJ Medicine0 citations Open access
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Prevalence and associated factors of uncontrolled hypertension among hypertensive patients at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: Cross-sectional study
Moses Ssekagya, Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo, Bonniface Oryokot, Hamidah Kakooza Mulungi +4 more
2026Sage Open Chronic Disease0 citations Open access
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Life Course Malaria Exposure and SARS‐CoV‐2 Seroepidemiology in Ugandan Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study Nested in a Birth Cohort
Ludoviko Zirimenya, Doreen Nayebare, Claire Baine, J. Nassuuna +19 more
2026Tropical medicine & international health0 citations Open access
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Facilitators and Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in a Rural District of Northeastern Uganda, a Qualitative Study
Ibra Mutyaba, Hellen Akurut, Racheal Nabaasa, J. Limo +3 more
2026Cancer Management and Research0 citations Open access
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Prevalence and factors associated with mental health problems among adolescents living with HIV as screened by youth peers in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Mary Abwola Olwedo, Simon Eleku, Emmanuel Ayikobua Tiyo, Richard Mpango +5 more
2026PLOS Global Public Health0 citations Open access
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Community perspectives and insights into cancer surveillance, prevention, and research: an engaged participatory approach to cancer epidemiology research in remote areas of Northeastern Uganda
Ronald Opito, A. Jatho, W. Sabiiti, Hellen Akurut +5 more
2026BMC Cancer0 citations Open access
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Profiling the disease burden in Teso subregion during community-based medical education and research services at Soroti University: a prospective study protocol
Ronald Opito, A. Odiit, Hellen Akurut, Emmanuel Ayikobua Tiyo +13 more
2026Archives of Public Health0 citations Open access
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Temporal trends of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in adolescents: a longitudinal pilot study nested in a Uganda birth cohort.
Ludoviko Zirimenya, J. Nassuuna, M. Namutebi, Christopher Zziwa +17 more
2025NIHR Open Research0 citations Open access
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Risk factors for rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis and eczema among schoolchildren in Uganda
H. Mpairwe, G. Nkurunungi, Pius Tumwesige, Hellen Akurut +11 more
2020medRxiv0 citations Open access
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pupils regarding Personal hygiene in Primary Schools in Pallisa Town Council
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