Wilford L. Kirungi

Most-cited papers

1. Declines in HIV prevalence can be associated with changing sexual behaviour in Uganda, Urban Kenya, Zimbabwe and Urban Haiti

   T. Hallett, J. Aberle-Grasse, G. Bello, L. Boulos +25 more

   2006Sexually Transmitted Infections226 citations

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2. HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-infected adults in Uganda: results of a nationally representative survey

   R. Bunnell, A. Opio, J. Musinguzi, Wilford L. Kirungi +6 more

   2008AIDS (London)192 citations Open access

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3. Risk factors for recent HIV infection in Uganda.

   J. Mermin, J. Musinguzi, A. Opio, Wilford L. Kirungi +5 more

   2008Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)164 citations

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4. Uganda's New National Laboratory Sample Transport System: A Successful Model for Improving Access to Diagnostic Services for Early Infant HIV Diagnosis and Other Programs

   C. Kiyaga, Hakim Sendagire, E. Joseph, Ian McConnell +8 more

   2013PLoS ONE115 citations Open access

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5. Trends in antenatal HIV prevalence in urban Uganda associated with uptake of preventive sexual behaviour

   Wilford L. Kirungi, J. Musinguzi, E. Madraa, N. Mulumba +3 more

   2006Sexually Transmitted Infections113 citations Open access

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6. Uganda - HIV modes of transmission and prevention response analysis

   F. Wabwire-mangen, M. Odiit, Wilford L. Kirungi, D. Kisitu +1 more

   2009101 citations

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7. Status of HIV Epidemic Control Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Aged 15–24 Years — Seven African Countries, 2015–2017

   Kristin Brown, Daniel B. Williams, S. Kinchen, Suzue Saito +77 more

   2018MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report70 citations Open access

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8. Is sexual risk taking behaviour changing in rural south-west Uganda? Behaviour trends in a rural population cohort 1993–2006

   S. Biraro, L. Shafer, I. Kleinschmidt, B. Wolff +7 more

   2009Sexually Transmitted Infections50 citations Open access

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9. The estimated burden of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, 2005–2010

   W. Hladik, J. Musinguzi, Wilford L. Kirungi, A. Opio +5 more

   2008AIDS (London)48 citations Open access

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10. Trends in HIV-Related Behaviors and Knowledge in Uganda, 1989-2005: Evidence of a Shift Toward More Risk-Taking Behaviors

    A. Opio, V. Mishra, R. Hong, J. Musinguzi +4 more

    2008Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes34 citations Open access

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11. Progress towards the UNAIDS 90‐90‐90 targets among persons aged 50 and older living with HIV in 13 African countries

    Shannon M Farley, Chunhui Wang, Rachel M. Bray, A. Low +51 more

    2022Journal of the International AIDS Society27 citations Open access

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12. Virological Response and Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Emerging during Antiretroviral Therapy at Three Treatment Centers in Uganda

    P. Kaleebu, Wilford L. Kirungi, C. Watera, J. Asio +15 more

    2015PLoS ONE27 citations Open access

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13. Comparison of HIV Prevalence Estimates From Sentinel Surveillance and a National Population-Based Survey in Uganda, 2004-2005

    J. Musinguzi, Wilford L. Kirungi, A. Opio, L. Montana +9 more

    2009Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes24 citations Open access

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14. The epidemiology of HIV population viral load in twelve sub-Saharan African countries

    W. Hladik, P. Stupp, Stephen D. McCracken, J. Justman +47 more

    2023PLoS ONE23 citations Open access

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15. Unawareness of HIV infection among men aged 15–59 years in 13 sub-Saharan African countries: Findings from the Population-based HIV Impact Assessments, 2015–2019

    Christine A. West, Gregory C. Chang, Dustin W. Currie, R. Bray +44 more

    2021Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes22 citations Open access

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16. Producing HIV estimates: from global advocacy to country planning and impact measurement

    M. Mahy, T. Brown, J. Stover, N. Walker +4 more

    2017Global Health Action22 citations Open access

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17. Prevalence of viral load suppression, predictors of virological failure and patterns of HIV drug resistance after 12 and 48 months on first-line antiretroviral therapy: a national cross-sectional survey in Uganda

    D. Ssemwanga, J. Asio, C. Watera, Maria Nannyonjo +17 more

    2020Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy20 citations Open access

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18. Scale-Up of HIV Antiretroviral Therapy and Estimation of Averted Infections and HIV-Related Deaths — Uganda, 2004–2022

    Emilio Dirlikov, Joseph Kamoga, S. A. Talisuna, Jennifer Namusobya +66 more

    2023MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report19 citations Open access

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19. HIV drug resistance among adults initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda

    C. Watera, D. Ssemwanga, Grace A Namayanja, J. Asio +15 more

    2021Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy17 citations Open access

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20. Who Knows Their Partner's HIV Status? Results From a Nationally Representative Survey in Uganda

    C. Kenyon, Wilford L. Kirungi, F. Kaharuza, J. Buyze +1 more

    2015Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes17 citations Open access

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21. Consolidating HIV testing in a public health laboratory for efficient and sustainable early infant diagnosis (EID) in Uganda

    C. Kiyaga, Hakim Sendagire, E. Joseph, Jeff Grosz +8 more

    2015Journal of Public Health Policy16 citations

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22. HIV Prevalence in Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centers Compared With National HIV Serosurvey Data in Uganda

    F. Baryarama, R. Bunnell, L. Montana, W. Hladik +5 more

    2008Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes16 citations Open access

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23. Prevalence of syphilis among adults and adolescents in five sub-Saharan African countries: findings from Population-based HIV Impact Assessment surveys.

    Mansoor Farahani, Rose Killian, Giles A. Reid, G. Musuka +5 more

    2024Lancet Global Health14 citations Open access

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24. Pediatric HIV Treatment Gaps in 7 East and Southern African Countries: Examination of Modeled, Survey, and Routine Program Data

    Suzue Saito, Hannah Chung, M. Mahy, Anna K. Radin +20 more

    2018Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes13 citations Open access

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25. Risk Factors for Recent HIV Infections among Adults in 14 Countries in Africa Identified by Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys, 2015–2019

    Dustin W. Currie, Christine A. West, Hetal K. Patel, Jennifer Favaloro +35 more

    2023Emerging Infectious Diseases11 citations Open access

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26. Associations between mobility, food insecurity and transactional sex among women in cohabitating partnerships: an analysis from six African countries 2016-2017

    A. Khalifa, S. Findley, Elizabeth Gummerson, J. Mantell +16 more

    2022Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes10 citations Open access

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27. An appraisal of indicators used to monitor the treated population in antiretroviral programmes in low-income countries

    S. Hoskins, I. Weller, A. Jahn, P. Kaleebu +4 more

    2010AIDS (London)10 citations Open access

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28. Progress in the HIV response in Uganda: findings from two sequential population-based HIV impact assessment surveys, 2017-21.

    Mansoor Farahani, Wilford L. Kirungi, Shannon M Farley, Veronicah Mugisha +5 more

    2025The Lancet HIV9 citations

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29. The HIV response beyond 2030: preparing for decades of sustained HIV epidemic control in eastern and southern Africa.

    A. Akullian, Ruth Akulu, G. Aliyu, F. Anam +63 more

    2024The Lancet7 citations

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30. Population-based monitoring of HIV drug resistance early warning indicators in Uganda: A nationally representative survey following revised WHO recommendations

    J. Asio, C. Watera, Norah Namuwenge, Wilford L. Kirungi +7 more

    2020PLoS ONE7 citations Open access

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31. Male partner age, viral load, and HIV infection in adolescent girls and young women: evidence from eight sub-Saharan African countries

    S. Ayton, Amee M. Schwitters, J. Mantell, H. Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha +20 more

    2022AIDS (London)6 citations Open access

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32. HIV Incidence by Male Circumcision Status From the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys—Eight Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2015–2017

    J. Hines, Karampreet Sachathep, S. Pals, S. Davis +26 more

    2021Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes6 citations Open access

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33. HIV risk behaviour, viraemia, and transmission across HIV cascade stages including low-level viremia: Analysis of 14 cross-sectional population-based HIV Impact Assessment surveys in sub-Saharan Africa

    O. Edun, L. Okell, Helen Chun, Anne-Cecile Bissek +49 more

    2024PLOS Global Public Health5 citations Open access

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34. An impact evaluation of the national prevention of mother to child HIV transmission program and MTCT associated factors in Uganda 2017–2019

    L. Nabitaka, Augustina Delaney, Phoebe Namukanja, F. Nalugoda +18 more

    2025Scientific Reports4 citations Open access

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35. HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B virus infection and male circumcision in five Sub-Saharan African countries: Findings from the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment surveys, 2015–2019

    Megan E. Peck, Megan Bronson, Gaston Djomand, I. Basile +28 more

    2023PLOS Global Public Health3 citations Open access

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36. Correcting for selection bias in HIV prevalence estimates: an application of sample selection models using data from population‐based HIV surveys in seven sub‐Saharan African countries

    A. Palma, G. Marra, R. Bray, Suzue Saito +10 more

    2022Journal of the International AIDS Society3 citations Open access

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37. Improving Sampling Efficiency for Determining Pediatric HIV Prevalence in National Surveys: Evidence from Eight Sub-Saharan African Countries

    Giles A. Reid, A. Voetsch, P. Stupp, Stephen D. McCracken +11 more

    2021Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes3 citations Open access

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38. Survival and HIV-Free Survival Among Children Aged ≤3 Years — Eight Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2015–2017

    Sasi Jonnalagadda, Katharine A Yuengling, E. Abrams, P. Stupp +21 more

    2020MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report3 citations Open access

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39. Evaluating the systems used to monitor HIV populations accessing therapy and care in low-income and lower-middle-income countries

    S. Hoskins, A. Jahn, G. Somi, I. Semenenko +7 more

    2012AIDS (London)3 citations Open access

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40. Self-Reported HIV-Positive Status but Subsequent HIV-Negative Test Results in Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Survey Participants—11 Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2015–2018

    Naeemah Z. Logan, Peter H. Kilmarx, Italia T. Rolle, Hetal K. Patel +36 more

    2024Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes2 citations

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41. Contraception and intersection with HIV services in 11 high HIV burden sub-Saharan African countries: Results from the population-based HIV Impact Assessment cross-sectional studies conducted from 2015 to 2018

    Chelsea Solmo, Katharine A Yuengling, Michael L. Cooney, Karampreet Sachathep +16 more

    2023International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2 citations Open access

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42. COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts and Testing During an In-Person Training Event — Uganda, October 12–29, 2020

    R. Laws, S. Biraro, Wilford L. Kirungi, B. Gianetti +26 more

    2021Clinical Infectious Diseases2 citations Open access

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43. Correction: Uganda's New National Laboratory Sample Transport System: A Successful Model for Improving Access to Diagnostic Services for Early Infant HIV Diagnosis and Other Programs

    C. Kiyaga, Hakim Sendagire, E. Joseph, Ian McConnell +8 more

    2014PLoS ONE2 citations Open access

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44. Unawareness of HIV-Positive Status among Men in Seven Sub-Saharan African Countries: Age, Behavioral, and Structural Determinants

    M. Farahani, Shannon M. Farley, D. Hoos, Theodore F. Smart +9 more

    2026Aids and Behavior1 citations

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45. Decreasing Adult Prevalence of Advanced HIV Disease From 2 Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, 2015-2023.

    Christine W. West, Elisabeth Mungai, S. Birhanu, Rebecca Laws +36 more

    2025Open Forum Infectious Diseases1 citations Open access

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46. HIV/AIDS surveillance 2001: continued reduction in prevalence

    J. Musinguzi, A. Opio, B. Biryahwaho, Wilford L. Kirungi +2 more

    20011 citations

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47. Author Correction: Women engaged in commercial sex living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and viral non-suppression in Uganda: analysis of multiple respondent-driven sampling surveys, 2021—2023

    George Aluzimbi, G. Musinguzi, Wilford L. Kirungi, Moses Ogwal +4 more

    2026BMC Global and Public Health0 citations Open access

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48. HIV care cascades among refugees and host communities in Uganda: findings from two population-based surveys.

    Mansoor Farahani, Wilford L. Kirungi, Shannon M Farley, Veronicah Mugisha +5 more

    2026Lancet Global Health0 citations Open access

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49. Humanitarian and government support and mental health among refugees in Ugandan settlements, 2021

    Leah E. Roberts, Wilford L. Kirungi, S. Biraro, Dustin W. Currie +9 more

    2026Conflict and Health0 citations Open access

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50. Virological failure and treatment interruption among people with unsuppressed viral load on antiretroviral therapy: a cross-sectional analysis of Population-based HIV Impact Assessment surveys in seven sub-Saharan African countries.

    M. Farahani, Suzue Saito, Shannon M. Farley, Theodore F. Smart +14 more

    2026The Lancet HIV0 citations

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