Department: Disease Control and Environmental Health
PhD Topic: Correlates of Uptake of Safe Male Circumcision in Gulu, Northern Uganda
Description: Barbara’s is focusing on correlates of uptake of Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) in Gulu, Northern Uganda. SMC was recommended by UNAIDS and WHO after scientific evidence from three clinical trials. Research then suggested that if any country was to achieve a public health benefit from SMC, 80% of its eligible males should be circumcised. Gulu in Northern Uganda has an HIV prevalence of 12.8% which is higher than the national average yet its SMC coverage is really below the national (6.0%) coverage. Her work seeks to understand the factors that influence SMC uptake in this region.
Supervisors:
1. Assoc. Prof. Fredrick Edward Makumbi, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
2. Prof. David Serwadda, Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
3. Prof. Ronald Gray, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
