HIV testing and prevalence in fishing communities in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study of 3197 individuals within SchistoTrack
Individuals reporting fishing activities had higher lifetime testing and comparable HIV prevalence and care cascade engagement to the general population. Gaps remain in recent testing, status awareness and viral suppression for fisherfolk.
Authors
- Betty Nabatte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8158-4348)
- Juma Nabonge
- Narcis B. Kabatereine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7036-5716)
- Lauren Wilburn
- Hanh Lan Bui
- Salim W. Nsimbe
- Geoffrey W. Oromcan
- Raymond Mujuni
- Goylette F. Chami
- Adrian Smith
Institutions
- Uganda Management Institute (UG)
- Open Data Institute (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Ministry of Health (UG)
- Ministry of Health (CY)
- Government of Uganda (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108718
- Primary Topic
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Robertson Foundation
- UK Research and Innovation
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council