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Rita Nakalega

Observed names: Dr. Rita Nakalega, Nakalega, Rita
ORCID: 0000-0002-5044-6487
Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-5044-6487
OpenAlex ID: A5089707946
Safety, uptake, and use of a dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV-1 prevention in African women (HOPE): an open-label, extension study
2021 · Jared M Baeten, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, et al. · The Lancet HIV · 109
Adherence, safety, and choice of the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring or oral emtricitabine plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among African adolescent girls and young women: a randomised, open-label, crossover trial
2023 · Gonasagrie Nair, Connie Celum, et al. · The Lancet HIV · 64
Feasibility and acceptability of peer-delivered HIV self-testing and PrEP for young women in Kampala, Uganda
2023 · Rita Nakalega, Nelson Mukiza, et al. · BMC Public Health · 33
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Determinants of viral load non-suppression among adolescents in Mbale District, Eastern Rural Uganda
2021 · Joel Maena, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, et al. · AIDS Research and Therapy · 33
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Contraceptive uptake and associated factors among women in the immediate postpartum period at Kawempe Hospital
2022 · Noor Nakiwunga, Othman Kakaire, et al. · BMC Women s Health · 27
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Non-uptake of viral load testing among people receiving HIV treatment in Gomba district, rural Uganda
2020 · Rita Nakalega, Nelson Mukiza, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 21
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Viral load suppression after intensive adherence counselling among adult people living with HIV at Kiswa health centre, Kampala: a retrospective cohort study. Secondary data analysis
2023 · Catherine Nakaye, Nelson Mukiza, et al. · AIDS Research and Therapy · 19
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Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and the Vaginal Microbiome as Modifiers of Tenofovir Diphosphate and Lamivudine Triphosphate Concentrations in the Female Genital Tract of Ugandan Women: Implications for Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Lamivudine in Preexposure Prophylaxis
2019 · Melanie R Nicol, Prosperity Eneh, et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 17
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Ethical considerations for involving adolescents in biomedical HIV prevention research
2021 · Rita Nakalega, Carolyne Akello, et al. · BMC Medical Ethics · 16
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Linkage to intensive adherence counselling among HIV-positive persons on ART with detectable viral load in Gomba district, rural Uganda
2021 · Rita Nakalega, Nelson Mukiza, et al. · AIDS Research and Therapy · 16
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Community Health Workers Improve HIV Disclosure Among HIV-Affected Sexual Partners in Rural Uganda: A Quasi-Experimental Study
2022 · Zubair Lukyamuzi, Ruth Mirembe Nabisere, et al. · Global Health Science and Practice · 12
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Correlates of Adherence to Oral and Vaginal Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Participating in the MTN-034/REACH Trial
2024 · Kenneth Ngure, Erica N. Browne, et al. · AIDS and Behavior · 11
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After their wives have delivered, a lot of men like going out: Perceptions of HIV transmission risk and support for HIV prevention methods during breastfeeding in sub‐Saharan Africa
2020 · Valerie L. Flax, Imogen Hawley, et al. · Maternal and Child Nutrition · 8
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Experiences and challenges of using community health worker-led mechanism in supporting HIV disclosure among adults living with HIV in heterosexual relationships in the rural Uganda
2023 · Zubair Lukyamuzi, Bashir Ssuna, et al. · AIDS Research and Therapy · 7
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Higher Acceptability of the Monthly Dapivirine Ring Versus Daily Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa in the REACH Trial
2025 · Barbara A. Friedland, Erica N. Browne, et al. · JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes · 6
High burden of pulmonary tuberculosis and missed opportunity to initiate treatment among children in Kampala, Uganda
2022 · Samuel Kizito, Rita Nakalega, et al. · African Health Sciences · 5
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Correlates of Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Acceptance among Women Participating in an Open Label Extension Trial
2022 · Brenda Gati Mirembe, Maria Valdez Cabrera, et al. · AIDS and Behavior · 4
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HIV clinical outcomes among people with HIV and diabetes mellitus in Kampala, Uganda; A matched retrospective cohort study
2025 · Rita Nakalega, Fred Collins Semitala, et al. · PLOS Global Public Health · 3
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Female Genital Tract Host Factors and Tenofovir and Lamivudine Active Metabolites
2024 · Alyssa M Lantz, Flavia Kiweewa Matovu, et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 3
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Attitudes and perceptions towards developing a health educational video to enhance optimal uptake of malaria preventive therapy among pregnant women in Uganda: a qualitative study involving pregnant women, health workers, and Ministry of health officials
2024 · Rita Nakalega, Ruth Nabisere-Arinaitwe, et al. · BMC Health Services Research · 3
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Video-based education messaging to enhance optimal uptake of malaria preventive therapy in pregnant women: a mixed methods study involving pregnant women and midwives in Uganda
2024 · Rita Nakalega, Denis Mawanda, et al. · Malaria Journal · 2
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Time to first viral load testing among pregnant women living with HIV initiated on option B+ at 5 government clinics in Kampala city, Uganda: Retrospective cohort study
2021 · Patience Atuhaire, Flavia Matovu, et al. · International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2
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Brief communication: The extent and determinants of viral suppression among patients on protease inhibitor-based Anti-retro-viral therapy undergoing intensive adherence counselling in a public HIV care center in Uganda
2024 · Zubair Lukyamuzi, Hood Ibanda, et al. · AIDS Research and Therapy · 1
Incidence of HIV disclosure among HIV affected heterosexual partners using a community health worker led mechanism in rural Uganda; a quasi-experimental study
2023 · Zubair Lukyamuzi, Bashir Ssuna, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 1
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Diagnostic accuracy of HIV Viral Load as a marker for Cryptococcal Antigenemia screening at a tertiary hospital in Uganda
2022 · Nelson Mukiza, Rita Nakalega, et al. · Research Square · 1
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Works count: 36
Citation count: 424
H-index: 11
I10-index: 12
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