Mathias Akugizibwe

Mathias.akugizibwe@mak.ac.ug
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Mathias Akugizibwe

Assistant Lecturer

Biography

I have formal training in Social sciences with a Master’s and bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Makerere University, and I am currently enrolled for PhD studies at Makerere University. I’m an Ass. Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Makerere University. I have vast experience working and conducting behavioral and biomedical research in Uganda’s general population and key populations. I previously worked as a Social Scientist Researcher at the Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit). I previously worked as a part-time Ass. Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Population Studies at Kyambogo University (2017-2021). I also worked as an assistant data manager for Global Health Uganda between (2015-2017). I have over 10 years of research experience and have garnered skills in utilizing both qualitative and quantitative research methods while working in different capacities including; Research Assistant, data entrant, field coordinator, field supervisor, associate principal investigator, and principal investigator. I’m well versed with the use of participatory and consultative techniques of data collection and analysis, underpinned in both qualitative and quantitative approaches. I have worked on several research projects with several institutions among these are; The Aids Support Organization (TASO), Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), Global Health Uganda, Agency for Capacity Building, Teams Initiatives, Uganda Red Cross Society and Makerere University school of public health.

Education

  • Master of Arts in Sociology, Makerere University, 2019
  • Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, Makerere University, UG, 2015

Publications

2025

Rujumba, Joseph; Roebersen, Carmen; Namara, Susan; Ochen, Richard; Ahumuza, Sharon Eva; Tushabe, Allen; Akugizibwe, Mathias; Bitira, David; Mwesigye, Innocent; Kentusi, Stella; others,

I no longer worry about money for transport to the health centre’-economic empowerment of caregivers of children living with HIV through Village Savings and Loan Associations: experiences and lessons from the'Towards an AIDS Free Generation Program in Uganda (TAFU) Journal Article

In: BMC Health Services Research, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 203, 2025.

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2024

Hout, Marie-Claire Van; Akugizibwe, Mathias; Shayo, Elizabeth Henry; Namulundu, Moreen; Kasujja, Francis Xavier; Namakoola, Ivan; Birungi, Josephine; Okebe, Joseph; Murdoch, Jamie; Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; others,

Decentralising chronic disease management in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for the qualitative process evaluation of community-based integrated management of HIV, diabetes and hypertension in Tanzania and Uganda Journal Article

In: BMJ open, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. e078044, 2024.

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Nono, David; Akugizibwe, Mathias; Bagenda, Godfrey; Okullo, Isaac; Rwenyonyi, Charles Mugisha

Dental Clinicians’ and Technologists’ Experiences and Perspectives on Removable Complete Denture Fabrication Services in Makerere University Dental Hospital, Uganda Journal Article

In: Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry, pp. 499–511, 2024.

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2023

Akugizibwe, Mathias; Zalwango, Flavia; Namulundu, Chaka Moreen; Namakoola, Ivan; Birungi, Josephine; Okebe, Joseph; Bachmann, Max; Jamie, Murdoch; Jaffar, Shabbar; Hout, Marie Claire Van

“After all, we are all sick”: multi-stakeholder understanding of stigma associated with integrated management of HIV, diabetes and hypertension at selected government clinics in Uganda Journal Article

In: BMC health services research, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 20, 2023.

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Hout, Marie Claire Van; Zalwango, Flavia; Akugizibwe, Mathias; Chaka, Moreen Namulundu; Birungi, Josephine; Okebe, Joseph; Jaffar, Shabbar; Bachmann, Max; Murdoch, Jamie

Implementing integrated care clinics for HIV-infection, diabetes and hypertension in Uganda (INTE-AFRICA): process evaluation of a cluster randomised controlled trial Journal Article

In: BMC Health Services Research, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 570, 2023.

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Hout, Marie Claire Annette Van; Zalwango, Flavia; Akugizibwe, Mathias; Chaka, Moreen Namulundu; Bigland, Charlotte; Birungi, Josephine; Jaffar, Shabbar; Bachmann, Max; Murdoch, Jamie

Women living with HIV, diabetes and/or hypertension multi-morbidity in Uganda: a qualitative exploration of experiences accessing an integrated care service Journal Article

In: Journal of Integrated Care, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 86–99, 2023.

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2021

Rujumba, Joseph; Akugizibwe, Mathias; Basta, Nicole E; Banura, Cecily

Why don’t adolescent girls in a rural Uganda district initiate or complete routine 2-dose HPV vaccine series: Perspectives of adolescent girls, their caregivers, healthcare workers, community health workers and teachers Journal Article

In: PloS one, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. e0253735, 2021.

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Kwiringira, Japheth Nkiriyehe; Kabumbuli, Robert; Zakumumpa, Henry; Mugisha, James; Akugizibwe, Mathias; Ariho, Paulino; Rujumba, Joseph

Re-conceptualizing sustainable urban sanitation in Uganda: why the roots of ‘Slumification’must be dealt with Journal Article

In: BMC public Health, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 992, 2021.

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