Professor Charles B Rwabukwali (Uganda)
Affiliations
Biography
Charles B Rwabukwali is a medical anthropologist and Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
His research interests are in the areas of the cultural construction of illness and the analysis of the socio-cultural context of emerging infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS. He also has interests in reproductive health policy and development.
Expertise
Medical anthropologist, gene drive mosquitoes, social-cultural context of illness, HIV/AIDS, social policy
Key Publication References
Winchester S Margaret, Janet W McGrath, David Kaawa-Mafigiri, Florence Namutiibwa, George Sendegye, l Amina Nalwoga, Emily Kyarikunda, Judith Birungi, Sheila Kisakye, Nicholas Ayebazibwe, Eddy Walakira, Charles Rwabukwali 2016 Routines, hope, and antiretroviral treatment among men and women in Uganda Medical Anthropology Quarterly Vol.00 Issue 0, pp. 1- 20 ISSN 0745-5194, online ISSN 1548-1387
Kwiringira Japeth, Peter Atekyereza, Charles Niwagaba, Robert Kabumbuli, Charles Rwabukwali, Robinah Kulabako and Isabel Gunther 2016 Seasonal variations and shared latrine cleaning practices in the slums of Kampala city, Uganda BMC Public Health 16:361. DOI 10.1186/s 12889-016-3036-7
Nyakato Viola Nilah and Charles B. Rwabukwali 2015 Women on the margin, decision-making and the unmet needs for maternal health in rural Mbarara District Uganda. International Journal of Maternal and Child Health 3(2): 101-109
McGrath Janet W, Margaret S Winchester, David Kaawa-Mafigiri, Eddy Walakira, Florence Namutiibwa, Judith Birungi, George Ssendegye, Amina Nalwoga, Emily Kyarikunda, Sheila Kisakye, Nicolas Ayebazibwe and Charles B. Rwabukwali 2014 Challenging the paradigm: Anthropological perspectives on HIV as a chronic disease Medical Anthropology: Cross-cultural Studies in health and Illness (33):303-317
Charles B Rwabukwali 2014 When ‘cheap’ becomes ‘dear’: Non-medical costs of free treatment with ARVs in Uganda. African Journal of Modern Society 3(3): 1-37