Epidemiologist, with strong quantitative skills and over 8 years of experience in project/program coordination and management, and Public Health Research. Over the years, conducted research and evaluations on the national ART program, HIV rapid testing and oral cancer that informed national policy and influenced clinical practice of HIV/AIDS programs. I have good conceptual and analytic skills, and  the ability to integrate knowledge from different disciplines. I also have good writing skills and I am an excellent team player, who brings into the workplace efficient delivery of outputs and promptly meets deadlines. I am highly skilled in use of statistical and modelling software including STATA, SPSS, Arc GIS and NVIVO.

PUBLICATIONS:

– Asio J, WC, PK et al. Working title: “Early warning indicators for population-based monitoring of HIV drug resistance prevention at antiretroviral treatment sites in Uganda” 2020. Journal: Plos One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230451

– Deogratius Ssemwanga,* Juliet Asio*, Christine Watera et al, “Prevalence of Viral Load Suppression, Predictors of Virological Failure and Patterns of HIV Drug Resistance after 12 and 48 Months on Antiretroviral Therapy: A National Cross-Sectional Survey in Uganda” 2020. Journal: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz561

– Juliet Asio, Adriane Kamulegeya and Cecily Banura, “Survival and associated factors among patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in Mulago hospital, Kampala, Uganda” 2018. Journal: BMC – Cancers of the Head and Neck. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41199-018-0036-6

– Gregson J, TM, WC, Asio J, et al (The TenoRes Study Group). “Global epidemiology of tenofovir resistance following failure of WHO recommended first line regimens for adult HIV-1 infection – an international collaborative study and individual participant level meta-analysis” 2016. Journal: The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00536-8

– Kaleebu P, KW, WC, Asio J, et Al. “Virological Response and Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Emerging During Antiretroviral Therapy at Three Treatment Centers in Uganda” 2015. Journal: PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145536

– Inzaule SC, Jordan MR, Cournil A, Girón-Callejas A, Avila-Rios S, Mulenga L, Ssemwanga D, Asio J, Diop-Ndiaye H, Niasse-Traore F, Nhan DT0, Dat VQ, Aghokeng A, Billong S, Rodriguez S, Ardón M.E, Cham F, Doherty M, Bertagnolio S, for the Acquired HIV drug Resistance Survey Team. “Tenofovir resistance in early and long-term treated patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy in eight low- and middle-income countries” manuscript under review by AIDS Journal