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Isha Berry

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Adjunct LecturerEpidemiology DivisionUniversity of Toronto

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Latest papers

Association between seasonal respiratory virus activity and invasive pneumococcal disease in central Ontario, Canada.
BMC infectious diseases · 2026
Public transit mobility as a leading indicator of COVID-19 transmission in 40 cities during the first wave of the pandemic.
PeerJ · 2024
HIV Vulnerabilities Associated with Water Insecurity, Food Insecurity, and Other COVID-19 Impacts Among Urban Refugee Youth in Kampala, Uganda: Multi-method Findings
AIDS and Behavior · 2024

All 33 publications

Latest funding

Amazzi bulamu (weather and wellbeing): Climate change and pathways to the HIV care cascade among youth living with HIV in Central and Eastern Uganda
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$646,424
Stormy with a chance of HIV: Climate change, resource scarcity, and pathways to HIV prevention among adolescents and youth in Kenya
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$493,424
Tushirikiane-4-Uthabiti (Supporting Each Other For Resilience): A mixed-methods mobile health study to understand and address the social and health impacts of COVID-19 among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$482,800

All 3 grants and awards

33 publications.

Association between seasonal respiratory virus activity and invasive pneumococcal disease in central Ontario, Canada.

Simmons AE, Berry I, Buchan SA, Tuite AR, Fisman DN

BMC infectious diseases2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-12419-8 PMID: 41580692

Public transit mobility as a leading indicator of COVID-19 transmission in 40 cities during the first wave of the pandemic.

Soucy JR, Sturrock SL, Berry I, Westwood DJ, Daneman N, Fisman D, MacFadden DR, Brown KA

PeerJ2024

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17455 PMID: 38832041

HIV Vulnerabilities Associated with Water Insecurity, Food Insecurity, and Other COVID-19 Impacts Among Urban Refugee Youth in Kampala, Uganda: Multi-method Findings

Logie CH, Okumu M, Admassu Z, Perez-Brumer A, Ahmed R, Luna ML, MacKenzie F, Kortenaar J-L, Berry I, Hakiza R

AIDS and Behavior202417 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04240-8

Kukaa Salama (Staying Safe): a pre-post trial of an interactive informational mobile health intervention for increasing COVID-19 prevention practices with urban refugee youth in Uganda

Logie CH, Okumu M, Berry I, Kortenaar J-L, Hakiza R, Musoke DK, Katisi B, Nakitende A, Kyambadde P, Lester R

International Health20249 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihad051 PMID: W4384493302

Multi-method findings on COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among urban refugee adolescents and youth in Kampala, Uganda.

Logie CH, Okumu M, Berry I, McAlpine A, Musoke DK, Hakiza R, Perez-Brumer A, Baral S, Kyambadde P

Global public health2023

DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2023.2185800 PMID: 36883681

A Participatory Comic Book Workshop to Improve Youth-Friendly Post-Rape Care in a Humanitarian Context in Uganda: A Case Study.

Logie CH, Okumu M, Loutet M, Berry I, McAlpine A, Lukone SO, Kisubi N, Mwima S, Kyambadde P

Global health, science and practice2023

DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-22-00088 PMID: 37348945

Mixed-methods findings from the Ngutulu Kagwero (agents of change) participatory comic pilot study on post-rape clinical care and sexual violence prevention with refugee youth in a humanitarian setting in Uganda.

Logie CH, Okumu M, Loutet M, Berry I, Lukone SO, Kisubi N, Mwima S, Kyambadde P

Global public health2023

DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2022.2092178 PMID: 35770702

Global inequity creates local insufficiency: A qualitative study of COVID-19 vaccine implementation challenges in low-and-middle-income countries

Haldane V, Ariyarajah A, Berry I, Loutet M, Salamanca-Buentello F, Upshur REG

PLoS ONE202336 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281358

Findings from the Tushirikiane mobile health (mHealth) HIV self‐testing pragmatic trial with refugee adolescents and youth living in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda

Logie CH, Okumu M, Berry I, Hakiza R, Baral SD, Musoke DK, Nakitende A, Mwima S, Kyambadde P, Loutet M

Journal of the International AIDS Society202326 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26185 PMID: W4387728806

Associations between water insecurity and depression among refugee adolescents and youth in a humanitarian context in Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings

Logie CH, Okumu M, Loutet M, Berry I, Taing L, Lukone SO, Kisubi N, Sokolovic N, Kyambadde P

International Health202320 citations

DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihac065

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Isha Berry

Latest papers

Latest funding

Association between seasonal respiratory virus activity and invasive pneumococcal disease in central Ontario, Canada.

Public transit mobility as a leading indicator of COVID-19 transmission in 40 cities during the first wave of the pandemic.

HIV Vulnerabilities Associated with Water Insecurity, Food Insecurity, and Other COVID-19 Impacts Among Urban Refugee Youth in Kampala, Uganda: Multi-method Findings

Kukaa Salama (Staying Safe): a pre-post trial of an interactive informational mobile health intervention for increasing COVID-19 prevention practices with urban refugee youth in Uganda

Multi-method findings on COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among urban refugee adolescents and youth in Kampala, Uganda.

A Participatory Comic Book Workshop to Improve Youth-Friendly Post-Rape Care in a Humanitarian Context in Uganda: A Case Study.

Mixed-methods findings from the Ngutulu Kagwero (agents of change) participatory comic pilot study on post-rape clinical care and sexual violence prevention with refugee youth in a humanitarian setting in Uganda.

Global inequity creates local insufficiency: A qualitative study of COVID-19 vaccine implementation challenges in low-and-middle-income countries

Findings from the Tushirikiane mobile health (mHealth) HIV self‐testing pragmatic trial with refugee adolescents and youth living in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda

Associations between water insecurity and depression among refugee adolescents and youth in a humanitarian context in Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings

Amazzi bulamu (weather and wellbeing): Climate change and pathways to the HIV care cascade among youth living with HIV in Central and Eastern Uganda

Stormy with a chance of HIV: Climate change, resource scarcity, and pathways to HIV prevention among adolescents and youth in Kenya

Tushirikiane-4-Uthabiti (Supporting Each Other For Resilience): A mixed-methods mobile health study to understand and address the social and health impacts of COVID-19 among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda

Frequent collaborators

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Nick Daneman

Richard Lester

Kamran Khan

Lina Taing

Amaya Perez-Brumer

Nick Daneman

Ross Upshur

Jeff Kwong

Lesley Gittings

Derek MacFadden

Isaac Bogoch

David Fisman

Steven Drews

Derek MacFadden

Allison McGeer

Todd Hatchette

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