Dr.Jacent Kamuntu Asiimwe

Lecturer

Department of Nutritional Science and Dietetics

P.O BOX 1, Kyambogo, Uganda

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Personal Profile:

Dr Asiimwe is a food scientist and public health nutritionist. She holds a doctoral degree in public health from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), a Masters Degree in Nutrition from the University of Wisconsin-Stout (USA) and a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Technology from Makerere University, Kampala (Uganda). She also holds postgraduate certificates in Diabetology and Water management and health from the university of Copenhagen and Dundalk Institute of Technology respectively. Dr Asiimwe has vast experience in conducting field-based surveys in Nutrition, Health and WASH specialist with distinct focus on water quality in relation to nutrition and growth trends of infants and children. Previously, Dr. Asiimwe has worked as Principal Nutritionist and Head of nutrition at the ministry of health, Uganda as well the American Federal government at the Texas Department of Health as a Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Nutritionist.

Research Interests

Metabolic Syndrome, Nutrition and related comorbidities
Type 2 Diabetes
Solar Disinfection (SODIS) and other point-of-use household water treatment technologies.

Publications:

Okalany, E., Byakika, S., Asiimwe, J. K., & Mukisa, I. M. (2023, 2023/12/01/). Knowledge, attitudes and practices of processors of deep-fried fish and potato chips with regard to cooking oil quality – A case of Kampala District, Uganda. Food and Humanity, 1, 928-932. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2023.08.010
AzaharaMartínez-García, Isabel Oller, Martin Vincent, Viviana Rubiolo, Jacent K. Asiimwe, Charles Muyanja , Kevin G. McGuigan, Pilar Fernandez-Ib ´ a´nez ,* , María Inmaculada Polo-Lopez (2022). Meeting daily drinking water needs for communities in Sub-Saharan Africa using solar reactors for harvested rainwater. Chemical Engineering 428(2022) 132494.
Asiimwe, J.K., Nambooze, J., Ssonko, G.W., Kakande, J., Nyanzi, L. and Kaddu, P. (2021) Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Caregivers of Children 0 – 23 Months in Eastern and Central Uganda. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 12, 494-508.
Water resources in Uganda in, editor(s) G.H. Fagan, Linnane, J.K. Asiimwe, A.Rugumayo,WaterisLife:ProgresstosecuresafewaterprovisioninruralUganda,Rugby,UK, Practical ActionPublishing, 2015, pp82- 90, [RugumayoA., Jennings, E., Linnane,S.andMisstear B.D.R.]BookChapter, 2015
AsiimweJK,QuiltyB,MuyanjaCK,etal.,(2013)Fieldcomparisonofsolarwaterdisinfection(SODIS)efficacybetweenglassandpolyethyleneterephalate(PET)plasticbottles undersub-Saharanweatherconditions. JWaterHealth11(4):729-37.
ASIIMWE,J.K.(2013).ASchool-basedTrialProtocolinCommunityPromotion ofSolarWaterDisinfection(SODIS):ACaseStudyofNdagweSubCounty,CentralUganda.PhD,Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland