A5024354334- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Global Health Care Issues
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Disaster Response and Management
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health and Surgery
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Health and Epidemiology
Makerere University
2016-2025
Research Network (United States)
2024
The George Institute for Global Health
2021-2023
UNSW Sydney
2022-2023
University of Amsterdam
2022
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
2022
The Task Force for Global Health
2021
Mulago Hospital
2003-2019
World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
2004-2014
University of South Africa
2012-2013
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to the World Health Organization, will surpass many diseases as major cause of death and disability by year 2020. With an estimated 10 million people affected annually TBI, burden mortality morbidity that this condition imposes on society, makes TBI a pressing public health medical problem. The is manifest throughout world, especially prominent in Low Middle Income Countries which face higher preponderance risk factors for causes have inadequately...
Toward the establishment of an injury surveillance system in Uganda, first step was to initiate hospital-based trauma registries that generate relevant and timely data on causes, severity, morbidity, mortality, outcomes injuries at Mulago Kawolo hospitals. This would help establish patterns priorities these hospital populations. The are based a minimal set new severity instrument, Kampala Trauma Score (KTS). usefulness registry qualities KTS presented.The Accident Emergency Department...
Objectives —To describe and contrast injury patterns in rural urban Uganda. Settings —One one community Methods —Community health workers interviewed adult respondents households selected by multistage sampling, using a standardized questionnaire. Results —In the setting, 1673 households, with 7427 persons, were surveyed. Injuries had an annual mortality rate of 92/100 000 disabilities prevalence proportion 0.7%. In setting 2322 10 982 people, 217/100 000, 2.8%. The total incidence fatal,...
Emergency medical services (EMS) is defined as the system that organizes all aspects of care provided to patients in pre-hospital or out-of-hospital environment. Hence, EMS a critical component health systems and necessary improve outcomes injuries other time-sensitive illnesses. Still there exists substantial need for evidence our understanding capacity such well their strengths, weaknesses, priority areas improvement low-resource environments. The aim was develop tool assessment using...
Objectives: To describe injuries and their emergency care at five city hospitals. Setting: Data were collected between January December 1998 from casualty departments of the largest hospitals Kampala city, Uganda, with bed capacity ranging 60 to 1200. Methods: Registry forms completed on trauma patients. All patients eligible. Outcome two weeks was determined for admitted Results: Of 4359 injury patients, 73% males. Their mean age 24.2 years, range 0.1–89, a 5–95 centile 5–50 years. Patients...
Background: Mortality from road traffic injuries in sub-Saharan Africa is among the highest world, yet data region are sparse. To date, no multi-site population-based survey on has been reported Nigeria, most populated country Africa. Objective: explore epidemiology of injury Nigeria and provide populations affected risk factors for injury. Design: Data a using two-stage stratified cluster sampling. Subjects/setting: Road status demographic information were collected 3082 respondents living...
Despite the growing burden of injuries in LMICs, there are still limited primary epidemiologic data to guide health policy and system development. Understanding epidemiology injury developing countries can help identify risk factors for target interventions prevention treatment decrease disability mortality.To estimate seen patients presenting government hospital Kampala, capital city Uganda.A secondary analysis a prospectively collected database by Injury Control Centre-Uganda at Mulago...
Introduction Road traffic injuries are the eighth leading cause of death globally and most affected young people aged 15–29. By 2030 road deaths will become fifth unless urgent action is taken. Motorcyclists among vulnerable users in Uganda they contribute 41% all injuries. This paper establishes factors associated with commercial motorcycle riders also known as boda-boda Kampala, Uganda’s capital city. Methods The study was matched case-control a case being rider that seen at one 5 major...
Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are increasingly contributing to the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa, yet little is known about economic consequences and disability associated with them.To explore cost RTIs Nigeria.A population-based survey using two-stage stratified cluster sampling. SUBJECT/SETTING: Information on care-seeking choice, treatment, ability work, reduction earnings, were collected 127 subjects who had suffered an RTI, 3082 study seven Nigerian states.Univariate analysis...
Objective: This paper assesses the magnitude of public investment in road safety Uganda and Pakistan.
The study aimed to determine the drowning burden in four Ugandan lakeside districts; prevalence of life jacket use, and community knowledge attitudes regarding water safety. Subjects were recruited as they disembarked from boats. A structured questionnaire was used for demographics, experience on water, details incidents awareness prevention measures. Focus group discussions (FGDs) key informant interviews held. interviewed 544 participants; 81.1% male, 86.8% below 45 years, 51.1% involved...
Abstract Background Worldwide, fifteen percent (15%) of the world’s population or one (1) billion people live with some form disability. In Uganda, 12.4% Uganda’s lives disability and Kawempe division accounts for (22.6%) all persons disabilities living in Kampala district. Rehabilitation services are provided within at Mulago hospital physiotherapy department Katalemwa rehabilitation center district, Uganda a free subsidized cost to help improve function, independence, quality life physical...