A5022088372- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Health and Surgery
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Disaster Response and Management
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Surgical Simulation and Training
Mengo Hospital
2023-2025
Uganda Blood Transfusion Service
2021-2023
Kampala International University
2018-2022
Rivers State University
2022
Western International University
2020-2021
University Teaching Hospital of Butare
2015-2018
University of Rwanda
2016-2018
Rwanda Military Hospital
2017
Partners In Health
2017
Background The world is grappling with an ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic using preventive measures such as personal hygiene, face masks, restrictions on travel and gatherings in communities, addition to a race find vaccine. purpose of this study was evaluate the knowledge, attitudes practices western Uganda community proper use masks mitigate spread COVID-19. Methods A cross-sectional structured questionnaire carried out from 1 st July 10 th 2020 among Ugandans consent age 18 years above....
Background: The world is facing the Coronavirus pandemic, which highly infectious. Several measures have been put in place to prevent its spread among population. However, for these preventive be effective, population requires appropriate and sufficient knowledge, attitude, practices. Thus, a survey assess self-reported practice toward prevention of COVID-19 was conducted Ugandans. Methods: This cross-sectional study during lockdown Uganda. An online structured questionnaire used, applying...
Background: Market vendors occupy a strategic position in the fight against spread of SARS CoV-2 rural Uganda. To successfully contain virus, special attention needs to be given this set people by assessing type information, source and practices they inculcate as regards adherence WHO guidelines COVID-19 The study aimed assess role information sources, education level, phone internet connectivity influencing knowledge among market vendors; relationship existing between knowledge, attitude,...
Abstract Background The world is facing the Coronavirus pandemic which highly infectious. A number of measures have been put in place to prevent its spread among population. However, for these preventive be effective, population requires an appropriate and sufficient knowledge. Thus, a survey was conducted with aim assessing awareness, knowledge, attitude practices towards prevention Covid-19 amongst Ugandans. Methods This cross-sectional study during lockdown Uganda. An online questionnaire...
Background The aim of the study was to identify possible misconceptions among males and females towards COVID-19 in Uganda using a rapid online survey distributed via social media. Methods A cross-sectional carried out during 9th - 16th April 2020 conducted amongst Ugandans, only 161 Ugandan purposively participated questionnaire that assessed respondents understanding risks outcome infection with females. Results We found significant divergences opinion on gendered susceptibility COVID-19....
Background—misinformation and mistrust often undermines community vaccine uptake, yet information in rural communities, especially of developing countries, is scarce. This study aimed to identify major challenges associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) clinical trials among healthcare workers staff Uganda. Methods—a rapid exploratory survey was conducted over 5 weeks 260 respondents (66% male) from centers across the country using an online questionnaire. Twenty-seven questions...
Background . Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is a common condition in developed and developing countries poses serious threat to the maternal fetal well-being if not properly managed. This study delineated prevalence predictors PROM western part Uganda so as guide specific preventive measures. Methods A cross-sectional design was conducted months September 2019 November 2019. total 334 pregnant women above 28 weeks gestation admitted at maternity ward KIU-TH were consecutively...
Sexual and Reproductive Health access to Information services is still a pressing need for youth in Uganda even during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted health care many countries. The aim of this study was explore challenges utilization sexual reproductive as faced by pandemic lockdown Uganda.This cross-sectional carried out from 28th April 2020 11th May Uganda. An online questionnaire disseminated aged between 18 30 years over period 14 days. snowball sampling method used recruit...
Self-medication has become a serious public health problem posing great risks, especially with the increasing number of cases COVID-19 disease globally and in Uganda. This may be partly because absence recognized treatment for disease, however, differing prevalence nature from country to influence human behavioral responses.This study aimed investigate response self-medication practices during pandemic lockdown comparison pre-COVID period Western Uganda.A descriptive cross-sectional survey...
Background: Malnutrition is an important clinical outcome amongst HIV patients in developing countries and Uganda, there scarcity of information on its prevalence risk factors adult patients.
 Methods: A cross-sectional study 253 Bushenyi district assessed their nutritional status using the body mass index (BMI) mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), a questionnaire was used to identify major factors.
 Results: The mean age participants 38.74 ± 0.80 yrs, while females males were 52.2%...
Abstract Background Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a devastating complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) that associated with increased mortality, morbidity, amputation rate and economic burden. This study aimed at identifying the anatomical distribution factors severity DFU in Uganda. Methodology was multicenter cross-sectional conducted seven selected referral hospitals A total 117 patients were enrolled this between November 2021 January 2022. Descriptive analysis modified Poisson regression...
Cervical cancer (CC) is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women living in third-world countries. CC preventable, with possibility complete treatment if detected early. The objective study was to assess level knowledge, attitude, and practice on screening (CCS) female university students (FUS) Ishaka, western Uganda.The a descriptive cross-sectional FUS (n = 407) Uganda conducted after first nationwide lockdown Uganda. Information collected using questionnaire descriptively...
Background: Road traffic injuries and their resulting mortality disproportionately affect rural communities in low-middle-income countries (LMICs) due to limited human infrastructural resources for postcrash care. Evidence from high-income show that trauma team development training could improve the efficiency, care, outcome of injuries. A paucity studies have evaluated feasibility applicability this concept resource constrained settings. The aim study protocol is establish a cohort medical...
Research shows that trauma team formation could potentially improve effectiveness of injury care in rural settings. The aim this study was to determine the feasibility training amongst medical trainees and traffic law enforcement professionals Uganda. Prospective multi-centre interrupted time series analysis an interventional based on 4th edition development course American College Surgeons. Trauma related multiple choice questions (MCQs), non-technical skills were assessed pre-and...
Introduction: The objective of this study was to examine the factors linked all-cause mortality and morbidity from neurological musculoskeletal injuries in motorcycle accidents. Methods: part a two-armed, parallel, multi period, cluster randomized controlled trial 1003 crash victims. Morbidity assessed using various scoring systems, mixed effects regression models were employed for analysis. Results: 90 day all cause 9.2% (82/887). Factors associated with included referral-to-discharge >1...
Background: We assessed the impact of rural trauma team development course (RTTDC) on clinical processes and patient outcomes motorcycle-accident related neurological and/or musculoskeletal injuries in selected Ugandan hospitals. Methods: Trial design: Two arm, parallel, multiperiod, cluster randomized controlled trial. Participants: Trauma care frontliners, patients aged 2-80 years at three intervention control hospitals (1:1 allocation). Randomization: Hospitals were randomly allocated to...
<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold> Blood transfusion is a life-saving medical intervention that can transmit transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs). In Uganda prevalent in the general population may increase risk of TTIs. This study determined trends seroprevalence TTIs, including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B (HBV), C (HCV), and syphilis among blood donations over 6-year period at tertiary hospital bank Uganda. <bold>Methods:</bold> was aretrospective...
Prematurity contributes greatly to the neonatal mortality burden in sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluated proportion of preterm death, medical conditions at admission, and determinants neonates intensive care unit (NICU) a tertiary hospital Western Uganda.A prospective cohort 351 consecutively enrolled was conducted from March June 2019. Interviewer-administered questionnaires physical assessment were used obtain socio-demographic clinical data for mothers their neonates. Descriptive...
The World Health Organization has placed a lot of attention on vulnerable communities Africa due to their chronically weak health care systems. Recent findings from Uganda show that medical staff members have sufficient knowledge but poor attitudes toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.The aim this study was determine the knowledge, attitudes, and preparedness/practices lecturers students in fight against COVID-19.This descriptive cross-sectional 103 both men women age group 18...
Background. Mortality among children with severe acute malnutrition remains an immense health concern in the hospitals developing countries, but its attributes are not completely assessed various hospital settings. The aim of this study was to determine proportion mortality, comorbidities, and factors associated in-hospital mortality under five years age admitted at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Eastern Uganda. Methods. This a hospital-based analytical descriptive prospective cohort...
Objective: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between mental health with level of education, status, and awareness on among low-income earners in Western Uganda. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive carried out 253 participants. Anxiety, anger, depression were assessed using modified generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7), Spielberger's State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2, Beck Depression Inventory item tools, respectively. Results: majority our respondents male (n...
Injury is a global health concern, and injury-related mortality disproportionately impacts low- middle-income countries (LMICs). Compelling evidence from observational studies in high-income shows that trauma education programs, such as the Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC), increase clinician knowledge of injury care. There dearth controlled clinical trials to demonstrate effect RTTDC on process patient outcomes LMICs.
Background: Beginning in 2012, the Government of Rwanda implemented Human Resources for Health (HRH) program to enhance capacity building Rwandan health education sector. Through this program, surgical training at University (UR) has expanded. The aim presentation is describe scaling up UR residency programMethods: We performed a descriptive analysis after initiation HRH Program.Results: Program, faculty from US institutions supplements existing educational infrastructure increase teaching...