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Some of the research done in the Busoga sub-region in the past 10 years

Publications 2024

Barriers and facilitators to seeking postpartum depression care services among postpartum mothers in Jinja Hospital Uganda

Dorothy Akongo, Violet Gwokyalya, Andrew Tusubira, Peter Waiswa, Kenneth Wamala, Doreen Tuhebwe, Angela Nakanwagi Kisakye, Juliana NamutunduDecember 9, 2024(0)
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Capacity for delivery of paediatric emergency care and the current use of emergency triage, assessment and treatment in health facilities in the Busoga region, Uganda—A mixed methods study

Goda Laucaityte ,Fredrik Wikander Fahnehjelm,Dorothy Akongo,Emmanuel Tenywa,Karl Hildebrand,Moses Kyangwa,Racheal Kwagala Ssemwogerere,William Mugowa Waibi,Helena HildenwallDecember 9, 2024(0)
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Publications 2023

How a co-design process led to more contextually relevant family planning interventions in emerging urban settings in Eastern Uganda

Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu ,Rornald Muhumuza Kananura,Catherine Birabwa,Felix Kizito,Sarah Namutamba,Dorothy Akongo,Elizabeth Namara,Moses Kyangwa,Henry Kaula,Doreen Nakimuli,Andrew Magunda,Othman Kakaire,Peter WaiswaDecember 9, 2024(0)
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Factors associated with compliance with Infection Prevention and Control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers in Kampala City, Uganda

Mitima Jean-Marie Limenyande ,Joyce Owens Kobusingye,Tonny Tindyebwa,Dorothy Akongo,John Bosco Isunju,David MusokeDecember 9, 2024(0)
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Publications 2022

Incentives for mothers, health workers and “boda–boda” riders to improve community-based referral process and deliveries in the rural community: a case of Busoga Region in Uganda

Kharim Mwebaza Muluya, John Francis Mugisha, Peter Kithuka, Kenneth Rucha Kibaara, David Gangu Muwanguzi, Otieno George Ochieng, Andre Yitambe & Irene WanandaDecember 9, 2024(0)
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2021 Publications

The state of COVID-19 contact tracing following relaxation of the national lockdown: A qualitative study among surveillance response teams in Kampala, Uganda

Andrew Kuguminkiriza Tusubira, Steven Ssendagire, Angela Nakanwagi Kisakye, Elizabeth Muhumuza, Dorothy Akong, Winnie Agwang, David Kansiime, Stella Martha Migamba, Doreen Tuhebwe, Elizabeth Ekirapa KirachoDecember 9, 2024(0)
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Factors affecting utilization of health facilities for labour and childbirth: a case study from rural Uganda.

Dantas JAR, Singh D, Lample M.

Species and drug susceptibility profiles of staphylococci isolated from healthy children in Eastern Uganda.

Kateete DP, Asiimwe BB, Mayanja R, Najjuka CF, Rutebemberwa E.

Feasibility of a Mobile Health Tool for Mothers to Identify Neonatal Illness in Rural Uganda: Acceptability Study.

Matin SB, Wallingford A, Xu S, Ng N, Ho A, Vanosdoll M, Waiswa P, Labrique AB, Acharya S.

Mycetoma in Uganda: A neglected tropical disease.

Kwizera R, Bongomin F, Meya DB, Denning DW, Fahal AH, Lukande R.

Impacts of host gender on Schistosoma mansoni risk in rural Uganda-A mixed-methods approach.

Trienekens SCM, Faust CL, Meginnis K, Pickering L, Ericsson O, Nankasi A, Moses A, Tukahebwa EM, Lamberton PHL.

Correlates of Non-adherence to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) among Adolescents at Namungalwe Health Centre IV Iganga District.

Muwanguzi David Gangu, Dr. Otieno George Ochieng, Dr. Keneth Rucha Kibaara & Prof. John Francis Mugisha Muluya Khalim Mwebaza

A cross-sectional study to identify the distribution and characteristics of licensed and unlicensed private drug shops in rural Eastern Uganda to inform an iCCM intervention to improve health outcomes for children under five years.

Buchner DL, Kitutu FE, Cross DE, Nakamoga E, Awor P.

The role of price and convenience in use of oral rehydration salts to treat child diarrhea: A cluster randomized trial in Uganda.

Wagner Z, Asiimwe JB, Dow WH, Levine DI.

Adherence to clinical guidelines is associated with reduced inpatient mortality among children with severe anemia in Ugandan hospitals.

Opoka RO, Ssemata AS, Oyang W, Nambuya H, John CC, Karamagi C, Tumwine JK.

Assessment of a storage system to deliver uninterrupted therapeutic oxygen during power outages in resource-limited settings.

Calderon R, Morgan MC, Kuiper M, Nambuya H, Wangwe N, Somoskovi A, Lieberman D.

Oxygen Availability and Nursing Capacity for Oxygen Therapy in Ugandan Paediatric Wards.

Nabwire J, Namasopo S, Hawkes M.

Linking data sources for measurement of effective coverage in maternal and newborn health: what do we learn from individual- vs ecological-linking methods?

Willey B, Waiswa P, Kajjo D, Munos M, Akuze J, Allen E, Marchant T.

Kangaroo mother care for clinically unstable neonates weighing ≤2000 g: Is it feasible at a hospital in Uganda?

Morgan MC, Nambuya H, Waiswa P, Tann C, Elbourne D, Seeley J, Allen E, Lawn JE.

Assessment of community-level effects of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in schoolchildren in Jinja, Uganda (START-IPT trial): a cluster-randomised trial.

Staedke SG, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Rehman AM, Kigozi SP, Gonahasa S, Okiring J, Lindsay SW, Kamya MR, Chandler CIR, Dorsey G, Drakeley C.

Strengthening intrapartum and immediate newborn care to reduce morbidity and mortality of preterm infants born in health facilities in Migori County, Kenya and Busoga Region, Uganda: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Otieno P, Waiswa P, Butrick E, Namazzi G, Achola K, Santos N, Keating R, Lester F, Walker D.

Disparities between malaria infection and treatment rates: Evidence from a cross-sectional analysis of households in Uganda.

Saran I, Cohen J.

Prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Namutumba district, Uganda: a cross- sectional study.

Kuziga F, Adoke Y, Wanyenze RK.

Trends and risk factors of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Eastern Uganda (1982-2011): a cross-sectional, population-based study.

Kujala S, Waiswa P, Kadobera D, Akuze J, Pariyo G, Hanson C.

‘He said, she said’: assessing dyadic agreement of reported sexual behaviour and decision-making among an HIV sero-discordant couples cohort in Uganda.

Muldoon KA, Kanters S, Birungi J, King RL, Nyonyintono M, Khanakwa S, Moore DM.

Women’s intention to screen and willingness to vaccinate their daughters against cervical cancer – a cross sectional study in eastern Uganda.

Ndejjo R, Mukama T, Musinguzi G, Halage AA, Ssempebwa JC, Musoke D.

COMMUNICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY CAREGIVING: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF UGANDAN CHILDREN ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY.

Kajubi P, Katahoire AR, Kyaddondo D, Whyte SR.

Tensions in Communication between Children on Antiretroviral Therapy and Their Caregivers: A Qualitative Study in Jinja District, Uganda.

Kajubi P, Whyte SR, Kyaddondo D, Katahoire AR.

The neonatal mortality and its determinants in rural communities of Eastern Uganda.

Kananura RM, Tetui M, Mutebi A, Bua JN, Waiswa P, Kiwanuka SN, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Makumbi F.

Determinants of Male Circumcision for HIV/AIDS Prevention in East Central Uganda.

Kironde B, Wamala R, Kwagala B.

‘He said, she said’: assessing dyadic agreement of reported sexual behaviour and decision-making among an HIV sero-discordant couples cohort in Uganda.

Muldoon KA, Kanters S, Birungi J, King RL, Nyonyintono M, Khanakwa S, Moore DM.