Browsing by Author "Govule, Philip"
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Application of workload indicators of staffing needs (WISN) in determining health workers' requirements for Mityana general hospital, Uganda
Govule, Philip; Mugisha, John Francis; Katongole, Simon Peter; Bikaitwoha, Maniple Evard; Nanyingi, Miisa; Anguyo, Robert; Onzima, DDM (International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-08-30)With reducing number of health workers amidst increasing disease burden, ever increasing population and limited resources, health systems are faced with challenges of providing adequate and quality health care globally. ... -
Communities’ Willingness to Pay for Healthcare in Public Health Facilities of Nakasongola District, Uganda
Dakoye, Damali; Anguyo, Robert Onzima; Govule, Philip; Katongole, Simon Peter; Ayiko, Rogers; Nabyonga-Orem, Juliet (International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-08-20)Poor countries continue to register decreasing revenue to finance health care amidst rising demand with consequently growing out of pocket expenditure on health exceeding 35% of the total health care expenditure; this ... -
Determining Healthcare Workforce Requirements for Kuluva Hospital in West Nile-Uganda, using the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN)
Anguyo DDM Onzima, Robert; Govule, Philip; Apangu, Titus; Harogha, Alan; Wibale, Wilson; Debo, Ronald; Ambayo, Richard; Lulua Awudo, Jimmy; Maryekmungu, Immaculate; Likico Bayoru, Aziku Celina; Nanyingi, Miisa; Karengera, Innocent (Research Square, 2023-04-29)Health workforce shortage is a major threat to global public health with a greater implication for low resourced countries. The right placement of the available staff in many health facilities remains a challenge due to ... -
Improving Partograph Documentation and Use by Health Workers of Bwera Hospital
Katongole, Simon Peter; Govule, Philip; Masika, Mary Aliona (Open Science, 2015-06-20)In this action based research we undertook a pragmatic quality-improvement approach to the research. This article describes improvements realized when an action research was carried out on maternity department in Bwera ... -
Malaria treatment health seeking behaviors among international students at the University of Ghana Legon
Lwenge, Mathias; Govule, Philip; Katongole, Simon Peter; Dako-Gyeke, Phyllis (PLOS, 2023-10-26)Appropriate management of malaria demands early health seeking behaviour upon suspicion of malaria-like symptoms. This study examined malaria treatment seeking behaviour and associated factors among international students ... -
Prevalence and drug susceptibility of isolates of urinary tract infections among febrile under-fives in Nsambya Hospital, Uganda
Katongole, Simon Peter; Ocokoru, Christine; Onzima, Robert Anguyo DDM; Govule, Philip (Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2015)Background: Urinary tract infections remain a silent cause of morbidity and complications among under-fives due to its nonspecific presentation and incapacity of most health facilities in developing countries to diagnose ... -
Quality and Use of Routine Healthcare Data in Selected Districts of Eastern Province of Rwanda
Karengera, Innocent; Anguyo, Robert. DDM Onzima; Katongole, Simon Peter; Govule, Philip (International Journal of Public Health Research, 2016-05-03)Strengthening of Health Management Information System (HMIS) is becoming an unavoidable task for most health systems in the World. As part of the strengthening (of HMIS), it is imperative that stakeholders undertake periodic ... -
Relationship Between Management Practices and Employee Absenteeism in Public General Hospitals of East-Central Uganda
Wananda, Irene; Byansi, Peter Kayiira; Govule, Philip; Katongole, Simon Peter; Wampande, Lillian Nantume; Anguyo, Robert DDM Onzima (International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-11-17)Effective management practices play a pivotal role in influencing positive behavior among employees at the work place [1]-[2]. Absenteeism of employees signals organizational ill health. Studies indicate that management ...