Browsing Journal Article by Subject "Epidemiology"

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    • Epidemiology of Injuries Presenting to the National Hospital in Kampala, Uganda: Implications for Research and Policy 

      Hsia, Renee Y.; Ozgediz, Doruk; Mutto, Milton; Jayaraman, Sudha; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Kobusingye, Olive C. (BMC , Campus, 4 Crinan St, London, England, N1 9XW, 2010-07-20)
      Background Despite the growing burden of injuries in LMICs, there are still limited primary epidemiologic data to guide health policy and health system development. Understanding the epidemiology of injury in developing ...

    • Epidemiology of Paediatric Injuries in Rwanda Using a Prospective Trauma Registry 

      Petroze, RT; Martin, AN; Ntaganda, E; Kyamanywa, Patrick; St-Louis, E; Rasmussen, SK; Calland, JF; Byiringiro, JC (Oxford Univ Press , Great Clarendon St, Oxford, England, Ox2 6dp, 2020)
      Background: Child survival initiatives historically prioritized efforts to reduce child morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases and maternal conditions. Little attention has been devoted to paediatric injuries ...

    • Epidemiology, Management and Outcome of Malignancies Surgically Treated at a Rural Referral Hospital in Butare, Rwanda 

      Ingabire, JC Allen; Ssebufu, R; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Bayisenga, J; Bikoroti, J; Kiswezi, A; Mazimpaka, D (Rwanda Health Communication Center-Rwanda Biomedical Center (RHCC-RBC), 2013)
      Background: In 2008 the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reported 715,000 new cancer cases and 542,000 cancer deaths occurred in Africa. With increasing development and life expancy, in Africa, that number ...

    • Injury characteristics, severity and thirty-day mortality of non-sexual assault related injuries in Uganda 

      Asiimwe, Daniel; Abio, Anne; Subramanian, Sadhvi; Nelson, Kevin; Wilson, Michael Lowery; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Lule, Herman (SSRN - Elsevier, 2023-02-06)
      Non-sexual assault is increasingly becoming a global public health concern in the context of human rights advocacy. The objective of this study was to determine the injury characteristics, severity and factors associated ...

    • Road Traffic Injuries: Cross-sectional Cluster Randomized Countrywide Population Data From 4 Low-income Countries 

      Zafar, Syed Nabeel; Canner, Joseph K; Nagarajan, Neeraja; Kushner, Adam L; Gupta, Shailvi; Tran, Tu M; Stewart, Barclay T; Kamara, Thaim B; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Amatya, Kapendra S; Galukande, Moses; Petroze, Robin T; Nwomeh, Benedict C; Smith, Emily R; Haglund, Michael M; Benedict Nwomeh, Benedict; Groen, Reinou S (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, USA, NY, 10169, 2018)
      Introduction Road traffic injuries (RTI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. The burden is highest in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and is increasing. We aimed to describe the ...