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    • Data for the boss: evidence of non-use of Health Management Information System (HMIS) data in Bufumbira East health sub-district, Kisoro district 

      Nsekuye, Paschal (Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2007-04)
      A goal of the health management information system (HMIS) is to provide reliable, comprehensive information about the health system to health managers, to enable them take decisions that will improve the services provided ...

    • Decentralization and Efficient Service Delivery in Local Governments 

      Ngabirano, Maximiano; Omaada, Esibo; Asiimwe, Elizabeth (2011)
      This collective volume on decentralization and service delivery in local governments, notably in Uganda, is the outcome of a conference organized in Kampala in 2009 by Uganda Martyrs University and University of Groningen. ...

    • Defining Equity in Health 

      Braveman, Paula (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
      For purposes of measurement and operationalisation, equity in health is the absence of systematic disparities in health (or in the major social determinants of health) between groups with different levels of underlying ...

    • Delivering Health Care to IDPs: Experiences and Challenges in Katakwi District 

      Onyige, T. A. (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-08)
      There are two broad categories of IDPs in Katakwi district by cause; those displaced by the Karamojong rustlers and those displaced by the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) incursion. Sporadic Karamajong raids started over 50 ...

    • Democracy and rural development in post-apartheid South Africa 

      Matunhu, Jephias; Nengwenkhulu, Ranwedzi (Uganda Martyrs University, 2012)
      The research addresses the contentious link between democracy and sustainable rural economic development in post-apartheid South Africa. Historically, in 1994, the democratic state in South Africa inherited a legacy of ...

    • Demystifying fired clay brick: Comparative analysis of different materials for walls, with fired clay brick: 

      Ahimbisibwe, Alex; Ndibwami, Alex (PLEA, 2016)
      Low-income tropical housing in Uganda today is a complex issue that extends beyond the physical dwelling and encapsulates psychological notions, i.e. human ideals, needs, wants, aspirations, and economic ability. Rural ...

    • A Description of Congenital Anomalies Among Infants in Entebbe, Uganda 

      Ndibazza, Juliet; Lule, Swaib; Nampijja, Margaret; Mpairwe, Harriet; Oduru, Gloria; Kiggundu, Molly; Akello, Miriam; Muhangi, Lawrence; Elliott, Alison M (Wiley-Liss, Inc., 2011)
      Background: Data on congenital anomalies from developing countries of the sub-Saharan region are scarce. However, it is important to have comprehensive and reliable data on the description and prevalence of congenital ...

    • A Descriptive Epidemiological Study on Stroke in Kampala, Uganda: A Hospital Based Study 

      Nakibuuka, Jane; Nyakoojo, Abwooli; Namale, Alice; Blondin, Nicholas A.; Ddumba, Edward (Pan African Association of Neurological Sciences, 2012)
      Background Basic stroke features are hardly known in sub-Saharan countries, and no data are available in Uganda. Objective To characterize patients presenting with clinical stroke to Mulago Hospital. Design Descriptive ...

    • A descriptive-multivariate analysis of community knowledge, confidence, and trust in COVID-19 clinical trials among healthcare workers in Uganda 

      Kasozi, Keneth Iceland; Laudisoit, Anne; Osuwat, Lawrence Obado; Batiha, Gaber El-Saber; Al Omairi, Naif E; Aigbogun, Eric; Ninsiima, Herbert Izo; Usman, Ibe Michael; DeTora, Lisa M; MacLeod, Ewan Thomas; Nalugo, Halima; Crawley, Francis P; Bierer, Barbara E; Mwandah, Daniel Chans; Kato, Charles Drago; Kiyimba, Kenedy; Ayikobua, Emmanuel Tiyo; Lillian, Linda; Matama, Kevin; Mak, Shui Ching Nelly; Onanyang, David; Pius, Theophilus; Nalumenya, David Paul; Ssebuufu, Robinson; Rugambwa, Nina Olivia; Musoke, Grace Henry; Bardosh, Kevin; Ochieng, Juma John; Ssempijja, Fred; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Tumwine, Gabriel; Alzahrani, Khalid J; Welburn, Susan Christina (MDPI , St Alban-Anlage 66, Basel, Switzerland, Ch-4052, 2020)
      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 ...

    • Design of a Novel Online, Modular, Flipped-classroom Surgical Curriculum for East, Central, and Southern Africa 

      Parker, Andrea S; Hill, Katherine A; Steffes, Bruce C; Mangaoang, Deirdre; O’Flynn, Eric; Bachheta, Niraj; Bates, Maria F; Bitta, Caesar; Carter, Nicholas H; Davis, Richard E; Dressler, Jeremy A; Eisenhut, Deborah A; Fadipe, Akinniyi E; Kanyi, John K; Kauffmann, Rondi M; Kazal, Frances; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Lando, Justus O; Many, Heath R; Mbithi, Valentine C; McCoy, Amanda J; Meade, Peter C; Ndegwa, Wairimu YB; Nkusi, Emmy A; Ooko, Philip B; Osilli, Dixon JS; Parker, Madison ED; Rankeeti, Sinkeet; Smith, James D; Snyder, David; Kimutai, R Sylvester; Wakeley, Michelle E; Wekesa, Marvin K; Torbeck, Laura; White, Russell E; Bekele, Abebe; Parker, Robert K; Shafer, Katherine (Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications , Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd , A-202, 2nd Flr, Qube, C T S No 1498a-2 Village Marol, Andheri East, Mumbai, India, Maharashtra, 400059, 2022)
      Objective: We describe a structured approach to developing a standardized curriculum for surgical trainees in East, Central, and Southern Africa (ECSA). Summary Background Data: Surgical education is essential to ...

    • The Desired Rwandan Health Care Provider: Development and Delivery of Undergraduate Social and Community Medicine Training 

      Flinkenflögel, Maaike; Cubaka, Vincent Kalumire; Schriver, Michael; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Muhumuza, Ibra; Kallestrup, Per; Cotton, Phil (Taylor & Francis Inc , 530 Walnut Street, Ste 850, Philadelphia, USA, PA, 19106, 2015)
      What works well in primary care education in your locality, region or country? • The new undergraduate social and community medicine training (iSOCO) in Rwanda focuses on crosscutting skills, knowledge and attitudes in ...

    • Determinants of adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health service utilization in hard-to-reach communities of Amudat District, Uganda 

      Ssebadduka, Bernadette; Nanyingi, Miisa (African Journals Online, 2021-08)
      INTRODUCTION Uganda has one of the largest adolescent and youth populations globally and yet access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services (SRH) among this population remains inadequate, especially in ...

    • Determinants of Caesarean Section Rates in Private-Not-for-Profit Healthcare Facilities: St. Joseph’s Hospital_ Kitovu 

      Omona, Kizito (Taylor and Francis, 2021-06-27)
      Caesarean delivery, often called a C-section, is the delivery of the baby through incisions in the mother’s abdomen and uterus. Caesarean deliveries, whether elective or medically necessary, have risen dramatically in ...

    • Determinants of Health Service Utilization Among Users of Dokolo Health Centre IV, Dokolo District: A Community Perspective 

      Omona, Kizito (Science Publishing Corporation, 2021-03-29)
      Introduction: Health services utilization (HSU) is an important health outcome indicator, a surrogate measure of access to healthcare that influences the outcomes of health status and consumer satisfaction. Healthcare is ...

    • Determinants of Help-Seeking Behaviours among Persons with Depression in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement Camp, Kyegegwa District, Uganda 

      Omona, Kizito; Khabuya Martha (iMedPub Journals, 2022-01-24)
      Depression is one of the leading contributors of the burden of disease globally and in low- and middle-income countries, and refugees are at increased risk for mental health problems due to forced migration from their ...

    • Determinants of occupational injuries among building construction workers in Kampala City, Uganda 

      Kiconco, Arthur; Ruhinda, Nathan; Halage, Abdullah Ali; Watya, Stephen; Bazeyo, William; Ssempebwa, John C.; Byonanebye, Joseph (BMC Public Health, 2019-11-04)
      Abstract Background: Globally, about 1000 people die and close to 860,000 people sustain injury at work daily. Injury prevention and control require contextual evidence, although most studies in Uganda have focused on ...

    • Determinants of smallholder farmers' decision to invest and intensify investment in seed potato production in South Western Uganda 

      Nabasumba, Sylvia; Najjingo, Margaret M.; Mugisha, Johnny; Pali, Pamela N.; Kyazze, Florence B.; Isubikalu, Prossy (International Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2023-07-20)
      Whereas several national and international efforts to increase seed potato production have been promoted in Uganda in the last decade, few farmers are participating in seed potato production despite the higher returns on ...

    • 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 ...

    • Determining Staffing Levels and Mix of UCMB Affiliated Hospitals 

      Namaganda, Grace (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
      Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) affiliated hospitals, like many other health institutions, are stressed by limited resources and increasing costs. This calls for a need to finance the increasing costs through efficiency ...

    • Determining the Unit Cost of Higher Education: 

      Olweny, Mark R. O. (2011)
      While the growth in private universities in Africa has met a pent-up demand for university education and are meeting and fulfilling a social function, the economic realities of operating a university cannot be ignored. ...