Browsing by Author "Wabinga, Henry"
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Awareness of Cervical Cancer Risk Factors and Symptoms: Cross-Sectional Community Survey in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
Mwaka, Amos Deogratius; Orach, G. Christopher; Were, M. Edward; Lyratzopoulos, Georgios; Wabinga, Henry; Roland, Martin (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015-06-11)Background Lack of awareness of risk factors and symptoms for cancer may lead to late diagnosis and poor prognosis. Objective We assessed community awareness about cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms and perceptions ... -
Cancer Care in Countries in Transition in Africa: The Case of Uganda
Mwaka, Amos Deogratius; Wabinga, Henry; Garimoi, Orach Christopher (Springer, Cham, 2016)Uganda is a low-income country experiencing epidemiological transition with a double burden of communicable diseases including malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV as well as a rising incidence of noncommunicable diseases including ... -
Perceptions and Beliefs of Lay People From Northern Uganda Regarding Surgery for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Cancer
Mwaka, Amos Deogratius; Okello, Sarikiaeli Elialilia; Wabinga, Henry (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018-05-02)Objective To explore perceptions and beliefs of people in a rural community in northern Uganda regarding surgery for the diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer. The aim of the study was to inform interventions to ... -
Social, Demographic and Healthcare Factors Associated With Stage at Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer: Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Uganda
Mwaka, Amos Deogratius; Garimoi, Orach Christopher; Were, Maloba Edward; Roland, Martin; Wabinga, Henry; Lyratzopoulos, Georgios (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2015-11-23)Objective To examine patient and primary healthcare factors and stage at diagnosis in women with cervical cancer in Northern Uganda with the intention to identify factors that are associated with advanced stages in order ... -
Symptom Appraisal, Help-seeking and Perceived Barriers to Healthcare Seeking in Uganda: An Exploratory Study Among Women With Potential Symptoms of Breast and Cervical Cancer
Mwaka, Amos Deogratius; Walter, M. Fiona; Scott, Suzanne; Harries, Jane; Wabinga, Henry; Moodley, Jennifer (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2021-01-19)Objective We assessed the process of recognising abnormal bodily changes, interpretations and attributions, and help-seeking behaviour among community-based Ugandan women with possible symptoms of breast and cervical cancer, ... -
Symptomatic Presentation With Cervical Cancer in Uganda: A Qualitative Study Assessing the Pathways to Diagnosis in a Low-Income Country
Mwaka, Amos Deogratius; Okello, Sarikiaeli Elialilia; Wabinga, Henry; Walter, M Fiona (BioMed Central Ltd, 2015-02-18)Background Symptomatic cervical cancer patients in low- and middle-income countries usually present with late stage disease and have poor survival. We explored the views of cervical cancer patients on their symptom appraisal ...