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

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.

Under 10 mortality patterns, risk factors, and mechanisms in low resource settings of Eastern Uganda: An analysis of event history demographic and verbal social autopsy data.

Kananura RM, Leone T, Nareeba T, Kajungu D, Waiswa P, Gjonca A.

Costs and Cost Drivers of Providing Option B+ Services to Mother-Baby Pairs for PMTCT of HIV in Health Centre IV Facilities in Jinja District, Uganda.

Mukose AD, Kebede S, Muhumuza C, Makumbi F, Komakech H, Bayiga E, Busobozi D, Musinguzi J, Kuznik A, Stegman P, Forsythe S, Kagaayi J.

The age-specific incidence of hospitalized paediatric malaria in Uganda.

Mpimbaza A, Walemwa R, Kapisi J, Sserwanga A, Namuganga JF, Kisambira Y, Tagoola A, Nanteza JF, Rutazaana D, Staedke SG, Dorsey G, Opigo J, Kamau A, Snow RW.

Effect of a quality improvement package for intrapartum and immediate newborn care on fresh stillbirth and neonatal mortality among preterm and low-birthweight babies in Kenya and Uganda: a cluster-randomised facility-based trial.

Walker D, Otieno P, Butrick E, Namazzi G, Achola K, Merai R, Otare C, Mubiri P, Ghosh R, Santos N, Miller L, Sloan NL, Waiswa P; Preterm Birth Initiative Kenya and Uganda Implementation Research Collaborative.

Peer supervision experiences of drug sellers in a rural district in East-Central Uganda: a qualitative study.

Bagonza A, Wamani H, Peterson S, Mårtensson A, Mutto M, Musoke D, Kitutu FE, Mukanga D, Gibson L, Awor P.

Caring for children with neurodevelopmental disability: Experiences from caretakers and health workers in rural eastern Uganda.

Namazzi G, Hanson C, Nalwadda C, Tetui M, Nampijja M, Waiswa P, Tumwine JK, Hildenwall H.

Bypassing or successful referral? A population-based study of reasons why women travel far for childbirth in Eastern Uganda.

Mubiri P, Kajjo D, Okuga M, Marchant T, Peterson S, Waiswa P, Hanson C.

Working with what you have: How the East Africa Preterm Birth Initiative used gestational age data from facility maternity registers.

Miller L, Wanduru P, Santos N, Butrick E, Waiswa P, Otieno P, Walker D.

Multi-measure assessment of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among children under five years living with HIV in Jinja, Uganda.

Ssanyu JN, Nakafeero M, Nuwaha F.

What can be done to reduce the prevalence of teen pregnancy in rural Eastern Uganda?: multi-stakeholder perceptions.

Nabugoomu J, Seruwagi GK, Hanning R.

Adaptation and validation of UNICEF/Washington group child functioning module at the Iganga-Mayuge health and demographic surveillance site in Uganda.

Zia N, Loeb M, Kajungu D, Galiwango E, Diener-West M, Wegener S, Pariyo G, Hyder AA, Bachani AM.

Seeing Beyond Traditional Measurement: Recognizing the Value of the Experience of the Place, the People, and Their Work.

Martin B, Balwanaki CA.

Severe Anemia Is Associated with Systemic Inflammation in Young Children Presenting to a Tertiary Hospital in Uganda.

Opoka RO, Conroy AL, Waiswa A, Wasswa R, Tumwine JK, Karamagi C, John CC.

The personal and clinical impact of screen-detected maternal rheumatic heart disease in Uganda: a prospective follow up study.

Voleti S, Okello E, Murali M, Sarnacki R, Majwala A, Ssembatya R, Bakka O, Namisanvu H, Njeri A, Matovu A, DeStigter K, Sable C, Beaton A.

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm babies during infancy in Eastern Uganda: a prospective cohort study.

Namazzi G, Tumwine JK, Hildenwall H, Ndeezi G, Mubiri P, Hanson C, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Waiswa P.

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.

Understanding the context of delays in seeking appropriate care for children with symptoms of severe malaria in Uganda.

Mpimbaza A, Nayiga S, Ndeezi G, Rosenthal PJ, Karamagi C, Katahoire A.

CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA coexist in community and hospital settings in Uganda.

Kateete DP, Bwanga F, Seni J, Mayanja R, Kigozi E, Mujuni B, Ashaba FK, Baluku H, Najjuka CF, Källander K, Rutebemberwa E, Asiimwe BB, Joloba ML.

Improving the quality of neonatal data capture and clinical care at a tertiary-care hospital in Uganda through enhanced surveillance, training and mentorship.

Achan J, Wanzira H, Mpimbaza A, Tumwine D, Namasopo S, Nambuya H, Serwanga A, Nantanda R.

A Novel Mobile Health Tool for Home-Based Identification of Neonatal Illness in Uganda: Formative Usability Study.

Vanosdoll M, Ng N, Ho A, Wallingford A, Xu S, Matin SB, Verma N, Farzin A, Golden WC, Yazdi Y, Waiswa P, Labrique A, Acharya S.

Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria delivered to primary schoolchildren provided effective individual protection in Jinja, Uganda: secondary outcomes of a cluster-randomized trial (START-IPT).

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

Prevalence and associated factors of neurodevelopmental disability among infants in eastern Uganda: a population based study.

Namazzi G, Hildenwall H, Mubiri P, Hanson C, Nalwadda C, Nampijja M, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Waiswa P, Tumwine JK.

Nasopharyngeal carriage, spa types and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus from healthy children less than 5 years in Eastern Uganda.

Kateete DP, Asiimwe BB, Mayanja R, Mujuni B, Bwanga F, Najjuka CF, Källander K, Rutebemberwa E.

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.

Impact of a national deworming campaign on the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda (2004-2016): Implications for national control programs.

Adriko M, Tinkitina B, Arinaitwe M, Kabatereine NB, Nanyunja M, M Tukahebwa E.

Caregiver responses and association with delayed care-seeking in children with uncomplicated and severe malaria.

Mpimbaza A, Katahoire A, Rosenthal PJ, Karamagi C, Ndeezi G.

Measles outbreak propagated by children congregating at water collection points in Mayuge District, eastern Uganda, July – October, 2016.

Majwala RK, Nakiire L, Kadobera D, Ario AR, Kusiima J, Atuhairwe JA, Matovu JKB, Zhu BP.

Low Praziquantel Treatment Coverage for Schistosoma mansoni in Mayuge District, Uganda, Due to the Absence of Treatment Opportunities, Rather Than Systematic Non-Compliance.

Adriko M, Faust CL, Carruthers LV, Moses A, Tukahebwa EM, Lamberton PHL.

Precision global health and comorbidity: a population-based study of 16 357 people in rural Uganda.

Chami GF, Kabatereine NB, Tukahebwa EM, Dunne DW.

Needs and Barriers of Teen Mothers in Rural Eastern Uganda: Stakeholders’ Perceptions Regarding Maternal/Child Nutrition and Health.

Nabugoomu J, Seruwagi GK, Corbett K, Kanyesigye E, Horton S, Hanning R.

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.

A structural equation analysis on the relationship between maternal health services utilization and newborn health outcomes: a cross-sectional study in Eastern Uganda.

Kananura RM, Wamala R, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Tetui M, Kiwanuka SN, Waiswa P, Atuhaire LK.

Validation of two multiplex platforms to quantify circulating markers of inflammation and endothelial injury in severe infection.

Leligdowicz A, Conroy AL, Hawkes M, Zhong K, Lebovic G, Matthay MA, Kain KC.

Bottleneck analysis at district level to illustrate gaps within the district health system in Uganda.

Kiwanuka Henriksson D, Fredriksson M, Waiswa P, Selling K, Swartling Peterson S.

Prevalence of polymorphisms in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, sickle haemoglobin and nitric oxide synthase genes and their relationship with incidence of uncomplicated malaria in Iganga, Uganda.

Lwanira CN, Kironde F, Kaddumukasa M, Swedberg G.

Comparing performance of methods used to identify pregnant women, pregnancy outcomes, and child mortality in the Iganga-Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Uganda.

Busoga Health

A cascade model of mentorship for frontline health workers in rural health facilities in Eastern Uganda: processes, achievements and lessons.

Ajeani J, Mangwi Ayiasi R, Tetui M, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Namazzi G, Muhumuza Kananura R, Namusoke Kiwanuka S, Beyeza-Kashesya J.

‘Nurture the sprouting bud; do not uproot it’. Using saving groups to save for maternal and newborn health: lessons from rural Eastern Uganda.

Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Paina L, Muhumuza Kananura R, Mutebi A, Jane P, Tumuhairwe J, Tetui M, Kiwanuka SN.

Effect of support supervision on maternal and newborn health services and practices in Rural Eastern Uganda.

Kisakye AN, Muhumuza Kananura R, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Bua J, Akulume M, Namazzi G, Namusoke Kiwanuka S.

Balancing the cost of leaving with the cost of living: drivers of long-term retention of health workers: an explorative study in three rural districts in Eastern Uganda.

Namusoke Kiwanuka S, Akulume M, Tetui M, Muhumuza Kananura R, Bua J, Ekirapa-Kiracho E.

Working with community health workers to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes: implementation and scale-up lessons from eastern Uganda.

Namazzi G, Okuga M, Tetui M, Muhumuza Kananura R, Kakaire A, Namutamba S, Mutebi A, Namusoke Kiwanuka S, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Waiswa P.

Maternal and neonatal implementation for equitable systems. A study design paper.

Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Tetui M, Bua J, Muhumuza Kananura R, Waiswa P, Makumbi F, Atuyambe L, Ajeani J, George A, Mutebi A, Kakaire A, Namazzi G, Paina L, Namusoke Kiwanuka S.

Effect of a participatory multisectoral maternal and newborn intervention on birth preparedness and knowledge of maternal and newborn danger signs among women in Eastern Uganda: a quasi-experiment study.

Muhumuza Kananura R, Tetui M, Bua J, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Mutebi A, Namazzi G, Namusoke Kiwanuka S, Waiswa P.

Experiences of using a participatory action research approach to strengthen district local capacity in Eastern Uganda.

Tetui M, Coe AB, Hurtig AK, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Kiwanuka SN.

Characteristics of community savings groups in rural Eastern Uganda: opportunities for improving access to maternal health services.

Mutebi A, Muhumuza Kananura R, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Bua J, Namusoke Kiwanuka S, Nammazi G, Paina L, Tetui M.

Effect of a participatory multisectoral maternal and newborn intervention on maternal health service utilization and newborn care practices: a quasi-experimental study in three rural Ugandan districts.

Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Muhumuza Kananura R, Tetui M, Namazzi G, Mutebi A, George A, Paina L, Waiswa P, Bumba A, Mulekwa G, Nakiganda-Busiku D, Lyagoba M, Naiga H, Putan M, Kulwenza A, Ajeani J, Kakaire-Kirunda A, Makumbi F, Atuyambe L, Okui O, Namusoke Kiwanuka S.

“If he could speak, he would be able to point out who does those things to him”: Experiences of violence and access to child protection among children with disabilities in Uganda and Malawi.

Banks LM, Kelly SA, Kyegombe N, Kuper H, Devries K.

Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Geographic Factors Leading to Severe Malaria and Delayed Care Seeking in Ugandan Children: A Case-Control Study.

Mpimbaza A, Ndeezi G, Katahoire A, Rosenthal PJ, Karamagi C.

Persisting demand and supply gap for maternal and newborn care in eastern Uganda: a mixed-method cross-sectional study.

Kananura RM, Kiwanuka SN, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Waiswa P.

Gender dynamics affecting maternal health and health care access and use in Uganda.

Morgan R, Tetui M, Muhumuza Kananura R, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, George AS.

Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study.

Ojo TT, Hawley NL, Desai MM, Akiteng AR, Guwatudde D, Schwartz JI.

Prevalence of cerebral palsy in Uganda: a population-based study.

Kakooza-Mwesige A, Andrews C, Peterson S, Wabwire Mangen F, Eliasson AC, Forssberg H.

Illness recognition and care-seeking for maternal and newborn complications in rural eastern Uganda.

Okuga M, Waiswa P, Mandu R, Wachira J, Hanson C, Manzi F.

Adverse perinatal events, treatment gap, and positive family history linked to the high burden of active convulsive epilepsy in Uganda: A population-based study.

Kakooza-Mwesige A, Ndyomugyenyi D, Pariyo G, Peterson SS, Waiswa PM, Galiwango E, Chengo E, Odhiambo R, Ssewanyana D, Bottomley C, Ngugi AK, Newton CRJC; SEEDS Writing Group.

Medicinal Plants used during Antenatal Care by Pregnant Women in Eastern Uganda.

Nalumansi PA, Kamatenesi-Mugisha M, Anywar G.

Schistosoma mansoni-Associated Morbidity among Preschool-Aged Children along the Shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda.

Nalugwa A, Nuwaha F, Tukahebwa EM, Olsen A.

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.

Factors associated with adoption of beneficial newborn care practices in rural Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study.

Owor MO, Matovu JKB, Murokora D, Wanyenze RK, Waiswa P.

Factors associated with use of malaria control interventions by pregnant women in Buwunga subcounty, Bugiri District.

Muhumuza E, Namuhani N, Balugaba BE, Namata J, Ekirapa Kiracho E.

The burden of maternal morbidity and mortality attributable to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study from Uganda.

Nakimuli A, Nakubulwa S, Kakaire O, Osinde MO, Mbalinda SN, Kakande N, Nabirye RC, Kaye DK.

Host Biomarkers Are Associated With Response to Therapy and Long-Term Mortality in Pediatric Severe Malaria.

Conroy AL, Hawkes M, McDonald CR, Kim H, Higgins SJ, Barker KR, Namasopo S, Opoka RO, John CC, Liles WC, Kain KC.

Alterations in Systemic Extracellular Heme and Hemopexin Are Associated With Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Ugandan Children With Severe Malaria.

Elphinstone RE, Conroy AL, Hawkes M, Hermann L, Namasopo S, Warren HS, John CC, Liles WC, Kain KC.

Supportive supervision for volunteers to deliver reproductive health education: a cluster randomized trial.

Singh D, Negin J, Orach CG, Cumming R.

Methemoglobin and nitric oxide therapy in Ugandan children hospitalized for febrile illness: results from a prospective cohort study and randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

Conroy AL, Hawkes M, Hayford K, Hermann L, McDonald CR, Sharma S, Namasopo S, Opoka RO, John CC, Liles WC, Miller C, Kain KC.

Pneumococcal Carriage in Children under Five Years in Uganda-Will Present Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Be Appropriate?

Lindstrand A, Kalyango J, Alfvén T, Darenberg J, Kadobera D, Bwanga F, Peterson S, Henriques-Normark B, Källander K.

Socio-cultural inhibitors to use of modern contraceptive techniques in rural Uganda: a qualitative study.

Kabagenyi A, Reid A, Ntozi J, Atuyambe L.

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.

Community-made mobile videos as a mechanism for maternal, newborn and child health education in rural Uganda; a qualitative evaluation.

Mutanda JN, Waiswa P, Namutamba S.