Search Results - "Ggita, Joseph"

A cost analysis of implementing mobile health facilitated tuberculosis contact investigation in a low-income setting by Turimumahoro, Patricia, Tucker, Austin, Gupta, Amanda J, Tampi, Radhika P, Babirye, Diana, Ochom, Emmanuel, Ggita, Joseph M, Ayakaka, Irene, Sohn, Hojoon, Katamba, Achilles, Dowdy, David, Davis, J Lucian

“…Mobile health (mHealth) applications may improve timely access to health services and improve patient-provider communication, but the upfront costs of…”
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Identifying barriers to and facilitators of tuberculosis contact investigation in Kampala, Uganda: a behavioral approach by Ayakaka, Irene, Ackerman, Sara, Ggita, Joseph M, Kajubi, Phoebe, Dowdy, David, Haberer, Jessica E, Fair, Elizabeth, Hopewell, Philip, Handley, Margaret A, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Katamba, Achilles, Davis, J Lucian

“…The World Health Organization recommends routine household tuberculosis contact investigation in high-burden countries but adoption has been limited. We sought…”
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Digital adherence technology for tuberculosis treatment supervision: A stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial in Uganda by Cattamanchi, Adithya, Crowder, Rebecca, Kityamuwesi, Alex, Kiwanuka, Noah, Lamunu, Maureen, Namale, Catherine, Tinka, Lynn Kunihira, Nakate, Agnes Sanyu, Ggita, Joseph, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Babirye, Diana, Oyuku, Denis, Berger, Christopher, Tucker, Austin, Patel, Devika, Sammann, Amanda, Stavia, Turyahabwe, Dowdy, David, Katamba, Achilles

“…Adherence to and completion of tuberculosis (TB) treatment remain problematic in many high-burden countries. 99DOTS is a low-cost digital adherence technology…”
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A user-centred implementation strategy for tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial by Katamba, Achilles, Gupta, Amanda J, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Ochom, Emmanuel, Ggita, Joseph M, Nakasendwa, Suzan, Nanziri, Leah, Musinguzi, Johnson, Hennein, Rachel, Sekadde, Moorine, Hanrahan, Colleen, Byaruhanga, Raymond, Yoeli, Erez, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Dowdy, David W, Haberer, Jessica E, Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Kiwanuka, Noah, Davis, J Lucian

“…Tuberculosis(TB) is among the leading causes of infectious death worldwide. Contact investigation is an evidence-based, World Health Organisation-endorsed…”
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Drop-out from the tuberculosis contact investigation cascade in a routine public health setting in urban Uganda: A prospective, multi-center study by Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Meyer, Amanda J, Ochom, Emmanuel, Babirye, Diana, Ayakaka, Irene, Mark, David, Ggita, Joseph, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Dowdy, David, Mugabe, Frank, Fair, Elizabeth, Haberer, Jessica E, Katamba, Achilles, Davis, J Lucian

“…Seven public tuberculosis (TB) units in Kampala, Uganda, where Uganda's national TB program recently introduced household contact investigation, as recommended…”
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Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Digital Adherence Technology for Tuberculosis Treatment Supervision in Uganda: Qualitative Study by Leddy, Anna, Ggita, Joseph, Berger, Christopher A, Kityamuwesi, Alex, Sanyu, Agnes Nakate, Tinka, Lynn Kunihira, Crowder, Rebecca, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Katamba, Achilles, Cattamanchi, Adithya

“…Ensuring the completion of treatment for tuberculosis (TB) remains a key challenge in many high-burden countries. 99DOTS is a low-cost digital adherence…”
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Brief communication: The extent and determinants of viral suppression among patients on protease inhibitor-based Anti-retro-viral therapy undergoing intensive adherence counselling in a public HIV care center in Uganda by Lukyamuzi, Zubair, Ibanda, Hood, Ggita, Joseph, Mawanda, Denis, Gati, Brenda M, Nakalega, Rita, Kiguba, Ronald

“…Protease inhibitor (PI)-based Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) regimens are key drugs in HIV management, especially when used as second line drugs. However, some…”
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Feasibility and acceptability of peer-delivered HIV self-testing and PrEP for young women in Kampala, Uganda by Nakalega, Rita, Mukiza, Nelson, Menge, Robert, Kizito, Samuel, Babirye, Juliet Allen, Kuteesa, Cynthia Ndikuno, Mawanda, Denis, Mulumba, Emmie, Nabukeera, Josephine, Ggita, Joseph, Nakanjako, Lydia, Akello, Carolyne, Mirembe, Brenda Gati, Lukyamuzi, Zubair, Nakaye, Catherine, Kataike, Hajira, Maena, Joel, Etima, Juliane, Nabunya, Hadijah Kalule, Biira, Florence, Nagawa, Christine, Heffron, Renee, Celum, Connie, Gandhi, Monica, Mujugira, Andrew

“…Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) account for 29% of new HIV infections in Uganda despite representing just 10% of the population. Peer support improves…”
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Attitudes and perceptions towards developing a health educational video to enhance optimal uptake of malaria preventive therapy among pregnant women in Uganda: a qualitative study involving pregnant women, health workers, and Ministry of health officials by Nakalega, Rita, Nabisere-Arinaitwe, Ruth, Mukiza, Nelson, Kuteesa, Cynthia Ndikuno, Mawanda, Denis, Natureeba, Paul, Kasirye, Ronnie, Nakabiito, Clemensia, Nabakooza, Jane, Mulumba, Emmie, Nabukeera, Josephine, Ggita, Joseph, Kakuru, Abel, Atuyambe, Lynn, Musoke, Philippa, Fowler, Mary Glenn, Lukyamuzi, Zubair

“…Malaria in pregnancy remains a major global public health problem. Intermittent prophylaxis treatment of malaria in pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine…”
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Experiences and intentions of Ugandan household tuberculosis contacts receiving test results via text message: an exploratory study by Ggita, Joseph M, Katahoire, Anne, Meyer, Amanda J, Nansubuga, Elizabeth, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Ochom, Emmanuel, Ayakaka, Irene, Haberer, Jessica E, Katamba, Achilles, Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Davis, J Lucian

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends household contact investigation for tuberculosis (TB) in high-burden countries. However, household contacts who…”
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Feasibility, Acceptability, and Adoption of Digital Fingerprinting During Contact Investigation for Tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda: A Parallel-Convergent Mixed-Methods Analysis by White, Elizabeth B, Meyer, Amanda J, Ggita, Joseph M, Babirye, Diana, Mark, David, Ayakaka, Irene, Haberer, Jessica E, Katamba, Achilles, Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Davis, John Lucian

“…In resource-constrained settings, challenges with unique patient identification may limit continuity of care, monitoring and evaluation, and data integrity…”
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Core components of a Community of Practice to improve community health worker performance: a qualitative study by Hennein, Rachel, Ggita, Joseph M, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Ochom, Emmanuel, Gupta, Amanda J, Katamba, Achilles, Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Davis, J Lucian

“…Communities of Practice (CoPs) offer an accessible strategy for healthcare workers to improve the quality of care through knowledge sharing. However, not…”
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Perceptions, preferences, and experiences of tuberculosis education and counselling among patients and providers in Kampala, Uganda: A qualitative study by Ayakaka, Irene, Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Hannaford, Alisse, Ggita, Joseph M., Turimumahoro, Patricia, Katamba, Achilles, Katahoire, Anne, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Shenoi, Sheela V., Davis, J. L.

“…Tuberculosis (TB) education seeks to increase patient knowledge about TB, while TB counselling seeks to offer tailored advice and support for medication…”
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Assessing a norming intervention to promote acceptance of HIV testing and reduce stigma during household tuberculosis contact investigation: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial by Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Ggita, Joseph, Gupta, Amanda J, Shelby, Tyler, Nangendo, Joanita, Ayen, Daniel Okello, Davis, J L, Katamba, Achilles

“…IntroductionHIV status awareness is important for household contacts of patients with tuberculosis (TB). Home HIV testing during TB contact investigation…”
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mHealth to improve implementation of TB contact investigation: a case study from Uganda by Gupta, Amanda J, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Ochom, Emmanuel, Ggita, Joseph M, Babirye, Diana, Ayakaka, Irene, Mark, David, Okello, Daniel Ayen, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Dowdy, David W, Haberer, Jessica E, Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Katamba, Achilles, Davis, J Lucian

“…Implementation science offers a systematic approach to adapting innovations and delivery strategies to new contexts but has yet to be widely applied in low-…”
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Study protocol and implementation details for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial of a digital adherence technology to facilitate tuberculosis treatment completion by Crowder, Rebecca, Kityamuwesi, Alex, Kiwanuka, Noah, Lamunu, Maureen, Namale, Catherine, Tinka, Lynn Kunihira, Nakate, Agnes Sanyu, Ggita, Joseph, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Babirye, Diana, Oyuku, Denis, Berger, Christopher Allen, Tucker, Austin, Patel, Devika, Sammann, Amanda, Dowdy, David, Stavia, Turyahabwe, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Katamba, Achilles

“…IntroductionLow-cost digital adherence technologies (DATs) such as 99DOTS have emerged as an alternative to directly observed therapy (DOT), the current…”
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Theory-Informed Design of a Tailored Strategy for Implementing Household TB Contact Investigation in Uganda by Davis, J Lucian, Ayakaka, Irene, Ggita, Joseph M, Ochom, Emmanuel, Babirye, Diana, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Gupta, Amanda J, Mugabe, Frank R, Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Katamba, Achilles

“…Since 2012, the World Health Organization has recommended household contact investigation as an evidence-based intervention to find and treat individuals with…”
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Home-based tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: a household randomised trial by Davis, J Lucian, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Meyer, Amanda J, Ayakaka, Irene, Ochom, Emma, Ggita, Joseph, Mark, David, Babirye, Diana, Okello, Daniel Ayen, Mugabe, Frank, Fair, Elizabeth, Vittinghoff, Eric, Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Dowdy, David, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Haberer, Jessica E, Katamba, Achilles

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends household tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation in low-income countries, but most contacts do not complete a…”
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Implementation, feasibility, and acceptability of 99DOTS-based supervision of treatment for drug-susceptible TB in Uganda by Kiwanuka, Noah, Kityamuwesi, Alex, Crowder, Rebecca, Guzman, Kevin, Berger, Christopher A, Lamunu, Maureen, Namale, Catherine, Kunihira Tinka, Lynn, Nakate, Agnes Sanyu, Ggita, Joseph, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Babirye, Diana, Oyuku, Denis, Patel, Devika, Sammann, Amanda, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Dowdy, David W, Katamba, Achilles, Cattamanchi, Adithya

“…99DOTS is a low-cost digital adherence technology that allows people with tuberculosis (TB) to self-report treatment adherence. There are limited data on its…”
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Variation in tuberculosis treatment outcomes and treatment supervision practices in Uganda by Berger, Christopher A., Kityamuwesi, Alex, Crowder, Rebecca, Lamunu, Maureen, Kunihira Tinka, Lynn, Ggita, Joseph, Sanyu Nakate, Agnes, Namale, Catherine, Oyuku, Denis, Chen, Katherine, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Katamba, Achilles

“…Variation in healthcare delivery is increasingly recognized as an important metric of healthcare quality. Directly observed therapy (DOT) has been the standard…”
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