Search Results - "Ggita, Joseph M"

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Patterns of usage and preferences of users for tuberculosis-related text messages and voice calls in Uganda by Ggita, J. M., Ojok, C., Meyer, A. J., Farr, K., Shete, P. B., Ochom, E., Turimumahoro, P., Babirye, D., Mark, D., Dowdy, D., Ackerman, S., Armstrong-Hough, M., Nalugwa, T., Ayakaka, I., Moore, D., Haberer, J. E., Cattamanchi, A., Katamba, A., Davis, J. L.

“…BACKGROUND: Little information exists about mobile phone usage or preferences for tuberculosis (TB) related health communications in Uganda.METHODS: We…”
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