Search Results - "Namanya, Didacus Bambaiha"
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Whether weather matters: Evidence of association between in utero meteorological exposures and foetal growth among Indigenous and non-Indigenous mothers in rural Uganda
Published in PloS one (07-06-2017)“…Pregnancy and birth outcomes have been found to be sensitive to meteorological variation, yet few studies explore this relationship in sub-Saharan Africa where…”
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Assessing the effects of air temperature and rainfall on malaria incidence: an epidemiological study across Rwanda and Uganda
Published in Geospatial health (31-03-2016)“…We investigate the short-term effects of air temperature, rainfall, and socioeconomic indicators on malaria incidence across Rwanda and Uganda from 2002 to…”
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How seasonality and weather affect perinatal health: Comparing the experiences of indigenous and non-indigenous mothers in Kanungu District, Uganda
Published in Social science & medicine (1982) (01-08-2017)“…Maternal and newborn health disparities and the health impacts of climate change present grand challenges for global health equity, and there remain knowledge…”
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Climate-sensitive health priorities in Nunatsiavut, Canada
Published in BMC public health (02-07-2015)“…This exploratory study used participatory methods to identify, characterize, and rank climate-sensitive health priorities in Nunatsiavut, Labrador, Canada. A…”
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Policy responses to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka and the consideration of Indigenous Peoples
Published in Environmental science & policy (01-06-2023)“…COVID-19 has had uneven impacts on health and well-being, with Indigenous communities in the Global South facing some of the highest risks. Focusing on the…”
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Understanding Weather and Hospital Admissions Patterns to Inform Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Healthcare Sector in Uganda
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (29-10-2018)“…Season and weather are associated with many health outcomes, which can influence hospital admission rates. We examined associations between hospital admissions…”
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Vulnerability to the health effects of climate variability in rural southwestern Uganda
Published in Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change (01-08-2016)“…Vulnerability to the health impacts of climate change will be shaped by the existing burden of ill- health and is expected to be highest in poor and…”
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Relative undernourishment and food insecurity associations with Plasmodium falciparum among Batwa pygmies in Uganda: evidence from a cross-sectional survey
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-07-2014)“…Although malnutrition and malaria co-occur among individuals and populations globally, effects of nutritional status on risk for parasitemia and clinical…”
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What do we know about health-related knowledge translation in the Circumpolar North? Results from a scoping review
Published in International journal of circumpolar health (01-01-2016)“…Health research knowledge translation (KT) is important to improve population health outcomes. Considering social, geographical and cultural contexts, KT in…”
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