Search Results - "Waiswa, Peter"

Every Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival by Lawn, Joy E, Prof, Blencowe, Hannah, MRCPCH, Oza, Shefali, MSc, You, Danzhen, PhD, Lee, Anne CC, MD, Waiswa, Peter, PhD, Lalli, Marek, MSc, Bhutta, Zulfiqar, Prof, Barros, Aluisio JD, PhD, Christian, Parul, PhD, Mathers, Colin, PhD, Cousens, Simon N, DipMathStat

“…Summary In this Series paper, we review trends since the 2005 Lancet Series on Neonatal Survival to inform acceleration of progress for newborn health…”
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Increasing coverage and uptake of voluntary family planning in Uganda's emerging municipalities and secondary cities: An implementation research study protocol by Kananura, Rornald Muhumuza, Birabwa, Catherine, Ssanyu, Jacquellyn Nambi, Kizito, Felix, Kagaha, Alexander, Namutanba, Sarah, Kyangwa, Moses, Kakaire, Othman, Waiswa, Peter

“…While urban areas are often perceived to have better access to healthcare services, including modern family planning (FP) services, urban dwellers including…”
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Determinants of facility based-deliveries among urban slum dwellers of Kampala, Uganda by Atusiimire, Lestine Bitakwitse, Waiswa, Peter, Atuyambe, Lynn, Nankabirwa, Victoria, Okuga, Monica

“…Delivery in health facilities is a proxy for skilled birth attendance, which is an important intervention to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. We…”
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Impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic on outcomes in a rural Ugandan neonatal unit: A retrospective cohort study by Hedstrom, Anna, Mubiri, Paul, Nyonyintono, James, Nakakande, Josephine, Magnusson, Brooke, Vaughan, Madeline, Waiswa, Peter, Batra, Maneesh

“…During the early COVID-19 pandemic travel in Uganda was tightly restricted which affected demand for and access to care for pregnant women and small and sick…”
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Adaptation of the G-NORM (Gender norms scale) in Uganda: An examination of how gender norms are associated with reproductive health decision-making by Sedlander, Erica, Granovsky, Rachel, Birabwa, Catherine, Amongin, Dinah, Wasswa, Ronald, Diamond-Smith, Nadia, Waiswa, Peter, Holt, Kelsey, Bingenheimer, Jeffrey B

“…Background Restrictive gender norms exacerbate health inequalities all over the world. More specifically, they prevent women from seeking preventive health…”
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Psychosocial effects of adverse pregnancy outcomes and their influence on reporting pregnancy loss during surveys and surveillance: narratives from Uganda by Kwesiga, Doris, Wanduru, Phillip, Eriksson, Leif, Malqvist, Mats, Waiswa, Peter, Blencowe, Hannah

“…Abstract Background In 2021, Uganda had an estimated 25,855 stillbirths and 32,037 newborn deaths. Many Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (APOs) go unreported despite…”
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Adoptability of digital payments for community health workers in peri-urban Uganda: A case study of Wakiso district by Kembabazi, Veronica, Tigaiza, Arnold, Opio, Charles, Aweko, Juliet, Nakafeero, Mary, Makumbi, Fredrick Edward, Ediau, Michael, Kiracho, Elizabeth Ekirapa, Tusubira, Andrew K, Waiswa, Peter

“…Whereas digital payments have been identified as a solution to health payment challenges, evidence on their adoptability among Community Health Workers (CHWs)…”
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Exploring the barriers to healthcare access among persons with disabilities: a qualitative study in rural Luuka district, Uganda by Ssemata, Andrew Sentoogo, Smythe, Tracey, Sande, Slivesteri, Menya, Abdmagidu, Hameed, Shaffa, Waiswa, Peter, Bannink, Femke, Kuper, Hannah

“…Objective The aim of the research was to explore the barriers to healthcare access for persons with various disabilities in rural Luuka district of Uganda. The…”
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Determinants of uptake of malaria preventive interventions among pregnant women in eastern Uganda by Wafula, Solomon Tsebeni, Mendoza, Hilbert, Nalugya, Aisha, Musoke, David, Waiswa, Peter

“…Consistent use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) have been recommended as cost-effective…”
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Can routine health facility data be used to monitor subnational coverage of maternal, newborn and child health services in Uganda? by Agiraembabazi, Geraldine, Ogwal, Jimmy, Tashobya, Christine, Kananura, Rornald Muhumuza, Boerma, Ties, Waiswa, Peter

“…Abstract Background Routine health facility data are a critical source of local monitoring of progress and performance at the subnational level. Uganda has…”
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Suggested solutions to barriers in accessing healthcare by persons with disability in Uganda: a qualitative study by Ssemata, Andrew Sentoogo, Smythe, Tracey, Sande, Slivesteri, Menya, Abdmagidu, Hameed, Shaffa, Waiswa, Peter, Mbazzi, Femke Bannink, Kuper, Hannah

“…There are 1.3 billion people with disabilities globally, and they frequently face barriers to accessing healthcare, contributing to their worse health and…”
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Quality and barriers of outpatient diabetes care in rural health facilities in Uganda - a mixed methods study by Birabwa, Catherine, Bwambale, Mulekya F, Waiswa, Peter, Mayega, Roy W

“…Despite the increasing burden of diabetes in Uganda, little is known about the quality of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) care especially in rural areas. Poor…”
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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 by Walker, Dilys, Otieno, Phelgona, Butrick, Elizabeth, Namazzi, Gertrude, Achola, Kevin, Merai, Rikita, Otare, Christopher, Mubiri, Paul, Ghosh, Rakesh, Santos, Nicole, Miller, Lara, Sloan, Nancy L, Waiswa, Peter

“…Although gains in newborn survival have been achieved in many low-income and middle-income countries, reductions in stillbirth and neonatal mortality have been…”
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Cost analysis of an intrapartum quality improvement package for improving preterm survival and reinforcing best practices in Kenya and Uganda by Smith Hughes, Carolyn, Butrick, Elizabeth, Namutundu, Juliana, Olwanda, Easter, Otieno, Phelgona, Waiswa, Peter, Walker, Dilys, Kahn, James G

“…Preterm birth is a leading cause of under-5 mortality, with the greatest burden in lower-resource settings. Strategies to improve preterm survival have been…”
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Using normalisation process theory (NPT) to explore implementation of the maternal perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) policy in Uganda: a reflection by Walugembe, David Roger, Plamondon, Katrina, Kaharuza, Frank, Waiswa, Peter, Wylie, Lloy, Wathen, Nadine, Kothari, Anita

“…Abstract Background The implementation of the maternal perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) policy is among the envisaged strategies to reduce the…”
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Caring for children with neurodevelopmental disability: Experiences from caretakers and health workers in rural eastern Uganda by Namazzi, Gertrude, Hanson, Claudia, Nalwadda, Christine, Tetui, Moses, Nampijja, Margaret, Waiswa, Peter, Tumwine, James K, Hildenwall, Helena

“…Long term outcomes of children with neurodevelopmental disability are influenced by the condition itself, available health services and caretakers' coping…”
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Two decades of antenatal and delivery care in Uganda: a cross-sectional study using Demographic and Health Surveys by Benova, Lenka, Dennis, Mardieh L, Lange, Isabelle L, Campbell, Oona M R, Waiswa, Peter, Haemmerli, Manon, Fernandez, Yolanda, Kerber, Kate, Lawn, Joy E, Santos, Andreia Costa, Matovu, Fred, Macleod, David, Goodman, Catherine, Penn-Kekana, Loveday, Ssengooba, Freddie, Lynch, Caroline A

“…Uganda halved its maternal mortality to 343/100,000 live births between 1990 and 2015, but did not meet the Millennium Development Goal 5. Skilled, timely and…”
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Working with what you have: How the East Africa Preterm Birth Initiative used gestational age data from facility maternity registers by Miller, Lara, Wanduru, Phillip, Santos, Nicole, Butrick, Elizabeth, Waiswa, Peter, Otieno, Phelgona, Walker, Dilys

“…Objective Preterm birth is the primary driver of neonatal mortality worldwide, but it is defined by gestational age (GA) which is challenging to accurately…”
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"Even when people live just across the road…they won't go": Community health worker perspectives on incentivized delays to under-five care-seeking in urban slums of Kampala, Uganda by Blasini, Amy W, Waiswa, Peter, Wanduru, Phillip, Amutuhaire, Lucky, Moyer, Cheryl A

“…Although under-five (U5) mortality in Uganda has dropped over the past two decades, rates in urban slum neighborhoods remain high. As part of a broader verbal…”
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Policy analysis of the Global Financing Facility in Uganda by Wanduru, Phillip, Kwesiga, Doris, Kinney, Mary, George, Asha, Waiswa, Peter

“…In 2015, Uganda joined the Global Financing Facility (GFF), a Global Health Initiative for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health…”
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