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Evaluation of surgical skills training: A literature review and call to quality improvement for educators in low-and middle-income countries
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2020)
Background: Whereas surgical simulator skills training has been demonstrated to improve surgical skills, no gold-standard assessment tools exist for summative and formative evaluation of skills training. This study aimed ...
Is Gastric Involvement by Strongyloides stercoralis in an Immunocompetent Patient a Common Finding? A Case Report and Review of the Literature
(Acta Parasitologica, 2021)
Purpose Gastric infection with Strongyloides stercoralis (SS) usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. The unexpected
observation of this parasite in an otherwise healthy young lady who had undergone upper endoscopy ...
Knowledge, Practice of Health Workers and Surgical Site Infections at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) And Lira University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)
(International Journal of Science Academic Research, 2022)
Purpose: The effect of knowledge and practice of health workers (HWs) on surgical site infection (SSI) has never been documented in our area
and such knowledge gaps has made advocating for allocation of resources to tackle ...
Major Limb Loss and Prosthesis Use in the Post Conflict era in Acholi Sub-Region, Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Science Academic Research, 2022)
Introduction: This study assessed amputees’ residual limb stump in the post war era of Acholi sub-region for suitability of prosthetic fit use and
associated challenges with their current prosthesis and psycho-socio ...
The Effect of Reward Practices and Health Service Delivery in Health Facilities—Kwania District Uganda
(Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies, 2022)
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationship and effect of intrinsic
and extrinsic reward practices on health service delivery. Methods: Data was
collected prospectively from Thirteen Government health facilities ...
Developing a Gap Analysis tool to improve Ebola vaccine acceptance and compliance in sub-Saharan Africa
(Humanitarian Policy Group, 2020)
Graduate Midwifery Education in Uganda Aiming to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes
(Annals of Global Health, 2020)
Background: Maternal and newborn health outcomes in Uganda have remained poor. The major challenge affecting the implementation of maternal and newborn interventions includes a shortage of skilled midwives. In 2013, Lira ...
Perceptions of Undergraduates and Mentors on the Appropriateness, Acceptability, and Feasibility of the HEPI-TUITAH Micro-Research Approach to HIV Training in Uganda
(Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2022)
Purpose: To evaluate the perceptions of undergraduates and mentors on the appropriateness, acceptability, and feasibility of
a mentored seed-grant (micro-research) by Health Professions Education Partnership Initiative - ...
A call for critical midwifery studies: Confronting systemic injustice in sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn care
(Wiley, 2022)
ystemic injustice is a threat to sexual, reproductive, ma-
ternal, and newborn (SRMN) health. The effects of this
injustice are reflected in the high maternal and neonatal
morbidity and mortality rates in former colonized ...
Faith Based Organisations Strategies and the welfare of street children in Lango sub-region: Evidence from Lira City, Uganda
(International Journal of Culture and Religious Studies, 2022)
Purpose: The study aimed to examine the relationship between Faith Based Organisations Strategies (FBOS) and Welfare of Street Children (WSC) in Lira City, specifically focusing on the effect of FBOS in terms of preventive ...