Data Science Program: Recent submissions
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The Effect of a Health Extension Program on Improving Water, Sanitation, And Hygiene Practices in Rural Ethiopia
(National library of medicineResearchGateBMC Health Service Research, 2023)To make basic primary health care services accessible, especially to the rural community, the government of Ethiopia launched the Health Extension Program (HEP) in 2004. Most of components of HEP are dedicated to hygiene ... -
Use of A Context-Specific Package to Increase Sputum Smear Monitoring Among People with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Uganda: A Quality Improvement Study
(National library of medicineResearchGateEurope PMC, 2023)People with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) require sputum smear monitoring (SSM) to ascertain response to anti-TB treatment and cure from TB disease. We aimed to increase SSM at 2, 5 and 6 ... -
Assessing Predictive Performance of Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms for A Diamond Pricing Model
(ResearchGateNational Library of Medicine, 2023)This study conducted a comprehensive analysis of multiple supervised machine learning models, regressors and classifiers, to accurately predict diamond prices. Diamond pricing is a complex task due to the non-linear ... -
Experiences of Mothers and Health Workers with Momcare and Safecare Bundles in Kenya and Tanzania: A Qualitative Evaluation.
(National library of medicine, 2023)Between 2019 and 2022, the digital dividend project (DDP), a technology-based intervention that combined care (MomCare) and quality improvement (SafeCare) bundles to empower mothers to access quality care during pregnancy, ... -
Community Purchases of Antimicrobials During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda: An Increased Risk for Antimicrobial Resistance
(National library of medicineResearchGate, 2023)Self-Medication (SM) involves the utilization of medicines to treat self-recognized symptoms or diseases without consultation and the irrational use of over-the-counter drugs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of ... -
Effect of Justification of Wife-Beating on Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Among Men and Women in Uganda
(National library of medicineResearchGate, 2023)In some communities, rationalization of men's controlling attitudes is associated with the justification of gender norms such as wife-beating as a method of correcting spouse behaviour. In this quasi-experimental study, ... -
Impact of Intensive Adherence Counseling on Viral Load Suppression and Mortality Among People Living with HIV in Kampala, Uganda: A Regression Discontinuity Design
(National library of medicineResearchGatePLOS Global public Health, 2023)Intensive adherence counseling (IAC) is recommended for people living with HIV (PLHIV) with viral load (VL) 1,000 copies/ml after 6 months of anti-retroviral therapy (ART). We evaluated the effect of IAC on VL suppression ... -
Food Insecurity and Engagement in Transactional Sex Among Female Secondary Students in Rwanda
(National library of medicineResearchGate, 2023)The relationship between food insecurity and transactional sex is well recognized, but less is known about this relationship among adolescents. We analyzed cross-sectional baseline data from 3,130 female secondary students ... -
Use of Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices Among Women in Northern Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study.
(ResearchGateWiley online library, 2023)The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device use among postpartum mothers in Lira district, northern Uganda. Methods We designed a cross ...
