Browsing by Author "Kikule, Ekiria"

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    Generating an African Palliative Care Evidence Base: The Context, Need, Challenges, and Strategies
    (Journal of pain and symptom management, 2008) Harding, Richard; Powell, Richard A.; Downing, Julia; Connor, Stephen R.; Mwangi-Powell, Faith; Defilippi, Kath; Cameron, Sue; Garanganga, Eunice; Kikule, Ekiria; Alexander, Carla
    The enormous burden of progressive, incurable disease in sub-Saharan Africa is reflected in the epidemiology of cancer and HIV. However, there has been little research activity and evidence generated to inform appropriate and effective responses. Acollaborative of clinicians, academics and advocates have been active in the design, delivery and reporting of research activites in African palliative care. Here, they report the methodological, ethical, logistic and capacity-based challenges of conducting research in the sub-Saharan context from their experience. A number of strategies and responses are presented.
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    A good death in Uganda: survey of needs for palliative care for terminally ill people in urban areas
    (Bmj, 2003) Kikule, Ekiria
    The epidemic of HIV/AIDS has stretched the already poorly resourced healthcare infrastructure in sub- Saharan Africa, including Uganda. Access to basic health care is limited to only 41% of the population.1 Annual expenditure per capita stands at just $12 (€10, £7), and 34% of the population live in absolute poverty (living on or earning less than $1 a day and unable to afford enough food to consume 2000 to 3000 calories a day).1