Browsing by Author "Kimbowa, Musa"
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Results Per Page
Sort Options
Item Evaluation of the Obulamu? integrated health communication campaign in Uganda: results from a repeated cross-sectional household survey(Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 2021) Burke, Holly M.; Okumu, Eunice; Zikusooka, Amos; Batamwita, Richard; Nalukwago, Judith; Field, Samuel; Bernholc, Alissa; Martinez, Andres; Bufumbo, Leonard; Kimbowa, Musa; Coutinho, Sheila M.; Mack, Natasha; Alaii, JaneUganda’s Obulamu? campaign delivered messages relevant to life stage to address evolving health needs of audiences at times they were likely to change behaviors. We estimated Obulamu?’s effects on HIV/AIDS, family planning, maternal and child health, tuberculosis, malaria, and nutrition behavioral outcomes. Methods: We conducted repeated cross-sectional household surveys with women, men, and children’s caregivers in 2015 and 2017 in 16 districts using multi-stage probability sampling weighted by population. Eleven pre-specified outcomes were evaluated in multivariable weighted regression models. Results: Survey 1 included 2,377 households with 4,012 individuals and survey 2 included 2,398 households with 3,563 individuals. After controlling for time and potentially confounding factors, we observed notable increases among people exposed to topicspecific messages in condom use with at least one non-marital, non-cohabiting partner in the last six months; recent male circumcision; seeking tuberculosis screening/testing for self; seeking tuberculosis screening/testing for child; delivery of baby in a facility; and caregiver seeking advice or treatment for child under five years with fever. Exposure did not appear to influence knowledge of antiretroviral therapy, delay sexual debut, breastfeeding infants and all of the household’s pregnant women/children less than five years sleeping under a net the night before the survey. Conclusion: Exposure to topic-specific messages was associated with improvements in six of the eleven outcomes. Across the health priority areas, we observed improvements in select HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and maternal and child health outcomes. We did not observe effects of exposure on select outcomes in the areas of family planning, malaria, or nutrition.Item What Does your Partner Want? Using a Gender Equality Lens to Assess Partner Support and Involvement in Family Planning in Uganda(Research Square, 2022) Olapeju, Bolanle; Odeke, Paul; Nalukwago, Judith; Mugabe, Pallen; Bufumbo, Leonard; Kimbowa, Musa; Kayongo, Emmanuel; Naibere, Mabel; Nanyonga, Nanah; Mugahi, Richard; Bakyaita, Tabley; Kabanda, RichardWhile partner involvement in health-related decision-making is linked with positive health behaviors, a key gap in the literature exists on how this construct should be measured and the specific ways men and women in Uganda perceive partner support in the context of family planning. The USAID-funded Social and Behavior Change Activity (SBCA) in Uganda explored the differences in male versus female priorities in the decision-making considerations and preferred measures of partner support related to family planning in order to design contextually relevant solutions.