Browsing by Author "Paichadze, Nino"

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    Building capacity for injury research: A case study from Uganda
    (Abstracts, 2016) Hyder, Adnan A.; Kobusingye, Olive; Bachani, Abdulgafoor M.; Paichadze, Nino; Bishai, David; Wegener, Stephen; Mbona Tumwesigye, Nazarius; Guwatudde, David; Atuyambe, Lynn; Stevens, Kent A.
    Despite the high burden of injuries, they have largely been overlooked in global health research. One of the reasons for this is that in many developing countries there is limited supply of trained human resources for addressing injury research. Uganda is one such country where two critical gaps in addressing the lifelong consequences of trauma, injuries and disability are the lack of trained human resources and the lack of data. Objectives Through innovative model of sustainable development, the Johns Hopkins University-Makerere University Chronic Consequences of Trauma, Injuries and Disability in Uganda (JHU-MU Chronic TRIAD) program aims to strengthen research capacity on the long-term health and economic consequences of trauma, injuries and disability across the lifespan in Uganda.
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    Road safety compliance among motorcyclists in Kawempe Division, Kampala, Uganda: a crosssectional study
    (International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 2019) Ndagire, Margaret; Kiwanuka, Suzanne; Paichadze, Nino; Kobusingye, Olive
    Motorcyclists are vulnerable road users in Uganda and 21.7% (3912/18,016) experienced crashes in 2012. This study determined the prevalence of and factors associated with compliance to selected road safety measures (helmet use, retro-reflective jackets use, riding permit and carrying one passenger) among commercial motorcyclists in Kawempe, from April to June 2014 using interviewer administered questionnaires. Total compliance was 0.9% and 24.4% to at least 3/4 measures. Compliance by measure was; 7.6% retroreflective jackets, 28.8% riding permits, 69.4% helmet use and 86.1% carrying one passenger. The associated factors were; knowing that (training before one starts to ride prevents crashes, Adjusted-odds-ratio (AOR) ¼ 2.38 (1.36–4.19), maintaining the motorcycle in good condition prevents crashes, AOR ¼ 0.34 (0.15–0.77) and padding reduces impact of road traffic injury, AOR ¼ 0.37 (0.15–0.89)). Prevalence to compliance is very low. Road safety messages should highlight the importance of all road safety measures to improve compliance.