Browsing by Author "Wafula, Solomon Tsebeni"

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    Drivers of the Second Wave and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 cases in Uganda: A Retrospective Study of Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases
    (ResearchSquare, 2022) Walekhwa, Abel Wilson; Nakazibwe, Brenda; Nantongo, Mary; Wafula, Solomon Tsebeni; Bulafu, Douglas; Nsereko, Godfrey
    The COVID-19 continued to pose several public health, social, economic challenges and the drivers for the occurrence of different COVID-19 waves remains undocumented in Uganda. We conducted a crosssectional population-based survey among recovered COVID-19 cases to establish the drivers of SAR-CoV2 infections. We performed a retrospective study and interviewed 1120 recovered COVID-19 cases from 10 selected districts in Uganda. We further conducted 38 Key Informant Interviews of members of the COVID-19 District Taskforce and 19 in-depth interviews among COVID-19 survivors from March to June, 2021.
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    Gaps in Measles Vaccination Coverage in Kasese district, Western Uganda:Results of a Qualitative Evaluation
    (BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022) Walekhwa, Abel Wilson; Musoke, David; Nalugya, Aisha; Biribawa, Claire; Nsereko, Godfrey; Wafula, Solomon Tsebeni; Nakazibwe, Brenda; Nantongo, Mary; Odera, Doreen Awino; Chiara, Achangwa; Boyce, Ross Mathew; Mulogo, Edgar Mugema
    Despite the availability of a highly effective vaccine, measles remains a substantial public health problem in many countries including Uganda. In this study, conducted between June–August 2020 following a local outbreak, we sought to explore the factors that could affect measles vaccination coverage in rural western Uganda.