Performance of Epidemic Preparedness and Response Committees to Disease Outbreaks in Arua District, West Nile Region

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dc.contributor.authorAfayo, Robert
dc.contributor.authorAlege, John Bosco
dc.contributor.authorAkugizibwe, Pardon
dc.contributor.authorTaremwa, Ivan Mugisha
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-08T10:55:55Z
dc.date.available2025-05-08T10:55:55Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-03
dc.description.abstractThe Epidemic Preparedness and Response Committees (EPPRCs) are at the heart of preventing outbreaks from becoming epidemics by controlling the spread. Evidence-based information regarding factors associated with the performance of EPPRCs in preparedness and response to disease outbreaks is needed in order to improve their performance. A cross-sectional study involving 103 EPPRC members was carried out in Arua district, West Nile region, between the months of July and December 2014. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, and the chi-square test was used to establish associations. Forty-eight percentage of EPPRC members showed a moderate level of preparedness, and only 39.8% of them had a moderate level of response. The performance drivers of preparedness and response were dependent on presence of a budget (χ2 = 10.281, p = 0.002), availability of funds (χ2 = 5.508, p = 0.019), adequacy of funds, (χ2 = 11.211, p = 0.008), support given by health development partners (χ2 = 19.497, p = 0.001), and motivation (χ2 = 20.065, p < 0.001). Further, membership duration (χ2 = 13.776, p = 0.001) and respondent cadre (χ2 = 12.538, p = 0.005) had a significant association. Based on these findings, there is a big gap in the preparedness and response ability, all of which are dependent on the financial gap to the Committees. To this, funding for preparedness and response is a critical aspect to respond and contain an outbreak.
dc.identifier.citationAfayo, R., Buga, M., Alege, J. B., Akugizibwe, P., Atuhairwe, C., & Taremwa, I. M. (2019). Performance of epidemic preparedness and response committees to disease outbreaks in Arua District, West Nile Region. Journal of environmental and Public Health, 2019(1), 1437920.
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1437920
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/11512
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of environmental and Public Health
dc.titlePerformance of Epidemic Preparedness and Response Committees to Disease Outbreaks in Arua District, West Nile Region
dc.typeArticle
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