Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Author "Abaasa, Catherine"
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Antenatal services for pregnant teenagers in Mbarara Municipality, Southwestern Uganda: health workers and community leaders’ views
Rukundo, Godfrey Zari; Abaasa, Catherine; Natukunda, Peace Byamukama; Ashabahebwa, Bob Harold; Allain, Dominic (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2015)Background: Globally, about 11 % of all annual births involve adolescents aged 15–19 years. Uganda has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed stakeholders’ views concerning ... -
Parents’ and caretakers’ perceptions and concerns about accessibility of antenatal services by pregnant teenagers in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda
Rukundo, Godfrey Zari; Abaasa, Catherine; Natukunda, Peace Byamukama; Allain, Dominic (Midwifery, 2019)Background: Uganda has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in Sub-Saharan Africa and the world. About a quarter of teenagers become pregnant annually. This is much higher than the global rate of 11%. When a teenager ... -
Predicting Low Birth Weight: A comparison of Anthropometric Measurements taken by Midwives and Community Health Workers in Uganda
Ayesiga, Savino; Abaasa, Catherine; Ayebare, David; Maina, Gakenia Wamuyu (Research square, 2019)Background: In many resource constrained countries, Uganda inclusive, women continue to give birth at home/in the community where there are no weighing scales to measure and record birth weight, and consequently low birth ... -
Psychosocial supports utilized by caregivers of patients with dementia in South western Uganda: A qualitative investigation
Abaasa, Catherine; Obua, Celestino; Wakida, Edith K; Rukundo, Godfrey Zari (Research square, 2019)Background: Patients with dementia experience problems ranging from mild to severe impairments in daily life activities. In Uganda, like in most other low and middle-income countries, families are a cornerstone in providing ... -
A qualitative investigation of the psychosocial services utilised by care-givers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in southwestern Uganda
Abaasa, Catherine; Obua, Celestino; Wakida, Edith K.; Rukundo, Godfrey Zari (Ageing & Society, 2021)Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias often require substantial support from other people. Much of the care-giving is from family members who eventually experience physical, emotional and financial ...