2020
Development of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural Uganda
Moor S, Tusubira A, Akiteng A, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Armstrong-Hough M, Nalwadda C, Nugent R, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Development of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural Uganda. The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s22. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30163-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-communicable diseasesPatient preferencesHealth facilitiesCommon non-communicable diseasesRural UgandaCause of deathHealth care providersHealth service deliveryFormative qualitative researchAvailability of medicinesPeer support groupsHealth care systemPublic health officialsHypertension managementMiddle-income countriesRural patientsDiscrete choice experimentExpert consensusNakaseke districtPatientsCommunicable diseasesDiabetesLow-income countriesInternational content expertsHealth officials
2019
Challenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda: a qualitative study with patients, village health team members, and health care professionals
Chang H, Hawley NL, Kalyesubula R, Siddharthan T, Checkley W, Knauf F, Rabin TL. Challenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda: a qualitative study with patients, village health team members, and health care professionals. International Journal For Equity In Health 2019, 18: 38. PMID: 30819193, PMCID: PMC6394065, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-019-0934-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care professionalsVillage health team membersHealth team membersCare professionalsRural UgandaPrevalence of hypertensionCommunity health workersIndividual health care professionalsUgandan health care systemHealth care systemLifestyle factorsDiabetes careDM managementHealth workersHypertensionPatientsNakaseke districtHealth system reformPreventable aspectsMedication accessibilityCare systemLack of awarenessRural settingsPotential roleDiabetes
2017
Improving inpatient medication adherence using attendant education in a tertiary care hospital in Uganda
Alupo P, Ssekitoleko R, Rabin T, Kalyesubula R, Kimuli I, Bodnar BE. Improving inpatient medication adherence using attendant education in a tertiary care hospital in Uganda. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2017, 29: 587-592. PMID: 28934403, PMCID: PMC5890877, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzx075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care deliveryMedication adherenceClinical careCare deliveryMulago National Referral HospitalOverall medication adherencePhysician prescription practicesTertiary care hospitalInternal medicine wardsMedication adherence ratesNational Referral HospitalResource-limited countriesResource-limited settingsBaseline data collectionHealth care systemBaseline medianInpatient medicationsReferral hospitalCare hospitalMedicine wardsAdherence ratesPrescription practicesPoor adherenceStudy wardsPharmacy communication
2015
Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For Improvement
Siddharthan T, Ramaiya K, Yonga G, Mutungi GN, Rabin TL, List JM, Kishore SP, Schwartz JI. Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For Improvement. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 1506-1513. PMID: 26355052, PMCID: PMC4568565, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoncommunicable diseasesCommunicable diseasesPrimary health care systemNoncommunicable disease managementDisease managementPublic health initiativesHealth service deliveryHealth care systemBasic science researchEssential medicationsCommunicable diseases managementHealth initiativesSocial determinantsHealth systemNutritional transitionDiseaseLow-income countriesCare systemMedical trainingService deliveryMedicationsPrevalenceCare