2023
Self-care and healthcare seeking practices among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda
Tusubira A, Ssinabulya I, Kalyesubula R, Nalwadda C, Akiteng A, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Katahoire A, Armstrong-Hough M, Hsieh E, Hawley N, Schwartz J. Self-care and healthcare seeking practices among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001777. PMID: 38079386, PMCID: PMC10712841, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001777.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
When women win, we all win—Call for a gendered global NCD agenda
Ngaruiya C. When women win, we all win—Call for a gendered global NCD agenda. FASEB BioAdvances 2022, 4: 741-757. PMID: 36479209, PMCID: PMC9721093, DOI: 10.1096/fba.2021-00140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNCD outcomesChronic respiratory diseasesRisk factorsNCD agendaRespiratory diseaseGender gapHealth outcomesDifferent risk factorsHealth care accessHealth care outcomesGender lensPolitical organizationNCD mortalityHigh morbidityPolicy levelPublic health leadershipNCD burdenCare accessMarginalized populationsCare outcomesNCD riskGender-based disparitiesHealth disparitiesSocial determinantsEvidence base
2020
Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods study
Tusubira A, Nalwadda C, Akiteng A, Armstrong-Hough M, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods study. The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s19. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30160-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-communicable diseasesSelf-care practicesPhysical activityManagement of NCDsDaily vigorous physical activityEssential NCD medicinesRural UgandaMost respondentsModerate physical activityMixed-methods studyVigorous physical activitySelf-care programFocus group discussionsNCD clinicsAdult patientsMost patientsSwollen footPatient adherenceSaharan AfricaMean ageNCD medicinesNCD patientsWeight managementAlcohol abstinenceHealth facilitiesDevelopment 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
2009
Odds of having a regular physician and perceptions of care: ethnic patterns for women ages 25-45.
Shreffler K, McQuillan J, Greil A, Lacy N, Ngaruiya C. Odds of having a regular physician and perceptions of care: ethnic patterns for women ages 25-45. Family Medicine 2009, 41: 271-6. PMID: 19343558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegular doctorRace/ethnicityLower oddsWhite womenRegular physicianHigher oddsHispanic womenHealth statusWhite non-Hispanic womenAsian womenNon-Hispanic white womenReproductive-aged womenNon-Hispanic womenPerceptions of careBlack womenLogistic regression modelsCare factorsInsurance statusReproductive ageSignificant interaction termSocioeconomic statusWomenOddsEthnic differencesDoctors