Daniel Ebbs, DO, MS, EMT-P, FAAP
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The Laro Kwo Project: A train the trainer model combined with mobile health technology for community health workers in Northern Uganda
Ebbs D, Benson O, Jasicki S, McCollum S, Cappello M. The Laro Kwo Project: A train the trainer model combined with mobile health technology for community health workers in Northern Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001290. PMID: 37195969, PMCID: PMC10191267, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersCHW training programHealth workersThree-year prospective observational studyTrainer modelProspective observational studyUse of mHealthMobile health technologyNew cohortTraining programClinical outcomesMiddle-income countriesOriginal cohortObservational studyMHealth modalitiesHealth resourcesCohortNorthern UgandaLMICsIncome countriesHealth technologiesMobile healthFurther investigationMHealthHigher scoresExpanding Medical Education for Local Health Promoters Among Remote Communities of the Peruvian Amazon: An Exploratory Study of an Innovative Program Model.
Ebbs D, Hirschbaum JH, Mika A, Matsushita SC, Lewis JH. Expanding Medical Education for Local Health Promoters Among Remote Communities of the Peruvian Amazon: An Exploratory Study of an Innovative Program Model. Adv Med Educ Pract 2020, 11: 215-223. PMID: 32256139, DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S245491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workers identify children requiring health center admission in Northern Uganda: prehospital risk prediction using vital signs and advanced point-of-care tests
Ebbs D, Denish O, Bongomin F, Chandna A, Haseefa F, Canarie M, Cappello M. Community health workers identify children requiring health center admission in Northern Uganda: prehospital risk prediction using vital signs and advanced point-of-care tests. Global Health Action 2025, 18: 2519704. PMID: 40569209, PMCID: PMC12203686, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2519704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersHealth workersDanger signsPrehospital settingHealth centersCommunity health worker teamArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveHealth worker teamPoint-of-care testingSocioeconomically deprived regionsPrehospital evaluationObservational pilot studyCommunity settingsWorker teamsSerious illnessSick childrenTreatable illnessPediatric mortalityDeprived regionsLogistic regressionPrimary outcomeSub-Saharan AfricaHealthCommunity levelRisk predictionCommunity Based Participatory Research in Global Health: Time to Provide Appropriate Ethics Training for Community Researchers
Ganjeh Y, Ngaruiya C, Albee B, Funaro M, Bongomin F, Greeno R, Bothwell L, Ebbs D. Community Based Participatory Research in Global Health: Time to Provide Appropriate Ethics Training for Community Researchers. INQUIRY The Journal Of Health Care Organization Provision And Financing 2025, 62: 00469580251350492. PMID: 40605544, PMCID: PMC12227872, DOI: 10.1177/00469580251350492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based participatory researchParticipatory researchParticipatory action researchCommunity Based Participatory ResearchResearch capacityMiddle-income countriesCommunity researchHealth inequalitiesLMICsEthics resourcesCommunity engagementGlobal healthCommunity membersPartner communitiesAcademic institutionsEthics trainingMarginalized populationsTraining methodsHealthResearch processTrainingCommunityPopulationCommunity goalsAction research
2026
Community health knowledge and access to care in post-conflict Northern Uganda: Perspectives of community health workers in Pader District.
Albee B, Atiya P, Denish O, Denish O, Faustino I, Abeyaratne D, Cunningham S, Carandang R, Bongomin F, Ebbs D. Community health knowledge and access to care in post-conflict Northern Uganda: Perspectives of community health workers in Pader District. PLOS Global Public Health 2026, 6: e0005249. PMID: 41746971, PMCID: PMC12944800, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersCommunity health workers’ perspectivesVillage health teamsHealth knowledgePader districtsNorthern UgandaHealth workersCommunity health prioritiesPost-conflict northern UgandaCommunity health programsPriority health concernsHealth system constraintsPoor health outcomesNon-communicable diseasesSemi-structured guideQualitative descriptive studyChild health complicationsFocus group discussionsCare-seekingHealth teamsThematic synthesisHealth facilitiesHealth outcomesCommunity healthHealth programsCorrection: Prehospital use of point-of-care tests by community health workers: a scoping review
Ebbs D, Tarica M, Funaro M, O'Daniel M, Cappello M. Correction: Prehospital use of point-of-care tests by community health workers: a scoping review. Frontiers In Public Health 2026, 14: 1799389. PMID: 41799454, PMCID: PMC12965052, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1799389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregiver acceptability, and uptake of voluntary medical circumcision among male children under 5 years in Gulu city, Northern Uganda
Otika D, Okello M, Opee J, Ayikoru J, Okema J, Olum R, Ajilong H, Akera P, Baluku J, Pebolo P, Ebbs D, Bongomin F. Caregiver acceptability, and uptake of voluntary medical circumcision among male children under 5 years in Gulu city, Northern Uganda. Scientific Reports 2026, 16: 6748. PMID: 41617956, PMCID: PMC12913616, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-37693-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFathers' circumcision statusCaregiver acceptanceInformation sessionsMale circumcisionAssociated with acceptanceCaregiver perceptionsLevel of educationMedical circumcisionAcceptance of medical interventionsSecondary level of educationMultistage sampling strategyTertiary level of educationTransmission of HIV infectionCaregiver genderMale childrenPearson chi-squareHIV preventionPoisson regressionCross-sectional quantitative approachCaregiversMarital statusCaregiver selectionEducation levelStudy respondentsVersion 18Health disparities and the burden of fungal infections in Africa
Bongomin F, Ebbs D, Henao-Martínez A, Denning D. Health disparities and the burden of fungal infections in Africa. 2026, 100014. DOI: 10.1016/j.lanafr.2025.100014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Prevalence and factors associated with Intestinal parasitosis among adults with diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary care facility in Northern Uganda: A hospital-based cross-sectional study
Ngolobe H, Kugonza M, Nkwatsibwe P, Kato A, Otika D, Okello M, Ebbs D, Bongomin F. Prevalence and factors associated with Intestinal parasitosis among adults with diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary care facility in Northern Uganda: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0338774. PMID: 41452875, PMCID: PMC12742753, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0338774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGulu Regional Referral HospitalHospital-based cross-sectional studyCross-sectional studyAssociated FactorsDiabetes mellitusRegional Referral HospitalIntestinal parasitosisPrevalence of IPTertiary care facilitySemi-structured questionnaireBivariate logistic regressionQuality of lifePublic health problemNorthern UgandaCare facilitiesType 2 diabetes mellitusStool sample analysisDescriptive statisticsNon-pathogenic commensalsReferral hospitalFasting blood glucoseHealth problemsLogistic regressionPrevalence of intestinal parasitosisMedical attentionFactors associated with HIV RNA viral non-suppression among children and adolescents living with HIV attendingpublic health facilities in Gulu city, Uganda
Lanyero V, Bongomin F, Ebbs D, Nantale R, Ochola E. Factors associated with HIV RNA viral non-suppression among children and adolescents living with HIV attendingpublic health facilities in Gulu city, Uganda. Journal Of Interventional Epidemiology And Public Health 2025, 8 DOI: 10.37432/jieph-confpro6-00036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchViral non-suppressionAnti-retroviral therapyNon-suppressionAssociated with viral non-suppressionAnti-retroviral therapy initiationAdherence to anti-retroviral therapyViral load suppression ratesMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelIncidence rateWHO clinical stageViral suppression ratesViral load testingRetrospective cohort studyStatistical significanceFollow-up periodCox proportional hazards modelsSuppression rateNon-viral suppressionStatistical significance of associationsProportional hazards modelHIV complicationsViral suppressionMedian ageClinical stageAdherence counseling
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Organization Only Daniel Ebbs, DO, MS, EMT-P, FAAPThe fourth Tuesdays of the month will be reserved for research intensive presentations and will take place in person only in Trask Conference Room, LMP 3108.