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
2025
Factors 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 counselingMortality hazards after treatment completion of pulmonary TB in a tertiary hospital in Uganda
Bongomin, F., Namusobya, M., Nantale, R., Ebbs, D. S., Batte, C., van Rhijn, N., ... & Denning, D. W. (2025). Mortality hazards after treatment completion of pulmonary TB in a tertiary hospital in Uganda. IJID Regions, 100758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality hazards after treatment completion of pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary hospital in Uganda
Bongomin F, Namusobya M, Nantale R, Ebbs D, Batte C, van Rhijn N, Baluku J, Denning D. Mortality hazards after treatment completion of pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary hospital in Uganda. IJID Regions 2025, 17: 100758. PMID: 41127482, PMCID: PMC12538077, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor health-related quality of lifeHealth-related quality of lifeChronic pulmonary aspergillosisSt. George's Respiratory Questionnaire scoreQuality of lifeRespiratory Questionnaire scorePulmonary tuberculosisIndependent predictorsPredictors of mortalityChest X-rayVital statusFollow-upQuestionnaire scoresDrug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosisCox proportional hazards regressionMedian follow-up durationAssociated with long-term complicationsIndependent predictors of deathIndependent predictor of mortalityLong-term follow-upProportional hazards regressionHIV Co-InfectionMortality rateFollow-up durationTreated pulmonary tuberculosisAnemia prevalence and severity among pregnant refugee women settled in the West Nile region, Uganda
Bongomin F, Kibone W, Nantale R, Lebu S, Awekonimungu B, Musoke P, Ebbs D, Beardsley R, Muoghalu C, Ochaya S, Manga M. Anemia prevalence and severity among pregnant refugee women settled in the West Nile region, Uganda. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0329970. PMID: 40845008, PMCID: PMC12373188, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeverity of anemiaPregnant refugee womenAntenatal careAssociated with adverse outcomesPredictors of anemiaPrevalence of anemiaBurden of anemiaImpact of anemiaConsequences of anemiaAntenatal care clinicsMultivariate logistic regressionRefugee womenWest Nile regionAssociated with higher oddsProvision of ironWest Nile region of UgandaMedian HbCross-sectional studyRegion of UgandaEarly antenatal careSevere anemiaFolate supplementationGlobal public health issuePregnant womenAnemia prevalenceObstetric and newborn outcomes of mothers with and without HIV infection in Anaka general hospital in Northern Uganda
Lapat J, Opee J, Okello J, Oyoo N, Wanican C, Labong G, Ebbs D, Bongomin F. Obstetric and newborn outcomes of mothers with and without HIV infection in Anaka general hospital in Northern Uganda. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0326322. PMID: 40526733, PMCID: PMC12173179, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal outcomesGeneral HospitalHIV-negative womenNewborn outcomesAntiretroviral therapyOdds of congenital anomaliesHIV-positiveHIV-positive pregnant womenChild health outcomesHIV-exposed pregnanciesHIV infectionCongenital anomaliesNorthern UgandaGlobal HIV burdenHospital-based retrospective cross-sectional studySystematic random samplingHIV-positive womenCross-sectional studyOutcomes of mothersLifelong antiretroviral therapyMultivariate logistic regressionRetrospective cross-sectional studyMaternity registersRisk of congenital anomaliesWomen of reproductive agePolypharmacy among adults receiving outpatient care at Kitgum General Hospital, Northern Uganda.
Oyoo, N., Musoke, D., Nantale, R., Lapat, J. J., Opee, J., Ebbs, D. S., & Bongomin, F. (2025). Polypharmacy among adults receiving outpatient care at Kitgum General Hospital, Northern Uganda. BMC Primary Care, 26(1), 1-11.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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