Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Author "Nankunda, Jolly"
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Community based peer counsellors for support of exclusive breastfeeding: experiences from rural Uganda
Nankunda, Jolly; Tumwine, James K; Soltvedt, Åshild; Semiyaga, Nulu; Ndeezi, Grace; Tylleskär, Thorkild (BioMed Central, 2006-10-20)Background: Universal exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months could reduce infant mortality by 13%. Although 99% women initiate breastfeeding in Uganda, exclusive breastfeeding rates remain low. Although peer ... -
Factors associated with birth asphyxia among term singleton births at two referral hospitals in Northern Uganda: A cross sectional study
Ayebare, Elizabeth; Hanson, Claudia; Nankunda, Jolly; Hjelmstedt, Anna; Nantanda, Rebecca; Jonas, Wibke; Tumwine, James K.; Ndeezi, Grace (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022)Background: Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality worldwide. In Uganda, it accounts for 28.9% of all neonatal deaths. With a view to inform policy and practice interventions to reduce adverse ... -
Fetal heart rate monitoring practices at a public hospital in Northern Uganda – what health workers document, do and say
Ayebare, Elizabeth; Jonas, Wibke; Ndeezi, Grace; Nankunda, Jolly; Hanson, Claudia; Tumwine, James K.; Hjelmstedt, Anna (Global Health Action, 2020-01-20)Background: In Uganda, perinatal mortality is 38 per 1000 pregnancies. One-third of these deaths are due to birth asphyxia. Adequate fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring during labor may detect birth asphyxia but little is ... -
Health care workers’ experiences of managing foetal distress and birth asphyxia at health facilities in Northern Uganda
Ayebare, Elizabeth; Ndeezi, Grace; Hjelmstedt, Anna; Nankunda, Jolly; Tumwine, James K.; Hanson, Claudia; Jonas, Wibke (BMC, 2021-01)Background: Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of intrapartum stillbirth and neonatal mortality worldwide. We sought to explore the experiences of health care workers in managing foetal distress and birth asphyxia ... -
Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach
Fadnes, Lars T.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Moland, Karen Marie; Nankunda, Jolly; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Health workers’ counselling practices are essential to improve infant feeding practices. This paper will assess how infant feeding counselling was done and experienced by counsellors and mothers in Eastern ...