Browsing by Author "Pariyo, George W."
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Changes in utilization of health services among poor and rural Changes in utilization of health services among poor and rural residents in Uganda: are reforms benefitting the poor?
Pariyo, George W.; Ekirapa-Kiracho, Elizabeth; Olico, Okui; Rahman, Hafizur Mohammed; Peterson, Stefan; Bishai, David M.; Lucas, Henry; Peters, David H. (BioMed Central, 2009-11-12)Background: Uganda implemented health sector reforms to make services more accessible to the population. An assessment of the likely impact of these reforms is important for informing policy. This paper describes the changes ... -
Community perceptions and factors influencing utilisation of health services in Uganda
Bakeera, Solome; Wamala, Sarah P.; Galea, Sandro; State, Andrew; Peterson, Stefan; Pariyo, George W. (BioMed Central, 2009)Background: Healthcare utilization has particular relevance as a public health and development issue. Unlike material and human capital, there is little empirical evidence on the utility of social resources in overcoming ... -
Discontinuation of cost sharing in Uganda
Pariyo, George W.; Burnham, Gilbert M.; Galiwango, Edward; Wabwire-Mangen, Fred (World Health Organization, 2003-09-15)Objective: To assess the effects of ending cost sharing on use of outpatient services and how this was perceived by health workers and members of a health unit management committee. Methods: From 10 districts across Uganda, ... -
"I never thought that this baby would survive; I thought that it would die any time'; perceptions and care for preterm babies in Eastern Uganda.
Waiswa, Peter; Nyanzi, Stella; Namusoko-Kalungi, Sarah; Peterson, Stefan; Tomson, Goran; Pariyo, George W. (Wiley Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2010)Objective To explore the current care for and perceptions about preterm babies among community members in eastern Uganda. Methods A neonatal midwife observed care of preterm babies in one general hospital and 15 health ... -
Local fever illness classifications: implications for home management of malaria strategies
Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Jesca; Källander, Karin; Nsabagasani, Xavier; Namusisi, Kellen; Annika, Johansson; Pariyo, George W.; Tomson, Göran; Peterson, Stefan (Wiley-Blackwell, 2004-11)Background: The Ugandan Ministry of Health has adopted the WHO Home Based Fever Management strategy (HBM) to improve access to antimalarial drugs for prompt (<24 h) presumptive treatment of all fevers in children under 5 ...