Monica Okuga

Most-cited papers

1. Engaging community health workers in maternal and newborn care in eastern Uganda

   Monica Okuga, Margaret Kemigisa, S. Namutamba, G. Namazzi +1 more

   2015Global Health Action78 citations Open access

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2. Working with community health workers to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes: implementation and scale-up lessons from eastern Uganda

   G. Namazzi, Monica Okuga, M. Tetui, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura +6 more

   2017Global Health Action60 citations Open access

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3. Bottlenecks in the implementation of essential screening tests in antenatal care: Syphilis, HIV, and anemia testing in rural Tanzania and Uganda

   U. Baker, Monica Okuga, P. Waiswa, F. Manzi +2 more

   2015International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics55 citations Open access

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4. Newborn Care Practices among Adolescent Mothers in Hoima District, Western Uganda

   Lydia Kabwijamu, P. Waiswa, V. Kawooya, C. Nalwadda +2 more

   2016PLoS ONE39 citations Open access

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5. Determinants of facility based–deliveries among urban slum dwellers of Kampala, Uganda

   Lestine Bitakwitse Atusiimire, P. Waiswa, L. Atuyambe, Victoria Nankabirwa +1 more

   2019PLoS ONE33 citations Open access

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6. The performance of community health workers in the management of multiple childhood infectious diseases in Lira, northern Uganda – a mixed methods cross-sectional study

   Phillip Wanduru, M. Tetui, D. Tuhebwe, Michael Ediau +5 more

   2016Global Health Action33 citations Open access

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7. Bypassing or successful referral? A population-based study of reasons why women travel far for childbirth in Eastern Uganda

   P. Mubiri, D. Kajjo, Monica Okuga, T. Marchant +3 more

   2020BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth31 citations Open access

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8. How people-centred health systems can reach the grassroots: experiences implementing community-level quality improvement in rural Tanzania and Uganda

   T. Tancred, Rogers Mandu, C. Hanson, Monica Okuga +16 more

   2018Health Policy and Planning25 citations Open access

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9. Institutionalizing a Regional Model for Improving Quality of Newborn Care at Birth Across Hospitals in Eastern Uganda: A 4-Year Story

   P. Waiswa, Phillip Wanduru, Monica Okuga, Darius Kajjo +6 more

   2021Global Health: Science and Practice Journal19 citations Open access

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10. The performance of community health workers in the management of multiple childhood infectious diseases in Lira, northern Uganda - a mixed methods cross-sectional study.

    Phillip Wanduru, M. Tetui, D. Tuhebwe, Michael Ediau +5 more

    2016Global Health Action15 citations Open access

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11. Using research priority-setting to guide bridging the implementation gap in countries – a case study of the Uganda newborn research priorities in the SDG era

    P. Waiswa, Monica Okuga, Lydia Kabwijamu, Joseph Akuze +5 more

    2019Health Research Policy and Systems14 citations Open access

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12. Illness recognition and care-seeking for maternal and newborn complications in rural eastern Uganda

    Monica Okuga, P. Waiswa, Rogers Mandu, J. Wachira +2 more

    2017Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition14 citations Open access

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13. Methodology for a mixed-methods multi-country study to assess recognition of and response to maternal and newborn illness

    A. Moran, D. Charlet, S. Madhavan, K. Aruldas +8 more

    2017Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition12 citations Open access

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14. Prevalence, barriers and factors associated with parental disclosure of their HIV positive status to children: a cross-sectional study in an urban clinic in Kampala, Uganda

    C. Osingada, Monica Okuga, R. Nabirye, N. Sewankambo +1 more

    2016BMC Public Health10 citations Open access

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15. Disclosure of Parental HIV Status to Children: Experiences of Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment at an Urban Clinic in Kampala, Uganda

    C. Osingada, Monica Okuga, R. Nabirye, N. Sewankambo +1 more

    2017AIDS Research and Treatment6 citations Open access

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16. Shifting the discourse from survive to thrive: a qualitative exploration of beliefs, actions and priorities for early childhood development in Uganda

    Danie Strachan, Lydia Kabwijamu, Monica Okuga, Callie Daniel-Howell +4 more

    2020Journal of the British Academy3 citations Open access

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17. Community health system capacities and capabilities within an evolving community health policy framework: mixed methods study of stakeholders in central Uganda

    R. Kabanda, Ronald Miria Ocaatre, D. Atwine, Bounggui Kim +8 more

    2025BMJ Open2 citations Open access

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18. Investigating a cholera outbreak in Kaiso Fishing Village, Hoima District, Uganda, October 2015

    Monica Okuga, D. Oguttu, A. Okullo, M. Park +4 more

    2018The Pan African Medical Journal1 citations Open access

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19. Awareness of occupational hazards and use of safety measures among road-side welders in Jinja Town

    Monica Okuga

    20111 citations

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20. The 13 UN Life-saving Commodities for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Uganda

    G. Seruwagi, Catherine Nakidde, Gerald Pande, Monica Okuga +4 more

    20170 citations Open access

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