Publications by authors named "D O Odongo"
Introduction: Screening and diagnostic mammography are associated with some risk of radiation-induced breast cancer. This study was conducted to establish the National Diagnostic Reference Levels (NDRLs) for digital diagnostic and screening mammography in Uganda to achieve breast radiation dose optimization.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among female participants recruited by consecutive sampling from three selected hospitals with digital mammography in Uganda.
Background: Physically disabled persons continue to be discriminated, excluded and neglected based on design of structures and their location. This hampers equitable access to services and disproportionately affect them during a pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate physical access barriers to COVID-19 vaccines among persons with physical disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, (March 2020 to March 2022) in Ugenya Sub-county, Siaya County in Western Kenya.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The standard passive case-finding strategy implemented by most developing countries is inadequate to detect new cases of Tuberculosis. A household contact investigation is an alternative approach. However, there is limited cost-effectiveness data to support planning and implementation in low and middle-income countries.
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- Accurate malaria diagnosis and timely treatment are essential for managing malaria, but resource limitations in healthcare facilities lead to reduced treatment efficacy and deter patients from seeking care.
- The study examined treatment-seeking behaviors, diagnosis quality, and factors influencing treatment seeking among local populations across ten public healthcare facilities over three months, using both case detection and household surveys.
- Findings revealed that many residents with fever relied on purchasing antimalarials from chemists, with accessibility to healthcare facilities and financial capability being significant predictors for seeking formal treatment, especially among children under five.
Background: Malaria in western Kenya is currently characterized by sustained high Plasmodial transmission and infection resurgence, despite positive responses in some areas following intensified malaria control interventions since 2006. This study aimed to evaluate long-term changes in malaria transmission profiles and to assess patterns of asymptomatic malaria infections in school children aged 5-15 years at three sites in western Kenya with heterogeneous malaria transmission and simultaneous malaria control interventions.
Methods: The study was conducted from 2018 to 2019 and is based on data taken every third year from 2005 to 2014 during a longitudinal parasitological and mosquito adult surveillance and malaria control programme that was initiated in 2002 in the villages of Kombewa, Iguhu, and Marani.