Ronald Wasswa

Biographic Data

ID5993063
NAMERonald Wasswa
GIVEN NAMESRonald
FAMILY NAMEWasswa
SIGNATUREWASSWA R
AFFILIATIONSMakerere University
ORCID0000-0003-1251-2460
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Stillbirth and newborn data quality and use and related input and process factors

    Open AccessRonald Wasswa, Lorenzo Giovanni Cora et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2026

    Background: The reduction of preventable newborn deaths in low- and middle-income countries is a global priority. The availability of high-quality newborn and stillbirth data is essential for shaping action-oriented policies and interventions towards resolving these challenges. Using a mixed-methods approach, we evaluated the input and process factors hindering data quality and use in Uganda. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from Nov…

  • Maternal and child healthcare coverage and trends

    Open AccessRogers Nsubuga, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2026

    Novel approach - leveraging routine facility data, revealed MCH coverage was modestly consistently higher in RH districts over the years and RH status influenced ANC4 coverage. Overall district-CCI depended on Government investment and health systems performance implying increase in PHC financing could be a key driver to universal district-level improvement

  • WHO launches global network of institutes to strengthen capacity for health inequality monitoring

    Open AccessA K Kavitha, Tim Adair et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2026

    This article introduces the global WHO-managed Health Inequality Monitoring Network, which is dedicated to strengthening and expanding health inequality monitoring practices at global, regional and country levels. Launched in 2025, the Health Inequality Monitoring Network consists of 12 inaugural institutional members, represented by over 140 affiliated individuals spanning all world regions. The Network aims to: strengthen capacities for health …

  • Influence of social networks on women’s contraceptive decision-making and action

    Open AccessCatherine Birabwa, Dinah Amongin et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Our study highlights how different types of social support from partners, relatives, and peers can either bolster or undermine women's agency in making contraceptive decisions. Informational support from relatives and peers can boost women's certainty in their intentions, while emotional support from partners boosts their confidence to act on these intentions. Multipronged approaches targeting these networks are necessary to promote women's agenc…

  • Development and Validation of the Agency in Contraceptive Decisions Scale in Uganda and Nigeria

    Open AccessSneha Challa, Ushma D Upadhyay et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning2025References: 40

    To fill a gap in measures of empowered contraceptive decision‐making, we developed the Agency in Contraceptive Decisions Scale in Uganda and Nigeria. We developed an item pool drawing on the previously published Contraceptive Agency framework. We refined items through cognitive interviews ( N = 80) and expert feedback and piloted a reduced item pool via surveys ( N = 3002). Exploratory factor analysis using a random half of the sample suggested a…

  • Multilevel mixed effects analysis of individual and community factors associated with unmet need for contraception among married women in four East African countries

    Open AccessAllen Kabagenyi, Ronald Wasswa et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2024

    The findings reiterate the need for family planning efforts to focus on younger women. Additionally, improved education, economic empowerment, calls for spousal involvement in family planning matters, support for those with child loss, and comprehensive awareness initiatives remain vital to tackling unmet need for contraception

  • Deprivation and Its Association with Child Health and Nutrition in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area of Uganda

    Open AccessRornald Muhumuza Kananura, Peter Waiswa et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2024References: 5

    African cities are experiencing increasing living standard disparities with limited evidence of intra-urban health disparities. Using data from the 2006-2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys, we employed the UN-Habitat definition to examine slum-like household conditions in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA). Subsequently, we developed a slum-like severity index and assessed its association with under-5 common morbidities and healt…

  • Spatial variation and attributable risk factors of anaemia among young children in Uganda

    Open AccessRonald Wasswa, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Anaemia continues to be a burden especially in developing countries that not only affects the physical growth and cognitive development of children but also increases their risk to death. Over the past decade, the prevalence of anaemia among Ugandan children has been unacceptably high. Despite this, spatial variation and attributable risk factors of anaemia are not well explored at national level. The study utilized the 2016 Uganda Demographic an…

  • Multilevel mixed effects analysis of individual and community level factors associated with modern contraceptive use among married women in Uganda

    Open AccessRonald Wasswa, Allen Kabagenyi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    The study revealed that both individual and community factors were important in explaining the factors associated with modern contraceptive use among married women in Uganda. Therefore, there is need to invest in community based programs like: family planning outreach services, mass media campaigns and community mobilization activities to help in dissemination of family planning information, increase awareness and promotion in use of modern contr…