Emmanuel Olal

Datos Biográficos

ID7146574
NOMBREEmmanuel Olal
NOMBRESEmmanuel
APELLIDOOlal
FIRMAOLAL E
AFILIACIONESYotkom Medical Centre, Kitgum, Uganda
ORCID0000-0003-3841-5896
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Optimizing hepatitis B diagnosis for mothers in a low-resource setting

    Open AccessLinda Kisaakye Nabitaka, Viola Kasone et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Mother-to-child transmission accounts for most new hepatitis B (HBV) infections in high-burden regions globally. The World Health Organization recommends antiviral prophylaxis for pregnant women with high hepatitis B viral load levels, but access to viral load testing remains limited and untimely in many countries, due to centralized testing. We assessed the operational feasibility, accessibility, and cost of implementing the Xpert HBV DNA assay …

  • Prevalence and correlates of facemask usage during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in Uganda

    Open AccessNelson Onira Alema, Christopher Okot et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) documented wearing facemasks in public as one of the most important prevention measures to limit COVID-19 spread. Considering this, WHO and the US CDC developed guidelines for wearing facemasks in public. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of facemask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic in northern Uganda. We con…

  • Prevalence and Factors Associated With Compliance With Covid-19 Presidential Lockdown Measures

    Open AccessEmmanuel Olal, David Mukunya et al.ARTICLEINQUIRY The Journal of Health…2023

    The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is one of the most severe global health uncertainties to date. Although significant global effort has been put into implementing COVID-19 pandemic control measures such as lockdowns, travel restrictions, and hygiene precautions, the transmission is expected to resurface once these efforts are discontinued. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with compliance with presidential 53-day l…

  • Covid-19 in conflict border regions

    Open AccessQuraish Sserwanja, Mohammed Adam et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2021

    The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported in Sudan on 13 March 2020. Since then, Sudan has experienced one of the highest rates of COVID-19 spread and fatalities in Africa. One year later, as per 22 March 2021, Sudan had registered 29,661 confirmed cases and 2,028 deaths with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 6.8 %. By 12 December 2020, of the 18 states in Sudan, South Kordofan had the fifth highest CFR of 17.4 %, only surpassed by …

  • Factors associated with childhood overweight and obesity in Uganda

    Open AccessQuraish Sserwanja, Linet M Mutisya et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    The present study showed male sex, older age of the children, nutritional status of the mothers and region of residence were associated with obesity and overweight among children under 5 years of age

  • Factors associated with undernutrition among 20 to 49 year old women in Uganda

    Open AccessQuraish Sserwanja, David Mukunya et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    The present study showed wealth index, place of residence and region to be associated with undernutrition among 20 to 49 year old women in Uganda. There is need to address socio-economic determinants of maternal undernutrition mainly poverty and regional inequalities