Apophia Namageyo-Funa

Biographic Data

ID6618514
NAMEApophia Namageyo-Funa
GIVEN NAMESApophia
FAMILY NAMENamageyo-Funa
SIGNATURENAMAGEYO-FUNA A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Georgia
ORCID0000-0002-6758-021X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS8
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2

  • Sars-CoV-2 case detection using community event-based surveillance system—February–September 2020

    Open AccessOumy Seck, Jerlie Loko Roka et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the rapid development and implementation of effective surveillance systems to detect and respond to the outbreak in Senegal. In this documentation, we describe the design and implementation of the Community Event-Based Surveillance (CEBS) system in Senegal to strengthen the existing Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response system. The CEBS system used a hotline and toll-free number to collect and triage COVI…

  • Public perceptions of Ebola vaccines and confidence in health services to treat Ebola, malaria, and tuberculosis

    Open AccessAybüke Koyuncu, Rosalind J Carter et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Uganda used Ebola vaccines as part of its preparedness and response during the 2018–2020 10 th Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We evaluated the public’s perceptions of Ebola vaccines and compared their confidence in health services to treat Ebola versus malaria and tuberculosis as part of a survey on Ebola knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) conducted in March 2020. A cross-sectional…

  • Behaviour adoption approaches during public health emergencies

    Open AccessMohamed F Jalloh, Aasli Abdi Nur et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    Human behaviour will continue to play an important role as the world grapples with public health threats. In this paper, we draw from the emerging evidence on behaviour adoption during diverse public health emergencies to develop a framework that contextualises behaviour adoption vis-à-vis a combination of top-down, intermediary and bottom-up approaches. Using the COVID-19 pandemic as a case study, we operationalise the contextual framework to de…

  • The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Coping with Type 2 Diabetes

    Open AccessApophia Namageyo-Funa, Jessica L Muilenburg et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2015

  • Data Collection Challenges and Recommendations for Early Career Researchers

    Open AccessMarylen Rimando, Andrea M Brace et al.ARTICLEQualitative Report2015Cited by: 5References: 4

    Data collection is critical to the social research process. When implemented correctly, data collection enhances the quality of a social research study. However, doctoral students and early career researchers may encounter challenges with data collection. This article reports on the data collection challenges in dissertation research encountered by doctoral students enrolled in a public health program at a southeastern United States urban univers…

  • Recruitment in Qualitative Public Health Research

    Open AccessApophia Namageyo-Funa, Marylen Rimando et al.ARTICLEQualitative Report2014Cited by: 3References: 5

    The purpose of this article is to describe the recruitment challenges faced by eight public health graduate students when conducting qualitative dissertation research. The authors summarize their dissertation studies, describe recruitment challenges, and provide strategies and recommendations used to address challenges. The authors identified twelve recruitment issues which they grouped into three major categories: (a) obtaining consent; (b) work…