Yashodani Pillay

Biographic Data

ID9064894
NAMEYashodani Pillay
GIVEN NAMESYashodani
FAMILY NAMEPillay
SIGNATUREPILLAY Y
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of British Columbia
ORCID0000-0002-5814-7975
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Repeatability of RRate measurements in children during triage in two Ugandan hospitals

    Open AccessAhmad Asdo, Alishah Mawji et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children globally. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) pneumonia diagnosis relies on accurate assessment of respiratory rate, which can be unreliable when completed by nurses with less-advanced training. To inform more accurate measurements, we investigate the repeatability of the RRate app used by nurses in Ugandan district hospitals. This secondary analysis included 3,679 children aged 0–5 year…

  • The epidemiology and risk factors for postnatal complications among postpartum women and newborns in southwestern Uganda

    Open AccessYashodani Pillay, Joseph Ngonzi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for two-thirds of the global burden of maternal and newborn deaths. Adverse outcomes among postpartum women and newborns occurring in the first six weeks of life are often related, though data co-examining patients are limited. This study is an exploratory analysis describing the epidemiology of postnatal complications among postpartum women and newborns following facility birth and discharge in Mbarara, Uganda. This s…