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Table 1 Activities carried out by Public Health Fellowship Program fellows and graduates to support the COVID-19 response in Uganda, 2020–2021. PHFP cohorts are listed by the year of entry under ‘project investigators’

From: Improving the effectiveness of Field Epidemiology Training Programs: characteristics that facilitated effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda

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Date

Activity

Project investigators

Outputs as of November 2021

1

February 2020

Setting up, conducting traveler screening at Entebbe International Airporta

C2019, C2020

1, 3, 4 (in preparation), 6

2

March-June 2020

Use of a toll-free call center for COVID-19 response and continuity of essential services during the lockdown in Greater Kampala, Uganda, 2020

C2020

4 (under review [14])

3

March – September 2020

Setting up and overseeing contact tracing team; management of contact tracing data; analysis and daily presentation of surveillance dataa

C2018

1, 2

4

March-Oct 2020

Contact tracing nationwide

C2018, C2019, C2020

2

5

March-December 2020

Evaluating spatiotemporal incidence of COVID-19 in Uganda

C2018

2,

6

March 2020-present

Analysis and management of clinical data for case management of COVID-19 patients

C2020

1, 2

7

April 2020

Access to food and essential medicines among Ugandans during the COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study (online survey)

C2020

3, 4 [15]

8

April 2020

Survey of violence and discrimination among Ugandan residents during the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda

C2020

4 [16]

9

April 2020

Health facility operational readiness assessment for COVID-19 in Kampala and Wakiso Districts

C2019, C2020

1, 2, 3

10

April 2020

Risk mapping, population movement, and connectivity across border districts in southern Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic

C2019/C2020

2, 3, 4 (in preparation)

11

April-May 2020

Analysis of transmission from early cases of COVID-19 in Uganda

C2020, C2018

1, 3, 4 (Migisha, 2020 #2)

12

April-May 2020

Burden and psychological impact of COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Uganda

C2020

3, 4 [17]

13

April-May 2020

Survey to assess the association between perceived risk of COVID-19 and protective behavior

C2020

3, 4 (in preparation)

14

April-May 2020

Level and determinants of adherence to COVID-19 prevention measures during the first stage of the outbreak

C2020

3, 4 [18]

15

May 2020

Setup and management support for institutional quarantine centers in Masindi District

C2020

2

16

May 2020

Regional risk mapping and building capacity for COVID-19 preparedness and response in Mbale region (16 districts).

C2018

2

17

May 2020

Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of factors associated with COVID-19 infection among truckers testing positive at the Ugandan border

C2020

1, 2, 3, 4 [19]

18

May 2020

Investigation of COVID-19 outbreak in Masindi District

C2020

1, 2

19

May 2020

Investigating family clusters of COVID-19 in Eastern Uganda

C2018

1, 2

20

May, 2020

Contact Tracing and Community-Based Surveillance for COVID-19 Using Health Assistants, Masindi District, Uganda

C2020

3, 4 (under review)

21

May 2020

Using air quality levels to measure adherence to COVID-19 lockdown in Kampala

C2020

2, 3, 4 (in preparation)

22

May – June 2020

National KAP survey about COVID-19 in Uganda

C2020

4 (in preparation)

23

May 2020 – May 2021

Cost-effectiveness evaluation of national airport screening policy options for COVID-19 in Uganda

C2020

3, 4 [20]

24

May 2020-present

Surveillance and analysis of data for healthcare worker COVID-19 infections in Uganda

C2017

1, 2, 4 (in preparation)

25

May-June 2020

Community assessment of COVID-19 transmission in fishing communities in Kasensero, a high-risk boat landing site on Lake Victoria

C2019

2, 3, 4 (in preparation)

26

July 2020

KAP study for COVID-19 in Nakivale Refugee Settlement

C2020

3, 4 (under review)

27

July 2020

Using a human-centered design approach to increase uptake of COVID-19 prevention measures in informal settlements in Kampala

C2020

3, 4 (in preparation)

28

July 2020

Evaluating compliance to COVID-19 prevention measures in Kampala to inform phased lifting of the lockdown

C2020

2, 3

29

July-August 2020

Evaluation of risk factors for gender-based violence during the COVID-19 lockdown in Kampala, Lira, and Gulu Districts

C2020

4 (in preparation), 5 [21]

30

August 2020

Investigation of community COVID-19 cases in South-Western Uganda

C2020

1, 2

31

August 2020

Investigation of COVID-19 cases in Fort Portal and Mubende isolation centers

C2020

1

32

August 2020

Epidemiological investigation of COVID-19 cases and response to COVID-19 in Mbale Region

C2020

2

33

August 2020-present

Comorbidities and risk factors for poor outcomes among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Uganda

C2020

1, 2, 4 (in preparation)

34

August-September 2020

Investigation of community COVID-19 cases in Gulu and Lira

C2018, C2019, C2020

1

35

August 2020

Outbreak investigation of COVID-19 in Amuru Prison

C2019, C2020

1

36

August 2020

Outbreak investigation of COVID-19 at Gulu Prison

C2019, C2020

1

37

July 2020

Investigation of low district reporting rates for COVID-19 and implementing improvement approaches

C2020

1, 3

38

August 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on health service delivery in Uganda

C2020

3, 4 (in preparation)

39

September 2020

Evaluation of factors associated with mental and psychosocial wellbeing of healthcare workers in refugee settings during the pandemic

C2020

4 (in preparation)

40

September, 2020

Investigation of COVID-19 cases in West Nile region

C2018

2

41

September 2020

Outbreak investigation of COVID-19 cases in Abim District

C2020

2, 4 (in preparation)

42

September 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on care and management of diabetes in Uganda

C2020

4 (in preparation)

43

October 2020

Investigation of COVID-19 outbreak at hydropower plant

C2020

2, 4 (under review)

44

October 2020

Epidemiological assessment of COVID-19 cluster among attendees of a church activity in Omoro District, Northern Uganda

C2020

4 (under review), 5 [22]

45

October 2020

Outbreak investigation of COVID-19 among factory workers at Factory X in Buikwe district

C2020

2, 4 (in preparation)

46

October 2020

COVID-19 outbreak investigation in Moroto Prisons

C2020

2, 4 [23]

47

October 2020

Investigation of COVID-19 outbreak in Masaka Saaza Prison

C2019, C2020

2, 4 (in preparation)

48

October – November 2020

COVID-19 in East Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo: A Comparison of the Outbreaks and Interventions in the First Four Months

C2019

 

49

November 2020

Rapid Assessment of COVID-19 response in Kiryandongo district following upsurge in cases and deaths

C2018

1, 2

50

November 2020

Estimating the cost of managing COVID-19 patients in Uganda early during the outbreak

C2020

4 (in preparation)

51

November 2020

Investigation of outbreak and factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among students, teachers and support staff at a secondary school in Kampala, Uganda

C2020

1, 2, 4 (in preparation)

52

December 2020

Epidemiologic investigation of household and individual risk factors for infection among household members of COVID-19 patients in home-based care in Western Uganda

C2020

2, 4 (under review) [24]

53

December 2020

Changes in human movement patterns along the Uganda-DRC border in response to the COVID-19 lockdown

C2018

2

54

January 2021

Evaluating association between political campaign activities and COVID-19 upsurges

C2020

2

55

February 2021

Leveraging COVID-19 resources for EVD preparedness in Kasese District

C2018

2, 4 (in preparation)

56

February 2021

Knowledge, perceptions and barriers around uptake of COVID-19 vaccine in Uganda, 2021

C2020

2, 4 (under review)

57

March-April 2021

Investigation of preventable factors associated with COVID-19 patient deaths among persons hospitalized in Greater Kampala

C2019, C2020, C2021

1, 4 [25]

58

April 2021

Investigation and response to a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Gulu, Kitgum and Kiryandongo Districts

C2017, C2018

1,2

59

April-June 2021

Evaluation of impact of COVID-19 test burden on turnaround time for HIV viral load and early infant diagnosis testing

C2020

1, 2, 4 (in preparation)

60

April 2021 - present

Providing technical support to districts on Uganda COVID-19 vaccination eRegistry (DHIS2 system)

C2021

5

61

May 2021

Description of adverse events following immunization in Uganda

C2021

2, 4 (in preparation)

62

May-June 2021

Evaluation of readiness and preparedness of health facilities in Uganda to manage the second wave of COVID-19

C2021

1, 2, 4 [26]

63

June 2021

Comparing clinical characteristics and vaccination status of hospitalized and non-hospitalized cases of COVID-19 during the second wave of COVID-19 with previous waves to inform messaging for risk groups and vaccination

C2021

1, 4 [27]

64

July 2021

Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome among persons hospitalized at two national referral hospitals

C2021

1, 2, 4 (in preparation)

65

August 2021

Evaluation of performance of laboratory services during the COVID-19 response in Uganda

C2021

1, 2

66

September 2021

Investigation of an outbreak of COVID-19 among patients in a psychiatric unit

C2020

2, 4 (in preparation)

67

September 2021

Investigation of an outbreak of COVID-19 in pediatric and neonatal hospital wards

C2020

2, 4 (in preparation)

  1. 1 Presentation(s) to Incident Management Team
  2. 2 Presentation(s) to other relevant teams (District Health teams Uganda Prisons Service, COVID-19 response pillar teams, EOC, etc.)
  3. 3 International / domestic conference presentations
  4. 4 Manuscripts in preparation, submitted, in press, or published (if published, citation included)
  5. 5 Other, including UNIPH epidemiologic bulletin articles (citations included)
  6. aCollaboration between PHFP fellows or graduates and other staff at MoH or partners