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Edith Wakida
Also known as: Edith K Wakida
California University of Science and Medicine School of Medicine, Harvard University, Mbarara University of Science and Technology Faculty of Science, University of Central Florida
Research areas: Medicine · Psychiatry and Mental health · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Health Policy Implementation Science · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
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Employment
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California University of Science and Medicine School of Medicine Assistant Professor2021 - Present
Education
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Harvard University Post-doctoral2021 - 2023
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Mbarara University of Science and Technology Faculty of Science PhD2017 - 2021
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University of Central Florida Master in Research Administration2013 - 2015
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Mbarara University of Science and Technology Master of Arts in Development Studies2009 - 2011
Projects & Funding
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Pilot feasibility study of the WHO Lay Health Worker Dementia Care, with Internal Facilitation (WLDC+IF) in rural Uganda Fogarty International Center2024 - 2026
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Building capacity for Implementation Science research in Non-Communicable Diseases (BImS-NCDs) Fogarty International Center2024 - 2025
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Pilot feasibility study of the WHO LIVE LIFE guide with DHMT as Champions for Suicide Prevention (WLLDC-SP) Fogarty International Center2024 - 2027
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Building Implementation Science capacity for Non Communicable Diseases (BImS-NCDs) Fogarty International Center2022 - 2027
Publications (45)
- Co-designing eCap-CoDe: A mobile health application for primary health care-based dementia care in rural Uganda Save
- Healthcare workers’ perspective about barriers and facilitators to pediatric HIV status disclosure in eastern Uganda using capability opportunity and motivation of behavior change model Save
- Internal Facilitation by Health Assistants for the “WHO Lay Health Worker Dementia Care” in Rural Uganda: A Formative Evaluation Save
- “If you find that I am HIV positive, don’t tell me”: Exploring the barriers and recommendations for HIV prevention services utilization among youth in rural southwestern Uganda Save
- Mental Health Challenges among Children and Adolescents Associated with HIV Status Disclosure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol Save
- Mental Health Challenges among Children and Adolescents Associated with HIV Status Disclosure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol Save
- Coping strategies, challenges and potential interventions among adult patients with HIV and mental illness comorbidity in southwestern Uganda Save
- 'If you find that I am HIV Positive, Don't Tell me': Exploring the barriers and recommendations for HIV Prevention services utilization among youth in rural southwestern Uganda Save
- A qualitative investigation of the psychosocial services utilised by care-givers of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in southwestern Uganda Save
- Barriers and Facilitators to Utilization of Community Drug Distribution Points Among People Living with HIV in Bushenyi District, South-Western Uganda: A Qualitative Study Save
- Barriers and facilitators to cognitive impairment screening among older adults with diabetes mellitus and hypertension by primary healthcare providers in rural Uganda Save
- Cognitive impairment and the associated factors among women with a history of pregnancy complications in rural southwestern Uganda Save
- Cognitive impairment following traumatic brain injury in Uganda: Prevalence and associated factors Save
- Depression, suicidality, substance-use and associated factors among people living with HIV the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda Save
- Enhancing the Capacity of Providers in Mental Health Integration (ECaP-MHI) in Rural Uganda: The Adaptation Process Save
- Enrollment and retention of female sex workers in HIV care in health facilities in Mbarara city Save
- Prevalence of dementia and its association with central nervous system infections among older persons in northern Uganda: cross-sectional community-based study Save
- Lay Health Workers in Community-Based Care and Management of Dementia: A Qualitative 'Pre' and 'Post' Intervention Study in Southwestern Uganda. Save
- Barriers and facilitators to the utilization of the intensive adherence counselling framework by healthcare providers in Uganda: a qualitative study Save
- Behavioral and psycho-social impairments among people living with dementia and their management by caregivers in South-Western Uganda: a qualitative study Save