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Published on in Vol 11 (2025)

This is a member publication of Bibsam Consortium

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/77135, first published .
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Experiences and Perceptions About Death Reporting and Notification Among Rural Communities on the Islands of Lake Victoria, Uganda: Qualitative Study

Experiences and Perceptions About Death Reporting and Notification Among Rural Communities on the Islands of Lake Victoria, Uganda: Qualitative Study

Steven Ndugwa Kabwama   1, 2, 3 , MSc ;   Douglas Bulafu   3, 4 , MSc ;   Rawlance Ndejjo   3, 4, 5 , PhD ;   Rose Nampeera   6 , MPH ;   Christine Kihembo   6 , MPH ;   Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo   6 , MPH ;   Simon Antara   6 , MPH ;   Sheba Nakacubo Gitta   6, 7 , MPH ;   Caroline Kyozira   8 , MPH ;   Allan Muruta   8 , MPH ;   Jean-Edgard Nguessan   9 , MPH ;   Rhoda K Wanyenze   3, 4 , PhD

1 Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

2 Department of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

3 Cluster of Research Excellence for Preparedness and Response to Pandemics and Shocks, Kampala, Uganda

4 Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kamplala, Uganda

5 Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

6 Department of Programs, African Field Epidemiology Network, Kampala, Uganda

7 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

8 Department of Integrated Epidemiology, Surveillance and Public Health Emergencies, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

9 Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, CDC Foundation, Atlanta, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, MSc
  • Department of Global Public Health
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • Tomtebodavägen 18A, Solna
  • Stockholm 17177
  • Sweden
  • Phone: 46 7 075 780 93
  • Fax: 46 8 524 800 00
  • Email: steven.ndugwa.kabwama@ki.se