Epilepsy Publications

Kajumba MM, Njeru P, Prose NS, Mason A, Ramasubramanian P, Tebulwa JB, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Andrews I, Johnson T, Nshemerirwe S, Kalubi P, Koltai D. Adolescents’ perspectives on health literacy interventions for reducing epilepsy misconceptions and stigma, and enhancing epilepsy management in Uganda. BMC Psychol. 2025 Jul 1;13(1):689. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-03030-2. PMID: 40598673; PMCID: PMC12220273.

Kakooza-Mwesige A, Kaddumukasa M, Koltai DC, Kaddumukasa MN, Nakasujja N, Kajumba M, Nakku J, Kolls BJ, Fuller AT, Teuwen DE, Haglund MM. Leveraging the lessons learned from studies on the cultural context of epilepsy care in Uganda: Opportunities and future directions. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Aug 28:107302. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107302. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32868221.
Chakraborty P, Sanchez NA, Kaddumukasa M, Kajumba M, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Van Noord M, Kaddumukasa MN, Nakasujja N, Haglund MM, Koltai DC. Stigma reduction interventions for epilepsy: A systematized literature review. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Aug 31:107381. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107381. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32883610.
Chakraborty P, Vissoci JRN, Muhumuza C, Fuller AT, Koltai DC, Nshemerirwe S, Haglund MM, Kaddumukasa MN. Validity of the Personal Impact of Epilepsy Scale (PIES) in patients with epilepsy in Uganda. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Jul 25:107303. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107303. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32718815.
Chakraborty P, Vissoci JRN, Muhumuza C, Fuller AT, Koltai DC, Nshemerirwe S, Haglund MM, Kaddumukasa MN. Validity of the Personal Impact of Epilepsy Scale (PIES) in patients with epilepsy in Uganda. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Jul 25:107303. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107303. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32718815.
Koltai DC, Dunn TW, Smith PJ, Sinha DD, Bobholz S, Kaddumukasa M, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Kajumba M, Smith CE, Kaddumukasa MN, Teuwen DE, Nakasujja N, Chakraborty P, Kolls BJ, Nakku J, Haglund MM, Fuller AT. Sociocultural determinants and patterns of healthcare utilization for epilepsy care in Uganda. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Aug 4:107304. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107304. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32768344.
Sanchez N, Kajumba M, Kalyegira J, Sinha DD, Bobholz S, Gualtieri A, Chakraborty P, Onuoha E, Fuller AT, Teuwen DE, Haglund MM, Koltai DC. Stakeholder views of the practical and cultural barriers to epilepsy care in Uganda. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Aug 3:107314. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107314. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32758404.
Smith CE, Kajumba M, Bobholz S, Smith PJ, Kaddumukasa M, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Chakraborty P, Sinha DD, Kaddumukasa MN, Gualtieri A, Nakasujja N, Onuoha E, Nakku J, Muhumuza C, Sanchez N, Fuller AT, Haglund MM, Koltai DC. Pluralistic and singular causal attributions for epilepsy in Uganda. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Aug 22:107334. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107334. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32839144.
Kaddumukasa M, Smith PJ, Kaddumukasa MN, Kajumba M, Almojuela A, Bobholz S, Chakraborty P, Sinha DD, Nakasujja N, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Gualtieri A, Onuoha E, Nakku J, Sanchez N, Muhumuza C, Fuller AT, Haglund MM, Koltai DC. Epilepsy beliefs and misconceptions among patient and community samples in Uganda. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Aug 3:107300. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107300. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32758405.
Kaddumukasa MN, Kaddumukasa M, Kajumba M, Smith PJ, Bobholz S, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Sinha DD, Almojuela A, Chakraborty P, Nakasujja N, Nakku J, Gualtieri A, Onuoha E, Kolls BJ, Muhumuza C, Smith CE, Sanchez N, Fuller AT, Haglund MM, Koltai DC. Barriers to biomedical care for people with epilepsy in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Sep 19:107349. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107349. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32962922.
Fuller AT, Almojuela A, Kaddumukasa MN, Chakraborty P, Smith PJ, Kolls BJ, Van Belleghem F, Muhumuza C, Nshemerirwe S, Kaddumukasa M, Nakasujja N, Nakku J, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Haglund MM, Koltai DC. Hospital-based epilepsy care in Uganda: A prospective study of three major public referral hospitals. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Aug 27:107301. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107301. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32861671.

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