Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Chesire, Faith"

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    • Critical thinking about treatment effects in Eastern Africa: development and Rasch analysis of an assessment tool 

      Dahlgren, Astrid; Semakula, Daniel; Chesire, Faith; Mugisha, Michael; Nakyejwe, Esther; Nsangi, Allen; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Ochieng, Marlyn A.; Oxman, Andrew David; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Simbi, Clarisse Marie Claudine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Every day we are faced with different treatment claims, in the news, in social media, and by our family and friends. Some of these claims are true, but many are unsubstantiated. Without being supported by ...

    • Learning to think critically about health using digital technology in Ugandan lower secondary schools: A contextual analysis 

      Ssenyonga, Ronald; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Mugagga, Solomon Kevin; Nakyejwe, Esther; Chesire, Faith; Mugisha, Michael; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Oxman, Matt; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Lewin, Simon; Kaseje, Margaret; Oxman, Andrew David; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen (PLOS ONE;2022, 17 (2), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-02)
      Introduction: The world is awash with claims about the effects of health interventions. Many of these claims are untrustworthy because the bases are unreliable. Acting on unreliable claims can lead to waste of resources ...

    • Process Evaluation of Teaching Critical Thinking About Health Using the Informed Health Choices Intervention in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Study 

      Chesire, Faith; Oxman, Andrew David; Kaseje, Margaret; Gisore, Violet; Mugisha, Michael; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Munthe-Kaas, Heather Eileen Menzies; Holst, Christine; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Lewin, Simon Arnold (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Introduction: We evaluated the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention to help students in Kenya think critically about health choices. We conducted this process evaluation to explore if the intervention was ...

    • Process Evaluation of Teaching Critical Thinking About Health Using the Informed Health Choices Intervention in Rwanda: A Mixed Methods Study 

      Mugisha, Michael; Oxman, Andrew David; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Uwitonze, Anne Marie; Claudine Simbi, Clarisse Marie; Chesire, Faith; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Kaseje, Margaret; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Lewin, Simon Arnold (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Introduction: We evaluated the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention in a cluster randomized trial in Rwanda. The intervention was effective in helping students to think critically about health. In parallel ...

    • Teaching critical thinking about health using digital technology in lower secondary schools in Rwanda: A qualitative context analysis 

      Mugisha, Michael; Uwitonze, Anne-Marie; Chesire, Faith; Senyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matt; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Kaseje, Margaret; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Sewankambo, Nelson; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Oxman, Andrew David; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen (PLOS ONE;16(3): e0248773, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-22)
      Introduction: Adolescents encounter misleading claims about health interventions that can affect their health. Young people need to develop critical thinking skills to enable them to verify health claims and make informed ...