Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Nakyejwe, Esther"

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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 Uganda: A Mixed Methods Study 

      Ssenyonga, Ronald; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Nakyejwe, Esther; Chelagat, Faith; Mugisha, Michael; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Oxman, Andrew David; Munthe-Kaas, Heather Eileen Menzies; Holst, Christine; Kaseje, Margaret; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Sewankambo, Nelson (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Introduction: We designed the Informed Health Choices (IHC) secondary school intervention and evaluated whether it improves students’ ability to assess the trustworthiness of claims about treatment effects in Uganda. We ...

    • Teaching critical thinking about health information and choices in secondary schools: human-centred design of digital resources 

      Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Chesire, Faith Chelagat; Mugisha, Michael; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Ochieng, Marlyn A; Simbi, Clarisse Marie Claudine; Nakyejwe, Esther; Ngatia, Benson; Rada, Gabriel; Vásquez-Laval, Juan; Garrido, José Damián; Baguma, Grace; Kuloba, Sam; Sebukyu, Edward; Kabanda, Richard; Mwenyango, Irene; Muzaale, Tonny; Nandi, Pamela; Njue, Jane; Oyuga, Cyril; Rutiyomba, Florian; Rugengamanzi, Felecien; Murungi, Joan; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Kaseje, Margaret; Sewankambo, Nelson; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Oxman, Andrew David; Oxman, Matthew Prescott (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background Learning to thinking critically about health information and choices can protect people from unnecessary suffering, harm, and resource waste. Earlier work revealed that children can learn these skills, but ...

    • Use of the informed health choices educational intervention to improve secondary students’ ability to think critically about health interventions in Uganda: A cluster-randomized trial 

      Ssenyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Andrew David; Nakyejwe, Esther; Chesire, Faith Chelagat; Mugisha, Michael; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Oxman, Matt; Rose, Christopher James; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Kaseje, Margaret; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Dahlgren, Astrid; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Sewankambo, Nelson K (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aim:: The aim was to evaluate the effect of the Informed Health Choices (IHC) educa- tional intervention on secondary students’ ability to assess health-related claims and make informed choices. Methods:: In a ...