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On the ground - Week 8
Data collection begins! Quantitative and Qualitative data collected via this study will be stored in REDCap or NVIVO (shown below)...
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Sep 6, 20232 min read
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On the ground - Week 7
OMUYAMBI Training!! The Omuyambi training was very successful. 40 out of the 41 consented traditional healers attended the in-person...
vjl229
Aug 9, 20232 min read
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On the ground - Week 6
Final preparations for the training sessions underway! The study team lead the consenting (using written consents approved by the Mbarara...
vjl229
Aug 9, 20231 min read
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On the ground - Week 5
More planning! We finally received approval for my sub-study amendment from HLC IRB; as indicated below. We worked on amending the MUST...
vjl229
Aug 9, 20231 min read
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On the ground - Week 4
Week 4 was filled with in-office activities including planning for the training sessions for the traditional healers. The training...
vjl229
Aug 9, 20231 min read
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On the ground - Week 3
Screening for traditional healers continues! The study team and I participated in screening the traditional healers in Mbarara and...
vjl229
Aug 9, 20231 min read
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On the ground - Week 1 and 2
On the left is the first sign I saw indicating that I was entering Mbarara district. It was about a five-hour drive from Kampala; filled...
vjl229
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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Introducing Myself
I, Valencia Lambert, went into the field of public health because of my desire to improve health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa by...
vjl229
Apr 27, 20232 min read
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