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Masereka Enos Mirembe

Masereka Enos Mirembe

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Enos Mirembe Masereka is a Lecturer of Midwifery at the Nursing and Midwifery department. His passion for Midwifery and Reproductive health evolved from the time of his service as in-charge of Maternal and Child Health services in Ntoroko District, Western Uganda. During his tenure, he mentored midwives in a range of service packages such as goal-oriented antenatal care, conducting clean and safe deliveries, emergency obstetric and newborn care, family planning, infant and young child feeding, elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and many more. This up-to-date is the backbone of his professional and research career in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH).

Enos Mirembe Masereka holds a Master of Nursing in Midwifery and Women’s Health from Makerere University, a Master of Public Health in Population & Reproductive Health from Uganda Martyrs University, a Bachelor of Nursing from Mbarara University of Science and Technology, and a Diploma in Nursing from Kagando School of Nursing and Midwifery. He is currently pursuing his PhD studies from Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

  1. Alanyo, L. G., Masereka, E. M., Pebolo, P. F., & Kimera, E. (2025). Photo-voicing experiences of teenage mothers with teenage pregnancy and motherhood in Western Uganda. PloS one, 20(11), e0335413. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0335413
  2. Irumba, P., Masereka, E. M., Kakongi, N., Mugerwa, H., Kimera, E., Rugumayo, C., … & Nabawanuka, B. (2025). Burden and Risk Factors for Sharp Injuries among Healthcare Workers in a Ugandan Tertiary Hospital: a Cross-Sectional Study. infermieristica journal, 4(3), 227-235.  https://doi.org/10.36253/if-3535
  3. Munguiko, C., Masereka, E. M., & Sang, C. (2025). Applying Learning Theories to Clinical Teaching in Contemporary Settings: A Conceptual Analysis. South Asian Res J Med Sci, 7(2), 16-27. https://doi.org/10.36346/sarjms.2025.v07i02.001
  4. Kimera, E., Alanyo, L. G., Pauline, I., Andinda, M., & Mirembe, E. M. (2025). Community-based interventions against HIV-related stigma: a systematic review of evidence in Sub-Saharan Africa. Systematic Reviews, 14(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02751-6
  5. Masereka, E. M., Alanyo, L. G., Ikiriza, A., Andinda, M., Akugizibwe, P., & Kimera, E. (2024). Perspective Chapter: Public Health Insurance in Developing Countries. In Health Insurance Across Worldwide Health Systems. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1003279
  6. Masereka, E. M., Munguiko, C., Alanyo, L. G., Rubagumya, K., Nabawanuka, B., Aryampa, J., … & Kimera, E. (2023). Premature Infant Care and Feeding. In Infant Nutrition and Feeding. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/5772/intechopen.111580
  7. Bahizi, A., Munguiko, C., & Masereka, E. M. (2023). The correctness and completeness of documentation of parameters on the partographs used by midwives in primary healthcare facilities in midwestern Uganda: A retrospective descriptive study. Nursing Open, 10(3), 1350-1355. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1383
  8. Enos, M. M., Clement, M., Alex, T., & Linda Grace, A. (2022). Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Developed and Developing Countries. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.103012
  9. Emoru, L., Masereka, E. M., & Kabanda, R. (2022). Lived experiences of women with disabilities in accessing sexual and reproductive health services in Lira District, Northern Uganda. Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development, 33(2), 8-21. https://dcidj.uog.edu.et/index.php/up-j-dcbrid/article/view/506
  10. Masereka, E. M., Kiconco, A., Katsomyo, E., & Munguiko, C. (2020). The prevalence and determinants of stunting among children 6-59 months of age in one of the sub-counties in the Rwenzori sub-region, western Uganda. Open Journal of Nursing, 10(03), 239. https://doi.org/4236/ojn.2020.103016
  11. Masereka, E. M., Naturinda, A., Tumusiime, A., & Munguiko, C. (2020). Implementation of the Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response guidelines: Lessons from annual health system strengthening interventions in the Rwenzori Sub‐Region, Western Uganda. Nursing Open, 7(5), 1497-1505. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.524
  12. Masereka, E. M., Ngabirano, T. D., Osingada, C. P., Wiltshire, C. S., Castelnuovo, B., & Kiragga, A. N. (2019). Increasing retention of HIV positive pregnant and breastfeeding mothers on option-b plus by upgrading and providing full time HIV services at a lower health facility in rural Uganda. BMC public health, 19, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7280-5
  13. Clement, M., Mirembe, M. E., Deus, T., & Archbald, B. (2019). Socio-demographic and maternal determinants of birth preparedness among pregnant women seeking skilled birth Services at a Rural General Hospital, mid Western Uganda. Open Journal of Nursing, 9(1), 68-77. https://doi.org/4236/ojn.2019.91007
   
  1. Assessing contraceptive stigma and the effect of an intervention among adolescents and midwives in Uganda, funded by Mbarara University of Science and Technology under the UCoBS MUST-IUC Sub-Project Four: Improved sexual and reproductive health rights, and maternal newborn and child healthcare – February 2024
  2. Assessing the acceptability of an Adapted Community Action Group Intervention to Improve Maternal Healthcare Uptake Among Adolescent Mothers in the Rwenzori Region – funded by Mountains of the Moon University (MMU) Research Innovation Fund (RIF)-Grant reference – MMU-RIF 2023/24 1ST EDITION – August 2023 -August 2024
  3. Assessing the prevalence and determinants of stunting among children under five years of age in the Rwenzori sub-region, western Uganda, funded by ENABEL.be in Uganda under the Human Resource Capacity Building Grant. Contract/Agreement number: L16UGA/012-UGA1188811 – August 2016
  4. Increasing retention of HIV positive pregnant and breastfeeding mothers  in rural Uganda, funded by Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Uganda under a grant from Fogarty International Center, National Institutes for health (grant #D43TW009771 HIV co-infections in Uganda: TB, Cryptococcus and Viral Hepatitis)-August 2016

 

Enos Mirembe Masereka has supervised the following students of Master of Public Health (MPH)

  1. KANYORO INNOCENT, Reg No 2023/U/MMU/MPH/01424: The prevalence of obstetric delays, foeto-maternal outcomes, and associated factors among obstetric referrals at FRRH
  2. RUYONGA ALLAN,  Reg No 2023/U/MMU/MPH/01020: Uptake and factors associated with PrEP among sex workers in fort portal city
  3. IGIRIMBABAZI PIOUS SSEBUDDO, Reg No 2020/U/MMU/MPH/009: Prevalence and factors associated with adverse fetomaternal outcomes among referred pregnant women from lower health facilities at Fort Portal regional referral hospital in western Uganda
  4. AYEBARE OLIVIA, Reg No 2022/U/MMU/MPH/012: Stress and Coping among Refugees, A Case of Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Mid-Western Uganda
  5. ODONG RICHARD JUSTIN, Reg No 2022/U/MMU/MPH/002: Prevalence and factors associated with acute chest syndrome among children hospitalized with sickle cell anaemia in the Rwenzori region