Gilbert HABAASA

Student
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

habaasa@hotmail.com

Field of Study: Demography, Population and Development, Public Health/ Epidemiology, Statistics
 
Specialization: Age and Sex Structure, Ageing, Applied Demography, Biodemography and Genetics, Data Collection and Processing, Estimates and Projections, Fertility, Historical Demography, HIV/AIDS and STI's, Household and Housing, International Migration, Marriage, Divorce and Consensual Unions, Mortality, Health, and Longevity, Population and Development, Population and Environment, Qualitative Demography, Reproductive Health (Family Planning), Social Demography, Training, Documentation, Information
 
Regional focus: Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa
 
Degree currently pursued: Doctorate (Ph.D, or MD), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Demography, 2029
 
Working languages: English
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: International Statistical Institute (ISI)


Curriculum Vitae:
CV for Gilbert HABAASA.docx
 
Professional Summary:

Gilbert HABAASA  is currently a Senior researcher at Population and Development Consult in Kampala City, Uganda. He previously served as IUSSP-CRVS Fellow(2019-2022), CRVS National Consultant for National CRVS Strategy for Uganda (2020-2021) and CRVS Fellow at the CRVS Secretariat/Demographic and Social Statistics Section of African Centre for Statistics, UNECA(2013-2015). He did Master of Science in Population Studies at Makerere University. He has published widely on CRVS and other social-economic aspects.

 

 

Publications:

 Habaasa, G. (2022). The contribution of social norms and religious practices towards low death registration in 3 HDSS sites of Uganda. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 1-10. https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-022-08589-9           

Ayebale, L., Habaasa, G., Tweheyo, S. (2020). Factors affecting students’ achievement in mathematics in secondary schools in developing countries: A rapid systematic review.Statistical Journal of the IAOS,36(S1), 73–76. DOI:10.3233/SJI-200713.https://content.iospress.com/articles/statistical-journal-of-the-iaos/sji200713 

Habaasa, G., (2019). Measuring Sustainable Development Goals Economic Indicators in Uganda; exploration of data deficiencies. Statistical Journal of the IAOS, 35(3), 457–463. https://content.iospress.com/articles/statistical-journal-of-the-iaos/sji170422

Habaasa, G., & Natamba, J. (2018). Civil registration and national identity system all under one roof: Uganda’s fastest path to the revitalization of CRVS for Africa. Statistical Journal of the IAOS, 34(3), 453–459. https://content.iospress.com/articles/statistical-journal-of-the-iaos/sji180429

Kabagenyi, A., Habaasa, G., and Rutaremwa, G., (2016). Low Contraceptive Use among Young Females in Uganda: Does Birth History and Age at Birth have an Influence? Analysis of 2011 Demographic and Health Survey. Journal of Contraceptive Studies. 1(4), 1-7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28317036

 

Habaasa, Gilbert., (2015). An Investigation on Factors Associated with Malnutrition among Under-five Children in Nakaseke and Nakasongola Districts, Uganda. BMC Pediatrics. 15,134: DOI 10.1186/s12887-015-0448-y. https://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12887-015-0448-y


 
Honorary or professional positions and awards:
 
IUSSP-CRVS Fellow (2019-2022)

CRVS National Consultant for National CRVS Strategy for Uganda (2020-2021)

CRVS Fellow, CRVS Secretariat at UNECA (2013-2015)
Research grants:
IUSSP-CRVS Fellowship grant of US$5000 to conduct a study on "Death registration and statistics gaps: Examining the determinants of CRVS system revitalization in Uganda"(2019-2022).