CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME : MAYAMBALA DENIS, (BDRH, Kyambogo University)

ADDRESS : Kiryatete cell, Hoima municipality
Tel: (+256)-706159518
E-mail :mbakerdenis@yahoo.com
DATE OF BIRTH : August 24th, 1992
GENDER : Male
CITIZENSHIP : Ugandan
Mr. Mayambala is social health practitioners with a Degree in Demography and Reproductive
Health from Kyambogo University.
His core experience and engagements are in data collection i.e. interviewing, community
mobilisation, education, Supervision, and reporting for activities.
He has attained basic skill in community research including community mobilisation, education
and sensitisation, data collection and analysis of health and social related aspects.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
I graduated with a Bachelor of Demography and Reproductive Health from Kyambogo
University in Uganda. During my degree, I was very active in many facets of university life. I
completed a number of internships around my university campus, and community practice
conducted at Naki valley refegee settlemetnt camp giving me a feel of migrants behaviors and
handling.
YEAR OF INSTITUTI COURSE MAJOR
QUALIFICATION ON
2015 Kyambogo Bachelor’s Degree in Demography Reproductive health
University and Reproductive Health and demographics
(BDRH)
2015 Big End Computer applications (SPSS, STATA,
Research and EPINFO, Microsoft
Statistical offices, Outlook and
Consult internet use)
Kampala
2014 Kyabogo Introduction to computer Microsoft office
University
2011 Talents Uganda Advanced Certificate of Math, Geography and
College Education(UACE) Economics
Mukono
2008 Talents Uganda Certificate of Education Arts and sciences
College (UCE)
Mukono
Other trainings and seminars/ Workshops
I. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training by Empower Youths Centre
II. Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training by Makerere University college of
Health sciences
III. Community mobilization by Rakai Health Sciences Program.
IV. Peer Education (Condom promotion)- “IF ITS NOT ON ITS NOT SAFE” by UHMG
V. Nutrition and health by Food and Health Consults
VI. Counselling
VII. Graduate Record Examination
Achievements and operation experience
By occupation, I have worked as behavioral Researcher at all platforms, from as a student
research assistant intern to field coordinator position. As part of my role I liaise with research
participants regarding their health management objectives, create and update surveys to capture
participant’s behavior, assist with technical data quality management, code complex responses.
My role often demands that I gather primary data from participants, adapting content and
converting them into real social health report cases.Additionally my role demands to prepare
work plans, pre-budget preparations for all field activities, coodinating pre sensitization
workshops and in turn, produce insightful reports for organisation use.
Research activities
Team leader for research market survey-consultancy services by Marie stopes Uganda.
“Assessing the Availability and Access of emergency contraceptives and Mifepristone on
Ugandan Pharmaceutical market”
Field supervisor for Empower Youths centre (EYC) community mapping exercise, community
mobilisation and enumeration of households in the selected communities.
Field supervisor for Participatory Rural Appraisal exercise in Hoima communities by EYC.
“Assessing knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, practices and the information that the communities in
Hoima District have on Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) components which include among
others; HIV/AIDs, STIs, ANC, Abortions, Family planning and sexual gender based violence”
Employer: Nakaseke referral hospital
Position held: Health educator Intern
Date: May 2014-august 2014
 Participating in community meetings on the outreach activity by the refarral hospital and
educating the community about their health statuses mainly about HIV/AIDs, Antenatal
mothers health check ups and education and entering data in the HMIS system.

Employer: Rakai Health Sciences program

Position held:Data clerk and Research assistant intern
Date: May 2015-august 2015
 Participating for participant enrolments and referrals, mobilize, enrol, interview, counsel
and educate young people in order to promote responsibility
  Enumerating and interviewing of study participants in Rakai villages.
 Particiapating in data cleaning and entry, screen design using SQL access languages and
analysis using stata soft ware packages
 Explaining study purpose to potential participants and assist in participant recruitment.
 Administering participant information sheet, obtain informed consent, follow up and
plan home visits.
 Updating contact information, track, trace and resolve missed participant visits

Employer: Empower Youths Centre- Hoima

Position held: Field supervisor and data Manager
Date: Feb 2016-May 2018
 Preparing PRA community tools including budgets, PRA guide and recruitment of the
team
 Coordinating information and logistics through organizing field activity materials and
handling organization money in the field for payment of VHTs, Volunteer Research
assistants and research participants.
 Coordinating and supervision preparation of the weekly field activity budget and
ensuring all field activities are conducted including community meetings, participant’s
enumeration and interview, mapping, household GPS tracking and weekly team work
plan drafting.
 Coodinating Data tools design using SQL access languages, data analysis using stata soft
ware packages to produce Weekly short report.
 Help in Translating scientific language and concepts into clear, simple and
understandable information for patients and clients to maximize the potential for them to
take reasonable action
 Assess patient and client needs for health education, including change readiness
 Help develop, identify, implement and improve patient education material and other
tools that encourage healthy decisions
 Conduct health education with patients and their families and develop, monitor and
assess health communication interventions and policies for the organization.
Employer: Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Institute/London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine.
Position held: field worker-interviewer
 Follow all protocol and procedure for the SHEBA study
 Collect quality qualitative data using the SHEBA data collection tools, interview and
discussion guides (as instructed) in different communities as directed senior members of
research team.
 Communicate progress and issues to supervisors in a timely manner.
 Work closely with the colleagues working in data management, community liaisons'
office, vehicle drivers, as appropriate.
 Adhere to all quality and ethical guidelines, including all participant protection
procedures.
 Maintain written records of field activities, summaries, and organize data as instructed by
senior members of research team.
  Actively participate in all debriefs and group processes.

Date: July 2018 to date

Core competencies and skills.
 Reliable field management skills, improvising and creativity with a value for money
targeted mind.
 Talented in mentoring, human capital development and promoting personal branding
 Reliable Administrative skills, planning, advocacy, team building as well as counselling.
INTERESTS
 Scientific research and innovations
 Promoting health behaviours among the youth and vulnerable children
 Discussions involving life kills development and sharing knowledge.
 Reading health literature (journals, text books and articles)
 Travelling and visiting new places
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
Language Written spoken
Luganda Good Very good
Runyoro Fair fair
English Very good Very good
Kiswahili Fair fair
REFEREES
1. Dr. Godfrey Kigozi Joseph.Mugisha@mrcuganda.org
Director Research Studies (Rakai 3. Baleke Christopher
Health Sciences Program) Executive Director (Empower
0701444144/0751444144 Youths Centre)
gkigozi@rhsp.org 0755661936
2. Dr. Joseph Mugisha(MRC SHEBA kunihirachristo@gmail.com
project leader)