Ayikoru Jackline

Teaching Assistant


Ms. Ayikoru Jackline is a Teaching Assistant in the Faculty of Medicine with a background in midwifery and and Primary Specialty in Bioethics. She holds a Master of Science in Bioethics of Makerere University Bachelor of Science in Midwifery from Gulu University and. She is a certified Simulation Trainer and currently mans the Simulation Laboratory at the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Her work focuses on reproductive health, Postabortion care, and ethical issues in healthcare, alongside active involvement in research and medical education.

Qualifications

  • Master of Science in Bioethics- Makerere University, 2022-2026
  • Bachelors of Science in Midwifery-Gulu University, 2015-2019

Other Courses and trainings

  • Certificate in Research methodology, research protocol development and scientific writing, Geneva Foundation of Medical Education and Research-2022-2023
  • Train the Trainer course of Training for Life on simulation-based training in obstetric emergencies -2023
  • Effective Teaching Training by The Center of Reproductive Health Training-2022
  • Human subject protection by Uganda National Council of Science and Technology-2022
  • Trainer of trainers training in medical simulation by Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Uganda (AOGU)-2021
  • Emergency obstetric and newborn care-2021

Respectful maternity care by Aga Khan University- 2021

Research Interests

  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Reproductive Health
  • Bioethics in clinical and community settings
  • Simulation based training in medical education

Publications

Otika D., Okello O. M., Opee J., Ayikoru J., Okema J.N., Olum R., Ajilong H., Akera P., Baluku J.B., Pebolo P. F., Ebbs D. S., & Bongomin F. (2026) . (2026) . Caregiver acceptability, and uptake of voluntary male circumcision among male children under 5 years in Gulu city, Northern Uganda
Pebolo PF, Bongomin F, Awor S, Arwinyo B, Ojara S, Opee J, Jackline A, Okot J, Ssennuni E, Ouma S, Nakimuli A . (2025) . Effectiveness of pre-recorded presentation of postpartum intrauterine device insertion training for medical students in Uganda , pp. 14-25
Ayikoru Jackline, Jimmyy Opee, Felix Bongomin, Harriet Akello, Sandra Fiona Atim, Francis Pebalo Pebolo . (2024) . Exploring the utilization of postabortion care services and related factors among women at a tertiary health facility in Gulu, Northern Uganda . Women's Health
Solomon Oguta, Brian Serumaga, Lameck Odongo, Donald Otika, Jackline Ayikoru, Raymond Otim, Jimmyy Opee, Baifa Arwinyo, Francis Pebolo Pebalo, Vincentina Achora, Sande Ojara, Benard Abola & Silvia Awor . (2024) . Factors associated with malaria in pregnancy among antenatal care mothers at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in northern Uganda . Malaria Journal
Opee J, Opiro K, Manano P, Sikoti M, Ayikoru J, Akello H, Laker FG, Wolters MK, Awor S, Pebolo FP, Bongomin F. . (2024) . We provide the methods to others but we don’t use the methods ourselves”: challenges with utilization of modern contraception among Female Healthcare Workers at two tertiary teaching hospitals, Northern Uganda. . Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 9(1), p. 54
Robert Edilu , Aaron Sanvu, James Ecuut, Alban Odong, Felix Bongomin, Ritah Nantale, Jackline Ayikoru, Baifa Arwinyo, Sande Ojara, Pebalo Francis Pebolo . (2024) . Comparing visual estimation and hematocrit change in the assessment of blood loss among women undergoing cesarean delivery in a tertiary facility in northern Uganda , pp. 1-13
Pebolo PF, Jackline A, Opwonya M, Otim R, Bongomin F . (2024) . Medical education technology in resource-limited settings. Advances in Medical Education and Training . Advances in Medical Education and Training, [online] Volume . Available at: https://irbackend.gu.ac.ug/server/api/core/bitstreams/e21acd8e-c58b-4f85-96b5-ebe3819255f2/content
Pebalo Francis Pebolo, Jerom Okot, Felix Bongomin, Silvia Awor, Baifa Arwinyo, Sande Ojara, Jimmyy Opee, Ayikoru Jackline, Eric Ssennuni, Simple Ouma . (2024) . Efficacy of the Gulu University Reproductive Health Simulation Training for final year medical students and interns: a before-and-after study . Sexual and Reproductive Health Across Africa: Challenges and Opportunities - Original Research, 18
Keneth Opiro, Jimmy Opee, Margret Sikoti, Pebolo Francis Pebalo, Jackline Hope Ayikoru, Harriet Akello, Priscilla Manano & Felix Bongomin . (2024) . Utilization of modern contraceptives among female health care workers at Gulu university teaching hospitals in Northern Uganda . Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 9(1), p. 13
Pebalo FP, Bongomin F, Awor S, Arwinyo B, Ojara S, Opee J, Ayikoru J, Okot J, Ssenuni E, Ouma S, Nakimuli A . (2023) . Comparing Flipped Classroom with Traditional Instruction for Post-Partum Intra-Uterine Device Training Among Medical Students in a Ugandan Public University . Available at: https://ir.gu.ac.ug/items/2e009fa8-9453-4990-b1d1-a42c495c175e/full
Ayikoru J, Harriet A, Otim R, Pebalo PF . (2023) . Dynamics of the Twenty-First-Century Midwifery Practice
. (2022) . Update and trend in episiotomy practice. InCurrent Challenges in Childbirth . IntechOpen

Projects

Utilization of modern contraceptives among female health care workers at Gulu university teaching hospitals in Northern Uganda
    Opiro K, Opee J - principal investigator, Sikoti M, Pebalo PF, Ayikoru JH, Akello H, Manano P, Bongomin F

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