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The role of social media in accessing and utilizing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among adolescents and youths in Lower and Middle-Income Countries
Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)
2024
Rapid Review, Rapid Evidence Review
Health Research

Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental to universal health coverage (UHC) and ensuring that all individuals can access and receive quality health services and information, without discrimination …

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Challenges and Opportunities Female Entrepreneurs Face in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)
2024
Rapid Review, Rapid Evidence Review
Health Research

Despite making nearly half of the world's population, women are underrepresented in every industry. A nation's overall development greatly depends on the economic empowerment of women. Despite this, prejudice, a …

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What is the appropriate malaria treatment for a low-income endemic country like Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: The treatment of malaria in endemic, low-income countries is complicated by increasing resistance to anti-malarial medicines and challenges in accessing these medicines. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued …

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Covid-19 control: How can an LMIC implement a jurisdictional lockdown to prevent spread of infection in the community; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: The WHO declared Covid-19 a pandemic. At this stage in many countries, one of the questions yet to be answered with certainty is where a good proportion of people …

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What are the arrangement options for the accreditation of health service providers in low and middle-income countries (LMICs); A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2012
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:National accreditation systems aim to provide accreditation services to healthcare facilities. Accreditation can be used at the national level for external assessment of health services and as a tool for …

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Scale-up strategies for the MoHâs âTransformative leadership and cultural change collaborative initiativeâ in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2021
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:The Ministry of Health (MoH) has collaborated with Spark Health Africa to pilot an initiative aimed at improving health system resilience in 10 districts in Uganda - the âTransformative leadership …

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Strategies for reducing mortality due to motorcycle accidents; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: The rise in morbidity and mortality from motorcycle-related injuries is concerning, especially with the increasing popularity of motorcycles for transportation. Despite this trend, the management of crash victims has …

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Why immunisation coverage is not recovering; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:The Uganda Ministry of Health monitors HPV screening through district-level data collection, incentivizing active monitoring. In Mukono District, efforts have focused on educating HIV-infected women and providing sample self-collection kits …

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Does introducing deliveries at Health Center II improve maternal outcomes; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: In low and middle-income countries, a significant proportion of maternal deaths are due to preventable obstetric complications. Physical access to healthcare remains a substantial barrier in many regions, including …

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What is the evidence for the effectiveness, safety and acceptability of âReady-To-Use Feedsâ; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: Malnutrition rates in Uganda are high, with a significant proportion of children under 5 suffering from chronic and acute malnutrition. Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF), known as RUTAFA in Uganda, …

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A systematic review of global surgery partnerships and a proposed framework for sustainability
Jedrzejko N., Margolick J., Nguyen J.H., Ding M., Kisa P., Ball-Banting E., Hameed M., Joos E.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Building surgical capacity through global surgery partnerships (GSPs) between high and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is a rising global health focus. Our aim was to conduct a systematic …

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Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa
Liu BY, Korir A, Parkin DM, Jedy-Agba E, Joko WY, Buziba NG, Borok M, Masamba L, Manraj SS, Finesse A and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods Trends in the incidence of cervical cancer …

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Associations with HIV testing in Uganda: an analysis of the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling database 2003-2012
Ouma J, Valadez JJ, Jeffery C, Beckworth C, Hadden WC, Lwanga SK
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Beginning in 2003, Uganda used Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) to assist district managers collect and use data to improve their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS program. Uganda's LQAS-database (2003-2012) covers …

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A 24-year-old Woman from Uganda with Fever and Shock: Filoviral Diseases
Jeffs B
2015
Book, Chapter
Health Research

IntroductionThis case report discusses a 24-year-old woman from Uganda presenting with a severe febrile illness and shock, following the recent death of her husband from a similar illness. The case …

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Assessing Acceptability of a Diagnostic and Malaria Treatment Package Delivered by Community Health Workers in Malaria-Endemic Settings of Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda
Ajayi IO, Nsungwa-Sabiiti J, Siribie M, Falade CO, Serme L, Afonne C, Sanou AK, Oshiname FO, Jegede AS
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. The efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and rectal artesunate for severe malaria in children is proven. However, acceptability of a package of interventions that included use of malaria …

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Vulnerability assessment tools for infectious threats and antimicrobial resistance: A scoping review protocol
Kutalek R, Jeleff M, Lehner L, Giles-Vernick T, Dückers M L.A, Napier A D, Jirovsky E
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction This protocol will guide and explain theworking process of a systematic scoping review onvulnerability assessment tools in the field of infectiousdisease outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)crises. The scoping review …

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Mental health and the development agenda in sub-Saharan Africa
Jenkins Rachel, Kauye Felix, Baingana Florence, Kiima David, Belkin Gary, Mayeya John, Borowitz Michael, Mbatia Joseph, Daly Anthony, Tyson Stewart and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

This article synthesizes the views of participants in two roundtables that were convened in Nairobi (March 2007) and London (July 2008) to identify key challenges to the prioritization of mental …

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The Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) in the Mbale Region of Uganda
Jenkins D., Gateri C., Nakayenza A.
2010
Conference Proceedings
Health Research
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The Riddle of Malnutrition : The Long Arc of Biomedical and Public Health Interventions in Uganda
Jennifer Tappan
2017
Book, Whole
Health Research

More than ten million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition globally each year. In Uganda, longstanding efforts to understand, treat, and then prevent the condition initially served to medicalize it, …

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Effect of savings-led economic empowerment on HIV preventive practices among orphaned adolescents in rural Uganda: Results from the Suubi-Maka randomized experiment
Nabunya P, Jennings L, Ssewamala F M
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Improving economic resources of impoverished youth may alter intentions to engage in sexual riskbehaviors by motivating positive future planning to avoid HIV risk and by altering economiccontexts contributing to HIV …

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