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Are hospital-based Emergency Medical Services effective and efficient; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Effective Emergency Medical Services (EMS) aim to provide timely care for medical emergencies, including pre-hospital care, transfer, and in-hospital treatment. A well-coordinated, designed, and locally appropriate system is crucial …

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How can Community Health Workers be used to empower communities; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Community empowerment enables people to increase control over their lives and decisions, implying ownership and action towards social and developmental change. Effective empowerment strategies build on authentic participation, autonomy …

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How safe is the practice of Reflexology; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Reflexology is a therapeutic method of relieving pain by stimulating predefined pressure points on the feet and hands. While its popularity has increased, the safety of reflexology has not …

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What are the best methods for involving patients in health system decision-making in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: The involvement of patients and the community in health care is widely acknowledged for its potential to improve the availability and relevance of health services and to promote participative …

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What are the effects and guidelines of mass immunization of health workers against Hepatitis B; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Hepatitis B is a major global occupational health hazard, with healthcare workers having a higher prevalence of HBV infection than the general population. Vaccination is recommended to reduce the …

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What does policy implementation monitoring entail; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background:Monitoring is essential for policymakers, government officials, development managers, and civil society to learn from past experiences, improve service delivery and plan and allocate resources. In addition, it helps to …

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What is the appropriate malaria treatment for a low-income endemic country like Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
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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What should be included in an optimal package of interventions to prevent the spread of HIV and manage HIV/AIDS; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: HIV/AIDS prevention and management requires a multi-pronged approach, including clinical and public health interventions.Rapid Response Question: What should be included in an optimal package of interventions to prevent the …

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Are herbal photolarvicides efficient and safe to use in vector management; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
brief
Health Research

Background: The resurgence of interest in larvicides for vector control, particularly in combating malaria, is driven by research demonstrating their effectiveness in reducing mosquito populations and malaria infection rates. Recent …

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Can decentralization of health services improve health service delivery in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
brief
Health Research

Background: Many developing countries face challenges in providing quality and equitable healthcare, especially to marginalized populations. Decentralization, a political reform aimed at reducing central influence and increasing local autonomy, has …

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Use of Chest Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19: A WHO Rapid Advice Guide
Akl E.A., Blazic I., Yaacoub S., Frija G., Chou R., Appiah J.A., Fatehi M., Flor N., Hitti E., Jafri H. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

The World Health Organization (WHO) undertook the development of a rapid guide on the use of chest imaging in the diagnosis and management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The rapid …

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Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal
Aknin LB, Barrington-Leigh CP, Dunn EW, Helliwell JF, Burns J, Biswas-Diener R, Kemeza I, Nyende P, Ashton-James CE, Norton MI
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: Human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to help others (prosocial spending). In …

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Getting closer to people: Family planning provision by drug shops in Uganda
Akol A, Chin-Quee D, Wamala-Mucheri P, Namwebya J H, Mercer S J, Stanback J
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

ABSTRACTBackground: Private-sector drug shops are often the first point of health care in sub-Saharan Africa. Training andsupporting drug shop and pharmacy staff to provide a wide range of contraceptive methods …

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Health managers' views on the status of national and decentralized health systems for child and adolescent mental health in Uganda: a qualitative study
Akol A, Engebretsen IMS, Skylstad V, Nalugya J, Ndeezi G, Tumwine J
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Robust health systems are required for the promotion of child and adolescent mental health (CAMH). In low and middle income countries such as Uganda neuropsychiatric illness in childhood and …

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"We are like co-wives": Traditional healers' views on collaborating with the formal Child and Adolescent Mental Health System in Uganda
Babirye JN, Akol A, Engebretsen IMS, Moland KM
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Early identification and management of mental illness in childhood and adolescence helps to avert debilitating mental illness in adulthood but the attention given to Child and Adolescent Mental Health …

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Maternal plasma soluble fins-like tyrosine kinase-1 and free vascular endothelial growth factor at 11 to 13 weeks of gestation in preeclampsia
Akolekar R, de Cruz J, Foidart JM, Munaut C, Nicolaides KH
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To investigate the maternal plasma concentration of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFIt-1) and free Vascular endothelial growth factor (free-VEGF) at 11 to 13 weeks of gestation in patients destined …

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Stillbirth in the African Great Lakes region: A pooled analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys
Agho KE, Akombi BJ, Ghimire PR, Renzaho AM
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to estimate the rate and predisposing factors associated with stillbirth in the African Great Lakes region (Burundi, Congo Democratic Republic, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and …

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The Protective Effect of Topical Rifamycin Treatment against Sternal Wound Infection in Diabetic Patients Undergoing on-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery : Cardiovascular Topic
Akpek Mahmut, Aygun Fatih, Kaya Mehmet G, Keser Ahmet, Kuzgun Ahmet, Ulucan Seref
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of topical rifamycin SV treatment against sternal wound infection (SWI) in diabetic patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass …

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Bibliometric analysis of sub-Saharan African and US authorship in publications about sub-Saharan Africa funded by the Fogarty International Center, 2008â2020
Akudinobi Ezinne A, Kilmarx Peter H
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundAuthorship and author order have been used as one measure to characterise equity in research partnerships. First and last (senior) authorships often denote scientific merit as well as potential for …

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Do anti-malarials in Africa meet quality standards? the market penetration of non quality-assured artemisinin combination therapy in eight African countries
Kyomuhangi I, Hanson K, Goodman C, Kaula H, Buyungo P, Thompson R, Akulayi L, Alum A, Andrada A, Archer J and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundQuality of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is important for ensuring malaria parasite clearance and protecting the efficacy of artemisinin-based therapies. The extent to which non quality-assured ACT (non-QAACT), or those …

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