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Considerations for re-opening academic institutions in Uganda amidst the COVID-19 pandemic; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
Rapid Review
Health Research

BackgroundSchool closure was one of the many measures implemented by the government of Uganda in her response to enforce social distancing and control the COVID-19 pandemic. However with the prolonged …

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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
Rapid Review
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 guidelines are present to facilitate the evaluation of a natural material extract as a larvicide; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) provides guidelines for evaluating mosquito larvicides, detailed in their "Guidelines for Laboratory and Field testing of Mosquito larvicides."Rapid Response Question: What guidelines are present …

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Strengthening district laboratory systems: Scaling up the response for the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:Probable cases of Covid-19 with in districts have to be refered or transported to designated facilities to collect samples amidst an on-going country wide lockdown. This is increasingly becoming a …

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What are the different strategies to implement a bilateral government agreement on recruiting professional health workers from Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: Although only attracting growing attention in recent years, health-worker migration has raised concerns for several decades now. Earlier migration was voluntary and generally an individual initiation; in recent years …

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Strategies to control the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Ugandan schools; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
Rapid Review
Health Research

SummaryBackground: On January 10, 2022, all schools in Uganda reopened after almost two years. The reopening of the schools coincided with the peak of the third surge of the Severe …

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Dimensions of reintegration of Covid-19 survivors and suspects into their communities; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
Rapid Review
Health Research

BackgroundRe-settling in communities for Covid-19 survivors and their contacts following release from isolation facilities might be particularly challenging. Due to the enormous fear Covid-19 has caused in communities, returning individuals …

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Strategies to improve the coverage of at least four antenatal care visits in Mukono district;A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2019
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:Attending more antenatal visits is associated with better maternal and neonatal outcomes, and skilled birth attendant at delivery. However, the Uganda demographic health survey 2016 estimates that 97% have attended …

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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
Rapid Review
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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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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Socioeconomic Status and Vulnerability to HIV Infection in Uganda: Evidence from Multilevel Modelling of AIDS Indicator Survey Data
Igulot P, Magadi MA
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. There is controversy on the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and HIV infection. Some evidence claims higher SES is negatively associated with HIV infection while others report the reverse. …

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Effective supervision of doctoral students in public and population health in Africa: CARTA supervisorsâ experiences, challenges and perceived opportunities
Igumbor J.O., Bosire E.N., Karimi F., Katahoire A., Allison J., Muula A.S., Peixoto A., Otwombe K., Gitau E., Bondjers G. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

The quality and success of postgraduate education largely rely on effective supervision. Since its inception in 2008, the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) has been at the …

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Inevitable Caesarean Myomectomy
Igwegbe A. O, Monago E. N, Nwosu B. O, Ugboaja J. O
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

The standard teaching is to avoid caesarean myomectomy as much as possible for the fear of the attendant severe haemorrhage. Classical caesarean section in spite of its risk of uterine …

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The burden and determinants of self-reported acute gastrointestinal illness in an Indigenous Batwa Pygmy population in southwestern Uganda
IHACC Res Team, Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Namanya DB, Clark S, Edge VL, Harper S
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) is an important public health priority worldwide. Few studies have captured the burden of AGI in developing countries, and even fewer have focused on Indigenous populations. …

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Vulnerability to the health effects of climate variability in rural southwestern Uganda
IHACC Res Team, Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Namanya DB, Harper SL, Labbe J, Ford JD, Donnelly B, Twesigomwe S
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Vulnerability to the health impacts of climate change will be shaped by the existing burden of ill- health and is expected to be highest in poor and socio-economically marginalized populations. …

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How seasonality and weather affect perinatal health: Comparing the experiences of indigenous and non-indigenous mothers in Kanungu District, Uganda
IHACC Res Team, Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Harper S, Twesigomwe S, MacVicar S, Steele V, Bambaiha DN, Asaasira G, Ross N
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Maternal and newborn health disparities and the health impacts of climate change present grand challenges for global health equity, and there remain knowledge gaps in our understanding of how these …

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Is the effect of precipitation on acute gastrointestinal illness in southwestern Uganda different between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities?
Patterson K, Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Ford J, Harper SL, Clark S, Donnelly B, IHACC Team, Busch J, Windfeld E and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) is a global public health priority that often disproportionately effects Indigenous populations. While previous research examines the association between meteorological conditions and AGI, little is known …

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Doing More Than Asking for Opinions: A Framework for Participation and Ecohealth in Health Information System Evaluations
Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Namanya DB, IHACC Res Grp, Helwig JE, Bishop-Williams KE
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Health information systems (HIS) are used to manage information related to population health. The goal of this research was to conduct an evaluation of a HIS used at a hospital …

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Developing an online food composition database for an Indigenous population in south-western Uganda
Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Namanya DB, Twesigomwe S, IHACC Team, Scarpa G, Bawajeeh AO, Kakwangire P, Peters R, Beer S and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective:To develop an online food composition database of locally consumed foods among an Indigenous population in south-western Uganda.Design:Using a community-based approach and collaboration with local nutritionists, we collected a list …

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'We don't use the same ways to treat the illness:' A qualitative study of heterogeneity in health-seeking behaviour for acute gastrointestinal illness among the Ugandan Batwa
IHACC Res Team, Patterson K, Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Namanya DB, Harper SL, Clark S, Twesigomwe S, Brubacher LJ
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

The Batwa (Twa), an Indigenous People of southwest Uganda, were evicted from their ancestral forest lands in 1991 due to establishment of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. This land dispossession forced …

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