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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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Empiric TB Treatment of Severely Ill Patients With HIV and Presumed Pulmonary TB Improves Survival
Worodria W, Ayakaka I, Cattamanchi A, Davis JL, Walter ND, Kalema N, Huang L, Den Boon S, Katagira W, Vittinghoff E
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Rationale: In 2007, World Health Organization (WHO) issued emergency recommendations on empiric treatment of sputum acid-fast bacillus smear-negative patients with possible tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-prevalent areas, and called for operational …

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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on maximal exercise capacity for adults living with post-TB lung disease: Global RECHARGE Uganda
Jones R, Katagira W, Orme MW, Jones AV, Kasiita R, Barton A, Miah RB, Manise A, Matheson JA, Free RC and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction The burden of post-tuberculosis (TB) lung disease (PTBLD) is steadily increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, causing disability among TB survivors. Without effective medicines, the mainstay of PTBLD treatment evolves around …

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Uganda: Acceptability of HPV vaccine among young adolescent girls
Katahoire A.R., Mugisha E., Wani J.A., Murokora D., LaMontagne D.S.
2014
Book, Chapter
Health Research
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Improving child survival through a district management strengthening and community empowerment intervention: early implementation experiences from Uganda
Waiswa P, Bagenda D, Henriksson DK, Peterson SS, Ayebare F, Mbonye AK, Katahoire AR, Ssegujja E
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The Community and District Empowerment for Scale-up (CODES) project pioneered the implementation of a comprehensive district management and community empowerment intervention in five districts in Uganda. In order to …

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Effects of a School-Based Intervention on Frequency and Quality of Adolescent-Parent/Caregiver Sexuality Communication: Results from a Randomized-Controlled Trial in Uganda
Katahoire AR, Banura C, Muhwezi WW, Bastien S, Wubs A, Klepp KI, Aaro LE
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

In a cluster-randomized trial conducted in 22 government secondary schools in Uganda, effects of a school-based intervention aimed at improving aspects of parent/caregiver-adolescent communication on sexuality were examined. The intervention …

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STRENGTHENING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS: PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES' CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ENGAGEMENTS
Katamba David
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

This paper contributes to The Post-2015 MDG agenda and the Rio+20 outcome document, The Future We Want, by exploring and providing guiding frameworks for how private for-profit companies (PFPCs) can …

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Prenatal hepatitis B screening and associated factors in a high prevalence district of Lira, northern Uganda: a community based cross sectional study
Katamba PS, Mukunya D, Kwesiga D, Nankabirwa V
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundChronic hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection affects 80-100 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and accounts for an estimated 650,000 deaths annually. The prevalence of active hepatitis B virus infection among …

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Prevalence of hypertension in relation to anthropometric indices among secondary adolescents in Mbarara, Southwestern Uganda
Turyakira E, Katamba G, Agaba DC, Migisha R, Namaganda A, Namayanja R
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Studies investigating the prevalence of hypertension and its correlation with anthropometric indices among adolescents are still scarce compared to those conducted in adults of greater than 40 years. So …

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Using blood pressure height index to define hypertension among secondary school adolescents in southwestern Uganda
Turyakira E, Katamba G, Agaba DC, Migisha R, Namaganda A, Namayanja R
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Hypertension is the number one risk factor for cardiovascular diseases worldwide and yet its diagnosis among adolescents, based on blood pressure percentiles which are age, height, and sex-specific, is complex. …

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