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What are the effects of clinical pathways in cancer management; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2012
brief
Health Research

Background:Disease or diagnosis (Cancer) management pathways may be divided into patient pathways and clinical pathways. A clinical pathway is a documented sequence of clinical interventions assisting a patient with a …

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What are the health effects (benefits and risks) of steam baths (Saunas); A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2012
brief
Health Research

Background: Steam bathing, practiced globally and increasingly in Uganda, involves exposure to heat in a confined space. Despite its popularity, the health effects of steam bathing remain a concern for …

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What strategies can health systems in low-income settings employ for infection control; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2012
brief
Health Research

Background: Healthcare-associated infections are a significant concern, even in settings with better healthcare practices. Factors such as inadequate equipment, staff shortages, and insufficient knowledge contribute to the suboptimal compliance with …

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What are the key implementation considerations for the national immunization policy; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2013
brief
Health Research

Background: Immunization is a critical public health intervention, significantly reducing the burden of infectious diseases. Effective implementation of immunization policies is essential to achieve desired health outcomes, including herd immunity.Rapid …

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Feasibility and Effects of task sharing and mhealth by VHTS in the prevention and control of hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus;A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2019
brief
Health Research

Background:Village Health Teams (VHTs) or Lay health workers have been shown to a play an important role of increasing access to healthcare within communities and homes for infectious diseases such …

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Potential impacts of Genetic modification of mosquitoes in the control and prevention of malaria on individuals, community and ecology;A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2019
brief
Health Research

Background:Target Malaria is a not-for-profit research multi-national consortium in Africa and the United Kingdom that aims to develop and share technology for malaria control. In Uganda, the consortium partner is …

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Should All Research Participants be Paid for Participation in Research;A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2019
brief
Health Research

Background:There is a split of opinion among the bioethicists and researchers on whether research participants need to be paid for participation in research. The payment is typically in terms of …

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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
brief
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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Considerations for re-opening academic institutions in Uganda amidst the COVID-19 pandemic; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
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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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
brief
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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Antiretroviral Therapy Availability and HIV Disclosure to Spouse in Rakai, Uganda: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study
Nakigozi G, Wawer MJ, Gray RH, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Kagaayi J, Ssekasanvu J, Haberlen SA, Brahmbhatt H
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: A decade after the rollout of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa, the effects of this structural change on social aspects of HIV, such as rates of HIV disclosure …

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A comparative study of serological diagnosis of dengue outbreak 2019
Saleem A., Habib M.B., Akbar N.S.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose: The interpretation & correlation of the different laboratory parameters in positive dengue cases in order to eval-uate that which laboratory test is more significant for diagnosis of Dengue. Methods: …

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Expression and function of FGF9 in the hypertrophied ligamentum flavum of lumbar spinal stenosis patients
Habibi H., Suzuki A., Hayashi K., Salimi H., Terai H., Hori Y., Tamai K., Orita K., Ohyama S., Yabu A. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Ligamentum flavum (LF) hypertrophy plays a dominant role in lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). A previous study found that fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) was upregulated with mechanical stress …

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Expression and function of fibroblast growth factor 1 in the hypertrophied ligamentum flavum of lumbar spinal stenosis
Habibi H., Suzuki A., Hayashi K., Salimi H., Terai H., Hori Y., Orita K., Yabu A., Nakamura H.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Fibrosis is one of the main pathologies caused by hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum (LF), which leads to lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family is …

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Towards Absolute Dosimetry and Field Verification of Whole Breast Radiation Therapy Treatment Using Cherenkov Imaging
Hachadorian Rachael L.
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

This thesis focused on the development of a fundamentally new way to validate the precision and accuracy of radiation therapy treatment sessions for breast cancer, by optically imaging the Cherenkov …

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The Impact of Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy on the Overall Survival of Completely Resected Ampullary and Periampullary Carcinoma: An Updated Meta-Analysis
Haddad P.A., Hammoud D., Gallagher K.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose/Objective(s): Ampullary and Periampullary carcinomas (APAC) are uncommon gastrointestinal cancers that are often amenable to surgical resection. The benefit of postoperative adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (ACRT) in patients with completely resected localized …

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Suicide Prevention Strategies: Case Studies from across the Globe
Wasserman D, Hadlaczky G, Hoven CW, Mandell DJ, Wasserman C
2011
Book, Whole
Health Research

In the light of the more than 1.5 million annual suicide deaths worldwide projected for 2020, suicide prevention is clearly a high priority. Moreover, the goal of suicide prevention is …

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Distributive Justice: An Ethical Priority in Global Palliative Care
Hadler RA, Rosa WE
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Providing care to cancer patients in resource-poor settings often demands complex trade-offs regarding resource allocation. It is estimated that over 60% of all cancer deaths worldwide occur in low-and middle-income …

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How equitable is social franchising? Case studies of three maternal healthcare franchises in Uganda and India
Goodman C, Benova L, Haemmerli M, Santos A, Penn-Kekana L, Lange I, Matovu F, Wong KLM
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Substantial investments have been made in clinical social franchising to improve quality of care of private facilities in low-and middle-income countries but concerns have emerged that the benefits fail to …

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Institutionalizing and sustaining social change in health systems: the case of Uganda
Hage J, Valadez JJ
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

The key to high impact health services is institutionalizing and sustaining programme evaluation. Uganda represents a success story in the use of a specific programme evaluation method: Lot Quality Assurance …

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