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Rapid Response Briefs (69)

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Dimensions of reintegration of Covid-19 survivors and suspects into their communities; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
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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Effective communication strategies during COVID-19 outbreak; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

BackgroundPolicy and decision makers in Uganda are cognisant of the importance of effective communication from the responsible authorities in the prevention and control of an outbreak, as a lack of …

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Forming partnerships between Health Management Organisations and public health service providers; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:A private partner has built a health facility in a district in Uganda and intends to operate a Health Management Organization model of health care delivery. However, the facility is …

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How facilities can adequately prepare to provide safe spaces and management for the elderly during the Covid-19 pandemic in LMIC; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background: Elderly population accounts for a big percentage of severe Covid-19 cases and deaths worldwide. Despite Uganda reporting 44 cases as of 1st April 2020 with no fatality, MoH is …

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Impact of Acting District Health Officers on Health Services Delivery within their Respective Jurisidictions; A Case for Advocacy; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The staffing norms for the districts in Uganda require that each district has a District Health Officer (DHO) who is a qualified medical docor with additional training in â¦â¦. However, …

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Integration of Health Services Delivery for the Elderly within the Existing Structures; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The Ministry of Health is drafting a policy that aims at integrating health services delivery for people above 60 years within the existing delivery structures in Uganda. To inform their …

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Results-Based Financing in low and middle-income countries; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:There are on-going efforts within the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Uganda to actively scale up results-based financing (RBF) and improve health system performance by aligning investments to system performance. …

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Safety Considerations for Standard Operating Procedures for Places of Worship during the COVID-19 pandemi; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:There have been several outcries from believers and leaders of religious sects in Uganda for the government to allow places of worship to reopen to the public describing them as …

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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
brief
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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Strengthening Health promotion and prevention structures at the districts; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The Ministry of Health recently issued guidance to districts to increase health promotion and prevention expenditure in the primary health care grant from 10% to 30%. However, districts note several …

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Measuring menstrual hygiene experience: development and validation of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS-36) in Soroti, Uganda
Hennegan J, Schwab KJ, Nansubuga A, Smith C, Redshaw M, Akullo A
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective This study describes the development and validation of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS-36), which measures the extent to which respondents' menstrual practices and environments meet their needs.Methods A …

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The Menstrual Practices Questionnaire (MPQ): development, elaboration, and implications for future research
Hennegan J, Schwab KJ, Nansubuga A, Smith C, Akullo A
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

High-quality evidence is needed to inform policies and programmes aiming to improve menstrual health. Quantitative studies must address the many evidence gaps in this field, and practitioners have increased monitoring …

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Revalidation and adaptation of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) in a cross-sectional survey to measure the menstrual experiences of adult women working in Mukono District, Uganda
Makumbi FE, Hennegan J, Schwab KJ, Kibira SPS, Exum NG, Bukenya JN, Nakamya P
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives The Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) is a comprehensive measure of menstrual self-care experience including access to sufficient, comfortable materials to catch or absorb bleeding, supportive spaces for managing …

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Identifying the functional components of a community of practice toimprove tuberculosis contact investigation in uganda
Hennein R., Ggita J., Turimumahoro P., Ochom E., Meyer A., Armstrong-Hough M., Katamba A., Davis J.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

RATIONALE: Contact investigation is an evidence-based, WHO-endorsed intervention for finding and preventing tuberculosis (TB). However, variable uptake and delivery limit its effectiveness. In a separate preliminary study, we found that …

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Bottleneck analysis at district level to illustrate gaps within the district health system in Uganda
Waiswa P, Henriksson DK, Fredriksson M, Selling K, Peterson SS
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Poor quality of care and access to effective and affordable interventions have been attributed to constraints and bottlenecks within and outside the health system. However, there is limited understanding …

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Enablers and barriers to evidence based planning in the district health system in Uganda; perceptions of district health managers
Waiswa P, Henriksson DK, Fredriksson M, Peterson SS, Ayebare F, Tumushabe EK
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The District Health System was endorsed as the key strategy to achieve 'Health for all' during the WHO organized inter-regional meeting in Harare in 1987. Many expectations were put …

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Health systems bottlenecks and evidence-based district health planning: experiences from the district health system in uganda
Henriksson Dorcus Kiwanuka
2017
Dissertation
Health Research

In low-income countries where maternal and child mortality remains high, there is limited use of context-specific evidence for decision making and prioritization of interventions in the planning process at the …

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Prevalence of Malaria and Treatment Seeking Behaviours among Pregnant Women in Postconflict Internally Displaced Persons' Camps in Gulu District
Henry Obol James, Lagoro Kitara David, Orach Christopher Garimoi
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research
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"Has the patient been coughing?" Do Ugandan providers ask patients tested for malaria about cough history? Secondary analysis of 2011 data from the Integrated Infectious Disease Capacity Building Evaluation (IDCAP)
Henry Ashley
2015
Dissertation
Health Research

Introduction: In 2013, malaria caused an estimated 584,000 deaths worldwide, with 90% of those deaths occurring in Africa. The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategies have been effective at …

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Competency in supportive supervision: A study of public sector medicines management supervisors in Uganda
Henry R, Nantongo L, Wagner A K, Embrey M, Trap B
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundSupportive supervision has been found to be more effective than corrective fault-oriented inspections. Ugandaâs Ministry of Health in 2012 implemented a comprehensive strategy (SPARS) to build medicines management capacity in …

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