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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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References (4020)

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Self-harm and poisoning data in rural Ugandan hospitals
Hulse E.
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Platelet transfusion therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: bacterial contamination, recipient characteristics, and acute transfusion reactions
Tobian AAR, Hume HA, Ddungu H, Angom R, Baluku H, Kajumbula H, Kyeyune-Byabazaire D, Orem J, Ramirez-Arcos S
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUNDLittle data are available on bacterial contamination (BC) of platelet units or acute transfusion reactions to platelet transfusions (PTs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).STUDY DESIGN AND METHODSThis prospective, observational study evaluated …

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The impact of equity factors on receipt of timely appropriate care for children with suspected malaria in eastern Uganda
Alfven T, Humphreys D, Kalyango JN
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction Malaria accounts for more than one-tenth of sub-Saharan Africa's 2.8 million annual childhood deaths, and remains a leading cause of post-neonatal child mortality in Uganda. Despite increased community-based treatment …

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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Resilience Training in the Care of Underrepresented Populations (VT100)
Humphreys J., Glass M., Stoltenberg M., Joseph D., Namukwaya E.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Outcomes 1. Identify shared challenges of palliative care delivery in diverse patient populations in resource-limited settings 2. Illustrate a psychoeducational approach to enhancing resilience for palliative care providers working in …

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postcolonial patriarchal nativism, domestic violence and transnational feminist research in contemporary Uganda
Hundle AK
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

This article examines the development of a multidimensional, transnational feminist research approach from and within Uganda in relation to a high-profile case of domestic violence and femicide of a middle-class, …

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Urinary incontinence, depression, and economic outcomes in a cohort of women between the ages of 54 and 65 years
Tsai Alexander C., Hung Kristin J., Awtrey Christopher S.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between urinary incontinence (UI) and probable depression, work disability, and workforce exit. METHODS: The analytic sample consisted of 4,511 women enrolled in the …

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GSTM1 Copy Number and Kidney Disease in People With HIV
Ahmed S., Oliveira A., Dixon J., Williams K., Kennedy C., Jones R., Fox J., Hung R.K.Y., Rosenberg K.-L., David V. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Bribery in health care in Uganda
Hunt J
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

I examine the role of household permanent income in determining who bribes and how much they bribe in health care in Uganda. I find that rich patients are more likely …

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Impact of CD8(+) T-cell activation on CD4(+) T-cell recovery and mortality in HIV-infected Ugandans initiating antiretroviral therapy
Muzoora C, Emenyonu N, Ssewanyana I, Bangsberg DR, Hunt PW, Martin JN, Kembabazi A, Cao HL, Bennett J, Neilands TB and others...
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives: To assess whether T-cell activation independently predicts the extent of CD4(+) T-cell recovery and mortality in HIV-infected Ugandans initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART).Design: Prospective cohort study.Methods: HIV-infected adults starting ART …

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Black American Maternal Prenatal Choline, Offspring Gestational Age at Birth, and Developmental Predisposition to Mental Illness
Hunter SK, Hoffman MC, McCarthy L, D'Alessandro A, Wyrwa A, Noonan K, Christians U, Nakimuli-Mpungu E, Zeisel SH, Law AJ and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Black Americans have increased risk for schizophrenia and other mental illnesses with prenatal origins. Prenatal choline promotes infant brain development and behavioral outcomes, but choline has not been specifically assessed …

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