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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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Trauma, Violence, and Memory in African Child Soldier Memoirs
Hynd S
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Child soldiers have been heavily involved in contemporary African warfare. Since the 1990s, the 'child soldier crisis' has become a major humanitarian and human rights project. The figure of the …

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What happens after they survive? The role of anticoagulants and antiplatelets in IVC injuries
Hynes Allyson M, Scantling Dane R, Murali Shyam, Bormann Bradford C, Paul Jasmeet S, Reilly Patrick M, Seamon Mark J, Martin Niels D
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) after an inferior vena cava (IVC) injury is a devastating complication. Current practice involves variable use of anticoagulation and antiplatelet (AC/AP) agents. We hypothesized that AC/AP can …

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Use of injectable hormonal contraceptives: diverging perspectives of women and men, service providers and policymakers in Uganda
Hyttel M, Rasanathan JJK, Tellier M, Taremwa W
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

The unmet need for family planning in Uganda is among the world's highest. Injectable contraceptives, the most available method, were used by only 14.1% of married women in 2011. Recent …

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Drivers and challenges to use of menstrual cups among schoolgirls in rural Uganda: A qualitative study
Hyttel M, Tellier M, Thomsen C F, Luff B, Storrusten H, Nyakato V N
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Is the menstrual cup a potential solution to address the challenges surroundingmenstrual health and management (MHM) for girls and women in low-incomecontexts? This qualitative study assessed the drivers and challenges …

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Fluid cash and discordant households: exploring perceptions of and attitudes towards saving for childbirth: a qualitative study in pallisa district, uganda
Hytti Laura
2015
Dissertation
Health Research

Background and Aim: Maternal mortality in Uganda is among the highest in the world despite improvements in access to skilled delivery and emergency obstetric services. This is impacted in part …

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Assessing real-time performances of N95 respirators for health care workers by simulated workplace protection factors
Hyunwook K. I. M., Jung-Eun Baek, Hye-Kyung S. E. O., Jong-Eun L. E. E., Jun-Pyo Myong, Seung-Joo L. E. E., Jin-Ho L. E. E.
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

To assess performances of N95 respirators for Health Care Workers (HCWs) in a simulated health-care setting, we measured the Simulated Workplace Protection Factors (SWPFs) in real-time from the volunteers. A …

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'I still desire to have a child': a qualitative analysis of intersectional HIV- and childlessness-related stigma in rural southwestern Uganda
Kaida A, Bangsberg DR, Matthews LT, Bwana MB, Pratt MC, Owembabazi M, Muyindike W, Marrazzo JM, Psaros C, Turan J and others...
Journal, Article
Health Research

This study explored the intersecting forms of stigma experienced by HIV-serodifferent couples with unmet reproductive goals in rural Uganda. The parent mixed-methods study, which included 131 HIV-exposed women with plans …

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Ageing with HIV: Killing two birds with one Stone â Responding to health challenges of the elderly living with HIV at AIDS Information Centre
Ian Nume
2021
Report
Health Research

BackgroundGlobal HIV/AIDS statistics (UNAIDS, 2018) estimated 37.9 million people were living with HIV with an estimated 3.6 million aged 50 years or older (UNAIDS, 2013). The majority of these (2.9 …

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Supra-annular sizing of transcatheter aortic valve prostheses in raphe-type bicuspid aortic valve disease: the LIRA method
Iannopollo G, Romano V, Buzzatti N, Ancona M, Ferri L, Russo F, Bellini B, Granada JF, Chieffo A, Montorfano M
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Recent evidence shows that THV prostheses anchoring occurs at the raphe-level, known as LIRA plane, in raphe-type bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease. The purpose of this study was to …

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A novel supra-annular plane to predict tavi prosthesis anchoring in raphe-type bicuspid aortic valve disease: The lira plane
Iannopollo G., Romano V., Buzzatti N., De Backer O., Søndergaard L., Merkely B., Prendergast B., Giannini F., Colombo A., Latib A. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Aims: Supra-annular sizing in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is a concept not reproducibly demonstrated and specific measurements to assess a supra-annular plane are …

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