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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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Heterogeneous exposure and hotspots for malaria vectors at three study sites in Uganda
Kamya M, Greenhouse B, Dorsey G, Smith D L, Rodriguez-Barraquer I, Kang S Y, Battle K E, Gibson H S, Cooper L V, Maxwell K and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Heterogeneity in malaria transmission has household,temporal, and spatial components. These factors are relevant forimproving the efficiency of malaria control by targeting heterogeneity.To quantify variation, we analyzed mosquito counts fromentomological …

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Circumcision Status and Time to Sexual Debut Among Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Six Demographic and Health Surveys
Kangmennaang J, Osei L, Mkandawire P, Luginaah I
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

This paper examines the relationship between circumcision status and timing of sexual debut among unmarried youth in Sub-Saharan Africa using Demographic and Health Surveys. Results from survival analysis indicate that …

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Microalbuminuria and Retinopathy among Hypertensive Nondiabetic Patients at a Large Public Outpatient Clinic in Southwestern Uganda
Bajunirwe F, Kangwagye P, Rwebembera J, Wilson T
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. Routine testing of microalbuminuria and retinopathy is not done among patients with high blood pressure in resource-limited settings. We determined the prevalence of microalbuminuria and retinopathy and their risk …

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Utilization of health insurance by patients with diabetes or hypertension in urban hospitals in Mbarara, Uganda
Bajunirwe F., Kangwagye P., Bright L.W., Atukunda G., Basaza R.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Diabetes and hypertension are among the leading contributors to global mortality and require life-long medical care. However, many patients cannot access quality healthcare due to high out-of-pocket expenditures, thus …

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Changing ophthalmic practice during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
Kanji R.R., Arunga S.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Efficacy of knowledge and competence-based training of non-physicians in the provision of early infant male circumcision using the Mogen clamp in Rakai, Uganda
Nakigozi G, Kigozi G, Gray RH, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Watya S, Makumbi F, Nabukalu D, Kankaka EN, Kayiwa D and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

ObjectiveTo assess acquisition of knowledge and competence in performing Early Infant Male Circumcision (EIMC) by nonphysicians trained using a structured curriculum.Subjects and MethodsTraining in provision of EIMC using the Mogen …

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Randomised trial of early infant circumcision performed by clinical officers and registered nurse midwives using the Mogen clamp in Rakai, Uganda
Kigozi G, Gray RH, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Watya S, Makumbi F, Nabukalu D, Kankaka EN, Kayiwa D, Kighoma N and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

ObjectivesTo assess the safety and acceptability of early infant circumcision (EIC) provided by trained clinical officers (COs) and registered nurse midwives (RNMWs) in rural Uganda.Subjects and MethodsWe conducted a randomised …

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Sexual risk behaviors following circumcision among HIV-positive men in Rakai, Uganda
Gray R, Kigozi G, Ssekasanvu J, Ndyanabo A, Nabukalu D, Kankaka EN, Prodger J, Nakawooya H
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To determine whether circumcision of HIV-positive men is associated with increased subsequent sexual risk behaviors which may place their female partners at risk.Methods: Newly circumcised and uncircumcised HIV-positive men …

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Makerereâs contribution to the development of a high impact HIV research population-based cohort in the Rakai Region, Uganda
Kagaayi J., Reynolds S.J., Kigozi G., Nalugoda F., Serwadda D., Gray R.H., Wawer M.J., Quinn T.C., Kankaka E.N., Makumbi F. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research
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SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY in TREATMENT INTERRUPTION and RETURN in HIV PROGRAM in UGANDA
Kagaayi J., Kabanda J., Reynolds S.J., Gray R., Nalugoda F., Serwadda D., Wawer M., Chang L.W., Nakigozi G.F., Kankaka E.N. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Highly-mobile populations may be at greater risk of interruptions in treatment (IIT), which can lead to higher rates of HIV-related morbidity and mortality. In south-central Uganda, prevention of IIT …

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