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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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Empiric TB Treatment of Severely Ill Patients With HIV and Presumed Pulmonary TB Improves Survival
Worodria W, Ayakaka I, Cattamanchi A, Davis JL, Walter ND, Kalema N, Huang L, Den Boon S, Katagira W, Vittinghoff E
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Rationale: In 2007, World Health Organization (WHO) issued emergency recommendations on empiric treatment of sputum acid-fast bacillus smear-negative patients with possible tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-prevalent areas, and called for operational …

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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on maximal exercise capacity for adults living with post-TB lung disease: Global RECHARGE Uganda
Jones R, Katagira W, Orme MW, Jones AV, Kasiita R, Barton A, Miah RB, Manise A, Matheson JA, Free RC and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction The burden of post-tuberculosis (TB) lung disease (PTBLD) is steadily increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, causing disability among TB survivors. Without effective medicines, the mainstay of PTBLD treatment evolves around …

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Uganda: Acceptability of HPV vaccine among young adolescent girls
Katahoire A.R., Mugisha E., Wani J.A., Murokora D., LaMontagne D.S.
2014
Book, Chapter
Health Research
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Improving child survival through a district management strengthening and community empowerment intervention: early implementation experiences from Uganda
Waiswa P, Bagenda D, Henriksson DK, Peterson SS, Ayebare F, Mbonye AK, Katahoire AR, Ssegujja E
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The Community and District Empowerment for Scale-up (CODES) project pioneered the implementation of a comprehensive district management and community empowerment intervention in five districts in Uganda. In order to …

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Effects of a School-Based Intervention on Frequency and Quality of Adolescent-Parent/Caregiver Sexuality Communication: Results from a Randomized-Controlled Trial in Uganda
Katahoire AR, Banura C, Muhwezi WW, Bastien S, Wubs A, Klepp KI, Aaro LE
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

In a cluster-randomized trial conducted in 22 government secondary schools in Uganda, effects of a school-based intervention aimed at improving aspects of parent/caregiver-adolescent communication on sexuality were examined. The intervention …

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Managing stakeholdersâ influence on embracing business code of conduct and ethics in a local pharmaceutical company: Case of Kampala Pharmaceutical Industries (KPI)
Katamba D., Marvin Nkiko C., Ademson C.
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research
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STRENGTHENING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS: PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES' CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ENGAGEMENTS
Katamba David
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

This paper contributes to The Post-2015 MDG agenda and the Rio+20 outcome document, The Future We Want, by exploring and providing guiding frameworks for how private for-profit companies (PFPCs) can …

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Prenatal hepatitis B screening and associated factors in a high prevalence district of Lira, northern Uganda: a community based cross sectional study
Katamba PS, Mukunya D, Kwesiga D, Nankabirwa V
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundChronic hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection affects 80-100 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and accounts for an estimated 650,000 deaths annually. The prevalence of active hepatitis B virus infection among …

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Prevalence of hypertension in relation to anthropometric indices among secondary adolescents in Mbarara, Southwestern Uganda
Turyakira E, Katamba G, Agaba DC, Migisha R, Namaganda A, Namayanja R
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Studies investigating the prevalence of hypertension and its correlation with anthropometric indices among adolescents are still scarce compared to those conducted in adults of greater than 40 years. So …

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Using blood pressure height index to define hypertension among secondary school adolescents in southwestern Uganda
Turyakira E, Katamba G, Agaba DC, Migisha R, Namaganda A, Namayanja R
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Hypertension is the number one risk factor for cardiovascular diseases worldwide and yet its diagnosis among adolescents, based on blood pressure percentiles which are age, height, and sex-specific, is complex. …

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