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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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Relationship of anthropometric indices with rate pressure product, pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure among secondary adolescents of 12-17 years
Katamba G., Musasizi A., Kinene M.A., Namaganda A., Muzaale F.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVES: To determine the correlation between anthropometric indices and the selected hemodynamic parameters among secondary adolescents aged 12-17Â years. RESULTS: Our findings showed weak positive correlation between generally body surface …

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The utility of resting pulse rate in defining high blood pressure among adolescents in Mbarara municipality, Uganda
Katamba G, Agaba DC, Migisha R, Namaganda A, Namayanja R, Musasizi A, Kinene MA
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

High resting pulse rate (RPR) is associated with adverse cardiovascular events and could be used as a marker of cardiovascular health. We determined the correlation between RPR and blood pressure …

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The Effects of Maternal Diet and Breastfeeding on Children with Asthma and Allergy
Revelas Angela, Katasos Theodoros
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

The increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases highlights the need for devising effective prevention strategies. Several studies have investigated the preventive effect of maternal avoidance of highly …

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Refugee Oral Health: A Global Survey of Current Policies and Practices
Kateeb Elham, Sintes Marc, Taylor Sean
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Barriers to oral health care among refugees (Fig. 1) vary within and between countries due to diverse policies related to oral health and the varying legal status of refugees [12â14]. …

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Safe recovery after cesarean in rural Africa: Technical consensus guidelines for post-discharge care
Kateera F., Hedt-Gauthier B., Luo A., Niyigena A., Galvin G., Hakizimana S., Molina R.L., Boatin A.A., Kasonde P., Musabeyezu J. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Despite increasing cesarean rates in Africa, there remain extensive gaps in the standard provision of care after cesarean birth. We present recommendations for discharge instructions to be provided to women …

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High prevalence of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the surgical units of Mulago hospital in Kampala, Uganda
Kateete D P, Joloba M L, Baluku H, Okeng A, Namazzi S, Okee M, Musisi N L, Katabazi F A, Ssentongo R, Najjuka F C
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: There is limited data on Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Uganda where, as inmost low income countries, the routine use of chromogenic agar for MRSA detection is not …

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Nasopharyngeal carriage rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Ugandan children with sickle cell disease
Kateete D P, Kajumbula H, Kaddu-Mulindwa D H, Ssevviri A K
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae is a determinant for invasive pneumococcaldisease, which often complicates homozygous sickle cell disease. Here, we determined the nasopharyngeal carriagerate of S. pneumoniae in Ugandan …

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Carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda (2007-2009)
Joloba ML, Erume J, Nakanjako R, Kateete DP, Namugenyi J, Najjuka CF
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii are common causes of health care associated infections worldwide. Carbapenems are effective against infections caused by multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria including Pseudomonas …

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Genotypic diversity among multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda
Kateete D P, Joloba M L, Nakanjako R, Okee M, Najjuka C F
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundMultidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species are common causes of nosocomial infections worldwide. Recently we reported the occurrence of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae, P. aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species at Mulago …

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CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA coexist in community and hospital settings in Uganda
Asiimwe BB, Joloba ML, Bwanga F, Kigozi E, Rutebemberwa E, Baluku H, Kallander K, Kateete DP, Najjuka CF, Seni J and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundMethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains were once confined to hospitals however, in the last 20years MRSA infections have emerged in the community in people with no prior exposure to …

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