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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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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Prevalence and Associated Factors in a Setting of Well-Controlled HIV, A Cross-Sectional Study
Kalyesubula R, Wosu AC, Kayongo A, Kirenga B, Naz T, Nassali F, Wise RA, Siddharthan T, Checkley W
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

In Sub-Saharan Africa, COPD remains prevalent but its association with HIV is not well characterized especially in rural settings. We assessed for COPD prevalence, associated factors and lung function profile …

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Childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: cross-sectional insight into small-scale geographical inequalities from Census data
Kazembe L, Clarke A, Kandala NB
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives: To estimate and quantify childhood mortality, its spatial correlates and the impact of potential correlates using recent census data from three sub-Saharan African countries (Rwanda, Senegal and Uganda), where …

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Exposure of HIV-exposed uninfected infants to antiretrovirals
Kazembe P.N.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Comparative yield of different active TB case finding interventions in a large urban TB project in central Uganda: a descriptive study
Kazibwe Andrew, Twinomugisha Fred, Musaaz Joseph, Nakaggwa Florence, Lukanga Disan, Aleu Phillip, Kiyemba Timothy, Nkolo Abel, Sebuliba Kirirabwa Nicholas, Freitas Lopez Debora B and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: Systematic screening for TB among patients presenting to care and among high risk populations is recom- mended to improve TB case finding. We aimed to describe the comparative yield …

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Access to, and uptake of, antiretroviral therapy in a developing country with high HIV prevalence: a population-based cohort study in rural Uganda, 2004-2008
Kasamba I, Maher D, Kazooba P, Mayanja BN, Baisley K
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives To investigate antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake after its introduction in 2004 in a longitudinal population-based cohort and its nested clinical cohort in rural Uganda. Methods A HIV serosurvey of …

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Cardiometabolic risk among HIV-positive Ugandan adults: Prevalence, predictors and effect of long-term antiretroviral therapy
Kaleebu P, Kasamba I, Kazooba P, Munderi P, Mayanja B N, Lutaakome J, Namakoola I, Salome T
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: We investigated the prevalence, predictors of and effect of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) regimen on cardiometabolic risk amongHIV-positive Ugandan adults at enrolment into a prospective cohort to study the Complications …

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Virological failure on first-line antiretroviral therapy; associated factors and a pragmatic approach for switching to second line therapyâEvidence from a prospective cohort study in rural south-western Uganda, 2004-2011
Levin J, Kaleebu P, Kazooba P, Masiira B, Mayanja B N
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: We investigated factors affecting Virological failure (VF) on first line Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and evaluated a pragmaticapproach to switching to second line ART. Methods: Between 2004 and 2011, we …

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Effects of Liraglutide Combined with Short-Term Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion on Glycemic Control and Beta Cell Function in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pilot Study
Ke Weijian, Liu Liehua, Liu Juan, Chen Ailing, Deng Wanping, Zhang Pengyuan, Cao Xiaopei, Liao Zhihong, Xiao Haipeng, Liu Jianbin and others...
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: The objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of liraglutide in combination with short-term continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) therapy on glycemic control and beta cell …

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Corning HYPERFlask® for viral amplification and production of diagnostic reagents
KearneyBrian J., Voorhees Matthew A., Williams Priscilla L., Olschner Scott P., Rossi Cynthia A., Schoepp Randal J.
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: Viral preparations are essential components in diagnostic research and development. The production of large quantities of virus traditionally is done by infecting numerous tissue culture flasks or roller …

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Women's schooling, fertility, and child health outcomes: Evidence from Uganda's free primary education program
Keats A
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

This paper examines the role of women's education on both fertility and child health in Uganda. To identify causal effects, I exploit the timing of a national reform that eliminated …

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