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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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UNDERLYING CAUSES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN UGANDA: RESPONSES FROM KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY
Kebirungi H
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

This study used the social exchange theory and sexuality to investigate the underlying causes of sexual harassment in Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda, with responses from Kyambogo University (KyU). …

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Macaque Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting Novel Conserved Epitopes within Filovirus Glycoprotein
Holtsberg FW, Shulenin S, Vu H, Howell KA, Douglas R, Froude JW, Herbert AS, Wirchnianski AS, Lear-Rooney CM, Dye JM and others...
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Filoviruses cause highly lethal viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates. Current immunotherapeutic options for filoviruses are mostly specific to Ebola virus (EBOV), although other members of Filoviridae such …

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Analysis and visualisation of research trends in community maternal care: A general review
Keerthana S., Maunika
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Maternal care is a very important pillar of a healthy society. Community health measures play a significant role in improving the quality of maternal care and thereby reducing maternal mortality. …

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T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron
Aremu O., de Oliveira T., Suzuki A., Bekker L.-G., Keeton R., Tincho M.B., Ngomti A., Baguma R., Benede N., Khan K. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) has multiple spike protein mutations1,2 that contribute to viral escape from antibody neutralization3â6 and reduce vaccine protection from infection7,8. The extent to which other components …

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An immunohistochemical marker panel including claudin-18, maspin, and p53 improves diagnostic accuracy of bile duct neoplasms in surgical and presurgical biopsy specimens
Keira Yoshiko, Takasawa Akira, Murata Masaki, Nojima Masanori, Takasawa Kumi, Ogino Jiro, Higashiura Yukimura, Sasaki Ayaka, Kimura Yasutoshi, Mizuguchi Toru and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Biliary tract cancers have an extremely poor outcome, and specific diagnostic markers and effective treatments are needed urgently. In this study, we assessed the capacity of panel of immunohistochemical markers …

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Models of evaluating the clinical significance of depression treatment in developing countries: The case of group interpersonal psychotherapy in rural southwestern Uganda
Keith Jessica Anne
2010
Dissertation
Health Research

Depression in the developing world is highly prevalent and associated with a range of negative outcomes. Evidence-based treatment for depression in the developing world is rare and, when implemented, tends …

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Post-traumatic stress disorder among persons with HIV who engage in heavy alcohol consumption in southwestern Uganda
Kamya M, Adong J, Fatch R, Emenyonu NI, Muyindike WR, Hahn JA, Kekibiina A, Chamie G, Marson K, Beesiga B and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background We aimed to describe the prevalence of PTSD symptoms and its associated factors in persons living with HIV (PLWH) in Uganda who engage in heavy alcohol use. Methods We …

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Comparing banana leaf dressing and vaseline gauze dressing for split-thickness skin graft donor sites in a ugandan hospital
Kekisa N L, Galiwango G, Hodges A
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: This study compared the effectiveness ofbanana leaf dressing (BLD) with the commonly usedVaseline gauze dressing (VGD) on split-thickness skingraft (SSG) donor sites. VGD is not completely nonadherent and is …

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Prospective Long-term Outcomes of a Cohort of Ugandan Children with Laboratory Monitoring During Antiretroviral Therapy
Kekitiinwa A, Korutaro V, Kasirye P, Asiimwe A R, Kitaka S, Maganda A, Madalon M, Graziano F M
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Treatment of HIV-1 infected Ugandan children with antiretroviral therapy (ART) is increasing, but few prospective long-term studies evaluating the treatment process have been reported. In this study, we sought …

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Acceptability of lopinavir/r pellets (minitabs), tablets and syrups in HIV-infected children
Musiime V, Kekitiinwa A, Mirembe G, Gibb DM, Thomason MJ, Lallemant M, Nakalanzi S, Baptiste D, Walker AS, Judd A
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Lopinavir/ritonavir 'pellets' were recently tentatively approved for licensing. We describe their acceptability for infants and children up to 48 weeks.Methods: CHAPAS-2 was a randomized, two-period crossover trial comparing syrup …

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