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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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The impact of HIV and antiretroviral therapy on the cardiovascular system of HIV-infected children
Kenny J. M.
2016
Dissertation
Health Research

Background Cardiovascular disease is increased in HIV-infected adults but the underlying aetiology is incompletely understood. Pre-clinical changes in cardiovascular structure and arterial stiffness in HIV-infected children are described in mainly …

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Electrocardiographic Evidence of Cardiac Disease by Sex and HIV Serostatus in Mbarara, Uganda
Okello S, Siedner M J, Tsai A C, Peck R, Kentoffio K, Albano A, Koplan B, Feng M, Muthalaly R G, Campbell J I and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Numerous studies in the United States and Europehave demonstrated an increased risk for cardiovasculardisease (CVD) among persons living with human immu-nodeficiency virus (PLWH) [1]. The relationship betweenhuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …

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Sex-specific performance of the ASCVD pooled cohort equation risk calculator as a correlate of coronary artery calcium in Kampala, Uganda
Siedner MJ, Kityo C, Erem G, Ssinabulya I, Longenecker CT, Bittencourt MS, Kentoffio K, Durstenfeld MS, Ghoshhajra B
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rising in Sub-Saharan Africa, but it is not known whether current risk assessment tools predict coronary atherosclerosis in the region. Furthermore, sex-specific …

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Cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Kenya and Uganda
Kenya ProVac Tech Working Grp, Uganda ProVac Tech Working Grp, Sigei C, Odaga J, Mvundura M, Madrid Y, Clark AD
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

IntroductionRotavirus vaccines have the potential to prevent a substantial amount of life-threatening gastroenteritis in young African children. This paper presents the results of prospective cost-effectiveness analyses for rotavirus vaccine introduction …

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Should the threshold for a generalised HIV epidemic be 1% or 5%?
Kenyon C., Buyze J.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Who Knows Their Partner's HIV Status? Results From a Nationally Representative Survey in Uganda
Kaharuza F, Kirungi W, Bunnell R, Kenyon CR, Buyze J
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: We examine the extent to which Ugandans accurately know their HIV status and that of their partners.Methods: The 2011 Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey (UAIS) was a nationally representative study …

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A population's higher-risk sexual behaviour is associated with its average sexual behaviour-An ecological analysis of subpopulations in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and the United States
Kenyon CR, Tsoumanis A, Schwartz IS
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Given the large variation in the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections between populations it is important to characterize how sexual vary between populations. In this paper we assess how …

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Antihypertensive Treatment in the Elderly
Ker James A
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease; but it is also very prevalent in the community. These two factors combined prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to report …

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Management Issues in Hypertensive Diabetics
Ker James A
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are common clinical conditions that often co-exist. This combination has been called the deadly duet to emphasise the increased cardiovascular risk when the two conditions co-exist. …

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Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antagonists and their Combinations in the Treatment of Hypertension
Ker James A
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

The pathophysiology of hypertension is not multifactorial in nature; and there is a complex interplay of mechanisms of control and counter-regulatory responses activated by drugs. The problem for clinicians is …

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