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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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Recognition and reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions by surveyed healthcare professionals in Uganda: key determinants
Waako P, Karamagi C, Kiguba R, Ndagije HB, Bird SM
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To assess extent and determinants of past-month recognition of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADR) and past-year ADR reporting among healthcare professionals (HCPs) in Uganda.Setting: Geographically diverse health facilities (public, …

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Extensive antibiotic prescription rate among hospitalized patients in Uganda: But with frequent missed-dose days
Kiguba R., Karamagi C., Bird S.M.
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Antibiotic-associated suspected adverse drug reactions among hospitalized patients in Uganda: a prospective cohort study
Karamagi C, Kiguba R, Bird S M
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

We sought to determine the prevalence at admission and incidence during hospitalization of antibiotic-associated suspected adverse drug reactions (aa-ADRs) among Ugandan inpatients; and to characterize these aa-ADRs. We conducted a …

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Incidence, risk factors and risk prediction of hospital-acquired suspected adverse drug reactions: A prospective cohort of Ugandan inpatients
Karamagi C, Kiguba R, Bird S M
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives: To determine the incidence and riskfactors of hospital-acquired suspected adverse drugreactions (ADRs) among Ugandan inpatients. We alsoconstructed risk scores to predict and qualitativelyassess for peculiarities between low-risk and high-riskADR …

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Adverse Drug Reaction Onsets in Uganda's VigiBase(A (R)): Delayed International Visibility, Data Quality and Illustrative Signal Detection Analyses
Kiguba R, Ndagije HB, Bird SM, Nambasa V
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Developing countries can improve their pharmacovigilance systems by analysing their own medication safety data.The aims of this study were to characterize Uganda's reported adverse drug reaction (ADR) onsets in 2012-2015 …

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Adverse Drug Reaction Onsets in Ugandaâs VigiBase®: Delayed International Visibility, Data Quality and Illustrative Signal Detection Analyses
Kiguba R, Bird S M, Nambasa V, Ndagije H B
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

IntroductionDeveloping countries can improve their pharmacovigilance systems by analysing their own medication safety data.ObjectiveThe aims of this study were to characterize Ugandaâs reported adverse drug reaction (ADR) onsets in 2012â2015 …

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Pharmacovigilance of suspected or confirmed therapeutic ineffectiveness of artemisinin-based combination therapy: extent, associated factors, challenges and solutions to reporting
Serwanga A, Kiguba R, Ndagije HB, Nambasa V, Manirakiza L, Kirabira E, Olsson S, Speybroeck N, Mukonzo J
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Therapeutic ineffectiveness of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) increases the risk of malaria-related morbidity and mortality, and raises healthcare costs. Yet, little has been done to promote the pharmacovigilance (PV) …

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Pharmacovigilance in low- and middle-income countries: A review with particular focus on Africa
Waitt C., Kiguba R., Olsson S.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) face unique challenges with regard to the establishment of robust pharmacovigilance systems capable of generating data to inform healthcare policy and practice. These include the …

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Quality of care for adult in-patients with malaria in a tertiary hospital in Uganda
Karamagi C, Kiguba R, Bird SM
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundPrompt detection and appropriate treatment of malaria prevents severe disease and death. The quality of care for adult malaria in-patients is not well documented in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Uganda. …

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Heavy Alcohol Use Among Women and Men Living With HIV in Uganda, Russia, and the United States
Fatch Robin, Emenyonu Nneka, Ngabirano Christine, Gnatienko Natalia, Calver Katherine, Sullivan Meg, Forman Leah S., Heeren Timothy, Blokhina Elena, Ventura Alicia S. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

<bold>Objective: </bold>We examined whether gender is associated with heavy drinking in three cohorts of people living with HIV (PLWH) in Mbarara, Uganda; St. Petersburg, Russia; and Boston, Massachusetts.<bold>Method: </bold>We conducted …

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