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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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Acceptability and feasibility of serial HIV antibody testing during pregnancy/postpartum and male partner testing in Tororo, Uganda
Clark TD, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, Cohan D, Arinaitwe E, Charlebois ED, Kim LH, Nzarubara B, Okong P
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Our objective was to determine whether serial HIV testing during pregnancy and the postpartum period as well as male partner testing are acceptable and feasible in Tororo, Uganda. This was …

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B-105âStudies of Acute HIV Infection -Insights for Cure
Robb Merlin, Michael Nelson, Kim Jerome, Ananworanich Jintanat, Barouch Dan
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

The study of acute HIV infection in humans has important implications both for research in acquisition and pathogenesis. In RV217 high risk volunteers from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Thailand are …

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Functional roles for C5a and C5aR but not C5L2 in the pathogenesis of human and experimental cerebral malaria
Kain K.C., Kim H., Dhabangi A., Musoke C., Erdman L.K., Lu Z., Serghides L., Zhong K., Gerard C., Cserti-Gazdewich C. and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone short message service as a support for patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Kaleebu P, Birungi J, Okoboi S, Munderi P, Kim JH, Zhang WD, Nyonyitono M, Lourenco L, Nanfuka M, Lester RT and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: Mobile phone technologies have been promoted to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). We studied the receptiveness of patients in a rural Ugandan setting to the use of short …

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Association between a Change in Social Interaction and Dementia among Elderly People
Kim Cunyoen, Wu Bailiang, Tanaka Emiko, Watanabe Taeko, Watanabe Kumi, Chen Wencan, Ito Sumio, Okumura Rika, Arai Tetsuaki, Anme Tokie
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Since limited, specific assessments of social environments have previously been used, withthe effect of a change in social interaction proving rare in previous studies, this study sought to clarify …

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Impact of oral cholera vaccines in cholera-endemic countries: A mathematical modeling study
Kim JH, Mogasale V, Burgess C, Wierzba TF
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Impact evaluation of vaccination programs is necessary for making decisions to introduce oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) in cholera-endemic countries.Methods: We analyzed data to forecast the future global burden of …

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'People say that we are already dead much as we can still walk': a qualitative investigation of community and couples' understanding of HIV serodiscordance in rural Uganda
Birungi J, Moore D, King R, Nyonyitono M, Nanfuka M, Kim J, Shafic M, Galenda F
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Stable, co-habiting HIV serodiscordant couples are a key population in terms of heterosexual transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the wide availability of antiretroviral treatment and HIV educational programs, heterosexual …

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Improving Two-Generational Outcomes of the Global HIV Epidemic: A Scoping Review of Family - Strengthening Programs for HIV/AIDS Affected Families
Kim Yejin D.
2018
Dissertation
Health Research

Recent literature has identified family-related outcomes as a significant indicator of the global burden of HIV/AIDS. Addressing the global HIV epidemic in terms of family-centered intervention is critical for maximizing …

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Multimonth Prescription of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Children and Adolescents: Experiences From the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in 6 African Countries
Abrams Elaine J., Kim Maria H., Wanless Richard S., Caviness Alison Chantal, Golin Rachel, Amzel Anouk, Ahmed Saeed, Mhango Joseph, Damba David, Kayabu Angelina and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND:<BR>To reach 90-90-90 targets, differentiated approaches to care are necessary. We describe the experience of delivering multimonth prescription (MMP) schedules of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to youth at centers …

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Multimonth Prescription of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Children and Adolescents: Experiences From the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in 6 African Countries
Abrams Elaine J., Kim Maria H., Wanless Richard S., Caviness Alison Chantal, Golin Rachel, Amzel Anouk, Ahmed Saeed, Mhango Joseph, Damba David, Kayabu Angelina and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: To reach 90-90-90 targets, differentiated approaches to care are necessary. We describe the experience of delivering multimonth prescription (MMP) schedules of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to youth at centers of …

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