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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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Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018
Abbasi-Kangevari M., Abd-Allah F., Abdelalim A., Abdollahpour I., Abolhassani H., Abreu L.G., Abrigo M.R.M., Abualhasan A., Abushouk A.I., Adabi M. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Anemia is a globally widespread condition in women and is associated with reduced economic productivity and increased mortality worldwide. Here we map annual 2000â2018 geospatial estimates of anemia prevalence in …

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Analgesia and anesthesia in pre-colonial Africa.
Kinyungu E.N.
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Plasma vitamin C assay in women of reproductive age in Kampala, Uganda, using a colorimetric method
Tumwesigye NM, Wandabwa J, Bimenya GS, Okong P, Kiondo P, Wamuyu-Maina G
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective Vitamin C alone or in combination with vitamin E has been proposed to prevent pre-eclampsia. In this study, we assayed the plasma vitamin C in women of reproductive age …

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Plasma Vitamin C concentration in pregnant women with preeclampsia in Mulago hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Bimenya G.S., Okong P., Kiondo P., Welishe G., Wandabwa J., Wamuyu-Maina G.
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Risk factors for pre-eclampsia in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Tumwesigye NM, Wandabwa J, Bimenya GS, Okong P, Kiondo P, Wamuyu-Maina G
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective Pre-eclampsia contributes significantly to maternal, foetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The risk factors for pre-eclampsia have not been well documented in Uganda. In this paper, we describe the …

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Adverse neonatal outcomes in women with pre-eclampsia in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Okong Pius, Kiondo Paul, Tumwesigye Nazarius Mbona, Wandabwa Julius, Wamuyu-Maina Gakenia, Bimenya Gabriel S.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Pre-eclampsia, which is more prevalent in resource-limited settings, contributes significantly to maternal, fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. However, the factors associated with these adverse outcomes are …

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Sex, HIV Status, and Measures of Cardiac Stress and Fibrosis in Uganda
Kityo C, Mirembe G, Yun CH, Hung CL, McComsey GA, Longenecker CT, Kipke J, Margevicius S, Buggey J
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundBiomarkers of myocardial stress and fibrosis are elevated in people living with HIV and are associated with cardiac dysfunction. It is unknown whether sex influences these markers of heart failure …

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Influence of personal experience of dying AIDS patients on attitude and sexual behaviour in Kabarole District, Uganda
Kipp W., Masheisha C., von Sonnenburg F., Weis P.
1994
Journal, Article
Health Research

Examined the correlation between levels of knowledge about AIDS, attitudes toward AIDS and AIDS patients, personal loss related to AIDS, and sexual practices in the Kabarole District of Uganda. 100 …

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Gender differences in antiretroviral treatment outcomes of HIV patients in rural Uganda
Konde-Lule J, Alibhai A, Rubaale T, Kipp W, Saunders LD, Senthilselvan A, Kaler A, Okech-Ojony J
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Gender differences in treatment outcomes of 305 persons living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Kabarole district, western Uganda, were evaluated. The primary treatment outcome was virological suppression defined …

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Results of a Community-Based Antiretroviral Treatment Program for HIV-1 Infection in Western Uganda
Konde-Lule J, Kiweewa F, Alibhai A, Rubaale T, Kipp W, Saunders LD, Senthilselvan A, Okech-Ojony J, Houston S
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To compare the treatment outcomes and mortality in a rural community-based ART (CBART) program with a hospital-based ART program in the same district.Methods: The study design was a non-randomized …

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