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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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Uganda's laboratory human resource in the era of global health initiatives: experiences, constraints and opportunities-an assessment of 100 facilities
Kisakye AN, Bazeyo W, Kiwanuka SN, Akulume M, Namuhani N, Kalyesubula S
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction Laboratories are vital in disease diagnosis, prevention, treatment and outbreak investigations. Although recent decades have seen rapid advancements in modernised equipment and laboratory processes, minimal investments have been made …

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Establishing the State of Practice about Data Standards in Monitoring Healthcare Interventions for HIV in Uganda's EMR-based Health Information Systems
Kambugu A, Kiwanuka A, Bagyendera M, Wamema J, Alunyu A, Amiyo M, Nabukenya J
2021
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS) in Uganda are characterised by inaccessibility to reliable, timely and integrated data for effectively monitoring and tracking continuity of care for people living with HIV, …

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Experiences and ways PLWHA deal with their lives
Kaawa-Mafigiri D., Kiwanuka A., Walakira E.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

The issue of HIV and AIDS and people living with HIV and AIDS is very sensitive which needs great attention. The population of infected individuals seems not to seek help …

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Nursing leadership styles and their impact on intensive care unit quality measures: An integrative review
Kiwanuka F., Nanyonga R.C., Sak-Dankosky N., Muwanguzi P.A., Kvist T.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

AIM: To examine the impact of nursing leadership styles on intensive care unit quality measures. BACKGROUND: Evidence on the impact of leadership styles has direct implications for building and strengthening …

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Polychoric Correlation with Ordinal Data in Nursing Research
Kiwanuka F., Nanyonga R.C., Sak-Dankosky N., Kvist T., Kopra J.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Measures in nursing research frequently use Likert scales that yield ordinal data. Confirmatory factor analysis using Pearson correlations commonly applies to such data, although this violates ordinal scale assumptions. …

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The HIV and STI syndemic following mass scale-up of combination HIV interventions in Uganda: a population-based cross-sectional study
Galiwango R.M., Grabowski M.K., Kagaayi J., Reynolds S.J., Kigozi G., Serwadda D., Mpagazi J., Kiboneka S., Ssekubugu R., Kereba J.B. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Combination HIV interventions (CHIs) have led to significant declines in HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa; however, population-level data on non-HIV sexually transmitted infection (STI) burden in the context of …

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The evidence base of nurse-led family interventions for improving family outcomes in adult critical care settings: A mixed method systematic review
Kiwanuka F., Nanyonga R.C., Sak-Dankosky N., Kvist T., Alemayehu Y.H.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the consequences of a patient's admission to critical care settings, causing families to face more psychosocial issues than in previous years. Thus, nurses and …

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Overcoming Shortcoming in Monitoring Retention in Option B+
Kiwanuka George Ssennyonjo, Aloysius
2018
Report
Health Research

The retention in care is a serious pointer of achievement for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission(PMTCT) care program. The level of retention of women under PMTCT care program …

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Interventions to manage dual practice among health workers
KiwanukaSuzanne N., Rutebemberwa Elizeus, Nalwadda Christine, Okui Olico, Ssengooba Freddie, Kinengyere Alison A., Pariyo George W.
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND:<BR>Dual practice, whereby health workers hold two or more jobs, is a common phenomenon globally. In resource constrained low- and middle-income countries dual practice poses an ongoing threat …

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An organizational theory of health communication campaigns: Evidence from the Uganda AIDS campaign
Kiwanuka-Tondo James
1999
Dissertation
Health Research

More and more, public and private organizations are relying on communication campaigns to communicate directly with the public. Communication campaigns have particularly become a vital vehicle for dealing with health …

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