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How can we promote exclusive breastfeeding in the informal economy in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:Working with other government ministries, departments and agencies and different development partners, the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development is leading efforts to develop regulations on "Breastfeeding and childcare …

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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
Rapid Review
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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Enhancing youthsâ role in the mitigation of climate change effects on Sexual and Reproductive Health; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2023
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: The impacts of climate change on sexual and reproductive health include increases in GBV, strained access to SRH services resulting in unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases,among others. Furthermore, …

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What measures can district health authorities take to prevent and control Covid19 in the community; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:While discussing the dynamics of the spread of Covid-19 disease and the global trend of the disease morbidity and mortality, District Health Officers (DHOs) have raised a need to explore …

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Feasibility and Effects of task sharing and mhealth by VHTS in the prevention and control of hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus;A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2019
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:Village Health Teams (VHTs) or Lay health workers have been shown to a play an important role of increasing access to healthcare within communities and homes for infectious diseases such …

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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
Rapid Review
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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Why vaccine coverage, which dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, is slow to recover, particularly in Kampala and Wakiso; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major disruption to the delivery of healthcare services,including routine immunization, leading to a sharp decline in vaccine coverage. In 2021, 25 million childrenmissed their …

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Management of (expensive) medical equipment; lessons from other countries; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2012
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: Effective health technology management (HTM) is essential for delivering safe, equitable, and quality health care. However, the rising costs of healthcare, driven in part by advancing medical technology, pose …

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What health system strategies have low and middle income countries used to improve their maternal outcomes; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: Maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide is a major public health problem with unacceptable effects on families and nations. The maternal mortality ratio for sub-Saharan Africa is estimated at almost …

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What are the stem cell policies and regulations globally; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: This paper gives a general overview of the policies of countries in given regions and identifies a few countries for which the content will be analyzed and related to …

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Caregivers' treatment-seeking behaviors and predictors of whether a child received an appropriate antimalarial treatment: a household survey in rural Uganda
Kassam R, Collins JB, Liow E, Sekiwunga R, Tembe J
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: This study responds to a rural community's concern that, despite national initiatives, malaria management in young children falls short of national guidelines in their district. This study aimed to: …

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Patterns of treatment-seeking behaviors among caregivers of febrile young children: a Ugandan multiple case study
MacLeod D, Kassam R, Liow E, Sekiwunga R, Tembe J
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The vast majority of malaria deaths in Uganda occur in children five and under and in rural areas. This study's exploratory case study approach captured unique situations to illustrate …

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Patterns of treatment-seeking behaviors among caregivers of febrile young children: A Ugandan multiple case study Global health
MacLeod D, Kassam R, Liow E, Sekiwunga R, Tembe J
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundThe vast majority of malaria deaths in Uganda occur in children five and under and in rural areas. This studyâs exploratory case study approach captured unique situations to illustrate special …

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Viral load criteria and threshold optimization to improve HIV incidence assay characteristics
Martin J N, Murphy G, Pilcher C D, Kassanjee R, Busch M P, Facente S N, Keating S M, McKinney E, Marson K, Price M A and others...
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

ObjectiveâAssays for classifying HIV infections as ârecentâ or ânon-recentâ for incidencesurveillance fail to simultaneously achieve large mean durations of ârecentâ infection (MDRIs) andlow âfalse-recentâ rates (FRRs), particularly in virally suppressed …

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Lowenstein-Jensen selective medium for reducing contamination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture
Kassaza Kennedy, Orikiriza Patrick, Llosa Augusto, Bazira Joel, Nyehangane Dan, Page Anne-Laure, Boum Yap, 2nd
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: We compared Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum culture recovery and contamination rates between Lowenstein-Jensen medium (LJ) containing the following decontaminants and LJ alone: (i) PANTA (n = 299), (ii) Selectatab-MB …

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Detection of Plasmodium Species by High-Resolution Melt Analysis of DNA from Blood Smears Acquired in Southwestern Uganda
Bazira J, Orikiriza P, Nyehangane D, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Boum Y, Moore CC, Ojuka P, Kassaza K, Operario DJ, Coffey KC and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Microscopic diagnosis of malaria using Giemsa-stained blood smears is the standard of care in resource-limited settings. These smears represent a potential source of DNA for PCR testing to confirm Plasmodium …

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Surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum pfcrt haplotypes in southwestern uganda by high-resolution melt analysis
Bazira J, Orikiriza P, Nyehangane D, Boum Y, Moore CC, Kassaza K, Operario DJ, Guler JL, Long AC, McDaniels JM and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Chloroquine (CQ) resistance is conferred by mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum CQ resistance transporter (pfcrt). Following CQ withdrawal for anti-malarial treatment, studies across malaria-endemic countries have shown a range …

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Great Expectations: Women's Experiences of Pregnancy when HIVpositive and on Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda
Kastner Jasmine
2013
Dissertation
Health Research

In Uganda, the social expectation that women should bear children competes with HIV clinic expectation that HIV-positive women should bear few or none. This contradiction undergirds this thesis, which examines …

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Information and communications technology use among young female sex workers participating in a randomised human immunodeficiency virus prevention trial in Kampala, Uganda
Seeley J, Kasujja FX, Mutabazi H, Muhanguzi E, King R
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: This study was conducted to determine the level and feasibility of use of information and communication technology (ICT) and social media for research and service delivery among young female …

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