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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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A large and persistent outbreak of typhoid fever caused by consuming contaminated water and street-vended beverages: Kampala, Uganda, January - June 2015
Hughes P, Zhu BP, Kwesiga B, Kyazze S, Kasozi S, Dahlke M, Makumbi I, Kabwama SN, Oguttu DW, Hill VR and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: On 6 February 2015, Kampala city authorities alerted the Ugandan Ministry of Health of a "strange disease" that killed one person and sickened dozens. We conducted an epidemiologic investigation …

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Correction to: A large and persistent outbreak of typhoid fever caused by consuming contaminated water and street-vended beverages: Kampala, Uganda, January - June 2015
Dahlke Melissa, Makumbi Issa, Kabwama Steven Ndugwa, Bulage Lilian, Nsubuga Fred, Pande Gerald, Oguttu David Were, Mafigiri Richardson, Kihembo Christine, Kwesiga Benon and others...
2017
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Erratum: Correction to: A large and persistent outbreak of typhoid fever caused by consuming contaminated water and street-vended beverages: Kampala, Uganda, January - June 2015 (BMC public health (2017) 17 1 (23))
Hughes P., Makumbi I., Nabukenya I., Kyazze S., Kwesiga B., Bulage L., Masiira B., Kihembo C., Kabwama S.N., Nsubuga F. and others...
2017
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Risk factors for hematemesis in Hoima and Buliisa Districts, Western Uganda, September-October 2015
Zhu BP, Kagirita A, Kabwama SN, Mafigiri R, Balinandi S, Riolexus AA
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: On 17 September 2015, Buliisa District Health Office reported multiple deaths due to haemorrhage to the Uganda Ministry of Health. We conducted an investigation to verify the existence of …

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Prevalence and correlates of abdominal obesity among adults in Uganda: findings from a national cross-sectional, population based survey 2014
Kabwama Steven Ndugwa, Kirunda Barbara, Mutungi Gerald, Wesonga Ronald, Bahendeka Silver K, Guwatudde David
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundOverweight and obesity are associated with health complications the gravity of which, vary with the regional deposition of the excess fat. The Body Mass Index (BMI) is often used to …

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Prevalence and correlates of abdominal obesity among adults in Uganda: Findings from a national cross-sectional, population based survey 2014 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1103 Clinica
Guwatudde D, Mutungi G, Wesonga R, Kabwama S N, Kirunda B, Bahendeka S K
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundOverweight and obesity are associated with health complications the gravity of which, vary with the regional deposition of the excess fat. The Body Mass Index (BMI) is often used to …

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Intimate partner violence among HIV positive women in care-results from a national survey, Uganda 2016
Beyeza-Kashesya J, Matovu JKB, Wanyenze RK, Kabwama SN, Makumbi F, Gwokyalya V, Bwanika JB, Mugerwa S, Bukenya J
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Women remain disproportionally affected by the HIV/ AIDS epidemic because of sociocultural factors including violence perpetrated by intimate partners. Among HIVpositive (HIV+) women, intimate partner violence (IPV) affects engagement …

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Low consumption of fruits and vegetables among adults in Uganda: findings from a countrywide cross-sectional survey
Guwatudde D, Kabwama SN, Mutungi G, Wesonga R, Bahendeka SK
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: Adequate consumption of fruits and vegetables has protective benefits against development of coronary heart disease, hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, approximately 2.7 million deaths annually can be …

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Alcohol use and associated factors among adolescent boys and young men in Kampala, Uganda
Wanyenze RK, Kabwama SN, Matovu JK, Ssenkusu JM, Ssekamatte T
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Alcohol use leads to about 3 million deaths globally. The alcohol industry employs marketing strategies to establish their brands in the lives of young people at a time when …

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An outbreak of malaria caused by increase in malaria breeding sites in swamps
Kadobera D, Kwesiga B, Bulage L, Kabwama S N, Ario A R, Harris J R
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

On 10th June 2019, routine analysis of malaria surveillancedata at the National Malaria Control Division, Ministry ofHealth in Uganda revealed that there was an unusualincrease in the number of malaria …

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