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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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Risk of major depressive disorder among older persons living in HIV-endemic central and southwestern Uganda
Seeley J, Kinyanda E, Mugisha J, Baisley K, Kuteesa M, Scholten F
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is projected to become the second most common cause of disability by 2020 calling for a better understanding its antecedents across the lifespan and in diverse …

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Incidence and Persistence of Major Depressive Disorder Among People Living with HIV in Uganda
Levin J, Nakasujja N, Nakku J, Kinyanda E, Mpango R, Birabwa H, Patel V, Seedat S, Weiss HA, Grosskurth H and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Data on the course of major depressive disorder (MDD) among people living with HIV (PLWH) are needed to inform refinement of screening and interventions for MDD. This paper describes the …

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Major depressive disorder and suicidality in early HIV infection and its association with risk factors and negative outcomes as seen in semi-urban and rural Uganda
Levin J, Nakasujja N, Kinyanda E, Mpango R, Birabwa H, Patel V, Seedat S, Grosskurth H
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction:: There is a paucity of research into the psychiatric problems associated with early stage HIV clinical disease in sub-Saharan Africa.Methods: A cross sectional study was undertaken among 899 adult …

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Major Depressive Disorder: Longitudinal Analysis of Impact on Clinical and Behavioral Outcomes in Uganda
Levin J, Nakasujja N, Nakku J, Kinyanda E, Mpango R, Birabwa H, Patel V, Seedat S, Grosskurth H, Shahmanesh M and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: There is still wide variability in HIV disease course and other HIV-related outcomes, attributable in part to psychosocial factors such as major depressive disorder (MDD), a subject that has …

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Rates, types and co-occurrence of emotional and behavioural disorders among perinatally HIV-infected youth in Uganda: the CHAKA study
Levin J, Nakasujja N, Abbo C, Musisi S, Kinyanda E, Patel V, Seedat S, Araya R, Salisbury TT, Mpango RS and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

PurposeTo describe the rates, types and comorbidity of emotional and behavioural disorders among perinatally HIV-infected children and adolescents attending care at five HIV youth clinics in Central and Southwestern Uganda.Methods1339 …

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Major Depressive Disorder Among HIV Infected Youth in Uganda: Incidence, Persistence and Their Predictors
Levin J, Nakasujja N, Abbo C, Musisi S, Kinyanda E, Patel V, Seedat S, Araya R, Salisbury TT, Mpango RS and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Incidence and persistence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in children and adolescents with HIV (CA-HIV) in Uganda is described. 1339 CA-HIV attending care were enrolled and followed up for 12 …

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Prevalence and risk factors of depression in childhood and adolescence as seen in four districts of North-Eastern Uganda
Abbo Catherine, Levin Jonathan, KinyandaEugene, Kizza Ruth, Ndyanabangi Sheila
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND:<BR>Millions of African children are having to grow up under harsh and adverse psychosocial conditions but it's not fully understood how this negative psychosocial environment is affecting their …

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Splenomegaly of unknown etiology in Congolese refugees applying for resettlement to the United States â Uganda, 2015
Goers M., Ope M.O., Samuels A., Gitu N., Akandwanaho S., Nabwami G., Nyoka R., Cetron M.S., Dalal W., Conroy A.L. and others...
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
Abdelalim A., Abdollahi M., Abdollahpour I., Abegaz K.H., Abolhassani H., Abreu L.G., Abrigo M.R.M., Abushouk A.I., Adabi M., Adekanmbi V. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under …

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SPLENOMEGALY IN CONGOLESE REFUGEES APPLYING FOR RESETTLEMENT FROM UGANDA TO THE UNITED STATES
Goers M., Samuels A., Gitu N., Akandwanaho S., Ope M., et al, University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residenc U. S. A.
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: In 2014, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported a high number of United States (US)-bound Congolese refugees from Uganda with splenomegaly of unknown etiology. In March …

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