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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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Management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Govender I, Rangiah S, Okonta H. I
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

This paper will describe the common symptoms, signs and causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We will then provide advice on the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at primary care level

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Oral manifestations of dengue fever
Govindaraj Sethuraman, Jayaraman Ramesh, M. Jonathan Daniel, Subbiah Saravanan, Vasudevan Srinivasan Subramanian, Kumaran Jimsha Vannathan
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Dengue is a life­threatening viral infection which has become an epidemic in India in the postmonsoon period (August­November). It mostly associated with nonspecific fever and rashes, arthralgia, myalgia, and …

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Uptake and yield of HIV testing and counselling among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Ahmed S, Govindasamy D, Ferrand RA, Wilmore SMS, Ford N, Afnan-Holmes H, Kranzer K
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: In recent years children and adolescents have emerged as a priority for HIV prevention and care services. We conducted a systematic review to investigate the acceptability, yield and prevalence …

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The general population cohort in rural south-western Uganda: a platform for communicable and non-communicable disease studies
Asiki G, Seeley J, Kamali A, GPC Team, Murphy G, Nakiyingi-Miiro J, Nsubuga RN, Karabarinde A, Waswa L, Biraro S and others...
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

The General Population Cohort (GPC) was set up in 1989 to examine trends in HIV prevalence and incidence, and their determinants in rural south-western Uganda. Recently, the research questions have …

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The contribution of HIV-discordant relationships to new HIV infections in Rakai, Uganda
Grabbe K.L., Medley A., Bachanas P., Bock N., Marum E.
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Childhood Lead Exposure After the Phaseout of Leaded Gasoline: An Ecological Study of School-Age Children in Kampala, Uganda
Graber LK, Asher D, Anandaraja N, Bopp RF, Merrill K, Cullen MR, Luboga S, Trasande L
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Tetraethyl lead was phased out of gasoline in Uganda in 2005. Recent mitigation of an important source of lead exposure suggests examination and re-evaluation of the prevalence of childhood …

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Male circumcision reduces high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) viral shedding in female partners in Rakai, Uganda
Grabowski M., Gravitt P., Gray R., Kigozi G., Nalugoda F., Serwadda D., Tobian A., Watya S., Wawer M.
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research
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High-risk human papillomavirus viral load and persistence among heterosexual HIV-negative and HIV-positive men
Wawer MJ, Kigozi G, Grabowski MK, Gray RH, Serwadda D, Gravitt PE, Nalugoda F, Reynolds SJ, Watya S, Quinn TC and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

SObjectives High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) viral load is associated with HR-HPV transmission and HR-HPV persistence in women. It is unknown whether HR-HPV viral load is associated with persistence in HIV-negative …

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The small scale spatial dynamics of HIV-1 transmission in Rakai, Uganda
Grabowski Mary Kathryn
2014
Dissertation
Health Research

The highest prevalence of viral sexually transmitted infections is found in sub-Saharan Africa where very little is known about the dynamics of viral transmission within local sexual networks. An understanding …

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Herpes Simples Virus Type 2 Shedding from Male Circumcision Wounds in Rakai, Uganda
Kigozi G, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Grabowski M K, Gray R H, Armour B, Manucci J, Redd A D, Patel E U, Wawer M J and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

A prospective observational study of 176 men coinfected withhuman immunodeficiency virus and herpes simplex virustype 2 (HSV-2) was conducted to assess whether their sexualpartners may be at an increased risk …

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