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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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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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