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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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Makerere University College of Health Sciences' role in addressing challenges in health service provision at Mulago National Referral Hospital
Kennedy CE, Kizza IB, Tugumisirize J, Groves S, Tweheyo R, Mbabali S, Kasangaki A, Nshimye E, Sekandi J
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH), Uganda's primary tertiary and teaching hospital, and Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) have a close collaborative relationship. MakCHS students complete clinical rotations …

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Makerere University College of Health Sciences' role in addressing challenges in health service provision at Mulago National Referral Hospital
Groves Sara, Kasangaki Arabat, Kizza Irene B., Tugumisirize Joshua, Tweheyo Raymond, Mbabali Speciosa, Nshimye Edith, Sekandi Juliet, Kennedy Caitlin E.
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND: Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH), Uganda's primary tertiary and teaching hospital, and Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) have a close collaborative relationship. MakCHS students complete …

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QUALITATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL AUTOPSY INTERVIEWS ON SUICIDE IN POST-CONFLICT NORTHERN UGANDA: THE PARTICIPANTS' PERCEPTIONS
Kinyanda E, Hjelmeland H, Knizek BL, Kizza D
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Participants' perceptions of psychological autopsy interviews were investigated in post-conflict Northern Uganda. Data were derived out of their responses in the debriefing session after the formal interviews. These responses were …

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An escape from agony: A qualitative psychological autopsy study of women's suicide in a post-conflict Northern Uganda
Kinyanda E, Hjelmeland H, Knizek BL, Kizza D
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

We set out to investigate suicide among women in a post-conflict context in Northern Uganda using qualitative psychological autopsy interviews. Three to five relatives and friends for each of the …

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Men in despair: A qualitative psychological autopsy study of suicide in Northern Uganda
Kinyanda E, Hjelmeland H, Knizek BL, Kizza D
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

The psychosocial circumstances surrounding men's suicide in postconflict Central Northern Uganda were investigated using qualitative psychological autopsy interviews. Records of 17 men who died by suicide were identified through police …

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Nurses' pain assessment practices with critically ill adult patients
Kizza I B, Muliira J K
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

ObjectivesThis study aimed to describe the perceived barriers, enablers and acute pain assessment practices of nurses caring for critically ill adult patients in a resource-limited setting.BackgroundAcute pain is a common …

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Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors in an urban African setting
Okwera A, Sekandi JN, Ezeamama AE, Whalen CC, Kizza FN, List J, Nkwata AK
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Nearly one third of the world is infected with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and a vast pool of individuals with LTBI persists in developing countries, posing a major barrier …

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Determinants of quality of life among family caregivers of adult cancer patients in a resource-limited setting
Muliira JK, Kizza IB
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose In resource-limited settings, family caregivers (FCGs) of adult cancer patients (ACPs) function in a context marred by high patient symptom burden, limited cancer care services and support and high …

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Ugandan women's childbirth preferences
Kkonde A., Dolamo B.L., Monareng L.V.
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Understanding the role of interpersonal violence in assisted partner notification for HIV: a mixed-methods study in refugee settlements in West Nile Uganda
Kambugu A, Tsai AC, Muwonge TR, Klabbers RE, Ayikobua E, Izizinga D, Bassett IV, Ravicz M, Klabbers G, O'Laughlin KN
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Assisted partner notification (APN) for HIV was introduced in refugee settlements in West Nile Uganda in 2018 to facilitate testing of sexual partners. While APN is an effective strategy …

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