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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
brief
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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Causes of Absenteeism and Associated Mitigating Measures Among Health Workers; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2021
brief
Health Research

Background:One of the District Health Teams (DHT) in Uganda is struggling with chronic health workers absenteeism at health facilities. Absenteeism has affected service delivery at the health facilities within the …

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Considerations for Improving HPV Vaccination Uptake among Adolescent girls in Mukono district; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2021
brief
Health Research

Background:Ugandaâs Mukono district is grappling with a persistently suboptimal coverage of the second dose of HPV vaccination among 10-year-old school girls. While they are not sure about what exactly to …

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Covid-19 - Factors promoting vaccine hesitancy and measures to address these in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2021
brief
Health Research

Background:Uganda rolled out the Covid-19 vaccination in March 2021. The Ministry of Health used a phased approach in the rollout, prioritizing Health Care Workers (HCWs), security personnel, staff within the …

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Scale-up strategies for the MoHâs âTransformative leadership and cultural change collaborative initiativeâ in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2021
brief
Health Research

Background:The Ministry of Health (MoH) has collaborated with Spark Health Africa to pilot an initiative aimed at improving health system resilience in 10 districts in Uganda - the âTransformative leadership …

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Challenges for implementing Home-based care and measures to address these challenges during COVID-19 in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
brief
Health Research

Background:Like many countries, Uganda's healthcare system was overwhelmed by the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. There was an ever-increasing number of people seeking medical help at the health facilities for …

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How can we promote exclusive breastfeeding in the informal economy in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
brief
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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Increasing access to family planning health services in areas with limited access in the Kalungu district; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
brief
Health Research

Background:The unmet need for family planning in sub-Saharan Africa is high. Like in many African countries, Uganda's outstanding coverage of sexual reproductive health services to the communities is unsatisfactory. In …

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Strategies to control the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Ugandan schools; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
brief
Health Research

SummaryBackground: On January 10, 2022, all schools in Uganda reopened after almost two years. The reopening of the schools coincided with the peak of the third surge of the Severe …

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SUPPORTING MOTHERS TO CONTINUE BREASTFEEDING: CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2023
brief
Health Research

Background: It is recommended to initiate breastfeeding within an hour of birth, exclusively breastfeeding from birth until six months of age, and continuing breastfeeding to 24 months or longer,along with …

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2020 GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX: ONE DECADE TO ZERO HUNGER LINKING HEALTH AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
Klaus von Grebmer, Jill Bernstein, Miriam Wiemers, Réiseal Ní Chéilleachair, Connell Foley, Seth Gitter, Kierstin Ekstrom, Heidi Fritschel, Keshia Acheampong, Asja Hanano and others...
2020
Report
Health Research

The 2020 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows that although hungerworldwide has gradually declined since 2000, in many places progressis too slow and hunger remains severe. These areas are highlyvulnerable to …

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Food Production and Consumption in Relation to Food Insecurity and Undernutrition in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda
Klaver W
2014
Book, Chapter
Health Research

This chapter complements the results presented in the previous chapter of the comparison of trends in food production in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda over the past 10-50 years by …

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Deep gene sequence cluster analyses of multi-virus-infected mucosal tissue reveal enhanced transmission of acute HIV-1
Klein K., Nankya I., Nickel G., Ratcliff A.N., Meadows A.A.J., Hathaway N., Bailey J.A., Stieh D.J., Cheeseman H.M., Carias A.M. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Exposure of the genital mucosa to a genetically diverse viral swarm from the donor HIV-1 can result in breakthrough and systemic infection by a single transmitted/founder (TF) virus in the …

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Cardiac manifestation of the hypereosinophilic syndrome: new insights
Kleinfeldt T, Nienaber C A, Kische S, Akin I, Turan R G, Körber T, Schneider H, Ince H
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Cardiac manifestation is the major cause of morbidity in patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). Clinical features range from heart failure to arterial embolism, which are caused by thickening of the …

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Parent and Teacher Perspectives about Problem Behavior in Children with Williams Syndrome
Klein-Tasman Bonita P., Lira Ernesto N., Li-Barber Kirsten T., Gallo Frank J., Brei Natalie G.
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Problem behavior of 52 children with Williams syndrome ages 6 to 17 years old was examined based on both parent and teacher report. Generally good inter-rater agreement was found. Common …

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A situational analysis of child and adolescent mental health services in Ghana, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia
Lund C, Kleintjes S, Flisher A. J
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: Approximately one in five children and adolescents (CA) suffer from mental disorders. This paper reports on the findings of a situational analysis of CA mental health policy and services …

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From Bench to Bedside: Seeing the Future of Ischaemic Post-Conditioning as a Novel Cardioprotective Therapy
Klemperer A. Von
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

In order to improve the survival of patients suffering from an acute myocardial infarction; it is crucial to limit the size of strategies have been developed; but very few of …

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Courage and confidence to stop lying: caregiver perspectives on a video to support paediatric HIV disclosure in Kampala, Uganda
Seeley J, Musoke P, King R, Klingberg S, Lubwama R, Namuganga M, Nabiryo B, Etima M, Butler L M
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that HIV-positive children are told their diagnosis by age 12 years. However, most perinatally-infected children reach adolescence without being told their HIV status. Effective …

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Comparison of treatment of incomplete abortion with misoprostol by physicians and midwives at district level in Uganda: a randomised controlled equivalence trial
Tumwesigye NM, Atuhairwe S, Byamugisha J, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Klingberg-Allvin M, Cleeve A, Faxelid E
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Misoprostol is established for the treatment of incomplete abortion but has not been systematically assessed when provided by midwives at district level in a low-resource setting. We investigated the …

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Disclosures of funding sources and conflicts of interest in published HIV/AIDS research conducted in developing countries
Klitzman R, Chin LJ, Rifai-Bishjawish H, Kleinert K, Leu CS
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives Disclosures of funding sources and conflicts of interests (COI) in published peer-reviewed journal articles have recently begun to receive some attention, but many critical questions remain, for example, how …

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