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Current epidemiological profile of the Mpox virus in Africa; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

BackgroundThe Mpox virus has caused two major outbreaks in the last three years. The first Mpox outbreak was in 2022,and it spread mainly in Europe and the Americas. The second …

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How to improve healthcare workersâ motivation to adopt and effectively utilize new technologies, such as smart paper technology, designed to improve data capture in their work environment; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: Over the past five years, Mukono district has implemented smart paper technology(SPT) to improve data capture and reporting efficiency in health facilities, focusing on the ExpandedProgram on Immunization (EPI). …

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Interventions to Improve HPV Screening Rates in Mukono District; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background:The Uganda Ministry of Health monitors HPV screening through district-level data collection,incentivizing active monitoring. In Mukono District, efforts have focused on educating HIV-infectedwomen and providing sample self-collection kits for convenience. …

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Strategies for reducing mortality due to motorcycle accidents; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: The rise in morbidity and mortality from motorcycle-related injuries is concerning, especially with the increasing popularity of motorcycles for transportation. Despite this trend, the management of crash victims has …

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Understanding the Problem of Maternal and Perinatal Deaths in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: Maternal and perinatal mortality in Uganda remains a significant public health issue despite various healthcare interventions. Maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy or …

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Why immunisation coverage is not recovering; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background:The Uganda Ministry of Health monitors HPV screening through district-level data collection, incentivizing active monitoring. In Mukono District, efforts have focused on educating HIV-infected women and providing sample self-collection kits …

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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
brief
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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Enhancing youthsâ role in the mitigation of climate change effects on Sexual and Reproductive Health; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2023
brief
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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Strategies to improve vaccination data capture in Ugandaâs health information management system; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: In Mukono District, Uganda, the issue of zero-dose childrenâthose who have notreceived any routine vaccinationsâarises from discrepancies, for instance, in populationdenominator data, delayed reporting through the Health Management Information …

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Male circumcision decreases acquisition and increases clearance of high-risk human papillomavirus in HIV-negative men: A randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda
Reynolds S J, Kigozi G, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Watya S, Gray R H, Wawer M J, Quinn T C, Tobian A A.R, Laeyendecker O and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Methods. Uncircumcised human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)ânegative men aged 15â49 years were ran-domized to immediate circumcision (intervention arm, 441 subjects) or delayed circumcision (control arm, 399subjects). Human papillomavirus (HPV) was detected …

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Someone dies in your lap: Structural, ecological and political effects on child and maternal health care decisions, Moroto District, Uganda, 2004
Gray S
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

In this paper I examine the impact of recent ecological and politicalevents, and of structural inequalities, on child health and maternalutilization of biomedical services in Moroto District, Uganda. Datawere collected …

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The contribution of HIV-discordant relationships to new HIV infections in Rakai, Uganda
Gray R, Wawer MJ, Kigozi G, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Kagaayi J, Ssempiija V, Shelton J
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

We determined HIV infections in the Rakai cohort before (82/9434) and after (131/13082) the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The proportions of total HIV infections pre-ART and post-ART were 18.3% …

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The effectiveness of male circumcision for HIV prevention and effects on risk behaviors in a posttrial follow-up study
Kong XR, Gray R, Wawer MJ, Kigozi G, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Makumbi F, Ssempiija V, Wattya S, Sewenkambo NK
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The efficacy of male circumcision for HIV prevention over 2 years has been demonstrated in three randomized trials, but the longer-term effectiveness of male circumcision is unknown.Methods: We conducted …

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Feasibility and Operational Performance of Tuberculosis Detection by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Platform in Decentralized Settings: Results from a Multicenter Study
Joloba M, Katamba A, Gray CM, Narang P, Giraldo J, Zamudio C, Narang R, Paramasivan CN, Hillemann D, Nabeta P and others...
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Currently available nucleic acid amplification platforms for tuberculosis (TB) detection are not designed to be simple or inexpensive enough to implement in decentralized settings in countries with a high burden …

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"Milk Has Gone": Dietary Change and Human Adaptability in Karamoja, Uganda
Gray S, Sundal MB
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

This article examines changes in dietary strategies among Karimojong agropastoralists in northeast Uganda. We recorded food selection, procurement, processing, and consumption in twenty-eight female-headed Karimojong households during a four-month period …

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Torture and sexual violence in war and conflict: The unmaking and remaking of subjects of violence
Gray H, Dolan C, Stern M
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Despite the wide repository of knowledge about conflict-related sexual violence that now exists, there remains a lack of understanding about how victims/survivors of such violence themselves make sense of and …

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Understanding Sars-CoV-2 Antigenic Evolution Using Complete Genotype-To-Phenotype Maps of the Effects of Mutations on Antibody Binding
Greaney Allison Jean
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, global sequencing efforts have allowed scientists to follow the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in real time. The consequences of that evolution, however, are less …

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The ambiguities of the 'partnership' between civil society and the state in Uganda's AIDS response during the 1990s and 2000s as demonstrated in the development of TASO
Grebe E
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

This article critically investigates state-civil society relations in the Ugandan AIDS response by tracing the history of Uganda's multisectoral' and partnership' approaches, particularly as it pertains to The AIDS Support …

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Hospital acquired infections in a large north Ugandan hospital
Greco D, Magombe I
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction. Hospital care is a precious gift in Uganda, there- fore little concern is given to hospital safety and very seldom Hos- pital Acquired Infection (HAI) risk is evaluated. Within …

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