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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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Anaemia in Ugandan preschool-aged children: the relative contribution of intestinal parasites and malaria
Stothard JR, Kabatereine NB, Green HK, Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Basanez MG, Betson M, Fenwick A
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Anaemia is a severe public health issue among African preschool-aged children, yet little effective progress has been made towards its amelioration, in part due to difficulties in unravelling its complex, …

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Social Networks of PLHA in Uganda: Implications for Mobilizing PLHA as Agents for Prevention
Wagner GJ, Green HD, Atuyambe L, Ssali S, Ryan GW
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

The objective of this study was to describe the social networks of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) and explore the implications social network characteristics might have for mobilizing PLHA as …

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AIDS Policy in Uganda: Evidence, Ideology and the Making of an African Success Story John Kinsman. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. 240 pp
Green Edward C.
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

The article reviews the book "AIDS Policy in Uganda: Evidence, Ideology and the Making of an African Success Story," by John Kinsman.

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"The ""Ten Commandments"" of Treating Preschool Children who Wheeze"
Green Robin J, Halkas Andrew, Weinberg Eugene
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

"Wheezing in young children is problematic for most practitioners. Difficulties arise in both the diagnosis and management of this clinical phenotype. Not all preschool children who wheeze have asthma. Therefore; …

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Uganda battles Marburg fever outbreak
Green A.
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research
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The Need to Reemphasize Behavior Change for HIV Prevention in Uganda: A Qualitative Study
Green EC, Kajubi P, Ruark A, Kamya S, D'Errico N, Hearst N
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Uganda has long been considered an AIDS success story, although in recent years declines in prevalence and incidence appear to have stalled or even reversed. During the early stages of …

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Ambitious plans to improve respiratory health in Uganda
Green A.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Tackling childhood tuberculosis in Uganda
Green A.
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Women's entrepreneurship and intimate partner violence: A cluster randomized trial of microenterprise assistance and partner participation in post-conflict Uganda (SSM-D-14-01580R1)
Green EP, Blattman C, Jamison J, Annan J
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Intimate partner violence is widespread and represents an obstacle to human freedom and a significant public health concern. Poverty alleviation programs and efforts to economically "empower" women have become popular …

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Countering Violence Against Women by Encouraging Disclosure: A Mass Media Experiment in Rural Uganda
Green D P, Wilke A M, Cooper J
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Violence against women (VAW) is widespread in East Africa, with almost half of married women experiencing physical abuse. Those seeking to address this issue confront two challenges: some forms of …

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