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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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Erratum to: Expanded Quality Management Using Information Power (EQUIP): protocol for a quasi-experimental study to improve maternal and newborn health in Tanzania and Uganda
Waiswa Peter, Hanson Claudia, Marchant Tanya, Marx Michael, Manzi Fatuma, Mbaruku Godfrey, Rowe Alex, Tomson Göran, Schellenberg Joanna, Peterson Stefan and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Community-based approaches for neonatal survival: meta-analyses of randomized trial data
Waiswa Peter, Hanson Claudia, Marchant Tanya, Schellenberg Joanna, Kujala Sanni
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To analyse the impact of community approaches to improving newborn health and survival in low-resource countries. Methods We updated previous meta-analyses of published cluster randomized trials of community-based interventions …

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Effects of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding after Birth training on near miss morbidity and mortality in Uganda: A cluster-randomized trial
Hanson C, Atuhairwe S, Atim JL, Marrone G, Morris JL, Kaharuza F
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To assess the effect of Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding after Birth training on postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) near miss and case fatality rates in Uganda. Methods Training was evaluated using …

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Predicting Long-Term Flourishing Outcomes among Sensitive and Non-Sensitive Children
Hanson-Cook Blair
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

A wealth of evidence documents associations between early rearing contexts and symptoms of mental illness, with harsh and unpredictable environments appearing to trigger stress responses that shape developmental outcomes, some …

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Explaining patterns of malnutrition among children in Uganda
Hao Jing
2013
Dissertation
Health Research

Child malnutrition is one of the most serious problems threatening people's lives in Uganda. This thesis assesses the factors associated with patterns of child nutritional outcomes in Uganda, as indicated …

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Predictive utility of tuberculosis symptom screening for children and adolescents living with HIV in six high HIV/TB burden countries in eastern and southern Africa.
Haq H., Vonasek B., Dhillon D., Devezin T., Sanders J., Kay A., Bacha J., Simon K., Mandalakas A.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates tuberculosis (TB) accounted for 40,000 deaths in children living with HIV in 2017. Early detection and treatment of TB reduces mortality in children …

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Characterisation of a Composite Exonic Regulatory Element of Splicing (CERES) in CFTR Exon 12: Functional Poperties and Evolutionary Constraints
Haque Ariful
2010
Dissertation
Health Research

Genotype screening in human disease frequently results in the identification of exon/intron sequence variations whose direct connection with occurrence of disease is often unclear, especially if they occur within exons …

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Pd-L1 Expression and Prediction of Response to Immune Modulators in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Reasons for Its Fragility and Strategies to Reduce It
Haragan Alexander Kieron
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

Introduction Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunomodulatory (IM) therapy has revolutionised the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The only âbiomarkerâ currently-validated for predicting response of these tumours to IM therapy is the …

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Comparison of MGIT and Myco/F lytic liquid-based blood culture systems for recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pleural fluid
Harausz Elizabeth, Lusiba John Kafuluma, Nsereko Mary, Johnson John L., Toossi Zahra, Ogwang Sam, Boom W. Henry, Joloba Moses L.
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: The specificities and sensitivities of the Bactec mycobacterial growth indicator tube (MGIT) system for the recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pleural fluid are not statistically different than those …

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