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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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Apnoea of Prematurity : Discontinuation of Methylxanthines in a Resource-Limited Setting
Harrison Michael C, Tooke Lloyd John Browde, Kate
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. Methylxanthines such as caffeine have been proven to reduce apnoea of prematurity and are often discontinued at 35 weeks' corrected gestational age (GA).Objective. To ascertain whether a caffeine protocol …

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"We have to clean ourselves to ensure that our children are healthy and beautiful": findings from a qualitative assessment of a hand hygiene poster in rural Uganda
Harrison BL, Ogara C, Gladstone M, Carrol ED, Dusabe-Richards J, Medina-Lara A, Ditai J, Weeks AD
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundNeonatal sepsis is a major cause of mortality worldwide, with most deaths occurring in low-income countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene' poster has been used …

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The Role of Anxiety Sensitivity in Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a Collaborative Care Intervention
Harrison Austin Reed
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

Most contemporary PTSD models posit that cognitive factors, such as beliefs about oneâs symptoms, are integrally involved in the onset, maintenance, and severity of PTSD symptoms. Of the relevant cognitive …

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Culture, context and community: Ethical considerations for global nursing research
Harrowing J.N., Mill J., Spiers J., Kulig J., Kipp W.
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Moral distress among Ugandan nurses providing HIV care: A critical ethnography
Harrowing JN, Mill J
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background The phenomenon of moral distress among nurses has been described in a variety of high-income countries and practice settings Defined as the biopsychosocial, cognitive, and behavioural effects experienced by …

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The impact of HIV education on nurses and nurse-midwives in Uganda
Harrowing Jean Norma
2010
Dissertation
Health Research

Over the past three decades, the HIV epidemic has gained a stranglehold in sub-Saharan Africa, where 10% of the world's population comprises more than 60% of all people living with …

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Compassion practice by Ugandan nurses who provide HIV care.
Harrowing J.N.
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research
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African and Caribbean Nurses' Decisions about HIV Testing: A Mixed Methods Study
Harrowing J, Edwards N, Richter S, Minnie K, Rae T
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Nurses in Jamaica, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda are at risk for occupational exposure to HIV. Little is known about the experiences and policy supports related to nurses having themselves …

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Community action research in disability (CARD): An inclusive research programme in Uganda
Seeley J, Hartley S D, Yousafzai A K, Kaahwa M G, Finkenflügel H, Wade A, Bazirake G, Drachler M L, Alavi Y, Mataze W and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

The ideology of Emancipatory Disability Research (EDR) reflected in the phraseâNothing about us without usâ, was first put forward in the 1990s. Although itaimed to place research control in the …

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How do carers of disabled children cope? The ugandan perspective
Hartley S., Ojwang P., Baguwemu A., Ddamulira M., Chavuta A.
2017
Book, Chapter
Health Research
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