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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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Trauma, Violence, and Memory in African Child Soldier Memoirs
Hynd S
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Child soldiers have been heavily involved in contemporary African warfare. Since the 1990s, the 'child soldier crisis' has become a major humanitarian and human rights project. The figure of the …

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What happens after they survive? The role of anticoagulants and antiplatelets in IVC injuries
Hynes Allyson M, Scantling Dane R, Murali Shyam, Bormann Bradford C, Paul Jasmeet S, Reilly Patrick M, Seamon Mark J, Martin Niels D
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) after an inferior vena cava (IVC) injury is a devastating complication. Current practice involves variable use of anticoagulation and antiplatelet (AC/AP) agents. We hypothesized that AC/AP can …

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Use of injectable hormonal contraceptives: diverging perspectives of women and men, service providers and policymakers in Uganda
Hyttel M, Rasanathan JJK, Tellier M, Taremwa W
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

The unmet need for family planning in Uganda is among the world's highest. Injectable contraceptives, the most available method, were used by only 14.1% of married women in 2011. Recent …

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Drivers and challenges to use of menstrual cups among schoolgirls in rural Uganda: A qualitative study
Hyttel M, Tellier M, Thomsen C F, Luff B, Storrusten H, Nyakato V N
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Is the menstrual cup a potential solution to address the challenges surroundingmenstrual health and management (MHM) for girls and women in low-incomecontexts? This qualitative study assessed the drivers and challenges …

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Fluid cash and discordant households: exploring perceptions of and attitudes towards saving for childbirth: a qualitative study in pallisa district, uganda
Hytti Laura
2015
Dissertation
Health Research

Background and Aim: Maternal mortality in Uganda is among the highest in the world despite improvements in access to skilled delivery and emergency obstetric services. This is impacted in part …

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Assessing real-time performances of N95 respirators for health care workers by simulated workplace protection factors
Hyunwook K. I. M., Jung-Eun Baek, Hye-Kyung S. E. O., Jong-Eun L. E. E., Jun-Pyo Myong, Seung-Joo L. E. E., Jin-Ho L. E. E.
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

To assess performances of N95 respirators for Health Care Workers (HCWs) in a simulated health-care setting, we measured the Simulated Workplace Protection Factors (SWPFs) in real-time from the volunteers. A …

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'I still desire to have a child': a qualitative analysis of intersectional HIV- and childlessness-related stigma in rural southwestern Uganda
Kaida A, Bangsberg DR, Matthews LT, Bwana MB, Pratt MC, Owembabazi M, Muyindike W, Marrazzo JM, Psaros C, Turan J and others...
Journal, Article
Health Research

This study explored the intersecting forms of stigma experienced by HIV-serodifferent couples with unmet reproductive goals in rural Uganda. The parent mixed-methods study, which included 131 HIV-exposed women with plans …

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Ageing with HIV: Killing two birds with one Stone â Responding to health challenges of the elderly living with HIV at AIDS Information Centre
Ian Nume
2021
Report
Health Research

BackgroundGlobal HIV/AIDS statistics (UNAIDS, 2018) estimated 37.9 million people were living with HIV with an estimated 3.6 million aged 50 years or older (UNAIDS, 2013). The majority of these (2.9 …

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Supra-annular sizing of transcatheter aortic valve prostheses in raphe-type bicuspid aortic valve disease: the LIRA method
Iannopollo G, Romano V, Buzzatti N, Ancona M, Ferri L, Russo F, Bellini B, Granada JF, Chieffo A, Montorfano M
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Recent evidence shows that THV prostheses anchoring occurs at the raphe-level, known as LIRA plane, in raphe-type bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease. The purpose of this study was to …

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A novel supra-annular plane to predict tavi prosthesis anchoring in raphe-type bicuspid aortic valve disease: The lira plane
Iannopollo G., Romano V., Buzzatti N., De Backer O., Søndergaard L., Merkely B., Prendergast B., Giannini F., Colombo A., Latib A. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Aims: Supra-annular sizing in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is a concept not reproducibly demonstrated and specific measurements to assess a supra-annular plane are …

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