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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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Variations in the characteristics and outcomes of children living with HIV following universal ART in sub-Saharan Africa (2006-17): a retrospective cohort study
IeDEA Collaboration, Davies MA, Edmonds A, Vreeman R, Iyun V, Technau KG, Vinikoor M, Yotebieng M, Abuogi L, Desmonde S and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background The proportion of children living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa has increased greatly since 2006, yet the changes in their demographic characteristics and treatment …

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A model for monitoring HIV/AIDS patients on ART in low resource setting: A case of using mobile phones
IEEE, Mukalazi SH, Baguma R
2013
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Many HIV/AIDS support organizations have demonstrated tremendous efforts to provide HIV infected people with the life prolonging drugs such as ART(Anti-Retroviral Therapy) in resource constrained settings like Uganda. However many …

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AIMEP for Malaria Mapping and Infectious Disease Eradication
IEEE, Khovanova-Rubicondo K
2013
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

AI-Malaria Eradication Plan (AIMEP) was launched by the Ashburn Institute, USA in 2012 to fight malaria in African countries. The AIMEP was developed as a result of years of research, …

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Understanding User Adoption of Mobile Health Technology in a Resource Constrained Environment
IEEE, Gilbert M, Namagembe F
2013
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Whereas Mobile health is becoming an important form of Information Technology enabled delivery for health care, its adoption and use by healthcare professionals still faces challenges. These include the lack …

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A Knowledge Management Model for Pediatric Health Care Practice
IEEE, Mutuwa PL, Maiga G
2014
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Pediatric care practitioners are faced with increasing amounts of knowledge that is not matched by an equivalent ability to manage and apply it for improved healthcare. This is largely attributed …

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Predicting Adoption of mHealth Technology in Resource Constrained Environments
IEEE, Namagembe F, Maiga G
2014
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

m-Health technology is an important form of Information Technology enabled delivery for health care. However, its adoption and use by healthcare providers faces challenges that include the lack of understanding …

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Using Mobile Phones to Monitor HIVIAIDS Patients on Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) in Uganda Mobile phones: A solution to the challenges faced while monitoring HIVIAIDS patients on ART
IEEE, Mukalazi SH
2014
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Patient monitoring is very important during Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) administration to ensure that the patient is safe especially in regards to toxicities of ARV drugs. ART service providers need to …

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A Model for Mobile Phone Adoption in Maternal Healthcare
IEEE, Maiga G, Byomire G
2015
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Uganda's maternal mortality ratio persists at 435/100,000 live births. Progress towards the country's target ratio of 131/100,000 live births, as derived from Millennium Development Goal five remains slow. Mobile phones …

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Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound Training at the Uganda Nursing School Bwindi: Initial Experiences and Challenges
DeStigter K, IEEE, Lee E, Alsofrom J, Streeter M, Cherukuri A, Bwambale JK, Njeri MA, Anyango JF, Alphonsus M
2015
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

For many years, clinical ultrasound has dramatically improved patient care in industrialized countries. However, millions of people in low-resource geographies remain today without access to this life-saving diagnostic and treatment …

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Design and Introduction of Pit-Latrine Assistive Devices in Lira Uganda
IEEE, Schmachtenberger H, Avery C, Hey ML
2016
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

This project includes the planning, designing, and present implementation of a humanitarian engineering project named Simple Seat. Better Lives. The goal of this project is to address the problem concerning …

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