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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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Measuring ability to assess claims about treatment effects: a latent trait analysis of items from the 'Claim Evaluation Tools' database using Rasch modelling
IHC Grp, Austvoll-Dahlgren A, Guttersrud O, Nsangi A, Semakula D, Oxman AD
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background The Claim Evaluation Tools database contains multiple-choice items for measuring people's ability to apply the key concepts they need to know to be able to assess treatment claims. We …

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Measuring ability to assess claims about treatment effects: the development of the 'Claim Evaluation Tools'
IHC Grp, Austvoll-Dahlgren A, Guttersrud O, Nsangi A, Semakula D, Oxman AD, Chalmers I, Rosenbaum S
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives: To describe the development of the Claim Evaluation Tools, a set of flexible items to measure people's ability to assess claims about treatment effects.Setting: Methodologists and members of the …

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The impact of governance quality on mortality rates in Sub Saharan Africa
Iheonu Chimere O, Agbutun Shedrach A, Omenihu Chinonyerem M, Ihedimma Godfrey I, Osuagwu Vivian N
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The study examined the impact of governance quality on infant mortality, maternal mortality and adult female mortality in sub Saharan Africa.Data Source and Methods: World Bank data covering 2002 …

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Global patterns and trends in incidence and mortality of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents: a population-based study
IICC-3 Contributors, Vaccarella S, Lortet-Tieulent J, Colombet M, Davies L, Stiller CA, Schuz J, Togawa K, Bray F, Franceschi S and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background There has been a considerable increase in thyroid cancer incidence among adults in several countries in the past three decades, attributed primarily to overdiagnosis. We aimed to assess global …

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Evolving values in ethics and global health research
Ijsselmuiden C. B., Kass N. E., Sewankambo K. N., Lavery J. V.
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Over the past 25 years, the ethics of international health research have shifted from addressing narrow issues such as cultural differences in informed consent practices towards a greater emphasis on …

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Experience with Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Gynecological Indications
Ikechebelu J. I
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Context: Diagnostic laparoscopy is an endoscopy procedure; which has become indispensable in the evaluation of the female reproductive organs especially in infertility. Aim: Experience with conversion to open laparotomy is …

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Evidence for shared genetic risk between methamphetamine-induced psychosis and schizophrenia
Ikeda Masashi, Okahisa Yuko, Aleksic Branko, Won Mujun, Kondo Naoki, Naruse Nobuya, Aoyama-Uehara Kumi, Sora Ichiro, lyo Masaomi, Hashimoto Ryota and others...
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Methamphetamine (METH) use can provoke psychotic reactions requiring immediate treatment, namely METH-induced psychosis. Although the distinction between METH-induced and primary psychosis is important for understanding their clinical courses, we do …

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Attention Test Improvements from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Caregiver Training for HIV-Exposed/Uninfected Ugandan Preschool Children
Ikekwere J, Ucheagwu V, Familiar-Lopez I, Sikorskii A, Awadu J, Ojuka JC, Givon D, Shohet C, Giordani B, Boivin MJ
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To report vigilance attention outcomes from a cluster randomized controlled trial of early childhood development caregiver training for perinatally HIV-exposed/uninfected preschool-age children in rural Uganda. The Early Childhood Vigilance …

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Examining How to Strengthen the Primary Health Care Capacity for Early Breast Cancer Detection in Uganda: a Socioecological Approach
Ikhile Deborah Evho
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

Breast cancer in Uganda is usually detected late as a result of complex and interacting factors. Although primary health care (PHC) is an integral platform for facilitating early detection of …

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Prevalence of asymptomatic parasitemia and gametocytemia among HIV-infected Ugandan children randomized to receive different antiretroviral therapies
Kamya Moses R., Kakuru Abel, Ikilezi Gloria, Achan Jane, Ruel Theodore, Charlebois Edwin, Clark Tamara D., Rosenthal Philip J., Havlir Diane, Dorsey Grant
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: In a recent randomized controlled trial, the use of protease inhibitor (PI)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) was associated with a significantly lower incidence of malaria compared with non-nucleoside reverse …

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