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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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Estimating global injuries morbidity and mortality: methods and data used in the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study
Abdelalim A., Abdollahpour I., Abegaz K.H., Abushouk A.I., Advani S.M., Ahmad T., Ahmed M.B., Alahdab F., Alanezi F.M., Alemu B.W. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: While there is a long history of measuring death and disability from injuries, modern research methods must account for the wide spectrum of disability that can occur in an …

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Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Abdelalim A., Abdollahpour I., Abushouk A.I., Ahmad T., Ahmed M.B., Alahdab F., Alanezi F.M., Ali S., Alinia C., Alipour V. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Past research in population health trends has shown that injuries form a substantial burden of population health loss. Regular updates to injury burden assessments are critical. We report Global …

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Measuring TB Stigma in Kampala, Uganda
James Amber
2020
Dissertation
Health Research

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and adversely affects persons living with HIV. TB is a highly stigmatizing disease and has been shown to interfere …

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The impact of the responsibility of teachers regarding reproductive healthcare to teenage learners
James Sindiwe
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

The Life Orientation subject at school is meant to equip learners with important life skills and prepare them to be responsible adults that will contribute positively to the economy of …

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Addressing HIV/AIDS Challenges in Uganda: does Social Capital Generation by NGOs Matter?
Jamil I, Muriisa R. K
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

HIV/AIDS has had devastating impacts in many countries; Uganda in particular. However; Uganda is depicted as one of the most successful countries in fighting HIV/AIDS. Among others; Uganda's success story …

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Mixed Method Evaluation of a Passive mHealth Sexual Information Testing Service in Uganda
Jamison Julian, Karlan Dean, Raffler Pia
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

We evaluate the impact of a health information intervention implemented through mobile phones, using a clustered randomized control trial augmented by qualitative interviews. The intervention aimed to improve sexual health …

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Mixed Method Evaluation of a Passive mHealth Sexual Information Texting Service in Uganda
Jamison Julian, Karlan Dean, Raffler Pia
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Universal health coverage and intersectoral action for health: Key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition
Patel Vikram, Chisholm Dan, Dua Tarun, Laxminarayan Ramanan, Levin Carol, Temmerman Marleen, Binagwaho Agnes, Kobusingye Olive, Jamison Dean T., Alwan Ala and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

The World Bank is publishing nine volumes of Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition (DCP3) between 2015 and 2018. Volume 9, Improving Health and Reducing Poverty, summarises the main messages from …

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Tribal ethnicity and CYP2B6 genetics in Ugandan and Zimbabwean populations in the UK: Implications for efavirenz dosing in HIV infection
Jamshidi Y, Moreton M, McKeown D A, Andrews S, Nithiyananthan T, Tinworth L, Holt D W, Sadiq S T
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives: To determine differences in CYP2B6 loss of function (LoF) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)and haplotypes between Zimbabweans and Ugandans, and within Ugandan populations (Bantu and Nilotic).Methods: Genetic epidemiological study enrolling …

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A new highly sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 in whole blood
Arinaitwe E, Greenhouse B, Rek J, Murphy M, Jang IK, Das S, Barney RS, Peck RB, Rashid A, Proux S and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundThe detection of submicroscopic infections in low prevalence settings has become an increasingly important challenge for malaria elimination strategies. The current field rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria …

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