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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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Healing, healthcare, missions, the church.
Jarlsberg C.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Completion of community health worker initiated patient referrals in integrated community case management in rural Uganda
Ntaro M, Jarolimova J, Baguma S, Patel P, Mian-McCarthy S, Matte M, Kenney J, Bwambale S, Mulogo E, Stone G
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundUganda has sought to address leading causes of childhood mortality: malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea, through integrated community case management (iCCM). The success of this approach relies on community health worker …

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Completion of community health worker initiated patient referrals in integrated community case management in rural Uganda 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services
Ntaro M, Jarolimova J, Baguma S, Patel P, Matte M, Kenney J, Bwambale S, Mulogo E, Stone G, Mian-Mccarthy S
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundUganda has sought to address leading causes of childhood mortality: malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea, through integrated community case management (iCCM). The success of this approach relies on community health worker …

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Lumbar Imaging With Reporting Of Epidemiology (LIRE)-Protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized trial
Jarvik J.G., Comstock B.A., James K.T., Avins A.L., Bresnahan B.W., Deyo R.A., Luetmer P.H., Friedly J.L., Meier E.N., Cherkin D.C. and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Determinants of Mortality in a Combined Cohort of 501 Patients With HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Implications for Improving Outcomes
Hosseinipour MC, Muzoora C, Jaffar S, Taseera K, Wood R, Jarvis JN, Bicanic T, Loyse A, Namarika D, Jackson A and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a leading cause of death in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Identifying factors associated with mortality informs strategies to improve outcomes.Methods. Five hundred …

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Client Perceptions of Quality and Choice at Static, Mobile Outreach, and Special Family Planning Day Services in 3 African Countries
Shannon C, Jarvis L, Wickstrom J
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) has grown rapidly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania, and Uganda. Uptake of LARCs is particularly high during mobile outreach …

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Single-Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B Treatment for Cryptococcal Meningitis
Singh A., Muzoora C., Kanyama C., Jaffar S., Jarvis J.N., Lawrence D.S., Meya D.B., Kagimu E., Kasibante J., Mpoza E. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- related death in sub-Saharan Africa. Whether a treatment regimen that includes a single high dose of liposomal amphotericin …

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Investing in the health workforce to increase access to and use of HIV and AIDS services in Uganda
Jaskiewicz W., Oketcho V., Settle D., Frymus D., Ntalazi F., Ezati I., Tulenko K.
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Targeted newborn metabolomics: prediction of gestational age from cord blood
Kakuru A, Kamya M, Ruel T, Clark TD, Dorsey G, Olwoch P, Kajubi R, Jagannathan P, Adrama H, Jasper EA and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective Our study sought to determine whether metabolites from a retrospective collection of banked cord blood specimens could accurately estimate gestational age and to validate these findings in cord blood …

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Mobile cancer prevention and early detection outreach in Uganda: Partnering with communities toward bridging the cancer health disparities through "asset-based community development model"
Jatho A, Mugisha NM, Kafeero J, Holoya G, Okuku F, Niyonzima N
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Communities in low-income countries are characterized by limited access to cancer prevention and early detection services, even for the commonest types of cancer. Limited resources for cancer control are …

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