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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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Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with never having tested for HIV among sexually active men across the four administrative regions of Uganda
Jude O, Nelson O, Katagwa I
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background HIV testing among men is paramount in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV. There is limited literature in understanding the socio-economic and demographic factors associated with never having …

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Urinary Sodium and Potassium, and Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke (INTERSTROKE): A Case-Control Study
Hankey G.J., Zhang H., Damasceno A., Rosengren A., Wang X., Judge C., O'Donnell M.J., Rangarajan S., Chin S.L., Rao-Melacini P. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Although low sodium intake (<2 g/day) and high potassium intake (>3.5 g/day) are proposed as public health interventions to reduce stroke risk, there is uncertainty about the benefit and feasibility …

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PM267 Spectrum of Infective Endocarditis Among Children at the Uganda Heart Institute
Okello E., Beaton A., Lubega S., Lwabi P., Judith N., Tenywa E., Omagino J.
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Lymph node fibrosis: a structural barrier to unleashing effective vaccine immunity
Alter G, Julg B
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

There is marked variability in vaccine efficacy among global populations. In particular, individuals in low- to middle-income countries have been shown to be less responsive to vaccines than those from …

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The impact of mass deworming programmes on schooling and economic development: an appraisal of long-term studies
Jullien S, Sinclair D, Garner P
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Documents from advocacy and fund-raising organizations for child mass deworming programmes in low-and middle-income countries cite unpublished economic studies claiming long-term effects on health, schooling and economic development.Methods: To …

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African health innovation systems: preface
Juma Calestous
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

[...] the case studies show that Africa's health innovation systems are integrated into the global knowledge ecology and benefit from extensive international partnerships. [...] they have come at a time …

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Governance of health research in four eastern and southern African countries
Juma PA, Parkhurst J, Jones CM, Mijumbi-Deve R, Wenham C, Masupe T, Sobngwi-Tambekou J, Biemba G, Mtombo N
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Health research governance is an essential function of national health research systems. Yet many African countries have not developed strong health research governance structures and processes. This paper presents …

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First Africa non-communicable disease research conference 2017: sharing evidence and identifying research priorities
JumaKenneth, Juma Pamela A., Mohamed Shukri F., Owuor Jared, Wanyoike Ann, Mulabi David, Odinya George, Njeru Maureen, Yonga Gerald
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevalence is rising fastest in lower income settings, and with more devastating outcomes compared to High Income Countries (HICs). While evidence is consistent on the …

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Validation and comparative analysis of kogene mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number of tandem repeat typing kit and its application on clinically isolated mycobacterium tuberculosis samples from national tuberculosis hospital, Republic of Korea
Jung J, Kang T, Hwang Y, Ryoo S
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health burden in Korea. Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable NumberTandem Repeat (MIRU-VNTR) is preferred for epidemiological TB investigation. Until recently, the difficulty lies in …

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