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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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HIV incidence among women at high risk of HIV infection attending a dedicated clinic in Kampala, Uganda: 2008-2017
Seeley Janet, Kasamba Ivan, Nash Stephen, Weiss Helen A.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

<bold>Background: </bold>High attrition and irregular testing for HIV in cohort studies for high-risk populations can bias incidence estimates. We compare incidence trends for high-risk women attending a dedicated HIV prevention …

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Incidence among Women at High-Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Attending a Dedicated Clinic in Kampala, Uganda: 2008-2017
Seeley J, Nash S, Kasamba I, Weiss H A
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: High attrition and irregular testing for HIV in cohort studies for high-riskpopulations can bias incidence estimates. We compare incidence trends for high-risk womenattending a dedicated HIV prevention and treatment …

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Missed Study Visits and Subsequent HIV Incidence Among Women in a Predominantly Sex Worker Cohort Attending a Dedicated Clinic Service in Kampala, Uganda
Seeley J, Nash S, Mayanja Y, Todd J, Kasamba I, Weiss HA, Baisley K, Shahmanesh M, Kamacooko O
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: There is limited evidence on the relationship between sustained exposure of female sex workers (FSWs) to targeted HIV programmes and HIV incidence. We investigate the relationship between the number …

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Serotype Identification and VP1 Coding Sequence Analysis of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Viruses from Outbreaks in Eastern and Northern Uganda in 2008/9
Masembe C, Kasambula L, Belsham GJ, Siegismund HR, Muwanika VB, Ademun-Okurut AR
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

In April 2008, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks were reported in Kamuli district of the eastern region of Uganda. Soon after lifting the quarantines in this area, further FMD outbreaks were …

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They are not always a burden: Older people and child fostering in Uganda during the HIV epidemic
Kasedde S., Doyle A.M., Seeley J.A., Ross D.A.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Psychological contract, engagement and employee discretionary behaviours Perspectives from Uganda
Kasekende F
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediation effect of employee engagement on the relationship between employer obligations, employee obligations and state of the psychological contract …

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STRENGTHENING MULTISECTORAL COORDINATION TO ADDRESS PRIORITY ZOONOTIC DISEASES: A REVIEW OF DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS IN UGANDA
Kayiwa J., Sekamatte M., Mimbe D., Kasekende J., Ssemakadde T., Mugisha E., Ali I., Oloya C., Miquel S., Shields L.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda is prone to outbreaks of zoonoses that threaten lives and livelihoods. Integration of surveillance activities across relevant sectors enhances prevention, detection, and response to Priority Zoonotic Diseases (PZDs). …

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Enhancing the Role of Traditional Medicine in Health Systems: A Strategy for the African Region
Kasilo Ossy Muganga Julius, Nikiema Jean Baptiste, Ota Martin Matthew Okechukwu, Desta Abayneh Tamir, Touré Bokar
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

In line with Resolution AFR/RC50/ R3 (Promoting the role of traditional medicine in health systems: A strategy for the African Region; 2000); Member States took steps between 2001 and 2012 …

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State Effectiveness and Political Will: The Case of Malaria Control in Uganda and Rwanda
Kasim Hussein A.
2019
Dissertation
Health Research

Employing a comparative case study and using state effectiveness as a conceptual framework, this research explores malaria and its control in Uganda and Rwanda. These two neighbouring countries, which share …

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