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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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Selection of sustainable sanitation technologies for urban slums - A case of Bwaise III in Kampala, Uganda
Kansiime F, Katukiza AY, Ronteltap M, Oleja A, Niwagaba CB, Lens PNL
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Provision of sanitation solutions in the world s urban slums is extremely challenging due to lack of money space access and sense of ownership This paper presents a technology selection …

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Genomic copy concentrations of selected waterborne viruses in a slum environment in Kampala, Uganda
Katukiza AY, Lens PNL, Temanu H, Chung JW, Foppen JWA
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

The presence of viruses in a slum environment where sanitation is poor is a major concern. However, little is known of their occurrence and genomic copy concentration in the slum …

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Sanitation in Unsewered Urban Poor Areas: Technology Section, Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment and Grey Water Treatment
Katukiza Alex Yasoni
2013
Dissertation
Health Research

The sanitation crisis in unsewered urban slums of cities in developing countries is one of the challenges that need to be addressed. It is caused by the high rate of …

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Quantification of microbial risks to human health caused by waterborne viruses and bacteria in an urban slum
Katukiza AY, Ronteltap M, Lens PNL, Foppen JWA, van der Steen P
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Aims To determine the magnitude of microbial risks from waterborne viruses and bacteria in Bwaise III in Kampala (Uganda), a typical slum in Sub-Saharan Africa.Methods and Results A quantitative microbial …

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Health-related quality of life among patients with ovarian cancer at Mulago Hospital, Uganda
Kaye DK, Katumba J, Obore S
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: Most patients with ovarian cancer are diagnosed when the disease is at an advanced stage. The symptoms and the surgery-induced loss of sexual and reproductive function have an impact …

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Reassessment of helminth infections in gulu municipality nothern uganda after the twenty years of insurgency: Using three diagonostic methods to compare their sensitivity
Katungi A, Redeker S, Kiiza P, Ocaka J, Van Goor A, Polderman A M, Lyazi I, Odongo-Aginya E I
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: During the period of insurgency there were several internally displacepeople camps all over the Northern Uganda. People who lived within ten kilometersfrom Gulu Municipality were forced to evacuate their …

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LLIN EVALUATION IN UGANDA PROJECT (LLINEUP) - IMPACT OF LONG-LASTING INSECTICIDAL NETS WITH AND WITHOUT, PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE ON MALARIA INDICATORS IN UGANDA: A CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED TRIAL
Dorsey G., Kamya M. R., Gonahasa S., Katureebe A., Maiteki-Sebuguzi C. et al, Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration Kampala Uganda
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) that combine pyrethroids with piperonyl butoxide (PBO) are a promising new tool to reduce the impact of pyrethroid resistance on malaria control. The …

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Developing and Validating an Effective Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Testing Eligibility Screening Tool for High-Volume Entry Points in Uganda
Kekitiinwa A, Kazooba P, Katureebe C, Ashburn K, Machekano R, Gill MM, Gross J, Kiyonga A, Taasi G, Adler M and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: Because of low pediatric HIV prevalence, more tests are needed to find 1 HIV-positive child compared with adults. In Uganda, the number needed to test (NNT) to find 1 …

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Navigating the Covid-19 Pandemic at the Workplace â the Experience of Uganda's Formal (Public and Private) Sector
Katusabe E.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: Uganda has not been spared by the global challenges of the C19 Pandemic, but responses dictated by Governments with WHO guidance focus on Individual and collective actions but not …

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A CASE OF PALATAL PERFORATION CAUSED BY TOXOPLASMOSIS
Kambugu A, Ocama P, Katusiime C
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

We describe the case of a 35-year-old HIV-positive man seen at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda, with a 2-week history of palatal perforation.

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