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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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Enhancing livelihoods of the urban poor through productive uses of utility-supplied water services - Evidence from Kampala, Uganda
Kayaga S, Fisher J, Goodall S, Kanyesigye C, Kaggwa R, Nambiro M, Kitakufe R, Otema JB, Mafunguro R, Ahabwe G
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Slums, one of the main faces of urban poverty, are escalating in Sub-Saharan countries and other developing countries. Achievement of the overly ambitious Sustainable Development Goals will require cross-sectoral interventions. …

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Short course zidovudine and nevirapine for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Uganda: A propensity score application
Kayanja Harriet Kose
2005
Dissertation
Health Research

Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated efficacy of short course anti retroviral therapy in the peripartum period for reduction of HIV transmission from mother to child by up to 50%. In …

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Influence of the training experience of Makerere University medical and nursing graduates on willingness and competence to work in rural health facilities
Sewankambo N, Kaye DK, Mwanika A
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: The global human resources crisis in the rural health sector is characterized by an unwillingness or inability of health workers to locate to a rural area, and/or function effectively …

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Perceptions of newly admitted undergraduate medical students on experiential training on community placements and working in rural areas of Uganda
Sewankambo N, Kaye DK, Mwanika A, Sekimpi P, Tugumisirize J
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda has an acute problem of inadequate human resources partly due to health professionals' unwillingness to work in a rural environment. One strategy to address this problem is to …

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Rape myths, alcohol intoxication and condom use among males accused of sexual assault in Kabale, rural Uganda
Kakaire O, Osinde MO, Kaye DK
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Through a cross-sectional study conducted at Kabale Regional Hospital, among 111 men accused of rape and admitted for forensic examination from June 2009 to June 2010, we assessed whether the …

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Systematic review of the magnitude and case fatality ratio for severe maternal morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa between 1995 and 2010
Kaye Dan K., Kakaire Othman, Osinde Michael O.
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND: Analysis of severe maternal morbidity (maternal near misses) provides information on the quality of care. We assessed the prevalence/incidence of maternal near miss, maternal mortality and case …

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The organization and implementation of community-based education programs for health worker training institutions in Uganda
Chang LW, Atuyambe L, Nabirye RC, Mbalinda SN, Mwanika A, Kaye D, Burnham G, Okullo I, Muhwezi W, Oria H and others...
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Community-based education (CBE) is part of the training curriculum for most health workers in Uganda. Most programs have a stated purpose of strengthening clinical skills, medical knowledge, communication skills, …

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The impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on high-risk behaviour of HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa
Kakande Nelson, Kakaire Othman, Kaye Dan Kabonge, Osinde Michael Odongo, Lule John Chrysestom
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: INTRODUCTION: High-risk sexual behaviors such as multiple sexual partners, inconsistent condom use, acquisition of sexually transmitted infection (STIs), and non-use of contraceptives persist in HIV patients undergoing care. …

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Survivors' understanding of vulnerability and resilience to maternal near-miss obstetric events in Uganda
Kakaire O, Osinde MO, Kaye DK, Mbalinda SN, Nakimuli A, Kakande N
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To gain an understanding of how obstetric complications affect the lives and livelihoods of survivors. Methods: A phenomenological study was conducted between April and August 2013 at Mulago Hospital, …

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