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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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The impact of HIV and antiretroviral therapy on the cardiovascular system of HIV-infected children
Kenny J. M.
2016
Dissertation
Health Research

Background Cardiovascular disease is increased in HIV-infected adults but the underlying aetiology is incompletely understood. Pre-clinical changes in cardiovascular structure and arterial stiffness in HIV-infected children are described in mainly …

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Electrocardiographic Evidence of Cardiac Disease by Sex and HIV Serostatus in Mbarara, Uganda
Okello S, Siedner M J, Tsai A C, Peck R, Kentoffio K, Albano A, Koplan B, Feng M, Muthalaly R G, Campbell J I and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Numerous studies in the United States and Europehave demonstrated an increased risk for cardiovasculardisease (CVD) among persons living with human immu-nodeficiency virus (PLWH) [1]. The relationship betweenhuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …

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Sex-specific performance of the ASCVD pooled cohort equation risk calculator as a correlate of coronary artery calcium in Kampala, Uganda
Siedner MJ, Kityo C, Erem G, Ssinabulya I, Longenecker CT, Bittencourt MS, Kentoffio K, Durstenfeld MS, Ghoshhajra B
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rising in Sub-Saharan Africa, but it is not known whether current risk assessment tools predict coronary atherosclerosis in the region. Furthermore, sex-specific …

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Cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Kenya and Uganda
Kenya ProVac Tech Working Grp, Uganda ProVac Tech Working Grp, Sigei C, Odaga J, Mvundura M, Madrid Y, Clark AD
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

IntroductionRotavirus vaccines have the potential to prevent a substantial amount of life-threatening gastroenteritis in young African children. This paper presents the results of prospective cost-effectiveness analyses for rotavirus vaccine introduction …

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Should the threshold for a generalised HIV epidemic be 1% or 5%?
Kenyon C., Buyze J.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Who Knows Their Partner's HIV Status? Results From a Nationally Representative Survey in Uganda
Kaharuza F, Kirungi W, Bunnell R, Kenyon CR, Buyze J
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: We examine the extent to which Ugandans accurately know their HIV status and that of their partners.Methods: The 2011 Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey (UAIS) was a nationally representative study …

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A population's higher-risk sexual behaviour is associated with its average sexual behaviour-An ecological analysis of subpopulations in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and the United States
Kenyon CR, Tsoumanis A, Schwartz IS
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Given the large variation in the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections between populations it is important to characterize how sexual vary between populations. In this paper we assess how …

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Antihypertensive Treatment in the Elderly
Ker James A
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease; but it is also very prevalent in the community. These two factors combined prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to report …

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Management Issues in Hypertensive Diabetics
Ker James A
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are common clinical conditions that often co-exist. This combination has been called the deadly duet to emphasise the increased cardiovascular risk when the two conditions co-exist. …

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Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antagonists and their Combinations in the Treatment of Hypertension
Ker James A
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

The pathophysiology of hypertension is not multifactorial in nature; and there is a complex interplay of mechanisms of control and counter-regulatory responses activated by drugs. The problem for clinicians is …

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