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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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Pacemaker syndrome with sub-acute left ventricular systolic dysfunction in a patient with a dual-chamber pacemaker: consequence of lead switch at the header
Khurwolah M. R, Vezi B. Z
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

In the daily practice of pacemaker insertion, the occurrence of atrial and ventricular lead switch at the pacemaker box header is a rare and unintentional phenomenon, with less than five …

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Civil society participation in health sector planning, budgeting, and monitoring in selected districts in Uganda
Kiapi Sandra
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

LEIDEN Abstract: This article highlights some of the findings of a survey carried out by Action Group for Health, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS (AGHA) Uganda on health sector transparency, accountability …

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Performance of self-reported adherence to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among HIV heterosexual serodiscordant couples in rural Uganda
Abaasa A, Ruzagira E, Priddy F, Haberer J, Katende D, Kibengo F M, Bahemuka U M, Barin B, Kampala A
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundAdherence is one of the main determinants of PrEP effi-cacy. Most PrEP studies applied subjective adherencemeasures, which often produce overestimates and proble-matic efficacy data interpretation; creating a need formore objective …

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Strengthening district-based health reporting through the district health management information software system: the Ugandan experience
Matovu JKB, Wanyenze RK, Makumbi F, Kiberu VM, Kyozira C, Mukooyo E
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Untimely, incomplete and inaccurate data are common challenges in planning, monitoring and evaluation of health sector performance, and health service delivery in many sub-Saharan African settings. We document Uganda's …

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Barriers and opportunities to implementation of sustainable e-Health programmes in Uganda: A literature review
Kiberu VM, Mars M, Scott RE
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Most developing countries, including Uganda, have embraced the use of e-Health and m-Health applications as a means to improve primary healthcare delivery and public health for their populace. In …

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Assessment of health provider readiness for telemedicine services in Uganda
Kiberu VM, Mars M, Scott RE
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: There are few telemedicine projects in Africa that have reached scale. One of the reasons proposed for this has been failure to assess health provider readiness for telemedicine prior …

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Development of an evidence-based e-health readiness assessment framework for Uganda
Kiberu V.M., Mars M., Scott R.E.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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I Spent a Full Month Bleeding, I Thought I Was Going to Die. . .â A Qualitative Study of Experiences of Women Using Modern Contraception in Wakiso District, Uganda
Kibira Simon P. S, Muhumuza Christine, Bukenya Justine N, Atuyambe Lynn M
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction There is high unmet need for family planning (FP) in Uganda as well as high contraceptive discontinuation rates. These contribute to the high fertility rates that in part are …

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A comparison of sexual risk behaviours and HIV seroprevalence among circumcised and uncircumcised men before and after implementation of the safe male circumcision programme in Uganda
Makumbi FE, Kibira SPS, Sandoy IF, Daniel M, Atuyambe LM
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Although male circumcision reduces the heterosexual HIV transmission risk, its effect may be attenuated if circumcised men increase sexual risk behaviours (SRB) due to perceived low risk. In Uganda …

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A comparison of sexual risk behaviours and HIV seroprevalence among circumcised and uncircumcised men before and after implementation of the safe male circumcision programme in Uganda Global health
Kibira S P.S, Makumbi F E, Daniel M, Sandøy I F, Atuyambe L M
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundAlthough male circumcision reduces the heterosexual HIV transmission risk, its effect may be attenuated if circumcised men increase sexual risk behaviours (SRB) due to perceived low risk. In Uganda information …

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