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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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A qualitative study of caregivers' expectations and communication desires during medical consultation for sick children in Uganda
Kiguli S, Nakigudde J, Mafigiri D, van Dalen J, van der Vleuten C
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: Little data exist on patients' expectations and communication desires during medical consultation in Non-Western settings. We conducted a qualitative study to compare expectations and communication desires of sick children's …

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Situational analysis of teaching and learning of medicine and nursing students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Kiguli J, Kiguli-Malwadde E, Baingana R, Kiguli S, Pariyo G, Galukande M, Katende G, Mafigiri D, Paina L, Groves S and others...
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) in Uganda is undergoing a major reform to become a more influential force in society. It is important that its medicine and …

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A consortium approach to competency-based undergraduate medical education in uganda: Process, Opportunities and challenges
Obua C., Kiguli-Malwadde E., Kiguli S., Sewankambo N., Kaawa-Mafigiri D., Mubuuke R., Baingana R., Kijjambu S., Maling S., Waako P. and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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WHO guidelines on fluid resuscitation in children: missing the FEAST data
Kiguli Sarah, Gibb Diana M., Opoka Robert O., Olupot-Olupot Peter, George Elizabeth C., Maitland Kathryn, Akech Samuel O., Mtove George, Engoru Charles, Nyeko Richard and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

The article claims that World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines continue to recommend rapid fluid resuscitation for children with septic shock despite evidence that this can be harmful. It points out …

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Weeping in silence: community experiences of stillbirths in rural eastern Uganda
Waiswa P, Kiguli J, Kerber K, Peterson S, Namusoko S
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Stillbirths do not register amongst national or global public health priorities, despite large numbers and known solutions. Although not accounted in statistics-these deaths count for families. Part of this …

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Dietary patterns and practices in rural eastern Uganda: Implications for prevention and management of type 2 diabetes
Naggayi G, Daivadanam M, Alvesson HM, Kiracho EE, Kiguli J, Kirunda B, Peterson S, Kasujja FX, Mayega RW, Muyingo A and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The burden of type 2 diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2040, partly attributable to rapidly changing diets. In this paper, we analysed how community members …

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Inadequate evidence on stillbirths: rethinking public health
Kiguli J., Kirunda R., Nabaliisa J., Nalwadda C.K.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Competency-based medical education in two Sub-Saharan African medical schools
Sewankambo Nelson K., Kiguli Sarah, Kiguli-Malwadde Elsie, Olapade-Olaopa E. Oluwabunmi, Chen Candice, Ogunniyi Adesola O., Mukwaya Solome, Omaswa Francis
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND: Relatively little has been written on Medical Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, although there are over 170 medical schools in the region. A number of initiatives have been …

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Mammography: A review of records in the Department of Radiology at a National Referral Hospital in Uganda
Kiguli-Malwadde E, Mubuuke R G, Bugeza S, Mutungi B
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the leading cancers amongst women world-wide. Although mortality has been reduced and survival ratesincreased in developed countries, mortality rates from breast cancer are still …

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Medical education departments: a study of four medical schools in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kiguli-Malwadde Elsie, Talib Zohray M, Wohltjen Hannah, Connors Susan C, Gandari Jonathan, Banda Sekelani S, Maggio Lauren A, van Schalkwyk Susan C
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Many African countries are investing in medical education to address significant health careworkforce shortages and ultimately improve health care. Increasingly, training institutions are establishing medicaleducation departments as part of …

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