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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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HIV-Related Stigma Among Youth Living With HIV in Western Uganda
Vindevogel S, Kimera E, Rubaihayo J, Reynaert D, De Maeyer J, Engelen AM, Bilsen J, Kintu MJ
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

We present an explanatory theory for HIV-related stigma from the perspectives of youth living with HIV/AIDS (YLWHA) in Western Uganda, on which the fight against this relentless stigma in this …

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Integrated multi-month dispensing of antihypertensive and antiretroviral therapy to sustain hypertension and HIV control
Mutungi G., Ssinabulya I., Neupane D., Schwartz J.I., Semitala F.C., Kimera I.D., Namugenyi C., Musimbaggo D.J., Ssenyonjo R., Atukunda P. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Multi-month dispensing (MMD) is a patient-centered approach in which stable patients receive medicine refills of three months or more. In this pre-post longitudinal study, we determined hypertension and HIV treatment …

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Online interprofessional education for in-service health-care providers improved HIV performance indicators at health facilities in Uganda: a targeted training approach
Semitala F.C., Sewankambo N.K., Kimera I.D., Muddu M., Wanyina S., Bwayo D., Namusoke-Magongo E.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The Makerere University Education for Interprofessional HIV Service Delivery in Uganda capacity-building programme provides online, in-service interprofessional education to HIV health-care providers through a case-based approach. We used this …

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A food-based approach could improve dietary adequacy for 12â23-month-old Eastern Ugandan children
Kimere N C, Nambooze J, Lim H, Bulungu A L.S, Wellard K, Ferguson E L
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Little is known about dietary adequacy, for young Ugandan children, or context-specific food choices to improve it. This study estimated the percentage of breastfed 12â23-month-old rural Eastern Ugandan children (nâ=â114) …

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Characterising antibody avidity in individuals of varied Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status using surface plasmon resonance
Bagaya Bernard S., Kimuda Simon G., Biraro Irene Andia, Raynes John G., Cose Stephen
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: There is increasing evidence supporting a role for antibodies in protection against tuberculosis (TB), with functional antibodies being described in the latent state of TB infection. Antibody avidity …

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Identification of Novel Potential Inhibitors of Pteridine Reductase 1 in Trypanosoma brucei via Computational Structure-Based Approaches and in Vitro Inhibition Assays
KimudaMagambo Phillip, Laming Dustin, Hoppe Heinrich C., Tastan Bishop Ãzlem
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: Pteridine reductase 1 (PTR1) is a trypanosomatid multifunctional enzyme that provides a mechanism for escape of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibition. This is because PTR1 can reduce pterins and …

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Humoral Responses to Rv1733c, Rv0081, Rv1735c, and Rv1737c DosR Regulon-Encoded Proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Individuals with Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Cose Stephen, KimudaSimon G., Nalwoga Angela, Levin Jonathan, Franken Kees L. M. C., Ottenhoff Tom H. M., Elliott Alison M., Andia-Biraro Irene
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is evidence of immunological control of tuberculosis. Dormancy survival regulator (DosR) regulon-encoded proteins may have a role in the maintenance of LTBI. T cell …

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Protective effects of pioglitazone and/or liraglutide on pancreatic beta-cells in db/db mice: Comparison of their effects between in an early and advanced stage of diabetes
Kimura T, Kaneto H, Shimoda M, Hirukawa H, Okauchi S, Kohara K, Hamamoto S, Tawaramoto K, Hashiramoto M, Kaku K
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

The aim was to compare the protective effects of pioglitazone (PIO) and/or liraglutide (LIRA) on beta-cells with the progression of diabetes. Male db/db mice were treated with PIO and/or LIRA …

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Safety and Effectiveness of Sodium Stibogluconate and Paromomycin Combination for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa: Results from a Pharmacovigilance Programme
Hailu A, Kimutai R, Musa AM, Njoroge S, Omollo R, Alves F, Khalil EAG, Diro E, Soipei P, Musa B and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction In 2010, WHO recommended a new first-line treatment for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Eastern Africa. The new treatment, a combination of intravenous (IV) or intramuscular (IM) sodium stibogluconate (SSG) …

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Incidence and risk predictors of acute kidney injury among HIV-positive patients presenting with sepsis in a low resource setting
Nuwagira E, Kimweri D, Muhindo R, Ategeka J, Muyindike W, Ceasor F
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequently encountered clinical condition in critically ill patients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In our resource-limited setting (RLS), the most …

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