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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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Immunohistochemical Expression of P53; Ebv-Lmpi and Cyclin D1 Proteins in Oesophageal Carcinoma: A Pilot Retrospective Study of 26 Cases
Alodenyo H, Gashii A. K, Kabanga J. M, Kuria J. K, Shiramba T. L
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: The development of oesophageal carcinoma has been attributed to various environmental factors and its incidence varies regionally. The development of this disease is known to occur in recognized histological …

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An extensive burden of giardiasis associated with intestinal schistosomiasis and anaemia in school children on the shoreline of Lake Albert, Uganda
Adriko M, Stothard JR, Kabatereine NB, Al-Shehri H, Stanton MC, LaCourse JE, Atuhaire A, Arinaitwe M, Wamboko A
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Water-borne parasitic diseases associated with poverty still blight the lives of African school children. In Uganda, intestinal schistosomiasis is still common along the shoreline of Lake Albert, despite ongoing …

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Surveillance of intestinal schistosomiasis during control: A comparison of four diagnostic tests across five Ugandan primary schools in the Lake Albert region
Adriko M, Al-Shehri H, Atuhaire A, Arinaitwe M, Koukounari A, Stanton M C, Kabatereine N B, Stothard J R
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Programmatic surveillance of intestinal schistosomiasis during control can typically use fourdiagnostic tests, either singularly or in combination, but these have yet to be cross-compareddirectly. Our study assembled a complete diagnostic …

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Non-invasive surveillance of Plasmodium infection by real-time PCR analysis of ethanol preserved faeces from Ugandan school children with intestinal schistosomiasis
Adriko M, Archer J, Al-Shehri H, Atuhaire A, Arinaitwe M, Kabatereine N B, Stothard J R, Power B J, Cousins A, Alanazi A D and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundAs part of ongoing co-surveillance of intestinal schistosomiasis and malaria in Ugandan school children, a non-invasive detection method for amplification of Plasmodium DNA using real-time (rt)PCR analysis of ethanol preserved …

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RIGHT 2 GROW HOUSEHOLD SURVEY REPORT FOR MARACHA (YIVU SUB-COUNTY) AND ARUA (VURRA SUB-COUNTY)
Amani Initiative
2021
Report
Health Research

The report captures evidence and data from households around key water, sanitation, hygiene and nutrition practices that can be used to identify key recommendations for households and government, advocacy areas …

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Knowledge and Misconceptions about HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) among the Post-Conflict Youths of Gulu; Northern Uganda. A Prospective Study Design
Amone Charles, Kitara David Lagoro, Okello Christopher
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda has been reported as the most successful country in Africa in reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS from 18 to 6.4 over the last two decades. There is evidence …

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