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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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Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018
Abbasi-Kangevari M., Abd-Allah F., Abdelalim A., Abdollahpour I., Abolhassani H., Abreu L.G., Abrigo M.R.M., Abualhasan A., Abushouk A.I., Adabi M. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Anemia is a globally widespread condition in women and is associated with reduced economic productivity and increased mortality worldwide. Here we map annual 2000â2018 geospatial estimates of anemia prevalence in …

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Analgesia and anesthesia in pre-colonial Africa.
Kinyungu E.N.
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Plasma vitamin C assay in women of reproductive age in Kampala, Uganda, using a colorimetric method
Tumwesigye NM, Wandabwa J, Bimenya GS, Okong P, Kiondo P, Wamuyu-Maina G
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective Vitamin C alone or in combination with vitamin E has been proposed to prevent pre-eclampsia. In this study, we assayed the plasma vitamin C in women of reproductive age …

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Plasma Vitamin C concentration in pregnant women with preeclampsia in Mulago hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Bimenya G.S., Okong P., Kiondo P., Welishe G., Wandabwa J., Wamuyu-Maina G.
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Risk factors for pre-eclampsia in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Tumwesigye NM, Wandabwa J, Bimenya GS, Okong P, Kiondo P, Wamuyu-Maina G
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective Pre-eclampsia contributes significantly to maternal, foetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The risk factors for pre-eclampsia have not been well documented in Uganda. In this paper, we describe the …

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Adverse neonatal outcomes in women with pre-eclampsia in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Okong Pius, Kiondo Paul, Tumwesigye Nazarius Mbona, Wandabwa Julius, Wamuyu-Maina Gakenia, Bimenya Gabriel S.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Pre-eclampsia, which is more prevalent in resource-limited settings, contributes significantly to maternal, fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. However, the factors associated with these adverse outcomes are …

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Sex, HIV Status, and Measures of Cardiac Stress and Fibrosis in Uganda
Kityo C, Mirembe G, Yun CH, Hung CL, McComsey GA, Longenecker CT, Kipke J, Margevicius S, Buggey J
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundBiomarkers of myocardial stress and fibrosis are elevated in people living with HIV and are associated with cardiac dysfunction. It is unknown whether sex influences these markers of heart failure …

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Influence of personal experience of dying AIDS patients on attitude and sexual behaviour in Kabarole District, Uganda
Kipp W., Masheisha C., von Sonnenburg F., Weis P.
1994
Journal, Article
Health Research

Examined the correlation between levels of knowledge about AIDS, attitudes toward AIDS and AIDS patients, personal loss related to AIDS, and sexual practices in the Kabarole District of Uganda. 100 …

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Gender differences in antiretroviral treatment outcomes of HIV patients in rural Uganda
Konde-Lule J, Alibhai A, Rubaale T, Kipp W, Saunders LD, Senthilselvan A, Kaler A, Okech-Ojony J
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Gender differences in treatment outcomes of 305 persons living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Kabarole district, western Uganda, were evaluated. The primary treatment outcome was virological suppression defined …

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Results of a Community-Based Antiretroviral Treatment Program for HIV-1 Infection in Western Uganda
Konde-Lule J, Kiweewa F, Alibhai A, Rubaale T, Kipp W, Saunders LD, Senthilselvan A, Okech-Ojony J, Houston S
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To compare the treatment outcomes and mortality in a rural community-based ART (CBART) program with a hospital-based ART program in the same district.Methods: The study design was a non-randomized …

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