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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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The Feasibility of a Randomized Controlled Trial for Open Tibial Fractures at a Regional Hospital in Uganda
O'Hara NN, Kisitu DK, Stockton DJ, Slobogean GP, Howe AL, Marinos D, Peck C, Blachut PA, O'Brien PJ
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The inclusion of low and middle-income country (LMIC) hospitals in multicenter orthopaedic trials expands the pool of eligible patients and improves the external validity of the evidence. Furthermore, promoting …

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Viral Loads and Immunities: Reflecting on Neoliberalism, Motherhood, and Academia during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kisitu Alexandra
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

This creative, reflection paper explores neoliberalism in academia and motherhood, and it speaks from my position as a thirty-three-year-old mother of two young children (aged six and four) and as …

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Where Public Health Meets Human Rights: Integrating Human Rights into the Validation of the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis
KismödiEszter, Kiragu Karusa, Sawicki Olga, Smith Sally, Brion Sophie, Sharma Aditi, Mworeko Lilian, Iovita Alexandrina
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated a process for validation of the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis by countries. For the first …

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Prevalence, severity and factors associated with peripheral neuropathy among newly diagnosed diabetic patients attending mulago hospital: A cross-sectional study
Mutebi E, Sajatovic M, Kaddumukasa M, Katabira E, Lhatoo S, Kisozi T, Kisekka M, Nakwagala F N
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Aims: To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) among newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus patients in Mulago Hospital.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 248 …

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Epilepsy surgery in Africa: state of the art and challenges
Kissani N, Nafia S, El Khiat A, Bengamara N, Maiga Y, Sogoba Y, Ahmed A Ibrahim E, Agbetou M, Massi Daniel G, Assogba K and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: Epilepsy is an important public health problem representing 0.6% of the global burden of diseasethat particularly impacts people living in the lowest income countries where epilepsy incidence maybe 10 …

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An environmental scan to determine readiness to care for critically ill children with sepsis conducted in hospitals in uganda and cameroon
Hwang B., Kissoon T., Bbusinge S., Tagoola A., Suiyven E., Krepiakevich A., Ansermino J., Trawin J.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: Mortality for children with sepsis visiting health care facilities in low and middle income countries is high. The objective of the study is to determine the adequacy …

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Rethinking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis prevention strategy
Serwadda David, KistanJesne
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Factors associated with contraceptive failure in Uganda: Analysis of the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey
Bongomin F., Kisuza R.K., Kicaber S., Bary D.A., Garimoi C.O.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Sustained motivation is essential for effective use of contraceptive methods by women in low- and 4 middle-income countries as many women are likely to abandon use of contraceptives especially when …

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Intra-household dynamics and dietary diversity. Insights from Sustainable Nutrition for All in Uganda and Zambia. Technical Paper No. 3.
KIT SNV CDI, SDC
2018
Generic
Health Research

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, in partnership with the Centre for Development Innovation of Wageningen UR (CDI), the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) and supported by the Swiss Agency for Development & …

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Hepatitis B prevalence and incidence in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Mpendo J, Ssetaala A, Nanvubya A, Price MA, Kiwanuka N, Bagaya BS, Kitandwe PK, Muyanja E, Nakaweesa T, Okech B
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

IntroductionHepatitis B is a serious potentially fatal hepatocellular disease caused by the hepatitis B virus. In the fishing communities of Lake Victoria Uganda, the hepatitis B virus infection burden is …

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