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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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Two simple replacements for the Triage Early Warning Score to facilitate the South African Triage Scale in low resource settings
Kitovu Hosp Study Grp, Wasingya-Kasereka L, Nabatanzi P, Nakitende I, Nabiryo J, Namujwiga T, Kellett J
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The South African Triage Scale (SATS) requires the calculation of the Triage Early Warning Score (TEWS), which takes time and is prone to error.Aim: to derive and validate triage …

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The use of placebo in a trial of rectal artesunate as initial treatment for severe malaria patients en route to referral clinics: ethical issues
Kitua Andrew, Folb Peter, Warsame Marian, Binka Fred, Faiz Abul, Ribeiro Isabela, Peto Tom, Gyapong John, Yunus Emran Bin, Rahman Ridwan and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Placebo-controlled trials are controversial when individuals might be denied existing beneficial medical interventions. In the case of malaria, most patients die in rural villages without healthcare facilities. An artesunate suppository …

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Health system effects of implementing integrated community case management (iCCM) intervention in private retail drug shops in South Western Uganda: A qualitative study
Wamani H, Mayora C, Peterson S, Kitutu F E, Johansson E W, Bigdeli M, Shroff Z C
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Intervening in private drug shops to improve quality of care and enhance regulatory oversight may have health system effects that need to be understood before scaling up any such …

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Can malaria rapid diagnostic tests by drug sellers under field conditions classify children 5years old or less with or without Plasmodium falciparum malaria? Comparison with nested PCR analysis
Wamani H, Katabazi FA, Martensson A, Kalyango JN, Selling KE, Kitutu FE, Peterson S, Kuteesa RB
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundMalaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) available as dipsticks or strips, are simple to perform, easily interpretable and do not require electricity nor infrastructural investment. Correct interpretation of and compliance with …

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Towards a functioning retail health market: evaluating the integrated community case management intervention for pediatric febrile illness in drug shops in rural south western uganda
Kitutu Freddy Eric
2018
Dissertation
Health Research

Objectives: This thesis examined the health systems effects of implementing the integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) intervention for paediatric febrile illnesses in a retail health market in South Western Uganda. …

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Aflatoxin levels in common foods of South Western Uganda: a risk factor to hepatocellular carcinoma
Kitya D, Mulogo E, Bbosa GS
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Prolonged exposure to aflatoxins by humans and animals leads to adverse effects to the various body systems of affected individuals including death. Studies have linked aflatoxins to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …

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Causes, clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of chronic subdural hematoma at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
Abdelgadir J, Haglund MM, Kitya D, Punchak M, Obiga O, Harborne D
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE Causes, clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) in low- and middle-income countries are not well characterized in the literature. Knowledge regarding these factors would be …

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Pharmacokinetics of lopinavir-ritonavir with and without nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors in Ugandan HIV-infected adults
Kayiwa J., Kityo C., Ssali F., Munderi P., Gilks C.F., Gibb D.M., Tumukunde D., Reid A., Lutwama F., Nalumenya R. and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Therapeutic immunization in HIV infected Ugandans receiving stable antiretroviral treatment: A Phase I safety study
Kityo C, Ssali F, Byaruhanga R, Mugyenyi P, Ssewanyana I, Cao HY, Akao J, Magala R, Bousheri S, Muloma P and others...
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Therapeutic immunizations in HIV infection may boost immunity during antiretroviral treatment. We report on the first therapeutic vaccine trial in Uganda, Africa. This open label Phase I trial was designed …

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