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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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Uganda's laboratory human resource in the era of global health initiatives: experiences, constraints and opportunities-an assessment of 100 facilities
Kisakye AN, Bazeyo W, Kiwanuka SN, Akulume M, Namuhani N, Kalyesubula S
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction Laboratories are vital in disease diagnosis, prevention, treatment and outbreak investigations. Although recent decades have seen rapid advancements in modernised equipment and laboratory processes, minimal investments have been made …

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Establishing the State of Practice about Data Standards in Monitoring Healthcare Interventions for HIV in Uganda's EMR-based Health Information Systems
Kambugu A, Kiwanuka A, Bagyendera M, Wamema J, Alunyu A, Amiyo M, Nabukenya J
2021
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS) in Uganda are characterised by inaccessibility to reliable, timely and integrated data for effectively monitoring and tracking continuity of care for people living with HIV, …

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Experiences and ways PLWHA deal with their lives
Kaawa-Mafigiri D., Kiwanuka A., Walakira E.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

The issue of HIV and AIDS and people living with HIV and AIDS is very sensitive which needs great attention. The population of infected individuals seems not to seek help …

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Nursing leadership styles and their impact on intensive care unit quality measures: An integrative review
Kiwanuka F., Nanyonga R.C., Sak-Dankosky N., Muwanguzi P.A., Kvist T.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

AIM: To examine the impact of nursing leadership styles on intensive care unit quality measures. BACKGROUND: Evidence on the impact of leadership styles has direct implications for building and strengthening …

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Polychoric Correlation with Ordinal Data in Nursing Research
Kiwanuka F., Nanyonga R.C., Sak-Dankosky N., Kvist T., Kopra J.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Measures in nursing research frequently use Likert scales that yield ordinal data. Confirmatory factor analysis using Pearson correlations commonly applies to such data, although this violates ordinal scale assumptions. …

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The HIV and STI syndemic following mass scale-up of combination HIV interventions in Uganda: a population-based cross-sectional study
Galiwango R.M., Grabowski M.K., Kagaayi J., Reynolds S.J., Kigozi G., Serwadda D., Mpagazi J., Kiboneka S., Ssekubugu R., Kereba J.B. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Combination HIV interventions (CHIs) have led to significant declines in HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa; however, population-level data on non-HIV sexually transmitted infection (STI) burden in the context of …

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The evidence base of nurse-led family interventions for improving family outcomes in adult critical care settings: A mixed method systematic review
Kiwanuka F., Nanyonga R.C., Sak-Dankosky N., Kvist T., Alemayehu Y.H.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the consequences of a patient's admission to critical care settings, causing families to face more psychosocial issues than in previous years. Thus, nurses and …

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Overcoming Shortcoming in Monitoring Retention in Option B+
Kiwanuka George Ssennyonjo, Aloysius
2018
Report
Health Research

The retention in care is a serious pointer of achievement for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission(PMTCT) care program. The level of retention of women under PMTCT care program …

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Interventions to manage dual practice among health workers
KiwanukaSuzanne N., Rutebemberwa Elizeus, Nalwadda Christine, Okui Olico, Ssengooba Freddie, Kinengyere Alison A., Pariyo George W.
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND:<BR>Dual practice, whereby health workers hold two or more jobs, is a common phenomenon globally. In resource constrained low- and middle-income countries dual practice poses an ongoing threat …

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An organizational theory of health communication campaigns: Evidence from the Uganda AIDS campaign
Kiwanuka-Tondo James
1999
Dissertation
Health Research

More and more, public and private organizations are relying on communication campaigns to communicate directly with the public. Communication campaigns have particularly become a vital vehicle for dealing with health …

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