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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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Antibiotic 'entanglements': health, labour and everyday life in an urban informal settlement in Kampala, Uganda
Nabirye C, Willis LD, Nayiga S, Kayendeke M, Staedke SG, Chandler CIR
Journal, Article
Health Research

Antibiotics are a routine part of everyday life in many contexts, contributing to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Our ethnographic research documents the ways that antibiotics have become a …

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Mitral Valve Repair in Rheumatics: is it still Worthwhile?
Antunes Manuel J
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Prosthetic valve replacement in young patients carries increased morbidity and mortality; even with recent types and models of prostheses. Fortunately; rheumatic mitral regurgitation in this young population group is amenable …

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Diagnostic de la toxoplasmose congenitale au cours de la grossesse : resultats de l'analyse par PCR de 97 liquides amniotiques
Aoun K, Ben Abdallah R, Bouratbine A, Fakhfakh N, Maatoug R, Siala E, Souissi O
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Key words: Congenital toxoplasmosis, antenatal diagnosis, real-time PCREarly diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) is necessary to prevent seriouscomplications. We report and discuss in this study the contribution of the real-time …

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Is there a Role for Surgery in the Management of Isolated Secundum Atrial Septal Defect in Adults? : Cardiovascular Topic
Arslan Gokhan, Arslan Mehmet, Barcin Cem, Bolcal Cengiz, Doganci Suat, Iyisoy Atilla, Kadan Murat, Yildirim Vedat
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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An Interesting D-Lemma: What is all the Excitement about Vitamin D?
Ascott-Evans Brynne, Conradie Marli
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

"There has been a dramatic interest in the importance of vitamin D; ""the sunshine vitamin""; in the past few years with regard to its impact on various aspects of health …

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Bedside measures of malnutrition and association with mortality in hospitalized adults
Asiimwe S. B., Muzoora C., Wilson L. A., Moore C. C.
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background & aims: The impact of malnutrition on the outcomes of hospitalized adults in resource-limited settings such as sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is not fully described. We aimed to determine the …

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Increasing options for post abortion care, medical abortion and contraception in women with unwanted pregnancies
Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Uganda (AOGU
Research project
Health Research

Background: In Uganda, 56% of all pregnancies are unintended, and the maternal mortality ratio remains unacceptably high at 336 deaths/100,000 live births [1]. Unsafe abortions, mainly from unwanted pregnancies, contribute …

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Asymptomatic School-Aged Children Are Important Drivers of Malaria Transmission in a High Endemicity Setting in Uganda
Kamya MR, Arinaitwe E, Drakeley C, Dorsey G, Staedke SG, Rek J, Blanken SL, Okoth J, Ayo D, Onyige I and others...
Journal, Article
Health Research

In an area of intense malaria transmission in Uganda, school-aged children (5-15 years old) and asymptomatic infections were identified as major contributors to the malaria human infectious reservoir and could …

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Cecite chez l'enfant: causes et maladies associées
Atipo-Tsiba P W
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose: List the main causes of blindness in children from birth to age of 10 years, and identify the related diseases.Methods: He is a retrospective study of 5 years (January …

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