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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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BRIDEWEALTH PAYMENT AND ACTUAL CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR IN UGANDA
Dodoo Naa Dodua, Dodoo F. Nii-Amoo
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research
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ORGANISATIONAL DETERMINANTS AND PATIENT SATISFACTION AMONG CANCER PATIENTS: A CASE OF HOSPICE AFRICA UGANDA
Dr Dorothy Adong Olet, Dr Aida Nyenje Lubwama, Ms Martha Olwenyi, Professor Wilson Acuda
2021
Generic
Health Research

Objectives:Â This research examined the contribution of organizational determinants to patient satisfaction among cancer patients at Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU), specifically the influence of the care environment, the care process …

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HIV Prevention among Female Sex Workers in Africa
Drame F. M, Scheibe A, Shannon K
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Sex work occurs to meet the demand for sexual services and is a universal phenomenon. In Africa sex work takes many forms and is an important source of income for …

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Surgical Research; Surgical Audit and Safe Surgery
Dreyer Jacob S
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

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Sexual scripting of heterosexual penile-anal intercourse amongst participants in an HIV prevention trial in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Duby Zoe Hartmann Miriam, Montgomery Elizabeth T, Colvin Christopher J, Mensch Barbara, van der Straten Ariane
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

exual risk-taking is influenced by individual, interpersonal and social factors. This paper presents findings from a qualitative follow-up study to a clinical trial evaluating biomedical HIV prevention products among African …

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ACTION COALITION ON BODILY AUTONOMY & SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS
EASSI
2022
Report
Health Research

An Action Coalition on BodilyAutonomy and Sexual andReproductive Health and Rights(SRHR) was formed following theGeneration Equality Forum that washeld in Paris, France, in July 2021. Thisbuilds on the InternationalConference on …

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