Background:The Ministry of Health is drafting a policy that aims at integrating health services delivery for people above 60 years within the existing delivery structures in Uganda. To inform their …
Tumwesigye NM,
Gilmore B,
McAuliffe E,
Larkan F,
Conteh M,
Dunne N,
Gaudrault M,
Mollel H,
Vallieres F
2016
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Introduction: The proposed research is part of ongoing operations research within World Vision's Access: Infant and Maternal Health Programme. This study aims to identify key context features and underlying mechanisms …
Isaac G.,
Robert E. J.,
Swabrah N.,
Gloria N.,
Okungura P. D.,
Oboth P.,
Iramiot J. S.,
Nekaka R.
2019
Journal,
Article
Health Research
BACKGROUND: Given the global urgency to improve tuberculosis (TB) case detection, a renewed interest in active case finding (ACF) has risen. Missed TB cases pose a serious threat as they …
Emodi I. J,
Ikefuna A. N,
Nwokocha A. R. C,
Onwasigwe C. N,
Uchendu U. O
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Use of Tanner stages i.e. Sexual Maturity Rating; (SMR); in evaluation of sexual maturity has gained widespread acceptance. Tanner staging assesses pubic hair growth and increase in genital sizes; the …
Thirumurthy H,
Ickes S B,
Adair L S,
Brahe C A,
Charles B,
Myhre J A,
Bentley M E,
Ammerman A S
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) can help treat undernutrition; however, the dietary adequacy ofchildren supplemented with LNS, and household utilisation patterns are not well understood. We assessed dietadequacy and the quality …
Green D,
Tordoff DM,
Kharono B,
Akullian A,
Bershteyn A,
Morrison M,
Garnett G,
Duerr A,
Drain PK
2020
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Introduction Heterogeneity of sociodemographics and risk behaviours across the HIV treatment cascade could influence the public health impact of universal ART in sub-Saharan Africa if those not virologically suppressed are …
Evidence of the effectiveness of programs to change gendered social norms related to intimate partner violence (IPV) is growing, but their potential to significantly impact actual occurrence of IPV at …
Objectives: Urinary incontinence in patients with neurological disease is a major health problem. A modified rectus fascial sling has been assessed in incontinent male patients. Patients and Methods: Fourteen adult …
Amanyire G,
Kwarisiima D,
Kabami J,
Chamie G,
Jain V,
Black D,
Kamya M R,
Clark T D,
Charlebois E D,
Havlir D V
and others...
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being rapidly scaled up in sub-Saharan Africa, including recently patients with CD4+ T-cell counts above 350 cells/μl. However, concerns persist about adherence and virologic …