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 …
Price M,
Kekitiinwa A,
Elyanu P,
Kiyaga C,
Grosz J,
McConnell I,
Narayan V,
Kisaakye LN
2018
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Uganda's HIV Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) program rapidly scaled up testing of HIV-exposed infants (HEI) in its early years. However, little was known about retention outcomes of HEI after …
Nteziyaremye J,
Ssewanyana I,
Nabukeera-Barungi N,
Kiyaga C,
Nansera D,
Olupot-Olupot P,
Bigira V,
Urick B,
Fong YY,
Okiira C
and others...
2018
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Introduction: Despite notable progress towards PMTCT, only 50% of HIV-exposed infants in sub-Saharan Africa were tested within the first 2 months of life and only 30% of HIV-infected infants are …
Ndeezi G,
Ssewanyana I,
Kiyaga C,
Hernandez AG,
Howard TA,
Aceng JR,
Ware RE,
Ndugwa CM,
Schaefer BA,
McElhinney KE
2019
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background The Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study provided evidence for a large sickle burden among HIV-exposed infants in Uganda. To date, however, no large scale screening program has been developed for …
Bakeera-Kitaka S,
Bongomin F,
Kiyimba B,
Atulinda L,
Nalunkuma R,
Asasira I,
Kabunga J,
Banturaki D,
Nabyonga AS,
Nakiganda R
and others...
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background Involvement of undergraduate health professions students (HPS) in research will facilitate evidence-based clinical practice among future healthcare practitioners. This study aimed to assess research involvement among undergraduate HPS students …
BackgroundIntroductionMalaria and HIV-1 infection cause significant morbidity and mortality in children in sub-Saharan Africa. Recurrent malaria infection increases HIV-1 viral load in adults and increases the rate of progression of …
Hidaka K.,
Sugiyama H.,
Kiyooka R.,
Akagi J.,
Endo M.,
Matsumura S.,
Ikawa Y.
2020
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Ribozymes with modular structures are attractive platforms for the construction of nanoscale RNA objects with biological functions. We designed group I ribozyme dimers as unit ribozyme dimers (Urds), which self-assembled …
Kizito Alex,
Caitlin Meredith,
Wang Yili,
Kasangaki Arabat,
Macnab Andrew J.
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explain the rationale and potential for the WHO health promoting schools (HPS) to improve childrenâs oral health, and describe validated quantitative methodologies …
Kalyesubula R,
Katamba A,
Sewankambo N,
Kizito S,
Mukunya D,
Nakitende J,
Nambasa S,
Nampogo A
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Uganda has severe shortage of human resources for health despite the heavy disease burden. The country has one of the highest fertility, and population growth rates in the world …
