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 …
Abdelalim A.,
Abdollahpour I.,
Abegaz K.H.,
Abushouk A.I.,
Advani S.M.,
Ahmad T.,
Ahmed M.B.,
Alahdab F.,
Alanezi F.M.,
Alemu B.W.
and others...
2020
Journal,
Article
Health Research
BACKGROUND: While there is a long history of measuring death and disability from injuries, modern research methods must account for the wide spectrum of disability that can occur in an …
Haberer JE,
Boum Y,
Bajunirwe F,
Kaida A,
Bangsberg DR,
Matthews LT,
Hunt PW,
Martin JN,
Kembabazi A,
Kabakyenga J
and others...
2019
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Many men with HIV express fertility intentions and nearly half have HIV-uninfected sexual partners. We measured partner pregnancy among a cohort of men accessing antiretroviral therapy in Uganda.Methods: Self-reported …
Haberer JE,
Gilbert HN,
Wyatt MA,
Pisarski EE,
Muwonge TR,
Heffron R,
Katabira ET,
Celum CL,
Baeten JM,
Ware NC
2019
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Optimal adherence to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention involves aligning consistent PrEP use with periods of risk to achieve prevention-effective adherence. Prevention-effective adherence is predicated on individuals …
Nabirye C,
Kayendeke M,
Magnussen P,
Mbonye A,
Clarke S,
Lal S,
Hutchinson E,
Chandler C,
Kizito J
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
This paper is an analysis of the social interaction between drug sellers, their clients and local health care workers within a medical trial that introduced rapid diagnostic tests for malaria …
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 …
Alkhatib A.,
Nnyanzi L.A.,
Mujuni B.,
Amanya G.,
Ibingira C.
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Objectives: Low and Middle-Income Countries are experiencing a fast-paced epidemio-logical rise in clusters of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, forming an imminent rise in multimorbidity. However, preventing …
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health challenges in low-and middle-income countries. However, the mechanisms of parental depression on children's development are understudied in these countries. This study …
Introduction Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunomodulatory (IM) therapy has revolutionised the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The only âbiomarkerâ currently-validated for predicting response of these tumours to IM therapy is the …
Smith H.,
Biondi A.,
Salem H.,
Rodrigues K.,
Pereira A.,
Alam N.,
Glasbey J.C.,
Nepogodiev D.,
Simoes J.F.F.,
Omar O.
and others...
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
PURPOSE As cancer surgery restarts after the first COVID-19 wave, health care providers urgently require data to determine where elective surgery is best performed. This study aimed to determine whether …
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 …
