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 …
Introduction: cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CLP) is a congenital malformation that causes significant morbidity in low and middle income countries. Amref Health Africa has partnered with Smile …
Objective The authors examine whether an innovative family economic empowerment intervention addresses mental health functioning of AIDS-affected children in communities heavily impacted by HIV/AIDS in Uganda.Methods A cluster randomised controlled …
Objectives: To differentiate the leprosy agents Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis nd correlate them with geographic distribution and clinicopathologic features.Methods: Species-specific polymerase chain reactions were used to detect each bacillus …
Watya S,
Han Y,
Rand KA,
Hazelett DJ,
Ingles SA,
Kittles RA,
Strom SS,
Rybicki BA,
Nemesure B,
Isaacs WB
and others...
2016
Journal,
Article
Health Research
The 8q24 region harbors multiple risk variants for distinct cancers, including > 8 for prostate cancer. In this study, we conducted fine mapping of the 8q24 risk region (127.8-128.8 Mb) …
Moore R.,
Ford N.,
Kumarasamy N.,
Han W.M.,
Law M.G.,
Egger M.,
Wools-Kaloustian K.,
McGowan C.,
Desmonde S.,
Edmonds A.
and others...
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: As countries move towards the UNAIDS's 95-95-95 targets and with strong evidence that undetectable equals untransmittable, it is increasingly important to assess whether those with HIV who are receiving …
Mathanga D,
Han L,
Tang WM,
Ritchwood T,
Day S,
Wei SF,
Bao HY,
John R,
Kpokiri E,
Awor P
and others...
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Objectives To develop a consensus statement to provide advice on designing, implementing and evaluating crowdsourcing challenge contests in public health and medical contexts. Design Modified Delphi using three rounds of …
The Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region is the epicentre of the global HIV epidemic and also home to a large number of people with disabilities. Both HIV and Disability …
Context: Supporting people affected by HIV-1 in achieving their reproductive goals while minimizing the risk of HIV-1 transmission is a public health imperative. Background: For HIV-1 serodiscordant couples, HIV-1 exposure …
