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 …
Background: HIV differentiated service delivery (DSD) models are scaling up in resource-limited settings for stable patients; less is known about DSD outcomes for patients with viremia. We evaluated the effect …
Yamada T.,
Higashibata T.,
Hamano J.,
Kessoku T.,
Kajiura S.,
Hirakawa M.,
Horie Y.,
Shimizu M.,
Oyamada S.,
Ariyoshi K.
and others...
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: It is unclear which laxatives are appropriate to prevent opioid-induced constipation (OIC). This study will evaluate whether prophylactic use of naldemedine prevents OIC in patients with cancer who start …
Higgins Jenny A, PhD, MPH,
Hoffman Susie, DrPH,
Dworkin Shari L, PhD, MS
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Most HIV prevention literature portrays women as especially vulnerable to HIV infection because of biological susceptibility and men's sexual power and privilege. Conversely, heterosexual men are perceived as active transmitters …
Nalugoda F,
Mathur S,
Nakyanjo N,
Santelli JS,
Higgins JA,
Eckel E,
Kelly L,
Sekamwa R,
Namatovu J,
Ddaaki W
and others...
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
We present results from life history interviews with 60 young adults from southern Uganda. Using a novel qualitative case-control design, we compared newly HIV-positive cases with HIV-negative controls matched on …
Nalugoda F,
Mathur S,
Nakyanjo N,
Santelli JS,
Higgins JA,
Gregor L
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
IntroductionAlthough understudied in the context of AIDS, use of withdrawal (coitus interruptus) with or in place of other prevention methods affects exposure to both pregnancy and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).AimWe …
Higgins J.,
Hockenberry M.,
Bank R.,
Nedege A.,
Mulemba T.,
Nakabiri J.,
Gontshwanetse A.
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background and Aims: To maximize cures for children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), excellence in nursing is at the center of all that is needed. While the …
Sharma B,
Hildingsson I,
Lindgren H,
Karlström A,
Christensson K,
Bäck L,
Mudokwenyu-Rawdon C,
Maimbolwa M C,
Laisser R M,
Omoni G
and others...
2019
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Evidence-based antenatal care is one cornerstone in Safe Motherhood and educated and confident midwives remain to be optimal caregivers in Africa. Confidence in antenatal midwifery skills is important and …
Since the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, there has been increasing interest in promoting women's empowerment, particularly for sexual and reproductive health. Women's ability to negotiate the …
