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 …
Ilona Carneiro,
Lucy Smith,
Amanda Ross,
Arantxa Roca-Feltre,
Brian Greenwood,
Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg,
Thomas Smith,
David Schellenberg
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Objective To develop a decision-support tool to help policy-makers in sub-Saharan Africa assess whether intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) would be effective for local malaria control. Methods An algorithm …
Kabukye J,
Ilozumba O,
de Keizer N,
Cornet R,
Broerse JEW
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
To address current trends in poor health-seeking behaviour and late cancer diagnosis in many low- and middle-income countries, like Uganda, it is important to explore innovative awareness building interventions. One …
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection increases the burden of malaria by increasingsusceptibility to infection and decreasing the response to malarial treatment. HIV-1 has also been found tosuppress the immune …
Kiguli S,
Imani P D,
Aujo J,
Srivaths P,
Brewer E D
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Introduction: Limited data exists about the epidemiology of kidneydisease in sub-Saharan East African children or impact of chronickidney disease (CKD) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Ourobjective was to describe …
Background: Admission to Intensive Care Units (ICU) exposures family members to a new environment, advanced monitoring systems and aggressive treatments. This is coupled with the critical condition of the patient …
Imarhiagbe F. A,
Obazee E. M,
Oguike T. C,
Yovwin D. G
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common complaint in general medical practice. This study describes the clinicodemographic features of ED. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and twelve subjects in the …
Background: Japanese Stroke Scale for Depression (JSS-D) is not a validated instrument for post stroke depression (PSD) in sub-Saharan Africans. Methods: Ninety-two subjects on follow-up in a stroke clinic were …
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: <p> Using data from the 2010 Malawi, 2013-14 Togo and 2011 Uganda DHS, the study explored the relationship between unmet need for contraception (unmet need) and family …
Fowler MG,
Mave V,
Gupta A,
Stranix-Chibanda L,
Kamateeka M,
Theron G,
Mmbaga BT,
Moodley D,
Chipato T,
IMPAACT PROMISE 1077BF FF Team
and others...
2018
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: IMPAACT PROMISE 1077BF/FF was a randomized study of antiretroviral therapy (ART) strategies for pregnant and postpartum women with high CD4+ T-cell counts. We describe postpartum outcomes for women in …
