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 …
Joloba Moses L.,
Kidenya Benson R.,
Kateete David P.,
Katabazi Fred A.,
Muwanguzi Julian K.,
Asiimwe Benon B.,
Alarakol Simon P.,
Nakavuma Jessica L.,
Bajaksouzian Saralee,
Windau Anne
and others...
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
MEDLINE Abstract: Although there are over 90 serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae, antimicrobial resistance is predominantly found in a limited number of serotypes/serogroups, namely 6, 9, 14, 19 and 23. There …
Mayanja-Kizza Harriet,
Johnson John L.,
Joloba Moses L.,
Morgan Karen,
Feng Pei-Jean I.,
Bozeman Lorna,
Goldberg Stefan V.,
Gitta Phineas,
Boom Henry W.,
Heilig Charles M.
and others...
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
MEDLINE Abstract: We conducted a prospective study to determine which solid medium is the most reliable overall and after two months of therapy to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB). MTB …
Bwanga F,
Downing R,
Joloba M,
Mwangi C,
Alexander H,
Nadunga D,
Modi N,
Nabasirye A,
Adatu FE,
Shrivastava R
and others...
2016
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background. Diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and prompt initiation of effective treatment rely on access to rapid and reliable drug-susceptibility testing. Efficient specimen transport systems and appropriate training on specimen referral …
Bernon M.,
Jonas E.,
Spearman C.W.,
Robertson B.,
Kassianides C.,
Keli E.,
Asare K.O.,
Alatise I.O.,
Okello M.,
Blondel N.O.
and others...
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Most patients who develop hepatocellular carcinoma reside in resource-poor countries, a category that includes most countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Age-standardised incidence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma in western, central, eastern, and …
Okia Michael,
Jones Caroline,
Abeku Tarekegn A.,
Rapuoda Beth,
Cox Jonathan
2008
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Malaria epidemics represent a significant public health problem in the highlands of Africa. Many of these epidemics occur in low resource settings, where the development of an effective system for …
Abstract: This study began by exploring the factors that influence the sexual health information sources available to Ugandan adolescents and how they decide what sources to use. Guided by participatory …
Background:Reducing child mortality is a WHO Millennium Development Goal. Child mortality rate in Uganda in 2009 was 128. In a rural hospital observations on the paediatric ward were being performed …
The World Report on Disability recommends more involvement of people with disabilities in research. However, the lead article by Wylie, McAllister, Davidson, and Marshall (2013) has not addressed issues relating …
Background: A quality improvement initiative was created during the 2014 Africa Goal campaign, which uses live screenings of FIFA World Cup football matches as a platform for local organizations to …
