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 …
Waiswa P,
Tetui M,
Ekirapa-Kiracho E,
Kananura RM,
Kiwanuka SN,
Makumbi F,
Mutebi A,
Bua JN
2016
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: In Uganda, neonatal mortality rate (NMR) remains high at 27 deaths per 1000 live births. There is paucity of data on factors associated with NMR in rural communities in …
Waiswa P,
Tetui M,
Ekirapa-Kiracho E,
Namazzi G,
Kananura RM,
Kiwanuka SN,
Mutebi A,
Bua J
2017
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and adequate birth preparedness (BP) are critical for improving maternal services utilization.Objectives: This study assessed the effect of a participatory multi-sectoral maternal and newborn …
Objectives To assess low birth weight's (LBW) mediation role on the factors associated with newborn mortality (NM), including stillbirth and the role of institutional delivery in the association between LBW …
Zhang J.,
Rosenthal P.J.,
Butler K.,
Li Y.,
Kancharla P.,
Dodean R.A.,
Pou S.,
Pybus B.,
Melendez V.,
Read L.
and others...
2020
Journal,
Article
Health Research
The global impact of malaria remains staggering despite extensive efforts to eradicate the disease. With increasing drug resistance and the absence of a clinically available vaccine, there is an urgent …
Background: Limited research has been conducted on treatments that are suitable for refugees and African nationals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The goal of this project was to examine the …
Anaemia is a worldwide public health concern. Anaemia is multifactorial and its related factors are classified according to their position in the pathophysiological process. Socioeconomic and demographic factors such as …
Asiimwe S,
Fakoya A,
Kandasami S,
Shobiye H,
Inimah M,
Etukoit M,
Morrison L,
Johnson M,
Dybul M
2019
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: With the scale-up of antiretroviral treatment, many health facilities in low- and middle-income countries have implemented innovative practices targeted at overcoming operational challenges and delivering efficient quality HIV services. …
Asiki G,
Seeley J,
Kaleebu P,
Newton R,
Serwadda D,
Nalugoda F,
Lutalo T,
Ssempebwa J,
Kang MS,
Nkurunziza P
and others...
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Aflatoxins (AF) are a group of mycotoxins. AF exposure causes acute and chronic adverse health effects such as aflatoxicosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in human populations, especially in the developing world. …
Bisanzio D.,
Kang S. Y.,
Smith D. L.,
University of Oxford Oxford United Kingdom
2017
Journal,
Article
Health Research
WATERLIT Abstract: Heterogeneity in malaria transmission varies with the intensity of transmission. A large portion of heterogeneity in transmission over time and space can be attributed to seasonality, individual household …
The first Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreak occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan in 1976 and then emerged in West Africa in 2014 with a total of 27,741 …
