Knowledge and practices of village health team members in early detection and care for children with severe acute malnutrition at the community level: A case study in rural Uganda

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Prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in South Western Uganda

Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are prone to depression, which can have detrimental effects including disease progression, poor treatment adherence and mortality. We aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive …

Process evaluation of a comprehensive sexuality education intervention in primary schools in South Western Uganda

Background: We present findings of a process evaluation of a Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) program for young adolescents in 15 schools in South-Western Uganda.Methods: Using the Medical Research Council (UK) …

Physical Activity Levels and Energy Expenditure of 9-Year-Old - 12-Year-Old Overweight and Obese Children

The high occurrence of overweight and obesity amongst children is a disturbing health problem worldwide. Possible causes of increasing childhood obesity are inactivity and energy imbalances. The aim of this …

Developing a model of midwifery mentorship for Uganda: The MOMENTUM project 2015â2017

MOMENTUM was a 20 month midwifery twinning project between the Royal College of Midwives UK and the Ugandan Private Midwives Association. It ran from 2015â2017 and was funded by UK-Aid …

Developing a national standard for midwifery mentorship in Uganda

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a national standard for midwifery mentorship in Uganda, part of a wider project which aimed to develop …

Improving student midwives' practice learning in Uganda through action research: the MOMENTUM project

Background and context: The Royal College of Midwives is engaged in a long-term twinning partnershipwith the Uganda Private Midwives Association. Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the worldand …

Developing a national standard for midwifery mentorship in Uganda...Reprinted with permission. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a national standard for midwifery mentorship in Uganda, part of a wider project which aimed to develop a …

Most new HIV infections, vertical transmissions and AIDS-related deaths occur in lower-prevalence countries

Objectives: The Joint United nations Programme on hiV/aiDs (UnaiDs) targets aim to reduce new hiV infectionsbelow 500,000 per year by 2020. Despite targeted prevention programmes, total new infections remained in …