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 …
Wamani H,
Kirunda BE,
Tylleskar T,
Fadnes LT,
Van den Broeck J
2016
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Data on physical inactivity, a known risk factor for noncommunicable diseases and its correlates in sub-Saharan Africa are almost absent. We assessed physical activity patterns and associated factors among …
Okia M,
Kirunda J,
Okello-Onen J,
Opiyo EA,
Rwakimari JB,
De Alwis R,
Ambayo D,
Abola B,
Hoel DF
2017
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Insecticide decay rate on different wall surfaces is of importance to indoor residual spray (IRS) programs used as a malaria control intervention. Past IRS operations showed increasing populations of endophilic …
Background: In 2003 the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) introduced the District League Table (DLT) to track district performance. This review of the DLT is intended to add to the …
Odiit M,
Karamagi Y,
Kasirye I,
Kirungi G,
Kawuma E,
Naluwooza J,
Mukasa B N. M
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: One third of all child deaths globally are associ-ated with malnutrition and 11% child deaths are due to diarrhealdiseases. Children with HIV and malnutrition are therefore morevulnerable to severe …
This is HIV/TB end of project report covering the period between April 2016 andDecember, 2017. The project was implemented in the six districts of Soroti, Serere,Dokolo, Kaberamaido, Amolatar and Apac …
This is end of project report covering the entire period of project activityimplementation. The project covered the following activities; District Entry meeting,Community stakeholder CBO mapping & validation, selection meeting, Capacitybuilding …
A 3-year-old Ugandan boy presented with 18 months of constipation and 12 months of pneumaturia andfecaluria. Physical exam revealed abdominal distension and a palpable mass anterior to the rectum.Previous contrast …
Nankunda J,
Tumukunde J,
Grabski DF,
Kakembo N,
Situma M,
Cheung M,
Okello I,
Kisa P,
Muzira A,
Sekabira J
and others...
2019
Journal,
Article
Health Research
BackgroundThere is a significant unmet need for children's surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Multidisciplinary collaboration is required to advance the surgical and anesthesia care of children's surgical …
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: <p> The analysis of contraceptive calendar data offers a valuable and useful approach to enhancing our understanding of patterns of contraceptive use in the developing world. Effective …
Nsubuga P,
Babirye JN,
Kisakye A,
Kihembo C,
Kisaakye E,
Namakula J
2018
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Introduction: the principal burden of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections is cervical cancer. Cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most common malignancy in women affecting 500,000 women each year with an …
