Measuring ability to assess claims about treatment effects: the development of the 'Claim Evaluation Tools'

Objectives: To describe the development of the Claim Evaluation Tools, a set of flexible items to measure people's ability to assess claims about treatment effects.Setting: Methodologists and members of the …

Applying the life-cycle costs approach in Uganda for improved financial planning and budgeting

The water and sanitation sector in Uganda is facing a situation of stagnating coverage, functionality and budgets. In order to increase efficiency of investments in the sector, it is necessary …

Deep Learning to Predict Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes in the Low-Resource Setting

ObjectiveTraumatic brain injury (TBI) disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In these settings, accurate patient prognostication is both difficult and essential for high-quality patient care. With the ultimate goal …

Population-level viral suppression among pregnant and postpartum women in a universal test and treat trial

Objective(s): We sought to determine whether universal 'test and treat' (UTT) can achieve gains in viral suppression beyond universal antiretroviral treatment (ART) eligibility during pregnancy and postpartum, among women living …

Effect of brief training on reliability and applicability of Global assessment of functioning scale by psychiatric clinical officers in Uganda

Background: The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) is the standard method and an essential tool for representinga clinicianâs judgment of a patientâs overall level of psychological, social and occupational functioning. …

Central nervous system tumor distribution at a tertiary referral center in Uganda

Phase 1/11 Study of the Safety, Acceptability, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of oral and Long- Acting Injectable Cabotegravir and Long -Acting Injectable Rilpivirine in Virologically Suppressed HIV- Infected Children and Adolescents âMOCHAâ (More Options for Children and Adolescents)

Rolled Vaginal Wall Flap for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence

Objectives: Anterior vaginal wall slings (AVWS) have been used for decades in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The main drawback of using the vaginal wall as a …

'By seeing with our own eyes, it can remain in our mind': qualitative evaluation findings suggest the ability of participatory video to reduce gender-based violence in conflict-affected settings

Gender-based violence is pervasive and poses unique challenges in conflict-affected settings, with women and girls particularly vulnerable to its sequelae. Furthermore, widespread stigmatization of gender-based violence promotes silence among survivors …

Successful antiretroviral therapy delivery and retention in care among asymptomatic individuals with high CD4+T-cell counts above 350 cells/ml in rural Uganda

Background: HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being rapidly scaled up in sub-Saharan Africa, including recently patients with CD4+ T-cell counts above 350 cells/μl. However, concerns persist about adherence and virologic …