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 …
New digital media (e.g., the Internet, text messaging, and social networking sites [SNS]) have dramatically altered the communication landscape, especially for youth. These communication platforms present new tools for engaging …
For this study the narratives of 16 young women who had served as child soldiers with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda were collected. They had spent between …
As a consequence of several changes in the world, health care systems are put under considerable strain. The ongoing pandemic is one example. The strained situation calls for several immediate …
Background: The Global Vaccine Action Plan highlights the need for immunisation programmes to have sustainable access to predictable funding. A good understanding of current and future funding needs, commitments, and …
Lessons learned by countries that have successfully implemented coverage schemes for health services maybe valuable for other countries, especially low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which likewise areseeking to provide/expand coverage. …
Background: Neuromuscular impairment makes individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) more prone to drooling. Among the treatment options, there are procedures that interfere with saliva production. It is imperative to evaluate …
This study describes the fertility intentions and discusses the potential reproductive health needs of post-natal HIV-infected Ugandan women. HIV-infected mothers attending post-natal services in Kampala, Uganda participated in this cross-sectional …
Gutman J.R.,
Thwing J.,
Mwesigwa J.,
McElroy P.,
Robertson M.
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Most monitoring and evaluation tools for measuring malaria burden, intervention coverage, and impact of interventions use periodic nationally representative cross-sectional household surveys. These provide advantages in terms of selecting a …
Background and Purpose: The purpose of this article is to test the requirement of âlocal independenceâ in the newly developed âMaternal Health Literacyâ (MaHeLi) composite scale measuring health literacy in …
