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 …
Manabe Y,
Albert H,
Nyesiga B,
Lukyamuzi G,
Joloba M,
Ademun PJ,
Wilson S,
Perkins MD
2011
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Direct sputum smear microscopy is the mainstay of TB diagnosis in most low and middle income countries, and is highly specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in such settings. However it …
Nakimuli-Mpungu E.,
Hunter S.K.,
Hoffman M.C.,
McCarthy L.,
D'Alessandro A.,
Wyrwa A.,
Noonan K.,
Christians U.,
Zeisel S.H.,
Law A.J.
and others...
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
These initial data suggest that with prenatal vitamins and choline supplements, we might decrease one risk factor associated with poorer health outcomes disproportionally affecting Black families, ie, preterm birth. Dissemination …
Sajatovic M,
Kaddumukasa M,
Katabira E,
Goldstein LB,
Pundik S,
Kaddumukasa MN
2016
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Objective:We assessed 24-hour urine sodium levels as an index of dietary salt consumption and its association with dietary salt knowledge and hypertension among poststroke patients with and without a history …
Baggaley R,
Hensen B,
Ajose O,
Grabbe K. L,
Wong V. J,
Schilsky A,
Y-R L. o,
Lule F,
Granich f. R,
Hargreaves J
2012
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Objective:To describe recent changes in policy on provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in African countries and to investigate patients' experiences of and views about …
Akl E.A.,
Blazic I.,
Yaacoub S.,
Frija G.,
Chou R.,
Appiah J.A.,
Fatehi M.,
Flor N.,
Hitti E.,
Jafri H.
and others...
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
The World Health Organization (WHO) undertook the development of a rapid guide on the use of chest imaging in the diagnosis and management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The rapid …
Lutwama JJ,
Akol AM,
Kaddumukasa MA,
Mutebi JP,
Masembe C
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Mosquito collections were conducted in Zika Forest near Entebbe, Uganda, from July 2009 through June 2010 using CO2-baited light traps, ovitraps, and human-baited catches. In total, 163,790 adult mosquitoes belonging …
Bazira J,
Smith J,
Kiwanuka J,
Mugamba J,
Hehnly C,
Ssentongo P,
Bebell LM,
Burgoine K,
Fronterre C,
Kumbakumba E
and others...
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections among newborn-mother pairs, neonates with sepsis, and infants with hydrocephalus in Uganda.Design and Methods: Three populations-newborn-mother pairs, neonates with sepsis, and …
Stigma is commonly experienced by people living with HIV/AIDS and by those providing care to HIV/AIDS patients. Few intervention studies have explored the impact of workplace policies and/or quality improvement …
Malignant melanomas of the mucosal regions of the head and neck are extremely rare neoplasms accounting for less than 1of all melanomas. Approximately half of all head and neck melanomas …
Amanyire G,
Kwarisiima D,
Kabami J,
Chamie G,
Jain V,
Black D,
Kamya M R,
Clark T D,
Charlebois E D,
Havlir D V
and others...
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
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 …
