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Self-reported hearing-related complaints among dental professionals: a questionnaire-based survey
Abdulazeez Ahmed
2016

Background: As a result of workplace noise, dental personnel are potentially predisposed to auditory and non-auditory effects of noise which may expose hidden or imminent hearing impairment. There is the …

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Reinforcing locally led solutions for universal health coverage: a logic model with applications in Benin, Namibia and Uganda
Jones C, Kiendrebeogo JA, Thoumi A, Mangam K, Toure C, Mbaye S, Odero P, Owino E, Kiwanuka GS, Audi Z, Bloom D, Kinter A, Kelley AG
2021
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004273

Development assistance for health programmes is often characterised as donor-led models with minimal country ownership and limited sustainability. This article presents new ways for low-income and middle-income countries to gain …

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Prevalence, burden, and correlates of physical and psychological symptoms among HIV palliative care patients in sub-Saharan Africa: An international multicenter study
Harding Richard, Higginson Irene J., Selman Lucy, Agupio Godfrey, Dinat Natalya, Downing Julia, Gwyther Liz, Mashao Thandi, Mmoledi Keletso, Moll Tony, Sebuyira Lydia Mpanga, Ikin Barbara
2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.08.008

Context: Despite HIV remaining life limiting and incurable, very little clinical research focus has been given to the prevalence and related burden of physical and psychological symptoms for those accessing …

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Ensuring the security and privacy of information in mobile health-care communication systems
Adesina A. O, Agbele K. K, Februarie R, Abidoye A. P, Nyongesa H. O
2011

The sensitivity of health-care information and its accessibility via the Internet and mobile technology systems is a cause for concern in these modern times. The privacy; integrity and confidentiality of …

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Barriers to biomedical care for people with epilepsy in Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Nakasujja N, Nakku J, Haglund MM, Kaddumukasa M, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Fuller AT, Kajumba M, Kaddumukasa MN, Smith PJ, Bobholz S, Sinha DD, Almojuela A, Chakraborty P, Gualtieri A, Onuoha E, Kolls BJ, Muhumuza C, Smith CE, Sanchez N, Koltai DC
2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107349

Objective: Epilepsy, a neurological disorder with effective biomedical treatment, remains largely untreated in Uganda. Potential reasons for this treatment gap (TG) include limited access to trained providers and clinics, social …

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Splenomegaly of unknown etiology in Congolese refugees applying for resettlement to the United States â Uganda, 2015
Goers M., Ope M.O., Samuels A., Gitu N., Akandwanaho S., Nabwami G., Nyoka R., Cetron M.S., Dalal W., Conroy A.L., Cantey P., John C., Naoum M., Weinberg M., Marano N., Stauffer W.
2016
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6535a5
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Prevalence and Genotypic Characterization of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Uropathogens Isolated from Refugees with Urinary Tract Infections in Nakivale Refugee Settlement camp, Southwestern Uganda
Hussein A.A., Kassaza K., Mwesigye J., Mwamibi B., Kabanda T., Bazira J.
2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.04.29.22274464

Background: World Health Organization approximates that one in four individuals have had at least one UTI episode requiring treatment with an antimicrobial agent by the teen age. At Nakivale refugee …

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Declining and rebounding unhealthy alcohol consumption during the first year of HIV care in rural Uganda, using phosphatidylethanol to augment self-report
Fatch R, Emenyonu NI, Muyindike WR, Hahn JA, Shiboski S, Kekiibina A, Carrico AW, Woolf-King S
2016
DOI: 10.1111/add.13173

AimsWe examined whether unhealthy alcohol consumption, which negatively impacts HIV outcomes, changes after HIV care entry overall and by several factors. We also compared using phosphatidylethanol (PEth, an alcohol biomarker) …

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Development of a district mental healthcare plan in Uganda
Nakku J, Ndyanabangi S, Lund C, Patel V, Ssebunnya J, Kizza D, Kigozi FN, Nakiganda B
2016
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.153742

BackgroundEvidence is needed for the integration of mental health into primary care advocated by the national health sector strategic investment plan in Uganda.AimsTo describe the processes of developing a district …

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Apabetalone downregulates fibrotic, inflammatory and calcific processes in renal mesangial cells which may contribute to reduced cardiac events observed in ckd patients
Gilham D., Fu L., Rakai B., Wasiak S., Tsujikawa L., Halliday C., Sarsons C., Stotz S., Jahagirdar R., Johansson J., Sweeney M., Wong N., Kalantar-Zadeh K., Kulikowski E.
2021
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab078.008

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) remain a leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Apabetalone is an orally available inhibitor of bromodomain & extraterminal (BET) …

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