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Experiences and Perspectives of Patients With Hypertension in Mbarara, Uganda
Herbst Austin Gregory
2020

Purpose: Hypertension is a common cardiovascular risk factor that accounts for a majority of cardiovascular disease burden. We aimed to describe how patients with hypertension in Mbarara, Uganda, experience and …

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Preparedness of Health Care Systems for Ebola Outbreak Response in Kasese and Rubirizi districts, Western Uganda
Kibuule Michael, Sekimpi Deogratias, Aggrey Agaba, Abdullah Ali Halage, Jonga Michael, Manirakiza Leonard, Kansiime Catherine, Travis Dominic, Pelican Katharine, Rwego Innocent
2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-30845/v3

Background: The level of preparedness of the health care workers, the health facility and the entire health system determines the magnitude of the impact of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) …

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63: Risk factors for failed surgical repair of urogenital fistulas
Holt L.M., Potluri T., Tanner J.P., Duffy S., Wasingya L., Greene K.A.
2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.12.103

Objectives: In Sub-Saharan Africa, obstetric fistulas are a health crisis of extensive proportions. Successful closure is possible in the majority of cases though failures do occur. Although risk factors for …

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Cerebral Palsy in Mulago Hospital, Uganda : Comorbidity, Diagnosis and Cultural Adaptation of an Assessment Tool
Kakooza-Mwesige Angelina
2016

Background and aim: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common form of chronic motor disability that begins in early childhood and persists throughout life. The clinical features, including motor function, …

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Pregnancy decisions among HIV-positive pregnant women in Mulago Hospital, Uganda
Kaye DK, Kisakye P, Akena WO
2010
DOI: 10.1080/13691051003628922

Pregnancy decisions in women infected by HIV pose important public health and social problems, as they increase risk of both heterosexual and vertical HIV transmission. We sought to explore and …

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The cost of time: A randomised, controlled trial to assess the economic impact of upfront, point-of-care blood tests in the Emergency Centre
Goldstein Lara Nicole, Wells Mike, Vincent-Lambert Craig
2019

Introduction Time and cost constraints abound in the Emergency Centre (EC). These resource-constraints are further magnified in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Almost half of all patients presenting to the …

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COVID-19 Gender-Based Violence Policy Tracker
GIGA
2020

The Policy Briefing Papers in this series are a set of Working Papers. They are authored by volunteers and have benefited from a network of scholars, anchored by Merike Blofield …

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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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