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Religiosity for HIV prevention in Uganda: A case study among Muslim youth in Wakiso district
Guwatudde D, Kagimu M, Kaye S, Ainomugisha D, Walakira Y, Rwabukwali C
2012
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v12i3.6

Background: Evidence for the association between religiosity and HIV infections is limited. Sujda, the hyper-pigmentedspot on the forehead due to repeated prostration during prayers and fasting to worship, involving abstaining …

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Disclosure of HIV Status between Parents and Children in Uganda in the Context of Greater Access to Treatment
Hardon A, Kinsman J, Kyaddondo D, Wanyenze R. K
2010

While disclosure of HIV sero-status is encouraged in the management of the HIV and AIDS epidemic; it remains a challenge; especially among family members. This article examines the moral dilemmas …

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Civil Society Organisations' Position Paper on the Health Sub-Programme in Reponse to the National Budget Framework Paper Financial Year 2022/23
CEHURD
2022

The Uganda Vision 2040 identifies human capital development as a keydriver of economic transformation and development through the harnessingof the potential demographic dividend (DD). The Human CapitalDevelopment Programme contributes to …

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Uptake of hormonal contraceptives and correlates of uptake in a phase III clinical trial in rural South Western Uganda
Abaasa A, Levin J, Kamali A, Gafos M, Anywaine Z, Nunn A, Crook A, McCormack S
2017
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-017-0296-3

Background: Use of a reliable contraception method has become an inclusion criterion in prevention trials to minimize time off product. We report on hormonal contraceptive prevalence, uptake, sustained use and …

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HIV: Science and stigma
2014
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61193-4
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Demographics, clinical characteristics and neonatal outcomes in a rural Ugandan NICU
Hedstrom A, Ryman T, Otai C, Nyonyintono J, McAdams RM, Lester D, Batra M
2014
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-327

Background: Ninety-six percent of the world's 3 million neonatal deaths occur in developing countries where the majority of births occur outside of a facility. Community-based approaches to the identification and …

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Predatory and competitive interaction in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato larval breeding habitats in selected villages of central Uganda
Hudson Onen, Robinson Odong, Moses Chemurot, Tripet Frédéric, Kayondo Jonathan K
2021
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04926-9

Background Malaria is often persistent in communities surrounded by mosquito breeding habitats. Anopheles gambiae sensu lato exploit a variety of aquatic habitats, but the biotic determinants of its preferences are …

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Introducing rapid tests for malaria into the retail sector: what are the unintended consequences?
Nabirye C, Kayendeke M, Chandler CIR, Magnussen P, Clarke SE, Mbonye A, Lal S, Hutchinson E, Hutchison C, Hansen K
2017
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000067

The observation that many people in Africa seek care for febrile illness in the retail sector has led to a number of public health initiatives to try to improve the …

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Complex agricultural livelihoods and aflatoxin exposure in rural Uganda
Asiki G, Seeley J, Agol D, Newton R, Bukenya D, Ssembajja F, Tumwekwase G
2017
DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.77.16065

Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus species of fungi. They are highly toxic and have been designated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer …

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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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