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The personal value of being a palliative care Community Volunteer Worker in Uganda: A qualitative study
Merriman A, Jack BA, Birakurataki J, Kirton JA
2012
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311413628

Background: Volunteers in palliative care play a key role, particularly in the hospice setting. The expansion of palliative care into developing countries has been accompanied by the emergence of volunteer …

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Strengthening the Tuberculosis Specimen Referral Network in Uganda: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships
Bwanga F, Downing R, Joloba M, Mwangi C, Alexander H, Nadunga D, Modi N, Nabasirye A, Adatu FE, Shrivastava R, Gadde R, Nkengasong JN
2016
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw035

Background. Diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and prompt initiation of effective treatment rely on access to rapid and reliable drug-susceptibility testing. Efficient specimen transport systems and appropriate training on specimen referral …

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Changes in population HIV RNA levels in mbarara, Uganda, during scale-up of HIV antiretroviral therapy access
Amanyire G, Kwarisiima D, Kabami J, Liegler T, Chamie G, Jain V, Black D, Thirumurthy H, Kamya M R, Clark T D, Geng E H, Petersen M L, Charlebois E D, Havlir D V, Byonanebye D M, Balzer L B
2014
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000021

AbstractObjective: In a rural Ugandan community scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART), we sought to determine if population-based HIV RNA levels [population viral load (VL)] decreased from 2011 to 2012.Design: Serial …

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LEGAL AND POLICY MAPPING ON SELF CARE IN UGANDA
CEHURD
2021

BACKGROUNDSelf-care is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as âthe ability for individuals, families and communities to promote, maintain health, prevent disease and cope with illness with or without …

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Prolonged elevation of viral loads in HIV-1-infected children in a region of intense malaria transmission in Northern Uganda
Kiyingi Herbert, Egwang Thomas, Nannyonga Maria
2010
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-7-s1-p72

BackgroundIntroductionMalaria and HIV-1 infection cause significant morbidity and mortality in children in sub-Saharan Africa. Recurrent malaria infection increases HIV-1 viral load in adults and increases the rate of progression of …

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Socio-demographic determinants of pregnancy termination among adolescent girls and young women in selected high fertility countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Ahinkorah BO
2021
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-04064-1

Background: Most of the unintended pregnancies that occur among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) end up in pregnancy termination. In this study, the socio-demographic determinants …

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Association of genetic variation with blood pressure traits among East Africans
Ssinabulya I., Katamba A., Nankabirwa J., Kayima J., Liang J., Natanzon Y., Nakibuuka J., MayanjaâKizza H., Miron A., Li C., Zhu X.
2017
DOI: 10.1111/cge.12974

Introduction Genetic variation may play explain some of the disparity in prevalence and control of hypertension across Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there have been very few studies to characterize genetic variation …

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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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