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Return to sexual activity and modern family planning use in the extended postpartum period: an analysis of findings from seventeen countries
Borda Maria R, Winfrey William, McKaig Catharine
2010

Unintended pregnancies can lead to poor maternal and child health outcomes. Family planning use during the first year postpartum has the potential to significantly reduce at least some of these …

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Pregnant and alone in Uganda.
Kagumire R.
2010
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.109-3330
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Patient, Provider, and Clinic Characteristics Associated with Opioid and Non-Opioid Pain Prescriptions for Patients Receiving Low Back Imaging in Primary Care
Gold LS, Marcum ZA, Meier EN, Turner JA, James KT, Kallmes DF, Luetmer PH, Griffith B, Sherman KJ, Friedly JL, Suri P, Deyo RA, Johnston SK, Avins AL, Heagerty PJ, Jarvik JG
2021
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210033

Background: To describe characteristics of patients, providers, and clinics associated with opioid or non-opioid pain medication prescribing patterns for patients who received lower spine imaging in primary care clinics. Methods: …

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Mediating antiretroviral treatment for HIV during COVID-19: lessons from implementation in Gomba District, Uganda
Kenneth Mulondo, Parker Warren
2022
DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2022.2103006

Initial and subsequent waves of COVID-19 in Uganda disrupted the delivery of HIV care. In rural areas, village health teams and organisations on the ground had to develop strategies to …

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Bottleneck analysis at district level to illustrate gaps within the district health system in Uganda
Waiswa P, Henriksson DK, Fredriksson M, Selling K, Peterson SS
2017
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1327256

Background: Poor quality of care and access to effective and affordable interventions have been attributed to constraints and bottlenecks within and outside the health system. However, there is limited understanding …

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A Qualitative Study Exploring Attitudes and Perceptions of HIV Positive Women who Stopped Breastfeeding at Six Months to Prevent Transmission of HIV to their Children
Cardiello J, Chibwana A, Chikaphupha K, Chinkhumba J, Mataya R, Mathanga D
2013

The study explored knowledge; attitudes and practices of HIV positive women who were instructed to stop breastfeeding at 6 months to prevent the transmission of HIV to their children. MethodsWe …

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Effect of probiotics on diarrhea in children with severe acute malnutrition: A randomized controlled study in Uganda
Grenov B, Namusoke H, Lanyero B, Nabukeera-Barungi N, Ritz C, Mølgaard C, Friis H, Michaelsen K F
2017
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001515

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of probiotics ondiarrhea during in- and outpatient treatment of children with severe acutemalnutrition (SAM).Methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study …

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Excess COVID-19 mortality among critically ill patients in Africa
Kirenga B.J., Byakika-Kibwika P.
2021
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00576-6
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Perceptions of sexual coercion among young women in Uganda
Hayer M K
2010
DOI: 10.1108/14777261011070510

PurposeThis paper sets out to explore Ugandan young women's definitions and perceptions of sexual coercion.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative study was conducted with seven young women in rural Uganda. Participants filmed videos, wrote …

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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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