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Person-centred care in psychiatry: a clinical and philosophically informed approach
Glas Gerrit
2022
DOI: 10.1192/bja.2021.75

SUMMARYAfter many years of mental healthcare reform there is still a lot of unease among patients about healthcare workersâ lack of attention to their daily needs and to the tensions …

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Profile of congenital heart disease and access to definitive care among children seen at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Northern Uganda: a four-year experience
Beaton A., Aliku T., Lubega S., Dewyer A., Scheel A., Kamarembo J., Akech R., Sable C., Lwabi P.
2021
DOI: 10.1186/s40949-021-00064-0

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the profile of Congenital Heart Disease [CHD] and access to definitive surgical or catheter-based care among children attending a regional referral …

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Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in the setting of three different chemopreventive regimens
Achan J, Mwangwa F, Kamya M, Dorsey G, Bigira V, Kapisi J, Soremekun S, Kinara S, Clark T
2015
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0583-9

Background: The burden of malaria remains high for children in parts of Africa despite the use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs). Chemoprevention has the potential of reducing the malaria burden; …

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HIV Response Interventions that Integrate HIV Molecular Cluster and Social Network Analysis: A Systematic Review
Gore Daniel J, Schueler Kellie, Ramani Santhoshini, Uvin Arno, Gregory Phillips, II, McNulty Moira, Fujimoto Kayo, Schneider John
2022
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03525-0

Due to improved efficiency and reduced cost of viral sequencing, molecular cluster analysis can be feasibly utilized alongside existing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategies. The goal of this paper …

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Spectrum of antibiotic resistance in UTI caused by Escherichia coli among HIV-infected patients in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Abongomera G, Lamorde M, Koller M, Musaazi J, Kaelin M, Tasimwa HB, Eberhard N, Hongler J, Haller S, Kambugu A, Castelnuovo B, Fehr J
2021
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06865-3

Background Antimicrobial drug resistance is one of the top ten threats to global health according to the World Health Organization. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial …

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Interaction competencies with children (ICC): An approach for preventing violence, abuse, and neglect in institutional care in sub-Saharan Africa
Hecker Tobias, Mkinga Getrude, Ssenyonga Joseph, Hermenau Katharin
2017

This chapter will give an (1) overview of the current literature on maltreatment and its consequences on the childrenâs development and well-being in African orphanages. Furthermore, we will present arguments …

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A digital self-care intervention for Ugandan patients with heart failure and their clinicians: User-centred design and usability study
Ssinabulya I., Akiteng A.R., Hearn J., Wali S., Birungi P., Cafazzo J.A., Ross H.J., Seto E., Schwartz J.I.
2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.13.22268796

Background: The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is increasing in Uganda. Ugandan patients with HF report receiving limited information about their illness, disease management, or empowerment to engage in self-care …

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Effect of universal HIV testing and treatment on socioeconomic wellbeing in rural Kenya and Uganda: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Clark TD, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, Shade SB, Balzer LB, Charlebois ED, Ayieko J, Kabami J, Chamie G, Owaraganise A, Black D, Thirumurthy H, Marquez C, Cohen CR, Petersen M, Bukusi EA, Jakubowski A
2022

Background Universal testing and treatment for HIV has shown promise as an approach to reduce mortality and lower HIV incidence. Evidence on the economic effects of this approach on individuals …

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'Wicked' ethics: Compliance work and the practice of ethics in HIV research
Heimer CA
2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.10.030

Using ethnographic material collected between 2003 and 2007 in five HIV clinics in the US, South Africa, Uganda, and Thailand, this article examines "official ethics" and "ethics on the ground." …

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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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