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Teaching obstetric ultrasound at Mulago Hospital - Kampala, Uganda
Ahmadzia H, Cigna S, Namagembe I, Macri C, Galerneau F, Magriples U
2018
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v18i1.21

Background: Mulago Hospital is a high volume referral hospital under the Makerere University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Basic obstetric ultrasound is a useful skill that can aid patient …

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Deafness in sub-Saharan Africa
Kiyaga Nassozi B., Moores Donald F.
2003
DOI: 10.1353/aad.2003.0004

Deaf education in sub-Saharan Africa originated in the 19th century, primarily through efforts by hearing European missionaries who typically followed their homelands' oral-only practices. But education became available to only …

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"A time of fear": local, national, and international responses to a large Ebola outbreak in Uganda
Kinsman J
2012
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-8-15

Background: This paper documents and analyses some of the responses to the largest Ebola outbreak on record, which took place in Uganda between September 2000 and February 2001. Four hundred …

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PrEP Discontinuation and Prevention-Effective Adherence: Experiences of PrEP Users in Ugandan HIV Serodiscordant Couples
Haberer JE, Gilbert HN, Wyatt MA, Pisarski EE, Muwonge TR, Heffron R, Katabira ET, Celum CL, Baeten JM, Ware NC
2019
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002139

Background: Optimal adherence to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention involves aligning consistent PrEP use with periods of risk to achieve prevention-effective adherence. Prevention-effective adherence is predicated on individuals …

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Magnitude and factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding among mothers who deliver in Mulago hospital, Uganda
Nankunda J, Tumwine J K, Kalisa R, Malande O
2015
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v15i4.11

AbstractBackground: Breastfeeding as a determinant of infant health and nutrition saves up to 1.5 million infant lives annually.Though breastfeeding is mostly universal in sub-Saharan Africa, early initiation of breastfeeding is …

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The World Bank and HIV/AIDS: Setting a Global Agenda
Harman Sophie
2010

The governance of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has come to represent a multi-faceted and complex operation in which the World Bank has set and sustained the global agenda for by the …

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The Impact of Disease Stage on Early Gaps in ART in the "Treatment for All" Era--A Multisite Cohort Study
Bangsberg David R., Musinguzi Nicholas, Orrell Catherine, Amanyire Gideon, Katz Ingrid T., Bell Kathleen, Cross Anna, Bwana Mwebesa B., Asiimwe Stephen, Haberer, Jessica E.
2021
DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002605

Background: Adoption of "Treat All" policies has increased antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in sub-Saharan Africa; however, unexplained early losses continue to occur. More information is needed to understand why treatment …

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AIDS Information Centre-Uganda Annual Report 2010:
AIC
2010

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAIDS Information Centre-Uganda (AIC) is operating its five-year strategic Plan for 2009-2014 that considers the need to reduce new HIV infections (incidence) by 40% by 2012 as the cornerstone …

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Malaria Burden in Pregnancy at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala; Uganda
Wahlgren Mats, Kironde Fred, Mirembe Florence, Namusoke Fatuma, Rasti Niloofar
2011

Pregnancy-associated malaria is a major global health concern. To assess the Plasmodium falciparum burden in pregnancy we conducted a cross-sectional study at Mulago Hospital in Kampala; Uganda. Malaria prevalence by …

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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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