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Evaluation of Mechanisms to Improve Performance of Mobile Phone Surveys in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Research Protocol
Gibson DG, Pariyo GW, Wosu AC, Greenleaf AR, Ali J, Ahmed S, Labrique AB, Islam K, Masanja H, Rutebemberwa E, Hyder AA
2017
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.7534

Background: Mobile phone ownership and access have increased rapidly across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) within the last decade. Concomitantly, LMICs are experiencing demographic and epidemiologic transitions, where non-communicable diseases …

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Final Report: User Perspectives on New Long Acting Contraceptive Technologies
fhi360
2017

Executive Summary User Perspectives on New Long Acting Contraceptive Technologies Photo credit: Reinout Van Den Bergh Photography Method related concerns represent an important cause of contraceptive non use and discontinuation. …

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FEEDBACK TO ACTION Strategies to improve the use of feedback in programmatic decision-making
IRC CDA, Harris Dr Adam

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the last few years, humanitarian agencies have placed increasing focus on accountability to affected populations. With increasing donor demands and a growing number of frameworks, standards and …

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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON PLASTIC WASTES AND CHEMICALS IN UGANDA
ENOCK NIMPAMYA
2021

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to threaten andchallenge the health of citizens and the economies of different countries,including Uganda. As at 13th April 2021, Uganda had registered a total …

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Confirmation of Zika virus infection through hospital-based sentinel surveillance of acute febrile illness in Uganda, 2014-2017
Lutwama JJ, Kayiwa JT, Nankya AM, Ataliba IJ, Mossel EC, Crabtree MB
2018
DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001113

Zika virus (ZIKV), transmitted by Aedes species mosquitoes, was first isolated in Uganda in 1947. From February 2014 to October 2017, the Uganda Virus Research Institute, in collaboration with the …

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The impact of stroke on people living in central Uganda: A descriptive study
Kamwesiga JT, von Kock LK, Eriksson GM, Guidetti SGE
2018
DOI: 10.4102/ajod.v7i0.438

Background: Knowledge about perceived impact of stroke on everyday life as well as rehabilitation needs after stroke in Uganda is necessary to identify and develop rehabilitation interventions.Objectives: To explore and …

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Why regulatory indifference towards pharmaceutical pollution of the environment could be a missed opportunity in public health protection. a holistic view
Kamba Pakoyo Fadhiru, Kaggwa Bruhan, Munanura Edson Ireeta, Okurut Tom, Kitutu Freddy Eric
2017

AJOL Abstract: The last generation has witnessed bludgeoning of the world's population, a spike in disease burden, and unprecedented levels of pharmaceutical consumption and production. Unfortunately, pharmaceuticals have left their …

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Couples' Preferences for "2 in 1" Multipurpose Prevention Technologies to Prevent Both HIV and Pregnancy: Results of a Discrete Choice Experiment in Uganda and Zimbabwe
Nakabiito C, Minnis AM, Etima J, Musara P, Browne EN, Mutero P, Kemigisha D, Mgodi NM, Shapley-Quinn MK, Stoner MCD, Hartmann M, Macagna N, Piper J, van der Straten A
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03713-6

End-user input early in biomedical product development may optimize design to support high uptake and adherence. We interviewed 400 couples (800 total participants) in Uganda and Zimbabwe to assess their …

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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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