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Increasing Impact: Evaluation in Global Child Health Education, Clinical Practice, and Research
Gladding Sophia P., Suchdev Parminder S., Kiguli Sarah, Lowenthal Elizabeth D.
2019
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3716

The article reports on the increasing opportunities for global child health care (GCH) in the context of education, clinical practice and research as of December 2019. Topics discussed include evaluation …

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Comportements sexuels chez les adolescents en Afrique sub-Saharienne: l'exemple du Burkina Faso, du Ghana, du Malawi et de l'Ouganda
Guiella Georges
2012

Adolescent girls and boys represent key segments of the population for the future in all societies across the world. The readiness of these young people to assume adult roles and …

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A cascade model of mentorship for frontline health workers in rural health facilities in Eastern Uganda: processes, achievements and lessons
Beyeza-Kashesya J, Ajeani J, Ayiasi RM, Tetui M, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Namazzi G, Kananura RM, Kiwanuka SN
2017
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1345497

Background: There is increasing demand for trainers to shift from traditional didactic training to innovative approaches that are more results-oriented. Mentorship is one such approach that could bridge the clinical …

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Factors and Outcomes Related to the Use of Guideline-Recommended Antibiotics in Patients With Neutropenic Fever at the Uganda Cancer Institute
Gulleen EA, Adams SV, Chang BH, Falk L, Hazard R, Kabukye J, Scala J, Liu C, Phipps W, Abrahams O, Moore CC
2021
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab307

Background. Neutropenic fever (NF) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality for patients receiving cancer treatment in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA). However, the antibiotic management of NF in sub-Saharan Africa has …

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Previous antiretroviral drug use compromises standard first-line HIV therapy and is mediated through drug-resistance
Ondoa Pascale, Rinke de Wit Tobias F., Inzaule Seth C., Hamers Raph L., Kityo Cissy M., Siwale Margaret, Akanmu Alani Sulaimon, Wellington Maureen, de Jager Marleen, Ive Prudence, Mandaliya Kishor, Stevens Wendy, Boender T. Sonia, Sigaloff Kim C. E., Naniche Denise
2018

MEDLINE Abstract: In ART programs in sub-Saharan Africa, a growing proportion of HIV-infected persons initiating first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) have a history of prior antiretroviral drug use (PAU). We assessed …

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Career intentions of final year medical students in Uganda after graduating: The burden of brain drain Career choice, professional education and development
Katamba A., Mukunya D., Kalyesubula R., Sewankambo N., Kizito S., Nakitende J., Nambasa S., Nampogo A.
2015
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0396-0
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Connecting Information To Improve Health
Hammond W Ed, Bailey Christopher, Boucher Philippe, Spohr Mark, Whitaker Patrick
2010
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0903

Effective health information systems require timely access to all health data from all sources, including sites of direct care. In most parts of the world today, these data most likely …

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Outcome of tube thoracostomy in paediatric non-traumatic pleural fluid collections
Ekpe Eyo E, Akpan M. U
2013

Objective: Management of pleural fluid collection not due to trauma increases workload of the paediatric thoracic surgeons; while delay or inappropriate treatment worsens the prognosis of the disease. This study …

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Differences in Reasons for Late Presentation to HIV Care in Uganda Among Men and Women
Nakasujja N, Boulware DR, Lofgren SM, Hullsiek KH, Ndyetukira JF, Sadiq A, Pastick KA, Tsui S, Natala N, Sebuliba R, Arinda A, Akinyange V, Nalintya E, Stadleman A, Meya D
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03764-9

Late presentation to HIV care, i.e., presenting with < 200 CD4 cells/mL, is associated with higher mortality and worse outcomes. Despite that, a quarter of people living with HIV in …

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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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