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Adverse perinatal events, treatment gap, and positive family history linked to the high burden of active convulsive epilepsy in Uganda: A population-based study
Pariyo G, Kakooza-Mwesige A, White S, Ndyomugyenyi D, Peterson S S, Waiswa P M, Galiwango E, Chengo E, Odhiambo R, Ssewanyana D, Bottomley C, Ngugi A K, Newton C R.J.C, Wagner R, Twine R, Connor M, Gómez-Olivé F X, Collinson M, Kahn K, Tollman S, Mathew A, Chabi M, Bauni E, Masanja H, Kamuyu G, Odera V M, Mageto J O, Ae-Ngibise K, Akpalu B, Akpalu A, Agbokey F, Adjei P, Kleinschmidt I, Doku V C.K, Odermatt E, Neville B, Sander J W, Nutman T, Wilkins P, Noh J, Owusu-Agyei S
2017
DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12048

Objective: To determine the prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy (ACE) and describethe clinical characteristics and associated factors among a rural Ugandan population.Methods: The entire population in Iganga/Mayuge Health Demographic SurveillanceSite …

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EQUINET Policy Brief Number 27: Constitutional provisions for the right to health in east and southern Africa
EQUINET and CEHURD
2012

The extent to which health rights are neglected or promoted is a major factor in thepromotion of health equity in Africa. Central to this is the incorporation of the right …

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Continuing education in geriatrics for rural health care providers in Uganda: A needs assessment
Ajwang Mary, Muliira Joshua K, Nankinga Ziadah
2010

Population trends in developing countries show an increasing population of older adults (OAs), especially in rural areas. The purpose of this study was to explore the geriatrics continuing education needs …

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Integrating palliative care into national health systems in Africa: a multi-country intervention study
Grant L, Downing J, Leng M, Luyirika E, Murphy M, Namukwaya L, Kiyange F, Atieno M, Kemigisha-Ssali E, Hunt J, Snell K, Murray SA
2017
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.07.010419

Background The WHO is calling for the integration of palliative care in all health care settings globally.Methods A 3.5-year program was implemented in 12 government hospitals, three each in Kenya, …

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Building Community to Clinic Approaches to Defeating Meningitis in Uganda
Action For Community Development

Project Goal: Individuals with suspected meningitis are better equipped to access health care and receive appropriate and timely treatmentProject Objectives:Increase community resilience through raising awareness of signs and symptoms of …

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The Peopleâs Uganda Voice: COMMUNITY PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PEPFAR UGANDA FOR 2021
HEPS
2021

This is the third edition of The Peopleâs Voice; the first waspublished in 20191 and the second in 2020.2 Successes resultingfrom these efforts over the years include: introduction and scaleup …

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Gender, role in domestic violence as victim or perpetrator and coping strategies in Uganda: implications for gender-inclusive counsellors
Karugahe W, Lambert J
2021
DOI: 10.1080/21507686.2021.1876113

This study investigated the extent to which male and female, victims and perpetrators of domestic violence in a Ugandan urban sample engage different coping strategies. One hundred and twenty males …

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An Evaluation of the Diagnostic Adequacy and Immunocytochemistry of Manual Liquid-Based Smears in Breast Aspirates
Bezuidenhout Juanita, Schubert Pawel T, Shibemba Aaron L, Wright Colleen A
2013
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Knowledge and Antibiotics Prescription Pattern among Ugandan Oral Health Care Providers: A Cross-sectional Survey
Kamulegeya Adriane, William Buwembo, Rwenyonyi Charles Mugisha
2011

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Irrational prescription of antibiotics by clinicians might lead to drug resistance. Clinicians do prescribe antibiotics for either prophylactic or therapeutic reasons. The decision of when …

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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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