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Neonatal resuscitation practices in Uganda: a video observational study
Hellden D, Hook SM, Pejovic NJ, Mclellan D, Lubulwa C, Tylleskar T, Alfven T
2021
DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001092

Background Neonatal mortality, often due to birth asphyxia, remains stubbornly high in sub-Saharan Africa. Guidelines for neonatal resuscitation, where achieving adequate positive pressure ventilation (PPV) is key, have been implemented …

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Understanding the role of interpersonal violence in assisted partner notification for HIV: a mixed-methods study in refugee settlements in West Nile Uganda
Kambugu A, Tsai AC, Muwonge TR, Klabbers RE, Ayikobua E, Izizinga D, Bassett IV, Ravicz M, Klabbers G, O'Laughlin KN
2020
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.10.020440

Background Assisted partner notification (APN) for HIV was introduced in refugee settlements in West Nile Uganda in 2018 to facilitate testing of sexual partners. While APN is an effective strategy …

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Neonatal neurological examination in well newborn term Ugandan infants
Hagmann CF, Robertson NJ, Acolet D, Chan D, Nyombi N, Nakakeeto M, Cowan FM
2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.08.005

Background: Newborn neurological examinations have mostly been developed in high-resource settings with cohorts comprising predominantly white Caucasian infants. No comparison has been made with different populations.Aims: To (i) establish the …

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Social Networks of PLHA in Uganda: Implications for Mobilizing PLHA as Agents for Prevention
Wagner GJ, Green HD, Atuyambe L, Ssali S, Ryan GW
2011
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9707-y

The objective of this study was to describe the social networks of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) and explore the implications social network characteristics might have for mobilizing PLHA as …

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The contribution of HIV-discordant relationships to new HIV infections in Rakai, Uganda
Gray R, Wawer MJ, Kigozi G, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Kagaayi J, Ssempiija V, Shelton J
2011
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283448790

We determined HIV infections in the Rakai cohort before (82/9434) and after (131/13082) the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The proportions of total HIV infections pre-ART and post-ART were 18.3% …

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"Current dementia care: what are the difficulties and how can we advance care globally?"
Giebel C
2020
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05307-1

Background Dementia is a growing global public health concern, with post-diagnostic care often very limited. Depending on where people live, both within a country and depending on high-, middle-, and …

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Influence of Carotid Intima Media Thickness on Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Black Hypertensive Patients. A Cross-Sectional Study
Kabeya M. K, Kayembe P. K, Kintoki E. V, Lelo M. T, Lepira F. B, Mafuta E. M, Makulo J. R, Matusila A. N, Yanda S. T
2011

Objective: to assess the influence of carotid intima-media thickness in addition to traditional risk factors on cardiovascular risk assessment in hypertensive patients. Methods: 60 hypertensive patients ( 45 years) seen …

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Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Versus Transobturator Tape for Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
Abdelwahab H. A, El-Nashar Ahmed M, Fawaz S. S, Metwally A. H
2010

The transobturator tape (TOT) is based on a similar principle as the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT); but introduced through the obturator foramen. The aim of this study was to compare …

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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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