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Impact of combination HIV interventions on HIV incidence in hyperendemic fishing communities in Uganda: a prospective cohort study
Nakigozi G, Wawer MJ, Sewankambo NK, Kigozi G, Grabowski MK, Gray RH, Nalugoda F, Reynolds SJ, Quinn TC, Tobian AAR, Kagaayi J, Chang LW, Ssekubugu R, Ssempijja V, Santelli JS, Alamo S, Serwadda DM, Nelson L, Mills LA, Kabatesi D, Kennedy CE, Ekstrom AM, Nordenstedt H
2019
DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30190-0

Background Targeting combination HIV interventions to locations and populations with high HIV burden is a global priority, but the impact of these strategies on HIV incidence is unclear. We assessed …

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Indices to predict the risk of HIV in Rakai, Uganda: Application to the scale-up of safe male circumcision for HIV prevention
Kagaayi Joseph
2021

Objectives:(i)To derive indices to predict the risk of HIV acquisition in Rakai, Uganda.(ii)To determine whether HIV risk profiles differed between acceptors of safe male circumcision (SMC) and non-acceptors before and …

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The History of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa
Serwadda David, KagaayiJoseph
2016

MEDLINE Abstract: HIV testing of African immigrants in Belgium showed that HIV existed among Africans by 1983. However, the epidemic was recognized much later in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa …

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Medical technologies and abortion care in Eastern Uganda
Kagaha A, Manderson L
2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112813

Manual Vacuum Aspirators (MVA), Dilation and Curettage (D&C), and medical abortifacients (Misoprostol, Mifepristone and Divabo) are available in clinical settings that offer abortion and post-abortion care in Uganda. While these …

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Power, policy and abortion care in Uganda
Kagaha A, Manderson L
2021
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czaa136

Unsafe abortion practices remain the major contributor to maternal death in Uganda, impeding the achievement of universal health coverage and quality of maternal health care. Using an ethnographic design and …

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Characterization of a Conformation-Restricted Amyloid β Peptide and Immunoreactivity of Its Antibody in Human AD brain
Kageyama Y., Irie Y., Matsushima Y., Segawa T., Bellier J.-P., Hidaka K., Sugiyama H., Kaneda D., Hashizume Y., Akatsu H., Miki K., Kita A., Walker D.G., Irie K., Tooyama I.
2021
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00416

Characterization of amyloid β (Aβ) oligomers, the transition species present prior to the formation of Aβ fibrils and that have cytotoxicity, has become one of the major topics in the …

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Prevalence and Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence in HIV-Seropositive Women in Serodiscordant Relationships
Kaggiah Anne
2018

Intimate partner violence (IPV), is behavior within an intimate relationship that causes physical, sexual, or emotional harm. It is the most common form of gender based violence (GBV) and is …

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The psychological effect of orphanhood in a matured HIV epidemic: An analysis of young people in Mukono, Uganda
Hindin MJ, Kaggwa EB
2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.12.002

As the HIV pandemic progresses, the number of orphans is expected to rise. Uganda is one of the countries that has been most impacted by the pandemic. A few studies …

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