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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on maximal exercise capacity for adults living with post-TB lung disease: Global RECHARGE Uganda
Jones R, Katagira W, Orme MW, Jones AV, Kasiita R, Barton A, Miah RB, Manise A, Matheson JA, Free RC, Steiner MC, Kirenga BJ, Singh SJ
2021
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047641

Introduction The burden of post-tuberculosis (TB) lung disease (PTBLD) is steadily increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, causing disability among TB survivors. Without effective medicines, the mainstay of PTBLD treatment evolves around …

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Uganda: Acceptability of HPV vaccine among young adolescent girls
Katahoire A.R., Mugisha E., Wani J.A., Murokora D., LaMontagne D.S.
2014
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Improving child survival through a district management strengthening and community empowerment intervention: early implementation experiences from Uganda
Waiswa P, Bagenda D, Henriksson DK, Peterson SS, Ayebare F, Mbonye AK, Katahoire AR, Ssegujja E
2015
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2129-z

Background: The Community and District Empowerment for Scale-up (CODES) project pioneered the implementation of a comprehensive district management and community empowerment intervention in five districts in Uganda. In order to …

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Effects of a School-Based Intervention on Frequency and Quality of Adolescent-Parent/Caregiver Sexuality Communication: Results from a Randomized-Controlled Trial in Uganda
Katahoire AR, Banura C, Muhwezi WW, Bastien S, Wubs A, Klepp KI, Aaro LE
2019
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2249-4

In a cluster-randomized trial conducted in 22 government secondary schools in Uganda, effects of a school-based intervention aimed at improving aspects of parent/caregiver-adolescent communication on sexuality were examined. The intervention …

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STRENGTHENING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS: PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES' CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ENGAGEMENTS
Katamba David
2017

This paper contributes to The Post-2015 MDG agenda and the Rio+20 outcome document, The Future We Want, by exploring and providing guiding frameworks for how private for-profit companies (PFPCs) can …

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Prenatal hepatitis B screening and associated factors in a high prevalence district of Lira, northern Uganda: a community based cross sectional study
Katamba PS, Mukunya D, Kwesiga D, Nankabirwa V
2019
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7344-6

BackgroundChronic hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection affects 80-100 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and accounts for an estimated 650,000 deaths annually. The prevalence of active hepatitis B virus infection among …

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Prevalence of hypertension in relation to anthropometric indices among secondary adolescents in Mbarara, Southwestern Uganda
Turyakira E, Katamba G, Agaba DC, Migisha R, Namaganda A, Namayanja R
2020
DOI: 10.1186/s13052-020-00841-4

Background Studies investigating the prevalence of hypertension and its correlation with anthropometric indices among adolescents are still scarce compared to those conducted in adults of greater than 40 years. So …

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Using blood pressure height index to define hypertension among secondary school adolescents in southwestern Uganda
Turyakira E, Katamba G, Agaba DC, Migisha R, Namaganda A, Namayanja R
2020
DOI: 10.1038/s41371-019-0292-x

Hypertension is the number one risk factor for cardiovascular diseases worldwide and yet its diagnosis among adolescents, based on blood pressure percentiles which are age, height, and sex-specific, is complex. …

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Relationship of anthropometric indices with rate pressure product, pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure among secondary adolescents of 12-17 years
Katamba G., Musasizi A., Kinene M.A., Namaganda A., Muzaale F.
2021
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-021-05515-w

OBJECTIVES: To determine the correlation between anthropometric indices and the selected hemodynamic parameters among secondary adolescents aged 12-17Â years. RESULTS: Our findings showed weak positive correlation between generally body surface …

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