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Assessment of Ficam VC (Bendiocarb) Residual Activity on Different Wall Surfaces for Control of Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northern Uganda
Okia M, Kirunda J, Okello-Onen J, Opiyo EA, Rwakimari JB, De Alwis R, Ambayo D, Abola B, Hoel DF
2017
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx032

Insecticide decay rate on different wall surfaces is of importance to indoor residual spray (IRS) programs used as a malaria control intervention. Past IRS operations showed increasing populations of endophilic …

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A critique of the Uganda district league table using a normative health system performance assessment framework
Marchal B, Ssengooba F, Nabyonga-Orem J, KirungaTashobya C, Bataringaya J, Macq J, Musila T, Criel B
2018
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3126-6

Background: In 2003 the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) introduced the District League Table (DLT) to track district performance. This review of the DLT is intended to add to the …

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Nutritional responses in management of persistent diarrhea in children with severe acute malnutrition and HIV: Lessons from Mildmay Uganda (MUg)
Odiit M, Karamagi Y, Kasirye I, Kirungi G, Kawuma E, Naluwooza J, Mukasa B N. M
2014

Background: One third of all child deaths globally are associ-ated with malnutrition and 11% child deaths are due to diarrhealdiseases. Children with HIV and malnutrition are therefore morevulnerable to severe …

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SUPPORTING UGANDAâS RESPONSE TO THE HIV/AIDS & TB REDUCTION STRATEGY
KIRYA RICHARD
2018

This is HIV/TB end of project report covering the period between April 2016 andDecember, 2017. The project was implemented in the six districts of Soroti, Serere,Dokolo, Kaberamaido, Amolatar and Apac …

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STRENGHENING THE HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS FOR QUALITY, EQUITABLE AND TIMELY SERVICE DELIVERY
KIRYA RICHARD
2018

This is end of project report covering the entire period of project activityimplementation. The project covered the following activities; District Entry meeting,Community stakeholder CBO mapping & validation, selection meeting, Capacitybuilding …

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Colonic duplication with recto-urethral fistula: Elusive diagnosis and successful treatment in a resource-limited setting
Kakembo N, Kisa P, Sekabira J, Ozgediz D
2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2014.06.005

A 3-year-old Ugandan boy presented with 18 months of constipation and 12 months of pneumaturia andfecaluria. Physical exam revealed abdominal distension and a palpable mass anterior to the rectum.Previous contrast …

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Unifying Children's Surgery and Anesthesia Stakeholders Across Institutions and Clinical Disciplines: Challenges and Solutions from Uganda
Galiwango G, Nankunda J, Grabski DF, Kakembo N, Situma M, Cheung M, Okello I, Kisa P, Tumukunde J, Muzira A, Sekabira J, Ozgediz D, Ajiko M, Fitzgerald TN, Langer M, Cigliano B, D'Agostino S, Baird R, Duffy D, Nabukenya MT, Ogwang M, Villalona G, Aspide R, Barker G, Birabwa-Male D, Blair G, Cameron B, Cunningham D, Evans F, Gerolmini D, Gerolmini M, Kambugu JB, Lakhoo K, Muhumuza MF, Naik-Mathuria B, Nakku D, Penny N, Reimer E, Sabatini C, Ssenyonga P
2019
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-04905-9

BackgroundThere is a significant unmet need for children's surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Multidisciplinary collaboration is required to advance the surgical and anesthesia care of children's surgical …

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An analysis of calendar data: examining contraceptive use dynamics in Uganda
Kisaakye P., Moultrie T. A.
2016

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: <p> The analysis of contraceptive calendar data offers a valuable and useful approach to enhancing our understanding of patterns of contraceptive use in the developing world. Effective …

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Level and factors associated with uptake of human papillomavirus infection vaccine among female adolescents in Lira District, Uganda
Nsubuga P, Babirye JN, Kisakye A, Kihembo C, Kisaakye E, Namakula J
2018
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.184.14801

Introduction: the principal burden of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections is cervical cancer. Cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most common malignancy in women affecting 500,000 women each year with an …

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Using dietary serving scores to assess adequacy of dietary intake and associated factors among adult patients with type 2 diabetes in Kampala: a cross-sectional study
Guwatudde D, Kajjura R, Matovu N, Kisaakye S
2021
DOI: 10.1038/s41430-020-00731-2

Background/Objectives Adequate dietary intake for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients is central in preventing or delaying onset of diabetes related complications. This study used dietary serving scores (DSS) to …

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