Digital Evidence Base

Trusted Knowledge for Informed Decisions

Filters
SDGs
Priority Areas
Research Outcomes
Document Type
Year
4019 results found
Show:
The effects of economic stress and urbanization on driving behaviours of Boda-boda drivers and accidents in Gulu, Northern Uganda: a qualitative view of drivers
Kitara DL, Karlsson O
2020
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.47.21382

Introduction: understanding motorcyclists' on-the-road behaviour is critical for developing and evaluating interventions specifically targeting them. Risky on-the-road behaviours have historically been subdivided into errors and violations of the rules of …

Abstract
National Health Insurance Coverage and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Uganda. Implications on Uganda's achievement of Universal Healthcare Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals.
Kitara David Lagoro, Ikoona Eric Nzirakaindi, Aloyo Judith, Freddy Wathum Drinkwater Oyat, Obalim Lawence
2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.08.09.22278595

Background With the advent of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the severe second wave that caused high-profile deaths, hospitalization, and high treatment costs in Uganda, the population has raised …

Abstract
Poor incomes and economic hardships among commercial motorcycle drivers (boda-boda) are associated with accidents and injuries in Gulu Municipality, Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Kitara DL, Ikoona EN
2022
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.274.31302

Introduction: injuries in commercial motorcycle drivers (boda-boda) are the second-commonest reason for trauma-related admission to the Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. Most causes of boda-boda accidents and injuries were related to …

Abstract
Estimation of the HIV-1 backward mutation rate from transmitted drug-resistant strains
Kitayimbwa J. M., Mugisha J. Y. T., Saenz R. A.
2016

MEDLINE Abstract: One of the serious threats facing the administration of antiretroviral therapy to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infected patients is the reported increasing prevalence of transmitted drug resistance. However, …

Abstract
The role of backward mutations on the within-host dynamics of HIV-1
KitayimbwaJohn M., Mugisha Joseph Y. T., Saenz Roberto A.
2013

MEDLINE Abstract: The quality of life for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) has been positively impacted by the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, the benefits of ART …

Abstract
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns on Refugee Mental Health: A Narrative Review
Kiteki Bellah N., Lou Sara, Liu Tao
2022
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-022-09476-y

With over 80Â million persons around the world forcibly displaced from their homes, 26.3 of whom are refugees, recent estimates indicate that the number of forced migrants has reached an …

Abstract
Essays on the HIV epidemic, contraceptives and marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kitissou Kpoti
2012

This dissertation examines the role of contraceptives and marriage on the HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. To begin, a brief historical approach is observed on how the HIV epidemic may …

Abstract
Implementation of accelerated research: strategies for implementation as applied in a phase 1 Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo two-dose Ebola vaccine clinical trial in Uganda
Kaleebu P, Anywaine Z, Kisaakye E, Kitonsa J, Ggayi A, Nsangi L, Basajja V, Nyantaro M, Watson-Jones D, Shukarev G, Ilsbroux I, Robinson C
2020
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1829829

Background The 2013-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the worst ever caused byEbolaviruseswith over 28,000 human cases and 11,325 deaths. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the epidemic a …

Abstract
Willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials; a survey among a population of healthcare workers in Uganda
Kitonsa J.
2022

Introduction/ Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of acquiring SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 and may therefore be a suitable population for COVID-19 vaccine trials. We conducted a survey to …

Abstract
Two simple replacements for the Triage Early Warning Score to facilitate the South African Triage Scale in low resource settings
Kitovu Hosp Study Grp, Wasingya-Kasereka L, Nabatanzi P, Nakitende I, Nabiryo J, Namujwiga T, Kellett J
2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.11.007

Background: The South African Triage Scale (SATS) requires the calculation of the Triage Early Warning Score (TEWS), which takes time and is prone to error.Aim: to derive and validate triage …

Abstract
AI Research Assistant
AI-powered research assistance. Uses the Digital Evidence Base as the Knowledge source.