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Use of early postnatal care among postpartum women in Eastern Uganda
Izudi J, Amongin D
2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.11.017

Objective: To investigate the level and predictors of early postnatal care (EPNC) utilization in Soroti District, Eastern Uganda. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at nine health facilities in February …

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Beliefs, perceptions and health-seeking behaviours in relation to cervical cancer: a qualitative study among women in Uganda following completion of an HPV vaccination campaign
Hasahya OT, Berggren V, Sematimba D, Nabirye RC, Kumakech E
2016
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v9.29336

Background: Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. Despite earlier information campaigns to introduce human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination, which also targeted cervical cancer, misinterpretation …

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Derivation and validation of a chief complaint shortlist for unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda
Bisanzo M, Global Emergency Care Investigator, Study Grp, Rice BT, Maling S, Joseph R, Mowafi H
2018
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020188

Objectives Derive and validate a shortlist of chief complaints to describe unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda.Setting A single, private, not-for profit hospital in rural, southwestern Uganda.Participants From 2009 …

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Genotypic diversity among multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda
Kateete D P, Joloba M L, Nakanjako R, Okee M, Najjuka C F
2017
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2612-y

BackgroundMultidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species are common causes of nosocomial infections worldwide. Recently we reported the occurrence of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae, P. aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species at Mulago …

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Sex differences in concentrations of HMGB1 and numbers of pigmented monocytes in infants and young children with malaria
Egwang TG, Kanoi BN
2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2021.102387

Sex remains a key biological variable affecting human innate and adaptive immune responses to infection and in pathogenesis of diseases. In malaria, females demonstrate higher concentrations of antibodies and rates …

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Financial asset accumulation by poor adolescents participating in child savings accounts in low resource communities in Uganda
Karimli Leyla
2014

This dissertation examined savings attitudes and financial asset accumulation of poor and vulnerable school-going AIDS-orphaned adolescents involved in a subsidized matched child savings program in Uganda and being cared for …

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Emergency medicine physician supervision and mortality among patients receiving care from non-physician clinicians in a task-sharing model of emergency care in rural Uganda: a retrospective analysis of a single-centre training programme
Laurence C, Bisanzo M, Global Emergency Care Investigator, Rice B, Pickering A, Kizito PM, Leff R, Kisingiri SJ, Ndyamwijuka C, Nakato S, Adriko LF
2022
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059859

Objectives To assess the association between emergency medicine physician supervision and 3-day mortality for patients receiving care from non-physician clinicians in a task-sharing model of emergency care in rural Uganda. …

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Low consumption of fruits and vegetables among adults in Uganda: findings from a countrywide cross-sectional survey
Guwatudde D, Kabwama SN, Mutungi G, Wesonga R, Bahendeka SK
2019
DOI: 10.1186/s13690-019-0332-6

Introduction: Adequate consumption of fruits and vegetables has protective benefits against development of coronary heart disease, hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, approximately 2.7 million deaths annually can be …

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The impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on high-risk behaviour of HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa
Kakande Nelson, Kakaire Othman, Kaye Dan Kabonge, Osinde Michael Odongo, Lule John Chrysestom
2013

MEDLINE Abstract: INTRODUCTION: High-risk sexual behaviors such as multiple sexual partners, inconsistent condom use, acquisition of sexually transmitted infection (STIs), and non-use of contraceptives persist in HIV patients undergoing care. …

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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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