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Attitudes, Knowledge, and Correlates of Self-Efficacy for the Provision of Safer Conception Counseling Among Ugandan HIV Providers
Beyeza-Kashesya J, Wanyenze RK, Wagner GJ, Goggin K, Mindry D, Finocchario-Kessler S, Staggs V, Woldetsadik MA, Khanakwa S
2015
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2015.0089

High rates of childbearing desires (59%) and serodiscordant partnerships (50%) among people living with HIV (PHLA) in Uganda highlight the need for safer conception counseling (SCC). Provider attitudes about counseling …

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Oral manifestations of dengue fever
Govindaraj Sethuraman, Jayaraman Ramesh, M. Jonathan Daniel, Subbiah Saravanan, Vasudevan Srinivasan Subramanian, Kumaran Jimsha Vannathan
2018

Background: Dengue is a life­threatening viral infection which has become an epidemic in India in the postmonsoon period (August­November). It mostly associated with nonspecific fever and rashes, arthralgia, myalgia, and …

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District-based malaria epidemic early warning systems in East Africa: Perceptions of acceptability and usefulness among key staff at health facility, district and central levels
Okia Michael, Jones Caroline, Abeku Tarekegn A., Rapuoda Beth, Cox Jonathan
2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.03.001

Malaria epidemics represent a significant public health problem in the highlands of Africa. Many of these epidemics occur in low resource settings, where the development of an effective system for …

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Translating evidence into policy in low-income countries: Lessons from co-trimoxazole preventive therapy
Hoskins S, Phiri S, Hutchinson E, Parkhurst J, Chishinga N, Droti B, Gibb D
2011
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.10.077743

In the April 2010 issue of this journal, Date et al. expressed concern over the slow scale-up in low-income settings oftwo therapies for the prevention of opportunistic infections in people …

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Emergence and persistence of minor drug-resistant HIV-1 variants in Ugandan women after Nevirapine single-dose prophylaxis
Hauser A, Mugenyi K, Kabasinguzi R, Kuecherer C, Harms G, Kunz A
2011
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020357

Background: Nevirapine (NVP) single-dose is still a widely used antiretroviral prophylaxis for the prevention of verticalHIV-1 transmission in resource-limited settings. However, the main disadvantage of the Non-nucleoside ReverseTranscriptase Inhibitor (NNRTI) …

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Major Depressive Disorder: Longitudinal Analysis of Impact on Clinical and Behavioral Outcomes in Uganda
Levin J, Nakasujja N, Nakku J, Kinyanda E, Mpango R, Birabwa H, Patel V, Seedat S, Grosskurth H, Shahmanesh M, Araya R
2018
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001647

Background: There is still wide variability in HIV disease course and other HIV-related outcomes, attributable in part to psychosocial factors such as major depressive disorder (MDD), a subject that has …

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RBF
Baylor Uganda

Results Based Financing to achieve HIV/AIDS epidemic control in Fort Portal Region, Uganda (RBF

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Invited papers: When should governments subsidize health? The case of mass deworming
Ahuja A, Baird S, Hicks J H, Kremer M, Miguel E, Powers S
2015
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhv008

We discuss how evidence and theory can be combined to provide insight on the appropriate subsidylevel for health products, focusing on the specific case of deworming. Although intestinal worm infectionscan …

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Testicular tumours in prepubertal children: about eight cases
Khemakhem Rachid, Ahmed Yosra Ben, Jlidi Said, Nouira Faouzi, Fdhila Faten, Charieg Awatef, Ghorbel Sofiene, Barsaoui Sihem, Chaouachi Béji
2013

Background: To analyze the spectrum of testicular tumors in prepubertal children and the therapeutic resultants in an unselected population. Materials and Methods: Our hospital database was analyzed for testicular tumors …

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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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