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Caregivers' treatment-seeking behaviors and predictors of whether a child received an appropriate antimalarial treatment: a household survey in rural Uganda
Kassam R, Collins JB, Liow E, Sekiwunga R, Tembe J
2016
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1815-5

Background: This study responds to a rural community's concern that, despite national initiatives, malaria management in young children falls short of national guidelines in their district. This study aimed to: …

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Exploring barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among pregnant women: A scoping literature review
Kalungwe M., Mbalinda S.N., Karonga T., Simwanza N.R., Mumba Mtambo C.M., Nyashanu M.
2022
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.14130

Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is one of the most effective ways of preventing HIV-related maternal mortality. However, the rates of retention in care and long-term adherence remain extremely low. Objective: …

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Where There Is No Intervention: Insights Into Processes of Resilience Supporting War-Affected Children
Ager A, Metzler J
2017
DOI: 10.1037/pac0000211

The last decade has been marked by increasing attention to rigor in the evaluation of interventions that seek to promote the mental health and psychosocial well-being of children in crisis …

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The complex collision of care, informed consent, and double effect: Considerations and guidelines
Goldman Victoria, Kole Jonathan, Hunt Jeffrey
2019
DOI: 10.1002/cbl.30346

"I know it's 'hurting' my kidney, but I've never felt anything ... so it'll be fine." This patient with bipolar I and autism spectrum disorder nonchalantly deflects attempts to describe …

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Point-of-care testing for HIV and sexually transmitted infections reveals risky behavior among men at gambling centers in Uganda"
Reynolds SJ, Manabe YC, Bwanika JM, Kiragga AN, Banturaki G, Musinguzi D, Kyenkya J, Kigozi J, Namimbi F, Chander G
2021
DOI: 10.1177/09564624211000973

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), men are generally difficult to engage in healthcare programs. However, sports gambling centers in SSA can be used as avenues for male engagement in health programs. …

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Palliative care in Africa since 2005: good progress, but much further to go
Namukwaya E, Grant L, Downing J, Leng M, Murray S A
2011
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000057

There has been rapid progress in palliative care inAfrica since the World Health Assembly in 2005 whichidentified palliative care as an urgent humanitarianneed. Palliative care is now recognised as a …

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A comparative study of serological diagnosis of dengue outbreak 2019
Saleem A., Habib M.B., Akbar N.S.
2021
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v21i3.20

Purpose: The interpretation & correlation of the different laboratory parameters in positive dengue cases in order to eval-uate that which laboratory test is more significant for diagnosis of Dengue. Methods: …

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Transportation Management Affecting Outcomes of Patients With Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage
Gurshawn T., Jackson M., Barr J., Cao-Pham M., Capobianco P., Kuhn D., Motley K., Pope K., Strong J., Kole M.J., Wessell A., Thom S.R., Tran Q.K.
2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2019.12.001

Objective: Patients with spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) have poor outcomes, in part because of blood pressure variability (BPV). Patients with sICH causing elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) are frequently transferred to …

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Using objective measures of stove use and indoor air quality to evaluate a cookstove intervention in rural Uganda
Hankey S, Sullivan K, Kinnick A, Koskey A, Grande K, Davidson J H, Marshall J D
2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2014.12.007

Exposure to combustion byproducts from cooking is a major health concern globally. Alternative stoves may reduce the burden of disease associated with exposure to household air pollution. We subsidized Ugastove-brand …

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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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