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Are hospital-based Emergency Medical Services effective and efficient; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Effective Emergency Medical Services (EMS) aim to provide timely care for medical emergencies, including pre-hospital care, transfer, and in-hospital treatment. A well-coordinated, designed, and locally appropriate system is crucial …

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How can Community Health Workers be used to empower communities; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Community empowerment enables people to increase control over their lives and decisions, implying ownership and action towards social and developmental change. Effective empowerment strategies build on authentic participation, autonomy …

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How safe is the practice of Reflexology; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Reflexology is a therapeutic method of relieving pain by stimulating predefined pressure points on the feet and hands. While its popularity has increased, the safety of reflexology has not …

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What are the best methods for involving patients in health system decision-making in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: The involvement of patients and the community in health care is widely acknowledged for its potential to improve the availability and relevance of health services and to promote participative …

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What are the effects and guidelines of mass immunization of health workers against Hepatitis B; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Hepatitis B is a major global occupational health hazard, with healthcare workers having a higher prevalence of HBV infection than the general population. Vaccination is recommended to reduce the …

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What does policy implementation monitoring entail; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background:Monitoring is essential for policymakers, government officials, development managers, and civil society to learn from past experiences, improve service delivery and plan and allocate resources. In addition, it helps to …

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What is the appropriate malaria treatment for a low-income endemic country like Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: The treatment of malaria in endemic, low-income countries is complicated by increasing resistance to anti-malarial medicines and challenges in accessing these medicines. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued …

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What should be included in an optimal package of interventions to prevent the spread of HIV and manage HIV/AIDS; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: HIV/AIDS prevention and management requires a multi-pronged approach, including clinical and public health interventions.Rapid Response Question: What should be included in an optimal package of interventions to prevent the …

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Are herbal photolarvicides efficient and safe to use in vector management; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
brief
Health Research

Background: The resurgence of interest in larvicides for vector control, particularly in combating malaria, is driven by research demonstrating their effectiveness in reducing mosquito populations and malaria infection rates. Recent …

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Can decentralization of health services improve health service delivery in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
brief
Health Research

Background: Many developing countries face challenges in providing quality and equitable healthcare, especially to marginalized populations. Decentralization, a political reform aimed at reducing central influence and increasing local autonomy, has …

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Male circumcision decreases acquisition and increases clearance of high-risk human papillomavirus in HIV-negative men: A randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda
Reynolds S J, Kigozi G, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Watya S, Gray R H, Wawer M J, Quinn T C, Tobian A A.R, Laeyendecker O and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Methods. Uncircumcised human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)ânegative men aged 15â49 years were ran-domized to immediate circumcision (intervention arm, 441 subjects) or delayed circumcision (control arm, 399subjects). Human papillomavirus (HPV) was detected …

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Someone dies in your lap: Structural, ecological and political effects on child and maternal health care decisions, Moroto District, Uganda, 2004
Gray S
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

In this paper I examine the impact of recent ecological and politicalevents, and of structural inequalities, on child health and maternalutilization of biomedical services in Moroto District, Uganda. Datawere collected …

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The contribution of HIV-discordant relationships to new HIV infections in Rakai, Uganda
Gray R, Wawer MJ, Kigozi G, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Kagaayi J, Ssempiija V, Shelton J
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

We determined HIV infections in the Rakai cohort before (82/9434) and after (131/13082) the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The proportions of total HIV infections pre-ART and post-ART were 18.3% …

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The effectiveness of male circumcision for HIV prevention and effects on risk behaviors in a posttrial follow-up study
Kong XR, Gray R, Wawer MJ, Kigozi G, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Makumbi F, Ssempiija V, Wattya S, Sewenkambo NK
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The efficacy of male circumcision for HIV prevention over 2 years has been demonstrated in three randomized trials, but the longer-term effectiveness of male circumcision is unknown.Methods: We conducted …

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Feasibility and Operational Performance of Tuberculosis Detection by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Platform in Decentralized Settings: Results from a Multicenter Study
Joloba M, Katamba A, Gray CM, Narang P, Giraldo J, Zamudio C, Narang R, Paramasivan CN, Hillemann D, Nabeta P and others...
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Currently available nucleic acid amplification platforms for tuberculosis (TB) detection are not designed to be simple or inexpensive enough to implement in decentralized settings in countries with a high burden …

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"Milk Has Gone": Dietary Change and Human Adaptability in Karamoja, Uganda
Gray S, Sundal MB
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

This article examines changes in dietary strategies among Karimojong agropastoralists in northeast Uganda. We recorded food selection, procurement, processing, and consumption in twenty-eight female-headed Karimojong households during a four-month period …

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Torture and sexual violence in war and conflict: The unmaking and remaking of subjects of violence
Gray H, Dolan C, Stern M
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Despite the wide repository of knowledge about conflict-related sexual violence that now exists, there remains a lack of understanding about how victims/survivors of such violence themselves make sense of and …

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Understanding Sars-CoV-2 Antigenic Evolution Using Complete Genotype-To-Phenotype Maps of the Effects of Mutations on Antibody Binding
Greaney Allison Jean
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, global sequencing efforts have allowed scientists to follow the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in real time. The consequences of that evolution, however, are less …

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The ambiguities of the 'partnership' between civil society and the state in Uganda's AIDS response during the 1990s and 2000s as demonstrated in the development of TASO
Grebe E
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

This article critically investigates state-civil society relations in the Ugandan AIDS response by tracing the history of Uganda's multisectoral' and partnership' approaches, particularly as it pertains to The AIDS Support …

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Hospital acquired infections in a large north Ugandan hospital
Greco D, Magombe I
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction. Hospital care is a precious gift in Uganda, there- fore little concern is given to hospital safety and very seldom Hos- pital Acquired Infection (HAI) risk is evaluated. Within …

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