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Pediatric Surgical Camps as one Model of Global Surgical Partnership: A Way Forward
(Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2014)
A uniquely Ugandan method of holding surgical “camps” has been one means to deal with the volume of patients needing surgery and provides opportunities for global partnership.We describe an evolved partnership between ...
Context matters in understanding the vulnerability of women: perspectives from southwestern Uganda
(Archives of Public Health, 2021)
Vulnerability at the individual, family, community or organization level affects access and utilization of
health services, and is a key consideration for health equity. Several frameworks have been used to explore ...
The impacts of decentralization on health care seeking behaviors in Uganda
(The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2006)
This paper examines the impacts of a public sector decentralization program on health care seeking behaviors in Uganda in the 1990s. Shifting priorities by local governments in Uganda’s decentralized health system away ...
HIV prevalence and uptake of HIV/AIDS services among youths (15–24 Years) in fishing and neighboring communities of Kasensero, Rakai District, South Western Uganda
(BMC public health, 2017)
Although fishing communities have a significantly higher HIV prevalence than the general population, there is paucity of data on the burden of HIV and service utilization, particularly among the youth. We assessed the HIV ...
Effect of pre-operative bicarbonate infusion on maternal and perinatal outcomes among women with obstructed labour in Mbale hospital: A double blind randomized controlled trial
(PLoS ONE, 2021)
Oral bicarbonate solution is known to improve both maternal and perinatal outcomes among women with abnormal labor (dystocia). Its effectiveness and safety among women with obstructed labor is not known.
Objective
To ...
Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA) Relationship to Patients Age, Prostate Volume and Prostate Histology at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor.
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2014)
The use of PSA for the diagnosis of cancer prostate has remained
controversial as well as unreliable because many factors affect PSA levels. Included
amongst the many factors that can increase PSA level are riding bicycle, ...
HPV vaccination strategies targeting hard-to-reach populations:
(ELSEVIER, 2017-09)
Highlights
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High HPV vaccination coverage is critical for preventing cervical cancer worldwide.
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School-based programs effectively deliver vaccines to adolescents attending school.
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We propose ways to ensure ...
Effectiveness of WHO’s pragmatic screening algorithm for child contacts of tuberculosis cases in resource-constrained settings: a prospective cohort study in Uganda
(Lancet Respir Med, 2017)
Background Tuberculosis is a leading cause of global childhood mortality; however, interventions to detect undiagnosed tuberculosis in children are underused. Child contact tracing has been widely recommended but poorly ...
COVID-19 Risk Behaviors in Humanitarian Settings: A Crosssectional Study among Conflict Refugees in Uganda
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021)
Worldwide, behavioral change interventions are at the core of prevention efforts to contain the novelCorona Virus (COVID-19). While the evidence base to inform such interventions in the general population is growing, ...
Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for anogenital warts in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta analysis
(Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2013-08-27)
Abstract
Introduction: The quadrivalent HPV vaccine is highly effective in primary prevention of anogenital warts (AGWs).
However, there is lack of systematic review in the literature of the epidemiology of AGWs in Sub ...