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Health Facilities’ Readiness for Safe Surgical Care Provision in Uganda and the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo During Ebola and COVID-19 Era
(BMC , Campus, 4 Crinan St, London, England, N1 9XW, 2021)Objective This study aimed to assess health facilities’ readiness to provide safe surgical care during Ebola and COVID-19 era in Uganda and in the Eastern DR Congo. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in ... -
Health Inequalities Within a Nation: a Review of Two New Theories
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2003-12)What policies and values influence inequalities of health of individuals and populations? There are two main interpretations: a “materialist”, and “psycho-social” (Coburn D, 2000). It is suggested that the more a regime ... -
Health Literacy, HIV/AIDS, and Gender: a Ugandan Youth Lens
(The University of British Columbia, 2008)Youth, the World Bank argues, need to become a constituency for reform indeveloping countries. This case study responds to this challenge by investigatingadolescent students' understanding of the relationship between health ... -
Health Professional Training and Capacity Strengthening Through International Academic Partnerships: The First Five Years of the Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda
(Kerman Univ Medical Sciences , Jahad Blvd, Kerman, Iran, 7619813159, 2018)Background: The Rwanda Human Resources for Health Program (HRH Program) is a 7-year (2012-2019) health professional training initiative led by the Government of Rwanda with the goals of training a large, diverse, and ... -
Health system factors influencing traditional herbal medicine use during pregnancy amongst women in Mpigi District, Central Uganda
(African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2021)An estimated 80% of the population in developing countries is dependent on traditional medicine for their health needs, including use during pregnancy despite limited knowledge of potential side effects including ... -
Health Workers Demand for Better Pay
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2003-12)hough the recent health reforms which include decentralisation of health services and creation of ‘minihospitals’ at every sub-county indicate that Government is committed to improving the state of health services in this ... -
Hearing Lossin Resource-limited Settings: The Silent Overlooked Epidemic in Sub-Saharan African Children
(RBC / Rwanda Health Communication Centre, P.O.Box 4586 / Kigali Rwanda., 2019)Hearing Impairment is the most common disability reported worldwide and its consequences profoundly affect quality of life while impacting heavily on the economy. Despite this acknowledgement, priorities for healthcare in ... -
Helicobacter Pylori Status and Associated Gastroscopic Diagnoses in a Tertiary Hospital Endoscopy Population in Rwanda
(Oxford Univ Press , Great Clarendon St, Oxford, England, Ox2 6dp, 2014)Background The study was undertaken to document the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and endoscopic diagnoses in Rwandans presenting for gastroscopy. Methods We studied an endoscopic database containing 961 consecutive ... -
Hepatitis B and C Seroprevalence Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Rwanda
(Oxford Univ Press , Great Clarendon St, Oxford, England, Ox2 6dp, 2015)Background Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are significant global public health challenges with health care workers (HCWs) at especially high risk of exposure in resource-poor settings. We aimed to measure HBV and ... -
Heritability of drought resistance in Solanum aethiopicum Shum group and combining ability of genotypes for drought tolerance and recovery
(Elsevier, 2018-06)Drought tolerance is a complex trait whose inheritance had not been investigated in Solanum aethiopicum L. Shum group. This is partly because of perceived cross incompatibilities in the crop. This study relied on 24 ... -
Heritage Significance of Late 19th and Early 20th Century Buildings in the Buganda Kingdom, Uganda
(WIT Press, 2019)The paper sets out to investigate the heritage significance of four late 19th and early 20th century buildings in Buganda capital of Mengo. The buildings, Keweerimidde House (1890s), Basiima House (1902), Chwa Building ... -
High Prevalence and Long Duration of Nervous System and Psychiatric Adverse Drug Reactions in Ugandan Patients Taking Efavirenz 600mg Daily
(2018)Efavirenz-related nervous system or psychiatric adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are conventionally reported to resolve soon after initiation, with incidence of dizziness at 8.5% in large clinical trials. Patients of black ... -
High prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care: a cross-sectional study in two hospitals in northern Uganda
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2014-09-03)Objective: To determine the prevalence of the hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positivity among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in two referral hospitals in northern Uganda. Design: ... -
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HINARI Grows: One Step Closer to Health Information For All
(Wiley , 111 River St, Hoboken, Usa, Nj, 07030-5774, 2014)In 2004, The Lancet asked: ‘Can we achieve health information for all by 2015?’ (Godlee et al. 2004). Nearly 10 years later, we continue to see a lack of reliable relevant information hinder the provision of health care ... -
Historical Study of Jinja, Uganda: A City Influenced by Industrial Developments During the Early 20th Century
(WIT Press, 2019)This paper evaluates how industrial developments during the first three decades of the 20th century contributed to the founding and growth of Jinja. During this period Jinja grew to become an important inland port on ... -
History and Evolution of Public Procurement Reforms in Uganda
(2016)This chapter discusses the history and evolution of public procurement in Uganda and presents a thorough review of the laws and regulations, audit and investigation reports, as well as the opinions of the practitioners ... -
HIV seroprevalence and its effect on outcome of moderate to severe burn injuries: A Ugandan experience
(Springer Nature, 2011-06-09)Background: HIV infection in a patient with burn injuries complicates the care of both the patient and the treating burn team. This study was conducted to establish the prevalence of HIV among burn patients in our setting ... -
HIV/AIDS in an established market economy: the case of Italy
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-04)At the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Italy, needle sharing among Intravenous Drug Users (IVDUs) was the principal mechanism of transmission of HIV. After an initial burst of the epidemic, the incidence declined ... -
HIV/AIDS shaping people’s livelihoods promotion processes: the case of a village highly affected by HIV/AIDS in Bukoba rural district, Tanzania
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2009-12)Whereas HIV/AIDS has been largely explained and addressed based on the biomedical and African permissive sexuality thesis perspectives, they are not exhaustive. This paper argues that a meaningful life discourse complements ...