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The treatment success rate and associated factors among pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed and pulmonary clinically diagnosed drug susceptible TB coinfected with HIV in Teso Sub-Region, North-Eastern Uganda 2020–2021. a retrospective study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health burden, with 500,000 people dying of Tb in 2021. People living with HIV have an 18 times higher risk of having TB, which is associated with poor treatment outcomes. This study aimed to determine
Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo, Kenneth Kwenya, Bonniface Oryokot, Ronald Opito, Susan Alwedo, Gerald Ochieng, Abraham Oluka, Peter Sekiranda, Lilian Onega, Miya Yunus, Mugisha Kenneth, Baker Bakashaba   +11 more
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How the I Ching or Book of Changes can Inform Western Notions of Theory of Change

Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2010
Background: This article is the third part of a trilogy. The Eastern paradigm article (Russon, 2008) dealt with ontological issues (the nature of reality).
Craig Russon, Karen Russon
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Challenges and opportunities for greater public-private partnership for the implementation of the WHO operational framework for building climate resilient health systems to improve malaria control and elimination in Sub-Saharan Africa: a rapid review

Frontiers in Health Services
The relationship between climate change and malaria is complex, with both predictable and unpredictable aspects. The impacts of climate change may promote mosquito breeding, increase parasite development rates and extend the geographical range of malaria
Sheila Lumumba, Samuel Kamau, Isaac Ntwiga, Josphat Martin Muchangi, Jackline Kiarie, Sarah Kosgei, Moses Mwamburi, George Kimathi   +7 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

HIV viral load suppression and associated factors among PLHIV with non-communicable diseases in Uganda’s Teso Region: a cross-sectional retrospective study

AIDS Research and Therapy
Background As Uganda scales up integrated chronic care, understanding viral load suppression (VLS) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is critical for optimizing service delivery.
Bonniface Oryokot, Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo, Abraham Ignatius Oluka, Timothy Otaala, Halima Sairo, Abel Muniina, Denis Jacob Olweny, Baker Bakashaba, Antonio Rodriguez Andres   +8 more
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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
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Maternal and infant predictors of early mother-to-child transmission among HIV-exposed infants in the Karamoja region, Northeastern Uganda 2020–2023, a retrospective cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Despite Uganda making significant progress in reducing mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT), from 20% in 2000 to 2.8% in 2021, regional differences in MTCT rates exist.
Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo, Susan Alwedo, Bonniface Oryokot, Ronald Opito, Lameck Bukenya, Simon Peter Ijala, Robin Chepukurui, Peter Sekiranda, Timothy Otaala, Rogers Kyagulanyi, Yunus Miya, Baker Bakashaba   +11 more
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Return to care of children and adolescents living with HIV who missed their clinic visits or were lost to follow-up: a continuous quality improvement study in Uganda

BMJ Open Quality
Background While the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets have been met among adults, those for children and adolescents remain suboptimal. This study aimed to improve the return-to-care rates among children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV) who missed clinic ...
Jonathan Izudi, Kenneth Mugisha, Ssentongo Mugerwa Saadick, Boniface Oryokot, Ronald Opito, Baker Bakashaba, Abel Munina, kokas Opolot, Daniel Ogwal, Julius Ssendiwala   +9 more
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Gender Empowerment in Agriculture Interventions: What Are We Still Missing? Evidence From a Randomized-Controlled Trial Among Coffee Producers in Honduras

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
Latin-American coffee production has largely relegated women to specific family labor tasks, such as berry picking or cooking. But recent years have seen an increasing number of interventions to empower women in the agricultural sector, including coffee.
Karla Rubio-Jovel
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