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World Development, 2020 We provide evidence on the economic and well-being impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on a sample of households in rural Uganda. Our sample consists of 1,277 households randomly drawn from 114 rural villages in western Uganda and surveyed in-person in early
Mahreen Mahmud, E. Riley
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The impact of COVID-19 measures on children with disabilities and their families in Uganda
Disability & Society, 2021 To understand the impact of the COVID-19 public health response on families of children with disabilities in Central Uganda we conducted phone interviews with parents and children during the first 5 months of the outbreak (March - July 2020).
Femke Bannink Mbazzi +6 more
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2021 Background: Exclusive breastfeeding for six months provides the nurturing, nutrients, and energy needed for physical and neurological growth and development. However, nearly 2 out of 3 infants are not exclusively breastfed for the recommended 6 months,
Allion Asiimire
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QJM, 2010 We took a trip to Uganda in 2009 in solidarity with the non-profit organization Bhalobasa; during a visit to the village of Luwero, we saw painted on the walls of a school preventive methods for birth control and sexually transmitted infections (Figure 1).
N, Mumoli +3 more
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Gender differences in substance use and associated factors among urban refugees in Uganda
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2023 Background: Alcohol and other substances use related problems among refugees is a global public health concern. Although there is substantial research on the use of alcohol and other substances among the refugees, little is known about gender and other ...
Ronald Bahati +4 more
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Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 BACKGROUND In Uganda artemether-lumefantrine is recommended for malaria treatment and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for chemoprevention during pregnancy, but drug resistance may limit efficacies.
V. Asua +14 more
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Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2021 HIV‐related risks may be exacerbated in humanitarian contexts. Uganda hosts 1.3 million refugees, of which 60% are aged under 18. There are knowledge gaps regarding HIV testing facilitators and barriers, including HIV and intersecting stigmas, among ...
C. Logie +10 more
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Bio-Economic Perspective to Fuelwood Policy Options in Uganda: A Demand–Supply Nexus
Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 2008 This study examines the benefits and costs of selected policy options for increasing fuelwood supplies or decreasing fuelwood demand in Hoima district, Uganda.
Buyinza Mukadasi, Masaba Sowedi
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Newly Discovered Ebola Virus Associated with Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Uganda
PLoS Pathogens, 2008 Over the past 30 years, Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses have been responsible for large hemorrhagic fever (HF) outbreaks with case fatalities ranging from 53% to 90%, while a third species, Côte d'Ivoire ebolavirus, caused a single non-fatal HF case.
J. Towner +17 more
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BMC Cancer, 2021 Cervical cancer is a leading cancer and cause of premature death among women in Uganda aged 15 to 44 years. To address the increasing burden of cervical cancer in Uganda, the Ministry of Health has adopted several strategies which include public ...
J. Obol +4 more
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