Outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever among miners in Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts, Uganda, 2007 [PDF]
, 2011 Marburg hemorrhagic fever was detected among 4 miners in Ibanda District, Uganda, from June through September, 2007. Infection was likely acquired through exposure to bats or bat secretions in a mine in Kamwenge District, Uganda, and possibly human-to ...
Atek Kagirita +31 more
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Governance and Rural Livelihoods: Experiences From Southwestern Uganda [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesGovernance plays a critical role in shaping rural development outcomes, acting both as an enabler and a constraint to sustainable livelihoods. Although rural development research in Uganda has focused mainly on financial input, less attention has been ...
Betty Claire Mubangizi , Abel Nzabona
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The Lancet Psychiatry, 2020 The Ugandan economy is being severely affected by the covid pandemic, although the number of confirmed cases has so far remained relatively low, at 79 on April 27. The economic impact of the pandemic started to be felt even before the first case was reported on March 21, through supply chain disruptions. The authorities’ policy response has been timely,
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Global Heart, 2020 Background: Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a common complication in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) but often overlooked in clinical practice.
Richard Migisha +7 more
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South African Journal of Higher Education, 2021 This study used the social exchange theory and sexuality to investigate the underlying causes of sexual harassment in Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda, with responses from Kyambogo University (KyU). Data were collected from internal and external
Kebirungi, H.
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Politics and Governance, 2022 This article aims to enrich the literature on EU sanctions in two ways. First, it argues that the absence of material sanctions does not imply a non-response.
Johanne Døhlie Saltnes, Martijn Mos
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Does the Narrative About the Use of Evidence in Priority Setting Vary Across Health Programs Within the Health Sector: A Case Study of 6 Programs in a Low-Income National Healthcare System [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2020 Background There is a growing body of literature on evidence-informed priority setting. However, the literature on the use of evidence when setting healthcare priorities in low-income countries (LICs), tends to treat the healthcare system (HCS) as a ...
Lydia Kapiriri
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The Role of Information and Interaction Processes in the Adoption of Agriculture Inputs in Uganda
Agronomy, 2020 Agriculture is an essential component of food security, sustainable livelihoods, and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Smallholder farmers, however, are restricted in the number of crops they can grow due to small plot sizes.
Kathlee Freeman, Hua Qin
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Policy Implementation Challenges and Barriers to Access Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Faced By People With Disabilities: An Intersectional Analysis of Policy Actors’ Perspectives in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022 Background Emerging from a 20-year armed conflict, Uganda adopted several laws and policies to protect the rights of people with disabilities, including their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) rights.
Muriel Mac-Seing +4 more
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Interpreting ambiguous ‘trace’ results in Schistosoma mansoni CCA Tests: Estimating sensitivity and specificity of ambiguous results with no gold standard [PDF]
, 2017 Background The development of new diagnostics is an important tool in the fight against disease. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) is used to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of tests in the absence of a gold standard.
A Beltrame +44 more
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