Aids and Behavior, 2020 In southwestern Uganda, where HIV prevalence among sexually active adults is ~ 7% [1], we have been conducting longitudinal research to improve uptake of HIV testing among communities who utilize informal health providers, such as traditional healers. On
Matthew Ponticiello +5 more
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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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Limits on the freedom to manifest one's religion in educational institutions in Uganda and the United Kingdom [PDF]
, 2009 This article is available open access through the publisher’s website through the link below. Copyright @ The Author 2009.This article analyzes the treatment of the freedom to manifest one's religion in educational institutions in Uganda and the United ...
Ssenyonjo, M
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The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in rural East Africa: A population-based study. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) may be common among individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa due to the confluence of CKD risk factors and genetic predisposition.MethodsWe ascertained the prevalence of CKD and its risk factors among a sample of 3 ...
Atukunda, Mucunguzi +14 more
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, 2022 Abstract This chapter takes a closer look at how attempts at further democratization in Uganda since the return to multiparty politics in 2006 have been stalled as the Museveni regime has consistently manipulated legal mechanisms and international relations to subvert the opposition.
Sabiti Makara, Vibeke Wang
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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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Uganda Genome Resource Enables Insights into Population History and Genomic Discovery in Africa.
Cell, 2019 Genomic studies in African populations provide unique opportunities to understand disease etiology, human diversity, and population history. In the largest study of its kind, comprising genome-wide data from 6,400 individuals and whole-genome sequences ...
D. Gurdasani +56 more
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Understanding Factors That Support Community Health Worker Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Performance in Three Ugandan Districts: Opportunities for Strengthening Uganda’s Community Health Worker Program [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022 Background Uganda’s community health worker (CHW) program experiences several challenges related to the appropriate motivation, job satisfaction, and performance of the CHW workforce.
Shivani Pandya +6 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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BMC Women's Health, 2019 BackgroundUganda has one of the highest age-standardized incidence rates of cervical cancer in the world. The proportion of Ugandan women screened for cervical cancer is low.
Eleanor Black, F. Hyslop, R. Richmond
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