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Microbiological Contamination of Mobile Phones and Mobile Phone Hygiene of Final-Year Medical Students in Uganda: A Need for Educational Intervention

Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2021
Margaret Lubwama,1 David P Kateete,2 Kirabo Tess Ayazika,1 Winnie Nalwanga,1 Douglas Bruno Kagambo,1 Mayanja David Nsubuga,1 Arnold Kingston Arach,1 Leoson Junior Ssetaba,1 Joyce N Wamala,3 Leah Amaro Rwot,3 Henry Kajumbula1 1Department of Medical ...
Lubwama M, Kateete DP, Ayazika KT, Nalwanga W, Kagambo DB, Nsubuga MD, Arach AK, Ssetaba LJ, Wamala JN, Rwot LA, Kajumbula H   +10 more
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Lives turned upside down in COVID-19 times: exploring disabled people's experiences in 5 low-and-middle income countries using narrative interviews

Disability Studies Quarterly, 2021
This article explores COVID-19 related experiences of disabled people in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, Nepal and Uganda. Narrative interviews generated storied responses, focussing on respondents' priorities, which enabled us to hear what was most ...
Mary Wickenden, Jackie Shaw, Stephen Thompson, Brigitte Rohwerder   +3 more
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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, Bausch, Bausch, Ben Jeffs, Brian Amman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Craig Manning, Edgar Kansiime, Eileen C. Farnon, Emmanuel Byaruhanga, F. Katunguka, Florimond Tschioko, Godfrey S. Bwire, Jennifer Adjemian, Jentes, Jonathan Towner, Jordan W. Tappero, Joseph F. Wamala, Julius J. Lutwama, Pierre E. Rollin, Pierre Formenty, Robert Downing, Sam Ahimbisibwe, Stuart T. Nichol, Swanepoel, Taylor, Timen, Towner, Towner, Wahl-Jensen, World Health Organization   +31 more
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Correlates of intimate partner violence among married women in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background In Uganda, just like in many sub-Saharan countries, studies on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) among married women are limited. The aim of this paper was to determine the correlates of emotional, sexual, physical IPV and any form of IPV among ...
Derrick Gubi, Elizabeth Nansubuga, Stephen Ojiambo Wandera   +2 more
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Empowering farmers to learn and innovate through integration of video-mediated and face-to-face extension approaches: The case of rice farmers in Uganda

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2016
Agricultural extension is perceived as the primary mechanism through which farmers expand their ability to adopt and adapt new technologies and ideas.
Gabriel Karubanga, Paul Kibwika, Florent Okry, Haroon Sseguya   +3 more
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Charcoal and Wood Biomass Utilization in Uganda: The Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics and Implications

Sustainability, 2020
Charcoal and firewood fuel biomass utilization is thought to be the main cause of deforestation in Uganda. Moreover, the practice of utilizing charcoal and wood fuel in Uganda is said to impact the health of many women and children in the region.
Dastan Bamwesigye, P. Kupec, G. Chekuimo, J. Pavliš, Obed Asamoah, S. Darkwah, P. Hlaváčková   +6 more
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Retention-in-care and associated factors among adolescents living with sickle-cell disease in Kampala Uganda

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Worldwide sickle-cell disease has been identified as the most widespread genetic disorder highest in low-income countries. In Uganda, approximately 25,000 babies are born with sickle cell disease every year.
Patience Birungi, Francis Xavier Kasujja, Aggrey Mukose, Philip Kasirye, Angela Nakanwagi Kisakye, Juliet Kiguli   +5 more
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Thirty-Day Outcomes of Young and Middle-Aged Adults Admitted with Severe COVID-19 in Uganda: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2023
Tonny Kyagambiddwa,1,* Timothy Mwanje Kintu,1,* Emmanuel Miiro,1,* Franchesca Nabalamba,1 Gloria Suubi Asiimwe,1 Anne Marion Namutebi,2 Fardous C Abeya,3 Boniface A Lumori,3 Isaac Ijuka,4 Rose K Muhindo,1,3 Andrew Mutekanga,1,3 Richard ...
Kyagambiddwa T, Kintu TM, Miiro E, Nabalamba F, Asiimwe GS, Namutebi AM, Abeya FC, Lumori BA, Ijuka I, Muhindo RK, Mutekanga A, Musinguzi R, Natuhwera F, Ngonzi J, Nuwagira E   +14 more
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EFFICIENCY, EQUITY, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MALARIA FUNDING IN UGANDA: MAKING THE CASE FOR REFORMING PUBLIC FINANCING FOR HEALTH

International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 2019
Decreasing external funding for malaria requires high burden countries such as Uganda to increase domestic public financing to control and eliminate malaria.
Vincent Okungu
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Performance of community health workers and associated factors in responding to yellow fever and COVID-19 outbreaks: A case study of Masaka District, Uganda, 2022

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Community health workers (CHWs), also known as Village Health Teams (VHTs) in Uganda, play a crucial role in delivering healthcare to communities with limited access to formal health facilities.
Nicholas Muhumuza, Eric Segujja, Abel Wilson Walekhwa, Angela Kisakye, Brenda Nakazibwe, Prossy Nakito, Charity Mutesi, Carolyne Nyamar, Sarah Paige, Suzanne Kiwanuka   +9 more
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