Uganda: Recent submissions

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The effect of facility-based antiretroviral therapy programs on outpatient services in Kenya and Uganda

Wollum, Alexandra • Dansereau, Emily • Fullman, Nancy • Achan, Jane • Bannon, Kelsey A. • Burstein, Roy • Conner, Ruben O. • DeCenso, Brendan • Gasasira, Anne • Haakenstad, Annie • Hanlon, Michael • Ikilezi, Gloria • Kisia, Caroline • Levine, Aubrey J. • Masters, Samuel H. • Njuguna, Pamela • Okiro, Emelda A. • Odeny, Thomas A. • Roberts, D. Allen • Gakidou, Emmanuela • Duber, Herbert C. (BMC Health Services Research • 2017)

Background: Considerable debate exists concerning the effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) service scale-up on non-HIV services and overall health system performance in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, we examined ...
Rates of switching to second-line antiretroviral therapy and impact of delayed switching on immunologic, virologic, and mortality outcomes among HIV-infected adults with virologic failure in Rakai, Uganda

Ssempijja, Victor • Nakigozi, Gertrude • Chang, Larry • Gray, Ron • Wawer, Maria • Ndyanabo, Anthony • Kasule, Jingo • Serwadda, David • Castelnuovo, Barbara • van't Hoog, Anja • Reynolds, Steven James (BMC Infectious Diseases • 2017)

Background: Switch from first to second-line ART is recommended by WHO for patients with virologic failure. Delays in switching may contribute to accumulated drug resistance, advanced immunosuppression, increased morbidity ...
Diagnostic accuracy and acceptability of rapid HIV oral testing among adults attending an urban public health facility in Kampala, Uganda

Nangendo, Joanita • Obuku, Ekwaro A. • Kawooya, Ismael • Mukisa, John • Nalutaaya, Annet • Musewa, Angella • Semitala, Fred C. • Karamagi, Charles A. • Kalyango, Joan N. (PLOS One • 2017)

Background The prevalence of HIV in Uganda is 7.3%, and yet nearly 40% of people living with HIV are unaware of their status. The current HIV testing policy which is strictly blood-based poses several challenges including: ...
Randomized controlled trial of caregiver training for HIV-infected child neurodevelopment and caregiver well being

Bass, Judith K. • Opoka, Robert • Familiar, Itziar • Nakasujja, Noeline • Sikorskii, Alla • Awadu, Jorem • Givon, Deborah • Shohet, Cilly • Murray, Sarah M. • Augustinavicius, Jura • Mendelson, Tamar • Boivin, Michael (AIDS • 2017)

Objectives: HIV infection places children at neurodevelopmental risk; for young children in poverty, risk is compounded by compromised caregiving quality. The mediational intervention for sensitizing caregivers (MISC) ...
Access to medicines and diagnostic tests integral in the management of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases in Uganda: insights from the ACCODAD study

Kibirige, Davis • Atuhe, David • Kampiire, Leaticia • Kiggundu, Daniel Ssekikubo • Donggo, Pamela • Nabbaale, Juliet • Mwebaze, Raymond Mbayo • Kalyesubula, Robert • Lumu, William (International Journal For Equity in Health • 2017)

Background: Despite the burgeoning burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in low and middle income countries (LMIC), access to affordable essential medicines and diagnostic tests for DM and CVD ...
Gender Parity in Critical Care Medicine

Mehta, Sangeeta • Burns, Karen E. A. • Machado, Flavia R. • Fox-Robichaud, Alison E. • Cook, Deborah J. • Calfee, Carolyn S. • Ware, Lorraine B. • Burnham, Ellen L. • Kissoon, iranjan • Marshall, John C. • Mancebo, Jordi • Finfer, Simon • Hartog, Christiane • Reinhart, Konrad • Maitland, Kathryn • Stapleton, Renee D. • Kwizera, Arthur • Amin, Pravin • Abroug, Fekri • Smith, Orla • Laake, Jon H. • Shrestha, Gentle S. • Herridge, Margaret S. (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • 2017)

Clinical practice guidelines are systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances. These documents inform and shape patient ...
Does child and adolescent mental health in-service training result in equivalent knowledge gain among cadres of non-specialist health workers in Uganda? A pre-test post-test study

Akol, Angela • Nalugya, Joyce • Nshemereirwe, Sylvia • Babirye, Juliet N. • Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv (International Journal of Mental Health Systems • 2017)

Background: Early identification and management of child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) disorders helps to avert mental illness in adulthood but a CAMH treatment gap exists in Uganda. CAMH integration into primary ...
Evaluation of trypan blue stain in a haemocytometer for rapid detection of cerebrospinal fluid sterility in HIV patients with cryptococcal meningitis

Kwizera, Richard • Akampurira, Andrew • Kandole, Tadeo K. • Nielsen, Kirsten • Kambugu, Andrew • Meya, David B. • Boulware, David R. • Rhein, Joshua (BMC Microbiology • 2017)

Background: Quantitative culture is the most common method to determine the fungal burden and sterility of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) among persons with cryptococcal meningitis. A major drawback of cultures is a long ...
Suitability of saliva for Tuberculosis diagnosis: comparing with serum

Namuganga, Anna Ritah • Chegou, Novel N. • Mubiri, Paul • Walzl, Gerhard • Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet (BMC Infectious Diseases • 2017)

Background: In the search for fast, simple and better ways for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), there is need to discover and evaluate new biomarkers that are found in samples other than sputum to determine their effectiveness. ...
Quality of life among perinatally HIV-affected and HIV-unaffected school-aged and adolescent Ugandan children: a multi-dimensional assessment of wellbeing in the post-HAART era

Nkwata, A. K. • Zalwango, S. K. • Kizza, F. N. • Sekandi, J. N. • Mutanga, J. • Zhang, M. • Musoke, P. M. • Ezeamama, A. E. (Quality of Life Research • 2017)

To examine quality of life (QOL) in perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV) or HIV-exposed uninfected (PHEU) vs. healthy HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) children during school-age/adolescence. PHIV infection was diagnosed via DNA ...
Delaying the start of iron until 28 days after antimalarial treatment is associated with lower incidence of subsequent illness in children with malaria and iron deficiency

Jaramillo, Ericka G. • Mupere, Ezekiel • Opoka, Robert O. • Hodges, James S. • Lund, Troy C. • Georgieff, Michael K. • John, Chandy C. • Cusick, Sarah E. (PLOS One • 2017)

We evaluated the incidence of all-cause and malaria-specific clinic visits during follow-up of a recent trial of iron therapy. In the main trial, Ugandan children 6-59 months with smear-confirmed malaria and iron deficiency ...
Respiratory problems in low-resource settings

Leng, Mhoira E. F. • Daniel, Sunitha • Munday, Daniel (Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care • 2017)

Purpose of review Chronic breathlessness is common in patients with advanced illness who require palliative care. Achieving good symptom control can be challenging. More people with advanced illness live in low and middle ...
Transition from F-75 to ready-to-use therapeutic food in children with severe acute malnutrition, an observational study in Uganda

Lanyero, Betty • Namusoke, Hanifa • Nabukeera-Barungi, Nicolette • Grenov, Benedikte • Mupere, Ezekiel • Michaelsen, Kim Fleischer • Molgaard, Christian • Christensen, Vibeke Brix • Friis, Henrik • Briend, Andre (Nutrition Journal • 2017)

Background: World Health Organization now recommends the transition from F-75 to ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) in the management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM). We described the transition from F-75 to RUTF and ...
HIV status disclosure and associated outcomes among pregnant women enrolled in antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: a mixed methods study

Naigino, Rose • Makumbi, Fredrick • Mukose, Aggrey • Buregyeya, Esther • Arinaitwe, Jim • Musinguzi, Joshua • Wanyenze, Rhoda K. (Reproductive Health • 2017)

Background: Disclosure of HIV positive status to sexual partners is promoted by HIV prevention programs including those targeting the prevention of mother-to-child transmission. Among other benefits, disclosure may enhance ...
Persons living with HIV infection on antiretroviral therapy also consulting traditional healers: a study in three African countries

Wanyama, Jane N. • Tsui, Sharon • Kwok, Cynthia • Wanyenze, Rhoda K. • Denison, Julie A. • Koole, Olivier • van Praag, Eric • Castelnuovo, Barbara • Wabwire-Mangen, Fred • Kwesigabo, Gideon P. • Colebunders, Robert (International Journal of STD & AIDS • 2017)

Traditional healers provide healthcare to a substantial proportion of people living with HIV infection (PLHIV) in high HIV burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the impact on the health of retained patients ...
Financial intermediation and financial inclusion of poor households: Mediating role of social networks in rural Uganda

Bongomin, George Okello Candiya • Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera • Munene, John C. • Akol, Charles Malinga (Cogent Economics & Finance • 2017)

The paper examined the mediating role of social networks in the relationship between financial intermediation and financial inclusion of poor households in rural Uganda. The paper used SPSS (statistical package for social ...
Heterogeneous Effects of Maternal Labor Market Participation on the Nutritional Status of Children: Empirical Evidence from Rural India

Diiro, Gracious M. • Sam, Abdoul G. • Kraybill, David (Child Indicators Research • 2017)

We use a dataset of rural Indian households to investigate the effects of maternal participation in labor markets on child nutrition (the standardized height-for-age). Our study differs methodologically from previous ...
Knowledge management and business performance: Does innovation matter?

Byukusenge, Eugenie • Munene, John C. (Cogent Business & Management • 2017)

The purpose of this study was to assess the mediating effect of innovation in the relationship between knowledge management and business performance of SMEs in Rwanda. The study used a cross-sectional survey design to ...
Early, Accurate Diagnosis and Early Intervention in Cerebral Palsy Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment

Novak, Iona • Morgan, Cathy • Adde, Lars • Blackman, James • Boyd, Roslyn N. • Brunstrom-Hernandez, Janice • Cioni, Giovanni • Damiano, Diane • Darrah, Johanna • Eliasson, Ann-Christin • de Vries, Linda S. • Einspieler, Christa • Fahey, Michael • Fehlings, Darcy • Ferriero, Donna M. • Fetters, Linda • Fiori, Simona • Forssberg, Hans • Gordon, Andrew M. • Greaves, Susan • Guzzetta, Andrea • Hadders-Algra, Mijna • Harbourne, Regina • Kakooza-Mwesige, Angelina • Karlsson, Petra • Krumlinde-Sundholm, Lena • Latal, Beatrice • Loughran-Fowlds, Alison • Maitre, Nathalie • McIntyre, Sarah • Noritz, Garey • Pennington, Lindsay • Romeo, Domenico M. • Shepherd, Roberta • Spittle, Alicia J. • Thornton, Marelle • Valentine, Jane • Walker, Karen • White, Robert • Badawi, Nadia (JAMA Pediatrics • 2017)

IMPORTANCE Cerebral palsy describes the most common physical disability in childhood and occurs in 1 in 500 live births. Historically, the diagnosis has been made between age 12 and 24 months but now can be made before 6 ...
Antiretroviral Therapy With Efavirenz Accentuates Pregnancy-Associated Reduction of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Exposure During Malaria Chemoprevention

Kajubi, R. • Huang, L. • Jagannathan, P. • Chamankhah, N. • Were, M. • Ruel, T. • Koss, C. A. • Kakuru, A. • Mwebaza, N. • Kamya, M. • Havlir, D. • Dorsey, G. • Rosenthal, P. J. • Aweeka, F. T. (Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics • 2017)

Dihydroartemisinin (DHA)-piperaquine is promising formalaria chemoprevention in pregnancy. We assessed the impacts of pregnancy and efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy on exposure to DHA and piperaquine in pregnant ...

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