Uganda: Recent submissions

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A Novel Multiplayer Screen-Based Simulation Experience for African Learners Improved Confidence in Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage

Taekman, Jeffrey M. • Foureman, Megan F. • Bulamba, Fred • Steele, Michael • Comstock, Emily • Kintu, Andrew • Mauritz, Amy • Olufolabi, Adeyemi (Frontiers in Public Health • 2017)

Introduction: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) remains a global challenge, affecting thirteen million women each year. In addition, PPH is a leading cause of maternal mortality in Asia and Africa. In the U.S.A., care of critically ...
Integrative taxonomy of the Central African forest chameleon, Kinyongia adolfifriderici (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), reveals underestimated species diversity in the Albertine Rift

Hughes, Daniel F. • Kusamba, Chifundera • Behangana, Mathias • Greenbaum, Eli (Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society • 2017)

The Albertine Rift (AR) is a centre for vertebrate endemism in Central Africa, yet the mechanisms underlying lineage diversification of the region's fauna remain unresolved. We generated a multilocus molecular phylogeny ...
Modifiable risk factors for typhoid intestinal perforations during a large outbreak of typhoid fever, Kampala Uganda, 2015

Bulage, Lilian • Masiira, Ben • Ario, Alex R. • Matovu, Joseph K. B. • Nsubuga, Peter • Kaharuza, Frank • Nankabirwa, Victoria • Routh, Janell • Zhu, Bao-Ping (BMC Infectious Diseases • 2017)

Background: Between January and June, 2015, a large typhoid fever outbreak occurred in Kampala, Uganda, with 10,230 suspected cases. During the outbreak, area surgeons reported a surge in cases of typhoid intestinal ...
Development of groundnut shells and bagasse briquettes as sustainable fuel sources for domestic cooking applications in Uganda

Lubwama, Michael • Yiga, Vianney Andrew (Renewable Energy • 2017)

In this study groundnut shells and bagasse briquettes from agricultural wastes were developed with cassava and wheat starch binders using low pressure and high pressure techniques. In the low pressure technique, briquettes ...
Prevalence and correlates for ADHD and relation with social and academic functioning among children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS in Uganda

Mpango, Richard Stephen • Kinyanda, Eugene • Rukundo, Godfrey Zari • Levin, Jonathan • Gadow, Kenneth D. • Patel, Vikram (BMC Psychiatry • 2017)

Background: Aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), its associated correlates and relations with clinical and behavioural problems among children and adolescents ...
Quality and dissemination of information from a drought early warning system in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda

Akwango, D. • Obaa, B. B. • Turyahabwe, N. • Baguma, Y. • Egeru, A. (Journal of Arid Environments • 2017)

Drought Early Warning Systems (DEWS) are instrumental in drought mitigation because they provide drought-prone communities with information on how to mitigate and cope with drought. This study assesses the quality of DEWS ...
Perceptions about interventions to control schistosomiasis among the Lake Victoria island communities of Koome, Uganda

Sanya, Richard E. • Tumwesige, Edward • Elliott, Alison M. • Seeley, Janet (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases • 2017)

Background Praziquantel-based mass treatment is the main approach to controlling schistosomiasis mansoni in endemic areas. Interventions such as provision and use of safe water, minimising contact with infested water, ...
The participation of urban displaced populations in (in)formal markets: contrasting experiences in Kampala, Uganda

Monteith, William • Lwasa, Shuaib (Environment and Urbanization • 2017)

An estimated 60 per cent of the world's 17 million refugees currently reside in cities, where they often lack access to financial assistance and legal protection.((1)) In their absence, displaced populations depend on ...
Trends in obesity and diabetes across Africa from 1980 to 2014: an analysis of pooled population-based studies

Kengne, Andre Pascal • Bentham, James • Zhou, Bin • Peer, Nasheeta • Matsha, Tandi E. • Bixby, Honor • Di Cesare, Mariachiara • Hajitathalian, Kaveh • Lu, Yuan • Taddei, Cristina • Bovet, Pascal • Kyobutungi, Catherine • Agyemang, Charles • Aounallah-Skhiri, Hajer • Assah, Felix K. • Barkat, Amina • Ben Romdhane, Habiba • Chan, Queenie • Chaturvcdi, Nishi • Damasceno, Albertino • Delisle, Helene • Delpeuch, Francis • Doua, Kouamelan • Egbagbe, Eruke E. • El Ati, Jalila • Elliott, Paul • Engle-Stone, Reina • Erasmus, Rajiv T. • Fouad, Heba M. • Gareta, Dickman • Gureje, Oye • Hendriks, Marleen Elisabeth • Houti, Leila • Ibrahim, Mohsen M. • Kemper, Han C. G. • Killewo, Japhet • Kowlessur, Sudhir • Kruger, Herculina S. • Zahra Laamiri, Fatima • Laid, Youcef • Levitt, Naomi S. • Lunet, Nuno • Magliano, Dianna J. • Maire, Bernard • Martin-Prevel, Yves • Mediene-Benchekor, Sounnia • Mohamed, Mostafa K. • Mondo, Charles K. • Monyeki, Kotsedi Daniel • Mostafa, Aya • Nankap, Martin • Owusu-Dabo, Ellis • de Wit, Tobias F. Rinke • Saidi, Olta • Schultsz, Constance • Schutte, Akita E. • Senbanjo, Idowu O. • Shaw, Jonathan E. • Smeeth, Liam • Sobngwi, Eugene • Jerome, Charles Sossa • Stronks, Karien • Tanser, Frank • Tchibindat, Felicite • Traissac, Pierre • Tshepo, Lechaba • Tullu, Fikru • Ukoli, Flora A. M. • Viswanathan, Bharathi • Wade, Alisha N. • Danaei, Goodarz • Stevens, Gretchen A. • Riley, Leanne M. • Ezzati, Majid • Mbanya, Jean Claude N. (International Journal of Epidemiology • 2017)

Background: The 2016 Dar Es Salaam Call to Action on Diabetes and Other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) advocates national multi-sectoral NCD strategies and action plans based on available data and information from countries ...
Partnerships for Global Child Health

Steenhoff, Andrew P. • Crouse, Heather L. • Lukolyo, Heather • Larson, Charles P. • Howard, Cynthia • Mazhani, Loeto • Pak-Gorstein, Suzinne • Niescierenko, Michelle L. • Musoke, Philippa • Marshall, Roseda • Soto, Miguel A. • Butteris, Sabrina M. • Batra, Maneesh (Pediatrics • 2017)

Child mortality remains a global health challenge and has resulted in demand for expanding the global child health (GCH) workforce over the last 3 decades. Institutional partnerships are the cornerstone of sustainable ...
Broken Machines or Broken Systems: The Road to Meaningful Global Radiotherapy Access

Elmore, Shekinah Nefreteri • Sethi, Roshan Vijay • Kavuma, Awusi • Kanyike, Daniel Mukasa (Journal of Global Oncology • 2017)
Nosema neumanni n. sp (Microsporidia, Nosematidae), a new microsporidian parasite of honeybees, Apis mellifera in Uganda

Chemurot, Moses • De Smet, Lina • Brunain, Marleen • De Rycke, Riet • de Graaf, Dirk C. (European Journal of Protistology • 2017)

The microsporidium Nosema neumanni n. sp., a new parasite of the honeybee Apis mellifera is described based on its ultra structural and molecular characteristics. Structures resembling microsporidian spores were found by ...
Multi-country analysis of the cost of community health workers kits and commodities for community-based maternal and newborn care

Barger, Diana • Owen, Helen • Pitt, Catherine • Kerber, Kate • Sitrin, Deborah • Mayora, Chrispus • Guenther, Tanya • Daviaud, Emmanuelle • Lawn, Joy E. (Health Policy and Planning • 2017)

Community-based maternal and newborn care with home visits by community health workers (CHWs) are recommended by WHO to complement facility-based care. As part of multi-country economic and systems analyses, we aimed to ...
Implementation of a community engagement program in the pathogenesis and treatment of nodding syndrome study in Uganda

Akun, P. R. • Anguzu, R. • Ogwang, R. • Oryema, J. J. I. • Ningwa, A. • Idro, R. (Tropical Medicine & International Health • 2017)
That would be good but most men are afraid of coming to the clinic: Men and women's perspectives on strategies to increase male involvement in women's reproductive health services in rural Uganda

Sileo, Katelyn M. • Wanyenze, Rhoda K. • Lule, Haruna • Kiene, Susan M. (Journal of Health Psychology • 2017)

In Uganda, increasing male involvement in reproductive health services may improve women's access to care. The purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing male support for women's reproductive health services ...
Genetic Characterization of Circulating African Swine Fever Viruses in Nigeria (2007-2015)

Luka, P. D. • Achenbach, J. E. • Mwiine, F. N. • Lamien, C. E. • Shamaki, D. • Unger, H. • Erume, J. (Transboundary and Emerging Diseases • 2017)

Sequencing and analysis of three discrete genome regions of African swine fever viruses (ASFV) from archival samples collected in 2007-2011 and active and passive surveillance between 2012 and 2015 in Nigeria were carried ...
Overview, methods and results of multi-country community-based maternal and newborn care economic analysis

Daviaud, Emmanuelle • Owen, Helen • Pitt, Catherine • Kerber, Kate • Jassir, Fiorella Bianchi • Barger, Diana • Manzi, Fatuma • Ekipara-Kiracho, Elizabeth • Greco, Giulia • Waiswa, Peter • Lawn, Joy E. (Health Policy and Planning • 2017)

Home visits for pregnancy and postnatal care were endorsed by the WHO and partners as a complementary strategy to facility-based care to reduce newborn and maternal mortality. This article aims to synthesise findings and ...
Serological tests for GAMBIENSE human African trypanosomiasis detect antibodies in cattle

Matovu, E. • Kitibwa, A. • Picado, A. • Bieler, S. • Bessell, P. R. • Ndung'u, J. M. (Tropical Medicine & International Health • 2017)
Feasibility of mobile phone data collection via within a longitudinal study of Ugandan women treated for obstetric fistula

El Ayadi, A. • Nalubwama, H. • Barageine, J. • Obore, S. • Kakaire, O. • Mwanje, H. • Lester, F. • Korn, A. • Byamugisha, J. • Miller, S. (Tropical Medicine & International Health • 2017)
A systematic literature review of effective strategies for delivery of child health interventions using the private sector in low and middle income settings

Awor, P. (Tropical Medicine & International Health • 2017)

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