• Environmental contaminants of honeybee products in Uganda detected using LC-MS/MS and GC-ECD 

  Amulen, Deborah Ruth • Spanoghe, Pieter • Houbraken, Michael • Tamale, Andrew • de Graaf, Dirk C. • Cross, Paul • Smagghe, Guy (PLOS One • 2017)

  Pollinator services and the development of beekeeping as a poverty alleviating tool have gained considerable focus in recent years in sub-Saharan Africa. An improved understanding of the pervasive environmental extent of ...
• Faecal sludge as a solid industrial fuel: a pilot-scale study 

  Gold, Moritz • Ddiba, Daniel Isaac Waya • Seck, Alsane • Sekigongo, Patrick • Diene, Alassane • Diaw, Serigne • Niang, Seydou • Niwagaba, Charles • Strande, Linda (Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene For Development • 2017)

  Revenues from faecal sludge (FS) treatment end products could offset treatment costs and contribute to financially viable sanitation. In urban sub-Saharan Africa, energy-producing resource recovery has the potential to ...
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  Winchester, Margaret S. • McGrath, Janet W. • Kaawa-Mafigiri, David • Namutiibwa, Florence • Ssendegye, George • Nalwoga, Amina • Kyarikunda, Emily • Birungi, Judith • Kisakye, Sheila • Ayebazibwe, Nicholas • Walakira, Eddy J. • Rwabukwali, Charles

  Antiretroviral treatment programs, despite biomedical emphases, require social understanding and transformations to be successful. In this article, we draw from a qualitative study of HIV treatment seeking to examine the ...
• Violence against children perpetrated by peers: A cross-sectional school-based survey in Uganda 

  Wandera, Stephen Ojiambo • Clarke, Kelly • Knight, Louise • Allen, Elizabeth • Walakira, Eddy • Namy, Sophie • Naker, Dipak • Devries, Karen (Child Abuse & Neglect • 2017)

  Violence against children by peers is a global public health problem. We aimed to assess factors associated with peer violence victimization among primary school children in Uganda. We conducted multilevel multivariable ...
• Virologic Response to First-line Efavirenz-or Nevirapine-based Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-infected African Children 

  Kekitiinwa, Adeodata • Szubert, Alexander J. • Spyer, Moira • Katuramu, Richard • Musiime, Victor • Mhute, Tawanda • Bakeera-Kitaka, Sabrina • Senfuma, Oscar • Walker, Ann Sarah • Gibb, Diana M. (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal • )

  Background: Poorer virologic response to nevirapine- versus efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been reported in adult systematic reviews and pediatric studies. Methods: We compared drug discontinuation and ...
• Evaluating Global Health Partnerships: A Case Study of a Gavi HPV Vaccine Application Process in Uganda 

  Kamya, Carol • Shearer, Jessica • Asiimwe, Gilbert • Carnahan, Emily • Salisbury, Nicole • Waiswa, Peter • Brinkerhoff, Jennifer • Hozumi, Dai (International Journal of Health Policy and Management • 2017)

  Background: Global health partnerships have grown rapidly in number and scope, yet there has been less emphasis on their evaluation. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is one such public-private partnership; in Gavi-eligible ...
• Community-based approaches for neonatal survival: meta-analyses of randomized trial data 

  Hanson, Claudia • Kujala, Sanni • Waiswa, Peter • Marchant, Tanya • Schellenberg, Joanna (Bulletin of the World Health Organization • 2017)

  Objective To analyse the impact of community approaches to improving newborn health and survival in low-resource countries. Methods We updated previous meta-analyses of published cluster randomized trials of community-based ...
• Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy Incidence Among Women Participating in an HIV Prevention Trial 

  Akello, Carolyne A. • Bunge, Katherine E. • Nakabiito, Clemensia • Mirembe, Brenda G. • Fowler, Mary Glenn • Mishra, Anupam • Marrazzo, Jeanne • Chirenje, Zvavahera M. • Celum, Connie • Balkus, Jennifer E. (Journal of Womens Health • 2017)

  Background: Recent HIV prevention trials required use of effective contraceptive methods to fulfill eligibility for enrollment. We compared pregnancy rates in a subset of participants enrolled in the Microbicide Trials ...
• Acculturation inclinations and subjective health status of internal migrants in James Town, an urban slum settlement in Accra 

  Tutu, Raymond Asare • Boateng, John • Ameyaw, Edmund Essah • Busingye, Janice Desire (Journal of Population Research • 2017)

  The impact of acculturation on health status has been a subject of debate for over three decades. In this exploratory study, we use cross-sectional data to examine the relative effects of acculturation inclinations on ...
• Epidemiology and Characteristics of Neurosurgical Conditions at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital 

  Abdelgadir, Jihad • Smith, Emily R. • Punchak, Maria • Vissoci, Joao Ricardo • Staton, Catherine • Muhindo, Alex • Kitya, David • Park, Lawrence P. • Haglund, Michael M. (World Neurosurgery • 2017)

  BACKGROUND: The unmet surgical need, specifically neurosurgical need, in Uganda is significant, yet only 2 public hospitals currently perform neurosurgery in the country. This study examines the epidemiology and outcomes ...
• Applying Deliberative Democracy in Africa: Uganda's First Deliberative Polls 

  Fishkin, James S. • Mayega, Roy William • Atuyambe, Lyn • Tumuhamye, Nathan • Ssentongo, Julius • Siu, Alice • Bazeyo, William (Daedalus • 2017)

  Practical experiments with deliberative democracy, instituted with random samples of the public, have had success in many countries. But this approach has never before been tried in Sub-Saharan Africa. Reflecting on the ...
• Introducing the TrypanoGEN biobank: A valuable resource for the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis 

  Ilboudo, Hamidou • Noyes, Harry • Mulindwa, Julius • Kimuda, Magambo Phillip • Koffi, Mathurin • Kabore, Justin Windingoudi • Ahouty, Bernadin • Ngoyi, Dieudonne Mumba • Fataki, Olivier • Simo, Gustave • Ofon, Elvis • Enyaru, John • Chisi, John • Kamoto, Kelita • Simuunza, Martin • Alibu, Vincent P. • Lejon, Veerle • Jamonneau, Vincent • Macleod, Annette • Camara, Mamadou • Bucheton, Bruno • Hertz-Fowler, Christiane • Sidibe, Issa • Matovu, Enock (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases • 2017)
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• Acute Kidney Injury and Urinary Biomarkers in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis 

  Schutz, Charlotte • Boulware, David R. • Huppler-Hullsiek, Katherine • von Hohenberg, Maximilian • Rhein, Joshua • Taseera, Kabanda • Thienemann, Friedrich • Muzoora, Conrad • Meya, David B. • Meintjes, Graeme (Open Forum Infectious Diseases • 2017)

  Background. Cryptococcus is the most common etiology of adult meningitis in Africa. Amphotericin B deoxycholate remains paramount to treatment, despite toxicities, including acute kidney injury (AKI). We assessed the ability ...
• Farmers' Perceptions of Rice Postharvest Losses in Eastern Uganda 

  Ssebaggala, G. L. • Kibwika, P. • Kyazze, F. B. • Karubanga, G. (Journal of Agricultural Extension • 2017)

  The cross-sectional survey involving 83 farmers in focus group discussions and 150 individual interviews examined smallholder farmers' perceptions about postharvest losses (PHLs) in in rice in Eastern Uganda. Principal ...
• Integrating palliative care into national health systems in Africa: a multi-country intervention study 

  Grant, Liz • Downing, Julia • Luyirika, Emmanuel • Murphy, Mairead • Namukwaya, Liz • Kiyange, Fatia • Atieno, Mackuline • Kemigisha-Ssali, Emilly • Hunt, Jenny • Snell, Kaly • Murray, Scott A. • Leng, Mhoira (Journal of Global Health • 2017)

  Background The WHO is calling for the integration of palliative care in all health care settings globally. Methods A 3.5-year program was implemented in 12 government hospitals, three each in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and ...
• Knowledge, facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer screening among women in Uganda: a qualitative study 

  Ndejjo, Rawlance • Mukama, Trasias • Kiguli, Juliet • Musoke, David (BMJ Open • 2017)

  Objectives To explore community knowledge, facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer screening among women in rural Uganda so as to generate data to inform interventions. Design A qualitative study using focus group ...
• Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein-2 Plasma Concentrations Are Higher in Retinopathy-Negative Cerebral Malaria Than in Severe Malarial Anemia 

  Park, Gregory S. • Opoka, Robert O. • Shabani, Estela • Wypyszynski, Alexis • Hanisch, Benjamin • John, Chandy C. (Open Forum Infectious Diseases • 2017)

  Background. Malaria retinopathy has been proposed as marker of "true" cerebral malaria (CM), ie, coma due to Plasmodium falciparum vs coma due to other causes, with incidental P falciparum parasitemia. Plasma P falciparum ...
• Why regulatory indifference towards pharmaceutical pollution of the environment could be a missed opportunity in public health protection. a holistic view 

  Kamba, Pakoyo Fadhiru • Kaggwa, Bruhan • Munanura, Edson Ireeta • Okurut, Tom • Kitutu, Freddy Eric (Pan African Medical Journal • 2017)

  The last generation has witnessed bludgeoning of the world's population, a spike in disease burden, and unprecedented levels of pharmaceutical consumption and production. Unfortunately, pharmaceuticals have left their ...
• Spatially explicit uncertainty modeling of zoonotic pathogen distribution: a case of Listeria monocytogenes in New York State, USA (vol 9, pg 27, 2017) 

  Mwima, Rita • Gidudu, Anthony • Mazimwe, Allan • Ligmann-Zielinska, Arika • Majalija, Samuel • Khaitsa, Margaret • Kabasa, John David • Bergholz, Peter (Applied Geomatics • 2017)

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