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Unique Circulating microRNA Profiles in Epidemic Kaposi’s Sarcoma

Haruna Muwonge • Hassan Kasujja • Carolyne Atugonza • Josephine Kasolo • Allan Lugaajju • Joshua Nfambi • Sembajwe Larry Fred • Ali Moses Damani • Ivan Kimuli • Faith Nakazzi • Damalie Nakanjako • David Patrick Kateete • Freddie Bwanga (2020)

Abstract; BackgroundThe Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), causes Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Kaposi sarcoma in HIV/AIDS patients is referred to as epidemic KS, and is the most common HIV-related malignancy worldwide. Lack ...
Invasive cattle ticks in East Africa: morphological and molecular confirmation of the presence of Rhipicephalus microplus in south-eastern Uganda

Dennis Muhanguzi • Joseph Byaruhanga • Wilson Amanyire • Christian Ndekezi • Sylvester Ochwo • Joseph Nkamwesiga • Frank Nobert Mwiine • Robert Tweyongyere • Josephus Fourie • Maxime Madder • Theo Schetters • Ivan Horak • Nick Juleff • Frans Jongejan (2020)

Abstract; Background: Rhipicephalus microplus, an invasive tick species of Asian origin and the main vector of Babesia species, is considered one of the most widespread ectoparasites of livestock. The tick has ...
Maternal Health Care Seeking Behavior of Peri-Urban Women With Disability in Busiro South, Wakiso District, Uganda: a Community Based Study

Bonny Natukunda • David Musoke • Arthur Kiconco • Samuel Mugambe • Christine Atuhairwe • Ivan Mugisha Taremwa • Miisa Nanyingi (2020)

Abstract; Background: In Uganda women with disabilities attend antenatal care (ANC) while pregnant, however, majority of these deliver from the hands of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) due to due to fear of ...
Assessment of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Service Availability in Healthcare Facilities in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda

Denis Kayiwa • Richard K. Mugambe • Jane Sembuche Mselle • John Bosco Isunju • John C. Ssempebwa • Solomon Tsebeni Wafula • Rawlance Ndejjo • Winnie K Kansiime • Aisha Nalugya • Brenda Wagaba • Jude. B. Zziwa • Constance Bwire • Esther Buregyeya • Martin Othieno Radooli • Ceaser Kimbugwe • Emily Namanya • Najib Lukooya Bateganya • Joanne A. McGriff • Yuke Wang • Tonny Ssekamatte • Habib Yakubu (2020)

Abstract; Background: Improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Healthcare facilities (HCFs) is of significant public health importance. It is associated with a reduction in the transmission of healthcare ...
Assessment of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Service Availability in Healthcare Facilities in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda

Denis Kayiwa • Richard K. Mugambe • Jane Sembuche Mselle • John Bosco Isunju • John C. Ssempebwa • Solomon Tsebeni Wafula • Rawlance Ndejjo • Winnie K Kansiime • Aisha Nalugya • Brenda Wagaba • Jude. B. Zziwa • Constance Bwire • Esther Buregyeya • Martin Othieno Radooli • Ceaser Kimbugwe • Emily Namanya • Najib Lukooya Bateganya • Joanne A. McGriff • Yuke Wang • Tonny Ssekamatte • Habib Yakubu (2020)

Abstract; Background: Improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Healthcare facilities (HCFs) is of significant public health importance. It is associated with a reduction in the transmission of healthcare ...
“Dying due to poverty and lack of easy transport”: A qualitative study on access and availability of pre-hospital emergency medical services in Kampala, Uganda

Amber Mehmood • Shirin Wadhwaniya • Esther Bayiga Zziwa • Olive C Kobusingye (2019)

Abstract; Background; ; Emergency care services in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have traditionally received less attention in the dominant culture favouring vertical health programs. The unmet needs of ...
Liquid Based Cytology for the Detection of Cervical Intraepithelial Lesion among Women in Jimma town, Ethiopia

Getnet Tesfaw • Yesuf Ahmed • Lealem Gedefaw • Lamessa Dube • Samson Godu • Kirubel Eshetu • Mesfin Nigussie • Haftamu Hailekiros • Moses Joloba • Gelila Kidane Goba • Alemseged Abdissa (2019)

Abstract; BackgroundCervical cancer is the second leading type of female cancer in Ethiopia and screening is based on visual inspection with 5% acetic acid (VIA). Liquid-based cytology (LBC) has not yet been used. ...
Effects of the Informed Health Choices primary school intervention on the ability of children in Uganda to assess the reliability of claims about treatment effects, one-year follow-up: a cluster-randomised trial

Allen Nsangi • Daniel Semakula • Andrew David Oxman • Astrid Austvoll- Dalghren • Matt Oxman • Sarah Rosenbaum • Angela Morelli • Claire Glenton • Simon Lewin • Margaret Kaseje • Iain Chalmers • Atle Freithem • Kristoffer Yunpeng Ding • Nelson Kaulukusi Kaulukusi Sewankambo (2019)

Abstract; Introduction; We evaluated an intervention designed to teach 10 to 12-year-old primary school children to assess claims about the effects of treatments (any action intended to maintain or improve health). ...
Molecular genetic diversity and differentiation of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L. 1758) in East African natural and stocked populations

Papius Dias Tibihika • Manuel Curto • Esayas Alemayehu • Herwig Waidbacher • Charles Masembe • Peter Akoll • Harald Meimberg (2020)

Abstract; Background The need for enhancing the productivity of fisheries in Africa triggered the introduction of non-native fish, causing dramatic changes to local species. In East Africa, the extensive translocation ...
Mathematical Model for COVID-19 Management in Crowded Settlements and High-Activity Areas

Amos Ssematimba • Juliet Nakakawa • Joseph Ssebuliba • Joseph Y. T Mugisha (2020)

Abstract; This paper develops and analyses a population density-dependent mathematical model to study the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in crowded settlements such as refugee camps, schools, markets and churches. ...
Impact of a rapid decline in malaria transmission on antimalarial IgG subclasses and avidity

Isaac Ssewanyana • John Rek • Isabel Rodriguez • Lindsey Wu • Emmanuel Arinaitwe • Joaniter I. Nankabirwa • James G. Beeson • Harriet Mayanja Kizza • Philip J. Rosenthal • Grant Dorsey • Moses R. Kamya • Chris Drakeley • Bryan Greenhouse • Kevin K. A. Tetteh (2020)

Understanding how immunity to malaria is affected by declining transmission is important to aid vaccine design and understand disease resurgence. Both IgG subclasses and avidity of antigen-specific responses are important ...
The effects of trans-chalcone and chalcone hydrate on the growth of Babesia and Theileria

Gaber El-Saber Batiha • Amany Magdy Beshbishy • Dickson Stuart Tayebwa • Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi • Hazem M. Shaheen • Naoaki Yokoyama • Ikuo Igarashi (2018)

Abstract Background Chemotherapy is a principle tool for the control and prevention of piroplasmosis. The search for a new chemotherapy against Babesia and Theileria parasites has become increasingly urgent due to the toxic ...
Components of antenatal care received by women in fishing communities on Lake Victoria, Uganda; a cross sectional survey

Ali Ssetaala • Joan Nabawanuka • Gideon Matovu • Nusula Nakiragga • Judith Namugga • Phiona Nalubega • Henry Lutalo Kaluuma • Kundai Chinyenze • Katrina Perehudoff • Kristien Michielsen • Bernard Bagaya • Matt Price • Noah Kiwanuka • Olivier Degomme (2020)

Abstract; Background: Uganda has one of the highest maternal deaths at a ratio of 336 per 100,000 live births. As Uganda strives to achieve sustainable development goals, components of antenatal care are key to ...
Young Children Who Eat Animal Sourced Foods Grow Less Stunted: Findings of Contemporaneous and Lagged Analyses from Nepal, Uganda and Bangladesh

Sonia Zaharia • Shibani Ghosh • Robin Shrestha • Swetha Manohar • Andrew Thorne-Lyman • Bernard Bashaasha • Nassul Kabunga • Sabi Gurung • Grace Namirembe • Katherine Heneveld • Lichen Liang • Patrick Webb (2020)

Abstract; In resource constrained countries, animal-sourced foods (ASFs) are an important nutrient-dense source of vitamins, minerals and macronutrients. While several studies have suggested the value of ASFs to ...
Haptoglobin gene diversity and incidence of uncomplicated malaria among children in Iganga, Uganda

Catherine Nassozi Lwanira • Fred Kironde • Göte Swedberg (2020)

Abstract; Background Haptoglobin (Hp) is an acute phase protein that takes part in systemic regulation of haem during Plasmodium falciparum infections. Numerous genotypes of haptoglobin have been reported in malaria ...
Blood Lead alters the anemia status of malaria infected children in Katanga Kampala Uganda.

Ambrose K Mukisa • Denis M Kasozi • Claire Aguttu • Peter C. Vuzi • Joseph Kyambadde (2020)

Abstract; Background Uganda, like other malaria endemic countries, childhood anemia due to malaria infection, malnutrition and social disadvantages remains a health challenge. Other contributing factors towards ...
Late Diagnosis among patients with Prostate Cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute: A retrospective cohort study

Nelson Bunani • Angela Nakanwagi Kisakye • Aloysius Ssennyonjo • Fred Nuwaha (2019)

Abstract; Background Late diagnosis of prostate cancer is common in Uganda and elsewhere. Diagnosis in advanced stages is associated with high mortality, morbidity and low quality of life. We estimated time taken ...
Measles Outbreak Amplified in a Pediatric Ward: Lyantonde District, Uganda, August 2017

Claire Biribawa • Joselyn Annet Atuhairwe • Lilian Bulage • Denis Othuba Okethwangu • Benon Kwesiga • Alex Riolexus Ario • Bao-Ping Zhu (2020)

Abstract; Background: Measles is a highly infectious viral disease. In August 2017, Lyantonde District, Uganda reported a measles outbreak to Uganda Ministry of Health. We investigated the outbreak to assess the ...
“It’s worse with fellow patients… they judge you as evil”: Barriers to access and utilisation of HIV/STIs prevention and care services among trans-women sex workers in the greater Kampala metropolitan area, Uganda.

Tonny Ssekamatte • John Bosco Isunju • Naomi Muyanga • Esther Buregyeya • Richard K Mugambe • Rhoda K. Wanyenze • Justine Nnakate Bukenya (2020)

Abstract; Background; ; Trans-women sex workers bear the greatest brunt of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). Trans-women are 49 times more at risk of HIV infections compared to the general ...
Levels, Trends and Determinants of Technical Efficiency of General Hospitals in Uganda: Data Envelopment Analysis and Tobit Regression Analysis

Rogers Ayiko • Paschal N. Mujasi • Joyce Abaliwano • Dickson Turyareeba • Rogers Enyaku • Robert Anguyo • Walter Odoch • Pauline Bakibinga • Tom Aliti (2020)

Abstract; Background: General hospitals provide a wide range of primary and secondary healthcare services. They accounted for 38% of government funding to health facilities, 8.8% of outpatient department visits and ...

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