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pro vyhledávání: '"Imelda K. Tamwesigire"'
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
Abstract Background Successful treatment of tuberculosis leads to clinical and public health benefits such as reduction in transmission, complications, and mortality among patients. However, data are limited on treatment outcomes and the associated f
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https://doaj.org/article/46155c638b9448a29c4321c7cdf3d4d9
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 91, Iss , Pp 149-155 (2020)
Objectives: To investigate whether treatment supporters influence the completion of sputum smear monitoring (SSM) among adult persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB), and to explore the reasons for incomplete SSM acco
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/520719ad3cf948669d647eb0f3e66f8b
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Vol 20, Iss , Pp 100168- (2020)
Rationale: Failure to convert sputum at two months of treatment among persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) indicates poor response to treatment but data are limited on its assessment. Objective: We determined the f
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https://doaj.org/article/abe97c1c4f264370b77526957bcb7992
Autor:
Cecilia Akatukwasa, Francis Bajunirwe, Simpson Nuwamanya, Noel Kansime, Emmanuel Aheebwe, Imelda K. Tamwesigire
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Vol 2019 (2019)
Background. Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV risk behaviors for young people are intertwined. This rationalizes the need for integration of HIV and SRH services within the health care system, especially in countries with high HIV burden.
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https://doaj.org/article/19ba8fa4fde0474a96838074332c62df
Autor:
Imelda K Tamwesigire, Francis Bajunirwe, Annabelle South, Diana Gibb, Anna Turkova, Deborah Ford, Abbas Lugemwa, Victor Musiime, Shafic Makumbi
Publikováno v:
BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 3 (2024)
Objectives To examine the voluntariness of consent in paediatric HIV clinical trials and the associated factors.Design Mixed-methods, cross-sectional study combining a quantitative survey conducted concurrently with indepth interviews.Setting and par
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f52edd895a67422c976e133f3416b3b3
Autor:
Catherine N Abaasa, Savino Ayesiga, Julius B Lejju, Morgan Andama, Imelda K Tamwesigire, Joel Bazira, Frederick Byarugaba
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss 3, p e0297794 (2024)
This study assessed the physical, chemical, and microbiological quality with emphasis on risk score, source apportionment, geochemistry, feacal coliforms and water quality index of drinking water from selected water sources. A cross-sectional study w
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https://doaj.org/article/07a89c9402a54ca294a44c6c1410856f
Publikováno v:
BMC Health Services Research, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Abstract Background Optimally performing tuberculosis (TB) programs are characterized by treatment success rate (TSR) of at least 90%. In rural eastern Uganda, and elsewhere in sub Saharan Africa, TSR varies considerably across district TB programs a
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https://doaj.org/article/79c03ba2bc6640f0818cb25363b3c0b4
Publikováno v:
BMJ Open, Vol 9, Iss 9 (2019)
Objectives To summarise treatment success rate (TSR) among adult bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) patients in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).Design We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar and Web of Science electronic databas
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https://doaj.org/article/e80f5142ddb3497294c4f2807c49f88f
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 12, p e0226919 (2019)
BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis is a global public health problem. Bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) patients require three sputum smear monitoring (SSM) tests to establish cure or treatment success, but few studies have assessed th
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https://doaj.org/article/db2be72b965343979e049dda00f12abb
Publikováno v:
IJID Regions. 2:107-109
Inaccurate reporting of tuberculosis (TB) data to the district and national TB control programmes undermines effective TB control, yet this remains understudied. This study assessed the accuracy of the paper-based approach compared with the World Hea