Perspectives of stakeholders regarding the value of maternal and newborn health interventions and practices supported by UNICEF and other partners in the West Nile region of Uganda: a qualitative study

Autor: Simon Muhumuza, Xavier Nsabagasani, Cinderella Ngonzi Muhangi, Grace Latigi, Patricia Pirio, Chimwemwe Msukwa, Fabian Mwanyumba, Fatima Gohar, Tedbabe Degefie Hailegebriel, Atnafu Getachew Asfaw, Anne-Marie Bergh

Publikováno v: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2023)

Abstract Introduction Uganda has high maternal, neonatal, and under-five mortality rates. This study documents stakeholder perspectives on best practices in a maternal and newborn health (MNH) quality-improvement programme implemented in the West Nil

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Retention in care among HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women on lifelong antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: A retrospective cohort study.

Autor: Simon Muhumuza, Evelyn Akello, Charity Kyomugisha-Nuwagaba, Rose Baryamutuma, Isaac Sebuliba, Ibrahim M Lutalo, Edgar Kansiime, Linda N Kisaakye, Agnes N Kiragga, Rachel King, William Bazeyo, Christina Lindan

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 12, p e0187605 (2017)

In 2013, Uganda updated its prevention of maternal-to-child transmission of HIV program to Option B+, which requires that all HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women be started on lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) regardless of CD4 count. W

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Communication between HIV‐infected children and their caregivers about HIV medicines: a cross‐sectional study in Jinja district, Uganda

Autor: Phoebe Kajubi, Susan Whyte, Simon Muhumuza, David Kyaddondo, Anne R Katahoire

Publikováno v: Journal of the International AIDS Society, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2014)

Introduction Knowledge of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among children with HIV depends on open communication with them about their health and medicines. Guidelines assign responsibility for communication to children's home caregivers. Other research

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Engagement of Community Health Workers to Improve Immunization Coverage Through Addressing Inequities and Enhancing Data Quality and Use is a Feasible and Effective Approach: A Case of Uganda

Autor: Pamela Bakkabulindi, Immaculate Ampeire, Lillian Ayebale, Marta Feletto, Simon Muhumuza

Background: The availability, reliability and quality of immunization data is critical to the success of any immunization program. Poor quality data result into unreliable projections, planning, and programmatic implementation, which ultimately under

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https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1649604/v1

UNDERSTANDING LOW UPTAKE OF MASS TREATMENT FOR INTESTINAL SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN: A QUALITATIVE STUDY IN JINJA DISTRICT, UGANDA

Autor: Annette Olsen, Simon Muhumuza, Anne Katahoire, Fred Nuwaha

Publikováno v: Muhumuza, S, Olsen, A, Nuwaha, F & Katahoire, A 2015, ' Understanding low uptake of mass treatment for intestinal schistosomiasis among school children : a qualitative study in Jinja district, Uganda ', Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 505-520 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S002193201400011X

SummaryDespite attempts to control intestinal schistosomiasis through school-based mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel using school teachers in Uganda, less than 30% of the school children take the treatment in some areas. The aim of the

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https://doi.org/10.1017/s002193201400011x