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Autor:
Walter Kipp, Joseph Konde-Lule, L Duncan Saunders, Arif Alibhai, Stan Houston, Tom Rubaale, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Joa Okech-Ojony
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 7, p e40902 (2012)
In sub-Saharan Africa, a shortage of trained health professionals and limited geographical access to health facilities present major barriers to the expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART). We tested the utility of a health centre (HC)/community-ba
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/3d70fc6cfffa468c8105471f1bcd4d64
Publikováno v:
Journal of the International AIDS Society, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 37-37 (2010)
Background The aim of this study was to describe barriers to accessing and accepting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) by HIV‐positive mothers in the Ugandan Kabarole District's Programme for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmissio
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https://doaj.org/article/70419932bbcd4d299da7cd1f599b3540
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 99:1211-1218
Nodding syndrome (NS) is an encephalopathy characterized by the core symptom of epileptic head nodding seizures, affecting children at the age between 3 and 18 years in distinct areas of tropical Africa. A consistent correlation with onchocerciasis w
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93:198-202
Nodding syndrome (NS) is a poorly understood condition, which was delineated in 2008 as a new epilepsy syndrome. So far, confirmed cases of NS have been observed in three circumscribed African areas: southern Tanzania, southern Sudan, and northern Ug
Publikováno v:
Global public health. 12(9)
Community health workers (CHWs) can help to redress the shortages of health human resources needed to scale up antiretroviral treatment (ART). However, the selection of CHWs could influence the effectiveness of a CHW programme. The purpose of this ob
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Women's Health, Vol 2012, Iss default, Pp 227-233 (2012)
International Journal of Women's Health
International Journal of Women's Health
Putu Duff,1 Tom Rubaale,2 Walter Kipp1,21School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; 2Community ARV Project, Fort Portal, UgandaBackground: The aim of this study was to describe the perceptions of married men about barriers to a
Publikováno v:
World Journal of AIDS. :174-182
Stigma has been of tremendous concern in the AIDS epidemic. In this paper we investigate reported experiences of stigma in western Uganda, as related by coresidents treatment partners (TPs) of people receiving treatment through a community-based trea
Autor:
Walter Kipp, Ephraim Tukesiga, Tom Rubaale, Joa Okech Ojony, George Asaba, Geoffrey Kabagambe, Christoph Kaiser
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
In 38 pairs of epilepsy patients and controls matched for time and intensity of exposure to transmission of onchocerciasis, the presence of microfilariae in the skin of epilepsy patients was found insignificantly elevated compared with controls (odds
Publikováno v:
Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. 38:23-29
This study determined the unmet need for family planning among HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals living in western Uganda. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals who were randomly selected from HIV testing lists. Of those
Publikováno v:
Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 5:297-309
This article presents findings of a study addressing the situation of child-headed households in Uganda's western Kabarole district. As traditional coping mechanisms of strong extended family support become increasingly overburdened, some orphaned ch