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Smart Hospital Discharges to Address a Neglected Epidemic in Sepsis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
(JAMA pediatrics, 2018-01-29)As many children die shortly after hospital discharge following in-hospital treatment for sepsis as during hospital admission.1Postdischargemortality is an acute problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), which ... -
Supporting research leadership in Africa
(The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2016-05-17)The Editorial published in The Lancet Global Health and The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology by Davies and Mullan1,2 spotlighted Africa’s need to build local health research capacity. Parachuting in research solutions ... -
Where there is no doctor: can volunteer community health workers in rural Uganda provide integrated community case management?
(African Health Sciences, 2017-03-01)Introduction: Integrated community case management (iCCM) involves assessment and treatment of common childhood illnesses by community health workers (CHWs). Evaluation of a new Ugandan iCCM program is needed. Objectives: ... -
The WHOMEN’s Scale (Women’s HAART Optimism Monitoring and EvaluatioN Scale v.1) and the Association with Fertility Intentions and Sexual Behaviours Among HIV-Positive Women in Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2009-06)The objective of this study was to develop a reliable HAART optimism scale among HIV-positive women in Uganda and to test the scale’s validity against measures of fertility intentions, sexual activity, and unprotected ...