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HIV Type 1 Disease Progression to AIDS and Death in a Rural Ugandan Cohort Is Primarily Dependent on Viral Load Despite Variable Subtype and T-Cell Immune Activation Levels
(The Journal of infectious diseases, 2015)Background. Untreated human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) infection is associated with persistent im mune activation, which is an independent driver of disease progression in European and United States cohorts. ... -
HIV-free survival among breastfed infants born to HIV-positive women in northern Uganda: a facility-based retrospective study
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2020)Introduction: the HIV-free survival rate is the gold-standard measure of the effectiveness of interventions towards prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in any setting. However, data on HIV-free survival among ... -
HIV-Related Stigma Among Pregnant Adolescents: A Qualitative Study of Patient Perspectives in Southwestern Uganda
(Taylor and Francis, 2024)Background: The HIV epidemic disproportionately affects adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa, with adolescent girls facing heightened vulnerability. Despite advancements in antiretroviral therapy, HIV-related stigma remains ... -
HIV-related stigma experiences and coping strategies among pregnant women in rural Uganda: A qualitative descriptive study
(PloS one, 2022)Background HIV-related stigma is a global problem among HIV clients with far-reaching effects including increased rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. However, HIV-related stigma experiences and coping strategies ... -
HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction as a Risk Factor for New HIV Infections: A Lived Experience Study of HIV Positive Young Women in a Rural Setting
(2022-06-05)Background: HIV/AIDS-related stigma is a global problem among HIV patients with far-reaching implications. However, there is an increase in HIV infections, especially among young women. Objective: This study aimed at ... -
Hollywood and Africa Recycling the ‘Dark Continent’ myth, 1908–2020
(African Humanities Program, 2018)Negative imaging of Africa through the Dark Continent trope continues unabated in Western cultural productions. While colonial historiography has been successfully challenged by various professional historians on the ... -
Household antimicrobial self-medication: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the burden, risk factors and outcomes in developing countries
(BMC Public Health, 2015)Background: Antimicrobial self-medication is common in most low and middle income countries (LMICs). However there has been no systematic review on non-prescription antimicrobial use in these settings. This review thus ... -
Household Food Security in Uganda: Reflections on the Prosperity-For-All Programme
(Loyola journal of social sciences, 2016)Abstract: The objective of the Prosperity-For-All (PFA) programme is to transform rural and peri-urban poor households in order for them to achieve food security and to create wealth. While the government of Uganda aspires ... -
Household Size and Household Food Security in Ngetta Ward, Lira City, Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Developing Country Studies, 2023)Purpose: The study examined the effect of Household size/family size on Household food security in Lira city East Division. Specific issues that were studied are; the impact of average household size on household food ... -
Household’s Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Collection Services in Lira City, Northern Uganda
(Lira University, 2022)Background: Waste management still remains a big challenge in most urban cities in Uganda including Lira City. This poses a great threat to human kind and the environment. Accordingly, household willingness to pay for ... -
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Cervical Cancer Prevention in Uganda
(Örebro university, 2015)Background: HIV-positive women have an increased risk of developing cervical cancer (CC) compared to the HIV-negative women. Despite this, HIV and CC screening programs in many developing countries have remained disintegrated. ... -
Human papillomavirus vaccine delivery strategies that achieved high coverage in low- and middle-income countries
(Bull World Health Organ, 2011)Objective To assess human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage after demonstration projects conducted in India, Peru, Uganda and Viet Nam by PATH and national governments and to explore the reasons for vaccine ... -
“I can make use of a manual water-pump to enhance smart farming”: voices from Lira City, mid-North Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)Smart farming has become a world-wide sensation and Uganda is no exemption to this movement. In Uganda, the impact of climate change presents farmers with new challenges and so is the aggregate demand for food in the ... -
ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaires for PTSD and Complex PTSD: Validation among Civilians and Former Abducted Children in Northern Uganda
(Journal of Psychiatry, 2015)Abstract Objectives: ICD-11 is expected to introduce a new diagnosis of C-PTSD, along with a revision of the current PTSD diagnosis. Are the suggested diagnostic tools for PTSD and C-PTSD valid in a developing country? Method: ... -
Ideas matter: Using aquaculture technology to enhance smart farming in Lira city, mid-north Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)This study aimed to determine how adoption of aquaculture can translate into smart farming among urban farmers in Lira city. A descriptive study design was adopted targeting only one fish farm in the city and data was ... -
Immunogenicity of bivalent HPV vaccine among partially vaccinatedyoung adolescent girls in Uganda
(Elsevier Ltd., 2014)Background: Investigations of vaccine efficacy and immunogenicity for adult females receiving fewerthan three doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine have suggested protection against infection andprecancerous lesions. ... -
Impact of a Cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis and treatment program at Lira Regional Referral Hospital in rural, Northern Uganda
(PLOS global public health, 2022)Abstract In rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, infrastructure and resources for treatment of crypto coccal meningitis (CM) are often lacking. We introduced a CM diagnosis and treatment pro gram (CM-DTP) at Lira Regional ... -
Impact of Agri-Input oFood Security in the Lango Sub Region of Northern Uganda
(Journal of Agricultural and Rural Research, 2020)Lango sub-region, which is found in Northern part of Uganda, has the greatest number of its communities relying on agriculture for food security and for commercial purposes. The Agricultural activities, which they engage ... -
The impact of financial benefits on employee productivity: A case study of the joint clinical research centre in Lango Region, Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Social Sciences Perspectives, 2023)This study investigates the impact of financial advantages on staff productivity within the Joint Clinical Research Centre. It aims to explain the relationship between financial benefits and employee performance, highlighting ... -
Impact of Financial Support to Sunflower Production in Lira District: A Review of Literature
(Journal of Agricultural and Rural Research, 2020)Lira district greatest population rely on agriculture as a source of employment, income and food security. The study was to establish the impact of financial support on sunflower production in Lira district. The objectives ...