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Cervical cancer risk perceptions, sexual risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections among Bivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccinated and nonvaccinated young women in Uganda - 5 year follow up study
(BMC women's health, 2017)
Background: Previous studies were conflicting regarding the associations between HPV vaccination, cervical cancer
risk perceptions, high-risk sexual behaviors and STIs. This study compared the HPV-vaccinated and ...
Integration of HIV and cervical cancer screening perceptions of healthcare providers and policy makers in Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2014)
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. ...
Occupational exposure to HIV: a conflict situation for health workersinr
(International Nursing Review, 2011)
Aim: To determine the frequency of occupational exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the
circumstances and predisposing factors, the high-risk groups, the extent to which exposures are reported and
the ...
Performance of Cervical Cancer Screening Techniques in HIV-Infected Women in Uganda
(Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 2015)
Women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher risk of HPV infections and developing cervical cancer, thus screening them is imperative. This study was aimed to evaluate and compare the performance ...
Beliefs, perceptions and health-seeking behaviours in relation to cervical cancer: a qualitative study among women in Uganda following completion of an HPV vaccination campaign
(Global Health Action, 2016)
Background: Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. Despite earlier
information campaigns to introduce human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination, which also targeted cervical
cancer, ...
Intimate partner violence among pregnant women in Uganda
(African Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 2019)
Background: Intimate partner violence may be more prevalent during
pregnancy as women are more vulnerable.
Aims: To determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence and
associated factors among pregnant women 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 ...
Effect of improved seed system on potato yields in Uganda
(RUFORUM Working Document Series, 2018)
Potato seed quality is an important determinant of crop performance, final yield and quality.
The quality of seed used by farmers depend on the existing seed system. In Uganda, since the
formal sector has limited capacity ...
A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery
(The New England Journal of Medicine, 2019)
BACKGROUND
Surgical intervention is needed in some cases of spontaneous abortion to remove
retained products of conception. Antibiotic prophylaxis may reduce the risk of
pelvic infection, which is an important complication ...