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Caregiver’s perspectives on the Central Nervous System infection illness trajectory among older persons with dementia in Northern Uganda—a qualitative community‑based study
(BMC Geriatrics, 2022)
Background: Few studies have explored the Central Nervous System (CNS) infection illness trajectory among older
persons with dementia in sub-Saharan African (SSA) settings. This study explored the Caregiver’s perspectives ...
Impacts of IRC’s Fifth Child community engagement strategy to increase immunisation in northern Uganda
(2019)
The 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) reported that the national coverage of the third dose of the combined diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus vaccine (DPT3) among children 12-23 months of age was 73%, and only ...
Evaluation of a data-informed community engagement strategy to increase immunisation coverage in northern Uganda: a cluster-randomised controlled trial with an embedded process evaluation
(The Lancet Global Health, 2018)
Background The 2016 Ugandan Demographic and Health Survey indicated that only 86% of children (aged
12–23 months) in northern Uganda had received the third dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine (DTP3) and
only 65% ...
Utilization of antiretroviral therapy services and associated factors among adolescents living with HIV in northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study
(PLoS ONE, 2023)
Background
Suboptimal utilization of antiretroviral therapy (ART) services remains a problem among
adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, which has a negative impact on their
response to treatment and increases ...
Female-controlled dual protection methods: Prevalence, predictors, experiences and perceptions among young women living with HIV in northern Uganda–A mixed-method study protocol
(PLoS ONE, 2023)
Study background
The use of dual protection methods among young women living with HIV (YWLHIV) aged
15–24 years in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is poorly researched despite the double risk of
unintended pregnancy and HIV. ...
Prevalence of dementia and its association with central nervous system infections among older persons in northern Uganda: cross-sectional community-based study
(BMC Geriatrics, 2023)
Background Dementia is a condition in which there is deterioration in cognitive function beyond what might be
expected from the usual consequence of biological aging. Few studies have been conducted on the prevalence ...