Cango Lyec (Healing the Elephant): HIV incidence in post-conflict Northern Uganda
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100408
Abstract: Background Civil war in Northern Uganda resulted in widespread atrocities, human rights violations, and death, and caused millions to flee to internally displaced persons camps. War-related traumas combined with difficulties accessing HIV prevention and health… read more here.
Keywords: conflict; hiv; war; northern uganda ... See more keywords
Intergenerational land conflict in northern Uganda: children, customary law and return migration
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DOI: 10.1017/s0001972017000559
Abstract: Abstract Northern Uganda is in transition after the conflict that ended in 2006. While its cities are thriving and economic opportunities abound, the social institutions governing land access are contested, the land administration system is… read more here.
Keywords: conflict; law; land; northern uganda ... See more keywords
Impact of decentralisation of antiretroviral therapy services on HIV testing and care at a population level in Agago District in rural Northern Uganda: results from the Lablite population surveys.
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DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihx006
Abstract: Background We conducted unlinked cross-sectional population-based surveys in Northern Uganda before and after antiretroviral therapy (ART) provision (including Option B+ [lifelong ART for pregnant/breast-feeding women]) at a local primary care facility (Lira Kato Health Centre… read more here.
Keywords: hiv testing; northern uganda; decentralisation; art ... See more keywords
Fostering gender equality and reproductive and sexual health among adolescents: results from a quasi-experimental study in Northern Uganda
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053203
Abstract: Objective To assess the impact of the Gender Roles, Equality and Transformations (GREAT) intervention: a narrative-based, resource-light, life-stage tailored intervention package designed to promote gender-equitable attitudes and behaviours, and improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH)… read more here.
Keywords: health; northern uganda; gender; srh ... See more keywords
Which Factors Are Associated With Adolescent Reports of Experiencing Various Forms of Abuse at the Family Level in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda?
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DOI: 10.1177/0886260519888526
Abstract: Research assessing familial violence against adolescents, using caregiver-adolescent dyads, is limited in post-conflict settings. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with adolescent-reported familial abuse in post-conflict northern Uganda. It also assessed… read more here.
Keywords: post conflict; adolescent; caregiver; sexual abuse ... See more keywords
‘There Were Moments We Wished She Could Just Die’: The Highly Gendered Burden of Nodding Syndrome in Northern Uganda
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DOI: 10.1177/10497323221085941
Abstract: Nodding Syndrome (NS) occurs within a wide spectrum of epilepsies seen in onchocerciasis endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa. It has debilitating consequences on affected individuals and increases the socio-economic, physical and psychological burden on care-givers… read more here.
Keywords: moments wished; northern uganda; nodding syndrome; could die ... See more keywords
Coping with post-war mental health problems among survivors of violence in Northern Uganda: Findings from the WAYS study
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DOI: 10.1177/1359105318775185
Abstract: Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and mental health problems were assessed in a sample of war-affected youth in Northern Uganda. Univariable and multivariable regression models were fitted to assess the influence of CERS on mental health… read more here.
Keywords: war; northern uganda; cognitive emotion; health ... See more keywords
Provision of cervical cancer prevention services in Northern Uganda: a survey of health workers from rural health centres
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06795-5
Abstract: Background Cervical cancer is the leading cancer among Ugandan women, contributing to 40 % of all cancer cases recorded in the cancer registry. Having identified the substantial impact of cervical cancer among Ugandan women, the Ministry… read more here.
Keywords: health workers; cancer screening; cervical cancer; northern uganda ... See more keywords
Smallholders’ perceptions on biosecurity and disease control in relation to African swine fever in an endemically infected area in Northern Uganda
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DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-2005-7
Abstract: BackgroundIn Africa, intensified pig production is frequently accompanied by increased occurrence of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks, leading to high case fatality rates and socio-economic impact for the farmers. ASF control relies on prevention of… read more here.
Keywords: swine fever; african swine; asf outbreaks; control ... See more keywords
The enduring consequences of conflict-related sexual violence: a qualitative study of women survivors in northern Uganda
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DOI: 10.1186/s13031-022-00448-y
Abstract: Background One in three women in northern Uganda report having suffered from conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), including forced marriage and rape. Research on the long-term effects of CRSV on the health and social well-being of… read more here.
Keywords: women survivors; health; northern uganda; conflict related ... See more keywords
Is nodding syndrome in northern Uganda linked to consumption of mycotoxin contaminated food grains?
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DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3774-y
Abstract: ObjectiveNodding syndrome (NS) is a type of epilepsy characterized by repeated head-nodding seizures that appear in previously healthy children between 3 and 18 years of age. In 2012, during a WHO International Meeting on NS in… read more here.
Keywords: nodding syndrome; syndrome northern; northern uganda; uganda ... See more keywords