Search Results - "Mulogo, Edgar"

Permethrin-treated baby wraps for the prevention of malaria in children: Protocol for a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled controlled trial in western Uganda by Boyce, Ross M, Cassidy, Caitlin, Ndizeye, Ronnie, Baguma, Emma, Giandomenico, Dana, Shook-Sa, Bonnie E, Ntaro, Moses, Reyes, Raquel, Mulogo, Edgar M

“…This article details the study protocol for a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of permethrin-treated baby wraps…”
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Cost-effectiveness of village health worker-led integrated community case management (iCCM) versus health facility based management for childhood illnesses in rural southwestern Uganda by Mulogo, Edgar, Ntaro, Moses, Wesuta, Andrew, Namusisi, Jane, Kawungezi, Peter, Batwala, Vincent, Matte, Michael

“…In Uganda, village health workers (VHWs) manage childhood illness under the integrated community case management (iCCM) strategy. Care is provided for malaria,…”
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Evolution of Spatial Risk of Malaria Infection After a Pragmatic Chemoprevention Program in Response to Severe Flooding in Rural Western Uganda by Xu, Erin, Goel, Varun, Baguma, Emmanuel, Ayebare, Emmanuel, Hollingsworth, Brandon D, Brown-Marusiak, Amanda, Giandomenico, Dana, Reyes, Raquel, Ntaro, Moses, Mulogo, Edgar M, Boyce, Ross M

“…Abstract Background Malaria epidemics result from extreme precipitation and flooding, which are increasing with global climate change. Local adaptation and…”
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Contextual and psychological factors influencing open defecation free status: an exploratory qualitative study in rural South Western Uganda by Ntaro, Moses, Owokuhaisa, Judith, Isunju, John Bosco, Mulogo, Edgar, Ssempebwa, John C

“…Achieving the Open defecation free (ODF) status remains a major challenge in Uganda, yet it contributes significantly to child health improvement. Literature…”
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Caregiver perceptions and motivation for disclosing or concealing the diagnosis of HIV infection to children receiving HIV care in Mbarara, Uganda: a qualitative study by Kiwanuka, Julius, Mulogo, Edgar, Haberer, Jessica E

“…Disclosure of the diagnosis of HIV to HIV-infected children is challenging for caregivers. Despite current recommendations, data suggest that levels of…”
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Point-of-care C-reactive protein measurement by community health workers safely reduces antimicrobial use among children with respiratory illness in rural Uganda: A stepped wedge cluster randomized trial by Ciccone, Emily J, Hu, Di, Preisser, John S, Cassidy, Caitlin A, Kabugho, Lydiah, Emmanuel, Baguma, Kibaba, Georget, Mwebembezi, Fred, Juliano, Jonathan J, Mulogo, Edgar M, Boyce, Ross M

“…Acute respiratory illness (ARI) is one of the most common reasons children receive antibiotic treatment. Measurement of C-reaction protein (CRP) has been shown…”
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Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of yellow fever vaccines: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial by Juan-Giner, Aitana, Kimathi, Derick, Grantz, Kyra H, Hamaluba, Mainga, Kazooba, Patrick, Njuguna, Patricia, Fall, Gamou, Dia, Moussa, Bob, Ndeye S, Monath, Thomas P, Barrett, Alan D, Hombach, Joachim, Mulogo, Edgar M, Ampeire, Immaculate, Karanja, Henry K, Nyehangane, Dan, Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet, Cummings, Derek A T, Bejon, Philip, Warimwe, George M, Grais, Rebecca F

“…Stocks of yellow fever vaccine are insufficient to cover exceptional demands for outbreak response. Fractional dosing has shown efficacy, but evidence is…”
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A novel CRISPR-based malaria diagnostic capable of Plasmodium detection, species differentiation, and drug-resistance genotyping by Cunningham, Clark H., Hennelly, Christopher M., Lin, Jessica T., Ubalee, Ratawan, Boyce, Ross M., Mulogo, Edgar M., Hathaway, Nicholas, Thwai, Kyaw L., Phanzu, Fernandine, Kalonji, Albert, Mwandagalirwa, Kashamuka, Tshefu, Antoinette, Juliano, Jonathan J., Parr, Jonathan B.

“…CRISPR-based diagnostics are a new class of highly sensitive and specific assays with multiple applications in infectious disease diagnosis. SHERLOCK, or…”
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Comparing field-collected versus remotely-sensed variables to model malaria risk in the highlands of western Uganda by Hollingsworth, Brandon D, Sandborn, Hilary, Baguma, Emmanuel, Ayebare, Emmanuel, Ntaro, Moses, Mulogo, Edgar M, Boyce, Ross M

“…Malaria risk is not uniform across relatively small geographic areas, such as within a village. This heterogeneity in risk is associated with factors including…”
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ABO and Rhesus (D) blood group distribution among blood donors in rural south western Uganda: a retrospective study by Apecu, Richard Onyuthi, Mulogo, Edgar M, Bagenda, Fred, Byamungu, Andrew

“…In Uganda, geographical distribution of blood groups and Rhesus (D) factor varies across the country. The aim of this study was to examine the distribution of…”
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Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of 17D-213 yellow fever vaccine in children (YEFE): a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority substudy of a phase 4 trial by Juan-Giner, Aitana, Namulwana, Maria L, Kimathi, Derick, Grantz, Kyra H, Fall, Gamou, Dia, Moussa, Bob, Ndeye S, Sall, Amadou Alpha, Nerima, Caroline, Sahani, Mateus Kambale, Mulogo, Edgar M, Ampeire, Immaculate, Hombach, Joachim, Nanjebe, Deborah, Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet, Cummings, Derek A T, Bejon, Philip, Warimwe, George M, Grais, Rebecca F

“…Current supply shortages constrain yellow fever vaccination activities, particularly outbreak response. Although fractional doses of all WHO-prequalified…”
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Comparison of Capillary Versus Venous Blood for the Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests by Gorret, Abalinda M, Muhindo, Rabbison, Baguma, Emma, Ntaro, Moses, Mulogo, Edgar M, Deutsch-Feldman, Molly, Juliano, Jonathan J, Nyehangane, Dan, Boyce, Ross M

“…Abstract We enrolled 250 febrile children in western Uganda to compare the results of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) when using capillary vs venous…”
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Promptness in seeking treatment from Village Health workers for children under five years with malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia in rural southwestern Uganda by Mulogo, Edgar, Baguma, Stephen, Ntaro, Moses, Bwambale, Shem, Matte, Michael, Wesuta, Andrew, Ayebare, David, Bagenda, Fred, Kawungezi, Peter

“…Village Health Workers (VHWs) in Uganda provide treatment for the childhood illness of malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoea through the integrated community case…”
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Defining High‐risk Emergency Chief Complaints: Data‐driven Triage for Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries by Rice, Brian, Leanza, Joseph, Mowafi, Hani, Thadeus Kamara, Nicholas, Mugema Mulogo, Edgar, Bisanzo, Mark, Nikam, Kian, Kizza, Hilary, Newberry, Jennifer A., Strehlow, Matthew, Kohn, Michael, Runyon, Michael S.

“…Objectives Emergency medicine in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) is hindered by lack of research into patient outcomes. Chief complaints (CCs) are…”
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Measles outbreak in Western Uganda: a case-control study by Walekhwa, Abel Wilson, Ntaro, Moses, Kawungezi, Peter Chris, Achangwa, Chiara, Muhindo, Rabbison, Baguma, Emmanuel, Matte, Michael, Migisha, Richard, Reyes, Raquel, Thompson, Peyton, Boyce, Ross M, Mulogo, Edgar M

“…Measles outbreaks are prevalent throughout sub-Saharan Africa despite the preventive measures like vaccination that target under five-year-old children and…”
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Malaria prevalence and long-lasting insecticidal net use in rural western Uganda: results of a cross-sectional survey conducted in an area of highly variable malaria transmission intensity by Cote, Claire M, Goel, Varun, Muhindo, Rabbison, Baguma, Emmanuel, Ntaro, Moses, Shook-Sa, Bonnie E, Reyes, Raquel, Staedke, Sarah G, Mulogo, Edgar M, Boyce, Ross M

“…Abstract Background Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) remain a cornerstone of malaria control, but strategies to sustain universal coverage and high rates…”
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Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Chemoprevention and Malaria Incidence After Severe Flooding: Evaluation of a Pragmatic Intervention in Rural Uganda by Boyce, Ross M, Hollingsworth, Brandon D, Baguma, Emma, Xu, Erin, Goel, Varun, Brown-Marusiak, Amanda, Muhindo, Rabbison, Reyes, Raquel, Ntaro, Moses, Siedner, Mark J, Staedke, Sarah G, Juliano, Jonathan J, Mulogo, Edgar M

“…Abstract Background Malaria epidemics are a well-described phenomenon after extreme precipitation and flooding. Yet, few studies have examined mitigation…”
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Retention of HIV exposed infants in care at Arua regional referral hospital, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study by Apangu, Pontius, Izudi, Jonathan, Bajunirwe, Francis, Mulogo, Edgar, Batwala, Vincent

“…Retention of HIV Exposed Infants (HEIs) in care ensures adequate care. Data on retention of HEIs at large referral hospitals in Uganda is limited. We…”
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Community health workers trained to conduct verbal autopsies provide better mortality measures than existing surveillance: Results from a cross-sectional study in rural western Uganda by Nabukalu, Doreen, Ntaro, Moses, Seviiri, Mathias, Reyes, Raquel, Wiens, Matthew, Sundararajan, Radhika, Mulogo, Edgar, Boyce, Ross M

“…In much of sub-Saharan Africa, health facilities serve as the primary source of routine vital statistics. These passive surveillance systems, however, are…”
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Permethrin-treated baby wraps for the prevention of malaria: results of a randomized controlled pilot study in rural Uganda by Boyce, Ross M, Muhindo, Enid, Baguma, Emmanuel, Muhindo, Rabbison, Shem, Bwambale, François, Ruthly, Hawke, Sam, Shook-Sa, Bonnie E, Ntaro, Moses, Nalusaji, Aisha, Nyehangane, Dan, Reyes, Raquel, Juliano, Jonathan J, Siedner, Mark J, Staedke, Sarah G, Mulogo, Edgar M

“…Progress against malaria has stalled and may even be slipping backwards in high-burden countries. This is due to a range of factors including insecticide…”
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