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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Women’s Reports of Past-Year Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparative Analysis of Six East African National Surveys by Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Kadengye, Damazo T.

“…Violence against women, in all its forms, has been acknowledged as a violation of basic human rights and research evidence shows that it could lead to adverse…”
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Sex-disaggregated data matters: tracking the impact of COVID-19 on the health of women and men by Hawkes, Sarah, Pantazis, Athena, Purdie, Anna, Gautam, Abhishek, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Buse, Kent, Tanaka, Sonja, Borkotoky, Kakoli, Sharma, Sneha, Verma, Ravi

“…Sex and gender matter to health outcomes, but despite repeated commitments to sex-disaggregate data in health policies and programmes, a persistent and…”
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Effect of justification of wife-beating on experiences of intimate partner violence among men and women in Uganda: A propensity-score matched analysis of the 2016 Demographic Health Survey data by Kadengye, Damazo T, Izudi, Jonathan, Kemigisha, Elizabeth, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia

“…In some communities, rationalization of men's controlling attitudes is associated with the justification of gender norms such as wife-beating as a method of…”
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Do inequalities exist in the disadvantaged populations? Levels and trends of full and on-time vaccination coverage in two Nairobi urban informal settlements by Mutua, Martin K., Mohamed, Shukri F., Iddi, Samuel, Muyingo, Sylvia, Mwangi, Bonventure, Kadengye, Damazo

“…There has been an improvement in childhood vaccination coverage over the last two decades worldwide. However, inequities exist among different populations…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the Kidogo model in empowering women and strengthening their capacities to engage in paid labor opportunities through the provision of quality childcare: a study protocol for an exploratory study in Nakuru County, Kenya by Okelo, Kenneth, Nampijja, Margaret, Ilboudo, Patrick, Muendo, Ruth, Oloo, Linda, Muyingo, Sylvia, Mwaniki, Elizabeth, Langat, Nelson, Onyango, Silas, Sipalla, Florence, Kitsao-Wekulo, Patricia

“…Worldwide, there is a wide gap between what women can contribute to the economy and what they actually contribute. One of the main barriers to women’s…”
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"Our program manager is a woman for the first time": perceptions of health managers on what workplace policies and practices exist to advance women's career progression in the health sector in Kenya by Odunga, Sally Atieno, Odero, Henry Owoko, Syonguvi, Jackline, Mbuthia, Michelle, Tanaka, Sonja, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Kadengye, Damazo T

“…Existing evidence suggests that organisation-level policies are important in enabling gender equality and equity in the workplace. However, there is little…”
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Recorded but not revealed: exploring the relationship between sex and gender, country income level, and COVID-19 by Hawkes, Sarah, Tanaka, Sonja, Pantazis, Athena, Gautam, Abhishek, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Buse, Kent, Purdie, Anna

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Enabling data sharing and utilization for African population health data using OHDSI tools with an OMOP-common data model by Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Todd, Jim, Bhattacharjee, Tathagata, Taylor, Amelia, Greenfield, Jay

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred the use of AI and DS innovations in data collection and aggregation. Extensive data on many aspects of the COVID-19 has been…”
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HIV-1 transmission networks in high risk fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda: A phylogenetic and epidemiological approach by Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Nazziwa, Jamirah, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Ilmonen, Pauliina, Njai, Harr, Ndembi, Nicaise, Parry, Chris, Kitandwe, Paul Kato, Gershim, Asiki, Mpendo, Juliet, Neilsen, Leslie, Seeley, Janet, Seppälä, Heikki, Lyagoba, Fred, Kamali, Anatoli, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…Fishing communities around Lake Victoria in sub-Saharan Africa have been characterised as a population at high risk of HIV-infection. Using data from a cohort…”
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Insights into COVID-19 data collection and management in Malawi: exploring processes, perceptions, and data discrepancies by Taylor, Amelia, Liwewe, Thokozani, Todd, Jim, Kankhwali, Chisomo, Mwale, Anne, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia

“…The completion of case-based surveillance forms was vital for case identification during COVID-19 surveillance in Malawi. Despite significant efforts, the…”
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Patterns of Individual and Population-Level Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Risk Factors for Poor Adherence in the First Year of the DART Trial in Uganda and Zimbabwe by Muyingo, Sylvia K, Walker, A Sarah, Reid, Andy, Munderi, Paula, Gibb, Diana M, Ssali, Francis, Levin, Jonathan, Katabira, Elly, Gilks, Charlie, Todd, Jim

“…BACKGROUND:Good adherence is essential for successful antiretroviral therapy (ART) provision, but simple measures have rarely been validated in Africa…”
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Factors associated with HIV testing among youth in Tanzania based on the 2016-2017 Tanzania HIV Impact Survey (THIS) by Wang, Yan, Kinsler, Janni J, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia

“…HIV testing continues to be a challenge among the young population in Tanzania. As of 2017, only 30% of 15-19-year-olds reported getting tested and receiving…”
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Prevalence, correlates for early neurological disorders and association with functioning among children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS in Uganda by Mpango, Richard Stephen, Rukundo, Godfrey Zari, Muyingo, Sylvia Kiwuwa, Gadow, Kenneth D, Patel, Vikram, Kinyanda, Eugene

“…The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of neurological disorders and their associated correlates and relations with clinical and behavioural…”
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Editorial: A digitally-enabled, science-based global pandemic preparedness and response scheme: how ready are we for the next pandemic? by Tan, Yi-Roe, Wong, Brian Li Han, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Stinckwich, Serge, Yap, Peiling

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how a lack of accurate, real-time outbreak data and an inconsistent science-based response framework can lead to global…”
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Eave and swarm collections prove effective for biased captures of male Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes in Uganda by Birungi, Krystal, Mabuka, Danspaid P, Balyesima, Victor, Namukwaya, Annet, Chemoges, Elinor W, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Collins, C Matilda, Tripet, Frederic, Kayondo, Jonathan K

“…Traditional malaria vector sampling techniques bias collections towards female mosquitoes. Comprehensive understanding of vector dynamics requires balanced…”
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Gendered socio-economic and mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among adults living in selected informal settlements in Kenya: an intersectional analysis by Mwanga, Daniel M., Odero, Henry Owoko, Kadengye, Damazo T., Odunga, Sally Atieno, Muluve, Eva, Mugotitsa, Bylhah, Wafubwa, Ruth Nanjekho, Austrian, Karen, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia

“…COVID-19 pandemic had devastating socio-economic and health effects, including mental health. This study examines the intersectionality between gender and…”
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Pathways to leadership: what accounts for women’s (in)equitable career paths in the health sectors in India and Kenya? A scoping review by Saville, Naomi M, Uppal, Radhika, Odunga, Sally Atieno, Kedia, Sapna, Odero, Henry Owoko, Tanaka, Sonja, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Eleh, Lawrence, Venkatesh, Sucharitha, Zeinali, Zahra, Koay, Aaron, Buse, Kent, Verma, Ravi, Hawkes, Sarah

“…ObjectivesWe aimed to capture evidence on enablers and barriers to improving equal opportunity and effective organisational interventions that can advance…”
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Correction: Making Metadata Machine-Readable as the First Step to Providing Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable Population Health Data: Framework Development and Implementation Study by Amadi, David, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Bhattacharjee, Tathagata, Taylor, Amelia, Kiragga, Agnes, Ochola, Michael, Kanjala, Chifundo, Gregory, Arofan, Tomlin, Keith, Todd, Jim, Greenfield, Jay

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/56237.]…”
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Making Metadata Machine-Readable as the First Step to Providing Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable Population Health Data: Framework Development and Implementation Study by Amadi, David, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Bhattacharjee, Tathagata, Taylor, Amelia, Kiragga, Agnes, Ochola, Michael, Kanjala, Chifundo, Gregory, Arofan, Tomlin, Keith, Todd, Jim, Greenfield, Jay

“…Metadata describe and provide context for other data, playing a pivotal role in enabling findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability (FAIR)…”
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Legislation for advancing women’s leadership in the health sector in India and Kenya: a ‘law cube’ approach to identify ways to strengthen legal environments for gender equality by Evagora-Campbell, Mireille, Kedia, Sapna, Odero, Henry Owoko, Uppal, Radhika, Odunga, Sally Atieno, Mattoo, Tusharika, Miranda, Patricia Blardony, Tanaka, Sonja, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Verma, Ravi, Hawkes, Sarah, Buse, Kent

“…ObjectivesThis paper examines the availability of legal provisions, or the lack thereof, that support women to progress equitably into leadership positions…”
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