359 Publications items related to 'Uganda'
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Estimating the cost of referral and willingness to pay for referral to higher-level health facilities: a case series study from an integrated community case management programme in Uganda
Background Integrated community case management relies on community health workers managing children with malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea, and referring children when management is not possible. This…
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Making connections: The Mbale malaria control project strengthens links between communities and health systems to reduce child deaths
This report showcases the impact of our Mbale malaria control project through the voices of implementers and beneficiaries. The project ran between 2011 and 2015, and aimed to contribute to the…
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Potential roles of mhealth for community health workers: Formative research with end users in Uganda and Mozambique
Background Community health workers are reemerging as an essential component of health systems in low-income countries. However, there are concerns that unless they are adequately supported, their…
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Boda boda referral transport system
The Mbale Malaria Control Project, which was a three year project launched in March 2012, aimed to reduce deaths from, and the incidence of, severe childhood malaria. The project aimed to do this by…
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Changing behaviour through drama
The Mbale Malaria Control Project was a three year project launched in March 2012 that was focused on reducing deaths from and the incidence of severe childhood malaria. The project achieved this by…
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Monitoring malaria epidemiology and control in Ethiopia and Uganda: Baseline survey
This report presents the results of the first survey carried out by the Beyond Garki project in October–November 2012 in four sites in Ethiopia and Uganda. It shows a number of interesting malaria…
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Evaluating the effect of innovative motivation and supervision approaches on community health worker performance and retention in Uganda and Mozambique: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Background If trained, equipped and utilised, community health workers (CHWs) delivering integrated community case management for sick children can potentially reduce child deaths by 60%. However, it…
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Using theory and formative research to design interventions to improve community health worker motivation, retention and performance in Mozambique and Uganda
Background Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being used in low-income countries to address human resources shortages, yet there remain few effective, evidence-based strategies for…
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Assessing and addressing barriers to the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Uganda: Pilot intervention
This project aims to increase the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) to reduce the burden of malaria in pregnancy in Uganda. Based on formative research, a pilot…
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The effect of single or repeated home visits on the hanging and use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets following a mass distribution campaign: A cluster randomized, controlled trial
Background The study objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of commonly used post-campaign hang-up visits on the hanging and use of campaign nets. Methods A cluster-randomized trial was…
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Improving uptake of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Uganda through a multipronged communication approach
This poster was presented at the 14th World Congress on Public Health in February 2015 and describes Malaria Consortium's multifaceted communications approach used when introducing malaria rapid…
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Integrated community case management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea across three African countries: A qualitative study exploring lessons learnt and implications for further scale up
Abstract Numerous studies highlight the effectiveness of an integrated approach for the management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea at the community level. There has however been little study on…
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What happens to lost nets: A multi-country analysis of reasons for LLIN attrition using 14 household surveys in four countries
Background While significant focus has been given to net distribution, little is known about what is done with nets that leave a household, either to be used by others or when they are discarded. To…
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Development and piloting of a unified technology solution for malaria rapid diagnostic tests
This poster was presented at the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6 November 2014. It discusses the uptake of a mobile application trial by providers.…
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Blended e-learning course: An innovative approach to train private providers on diagnosis and treatment of febrile illnesses
This poster was presented at the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6 November 2014. It discusses the impact of a combined instructor-led and e-learning…
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Evaluating the accuracy and acceptability of pneumonia diagnostic tools for community health workers in low and middle income countries
This presentation was given at a Malaria Consortium symposium on improving pneumonia diagnosis in children during the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6…
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Impact of a behaviour change communication programme on net durability in eastern Uganda
This poster presented at the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6 November 2014. It assesses the effect on net durability of a net care and repair…
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Effectiveness and treatment adherence to artemether-lumefantrine colour coded unit dosed blister-packs versus standard blister-packs in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ugandan children: A randomised controlled equivalence trial
This poster was presented at the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference from 3–6 November 2014. It shows that standard blister-packs could serve as alternatives to…
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ICCM in practice
Clare Strachan discusses lessons learnt from a participatory evaluation across three African countries (South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia).
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Assessment of communication and clinical skills of community health workers in rural Uganda
Presentation by Dr James Ssekitooleko from Malaria Consortium.