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Open AccessEffects of a peer advocacy intervention on cervical cancer screening among social network members: results of a randomized controlled trial in Uganda
Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common cancer among women in Uganda, yet lifetime CC screening is as low as 5%. Training women who have screened for CC to engage in peer advocacy could increase uptake of CC s...
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Open AccessIncreased Knowledge Mediates the Effect of Game Changers for Cervical Cancer Prevention on Diffusion of Cervical Cancer Screening Advocacy Among Social Network Members in a Pilot Trial
Game Changers for Cervical Cancer Prevention (GC-CCP), a peer-led, group advocacy training intervention, increased cervical cancer (CC) prevention advocacy not only among intervention recipients, but also thei...
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Open AccessMediators and moderators of the effect of the game changers for cervical cancer prevention intervention on cervical cancer screening among previously unscreened social network members in Uganda
Cervical cancer (CC) rates are high in Uganda, yet CC screening rates are very low. Our peer advocacy group intervention, Game Changers for Cervical Cancer Prevention (GC-CCP), was shown to increase CC screeni...
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Open AccessSocial network-based group intervention to promote uptake of cervical cancer screening in Uganda: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common cancer and accounts for one quarter of all cancer-related deaths among women in Uganda, where lifetime CC screening is estimated to be as low as 5%. This study will eval...
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Policies on Palliative Care in Different Parts of the World
The WHO public health strategy for palliative care requires enabling policy as one of its three key pillars (alongside drug availability and education) (Department of Health 2003). A major recent driver of pal...
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Policies on Palliative Care in Different Parts of the World
The WHO public health strategy for palliative care requires enabling policy as one of its three key pillars (alongside drug availability and education) (Department of Health 2003). A major recent driver of pal...
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Open AccessA home-based approach to managing multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Uganda: a case report
This case report describes an HIV-positive patient with recurrent tuberculosis in Uganda. After several failed courses of treatment, the patient was diagnosed with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). A...
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Disclosure of HIV Status and Adherence to Daily Drug Regimens Among HIV-infected Children in Uganda
Pediatric adherence to daily drug regimens has not been widely assessed in Africa where majority of HIV infected children live. Using in-depth interviews of 42 HIV-infected children taking ART and/or cotrimoxa...
