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Effect of Active Follow-up on Viral Load Suppression Among People Living with Hiv on Intensive Adherence Counseling in Uganda: an Instrumental Variable Analysis
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), 2025)In a quasi?experimental study using instrumental variable analysis, the effect of active follow-ups on viral load suppression among people living with HIV (PLWH) receiving intensive adherence counseling in Uganda was ... -
Impact of the Stopcut Project on the Practice of Female Genital Mutilation/cutting in Southwest Nigeria: a Quasi-experimental Study
(BioMed Central (Springer Nature), 2025)Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful cultural practice and human rights violation that remains prevalent in Nigeria, with weak law enforcement, limited public awareness, and deep-seated traditions impeding ... -
Effects of the Informed Health Choices Secondary School Intervention on the Ability of Lower Secondary Students in Kenya to Think Critically About Health Choices: 1-year Follow-up of a Cluster-randomized Trial
(BioMed Central (Springer Nature), 2025)This cluster-randomized trial evaluated the one-year follow-up of the Informed Health Choices (IHC) secondary school intervention in Western Kenya. Conducted across 80 schools, the intervention included 10 lessons and ... -
Framework to Guide the Use of Mathematical Modelling in Evidence-based Policy Decision-making
(BMJ (British Medical Journal), 2025)This study develops a comprehensive framework to guide the use of mathematical modeling in evidence-based policy decision-making, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Drawing from COVID-19 pandemic ... -
Modeling the Determinants of Attrition in a Two-stage Epilepsy Prevalence Survey in Nairobi Using Machine Learning
(Elsevier, 2025)This study applies machine learning (including random forest, XGBoost, SVM, and Super Learner) to predict attrition in a two-stage epilepsy prevalence survey in Nairobi. Results show high model performance (AUC up to 0.98), ... -
Sub-population Identification of Multimorbidity in Sub-saharan African Populations
(Springer Nature, 2025)This study develops an automated stratification approach to detect sub-populations with anomalously high or low multimorbidity rates in sub-Saharan African datasets, using survey data from Nairobi (Kenya) and Agincourt ... -
Evaluating the Generalisability of Region-naïve Machine Learning Algorithms for the Identification of Epilepsy in Low-resource Settings
(PLOS (Public Library of Science), 2025)This pilot stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial evaluated the effect of text message reminders on newborn vaccination timing in Nairobi slums. Pregnant women either received SMS prompts for birth-dose vaccines (oral polio ... -
Exploring a Pan-African Vision for Population and Public Health Data Governance in the Digital Age
(ResearchGateSage Journals, 2025)Background: This paper explores the evolving digital landscape in Africa, focusing on its challenges and opportunities for promoting data governance and sharing in Africa. As the region integrates digital technology into ... -
Return to Care of Children and Adolescents Living with Hiv Who Missed Their Clinic Visits or Were Lost to Follow-up: a Continuous Quality Improvement Study in Uganda
(BMJ (British Medical Journal), 2025)A quality improvement project in a UK hospital evaluated the effects of a structured handover protocol on postoperative patient outcomes. Implementation reduced communication errors by 32% (p = 0.01) and shortened ICU stays ... -
High Prevalence of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria on Patient Medical File Surfaces at Five Critical Care Units in Kampala, Uganda: an Explanatory Sequential Mixed-methods Study
(Cambridge University Press, 2025)Intensive care units (ICUs) and high-dependency units (HDUs) care for critically ill patients, many of whom have multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria.Reference Lakbar, Medam and Ronfl1,Reference Tosi, Roat and De Biasi2 ...
