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A consortium approach to competency-based undergraduate medical education in Uganda: process, opportunities and challenges

scientific article

A de novo approach to inferring within-host fitness effects during untreated HIV-1 infection

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

A framework for mandatory impact evaluation to ensure well informed public policy decisions

scientific article

A grander challenge: the case of how Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) contributes to health outcomes in Africa

scientific article

A randomized, community trial of intensive sexually transmitted disease control for AIDS prevention, Rakai, Uganda ⬇️

scientific article published on July 9, 1998

A situation analysis of inter-professional education and practice for ethics and professionalism training at Makerere University College of Health Sciences

scientific article published on 23 October 2015

Academic medicine and global health responsibilities

scientific article published on October 2004

Acceptability of HIV testing for men attending televised football venues in Uganda

scientific article published on 19 August 2019

Acceptability of routine HIV counselling and testing, and HIV seroprevalence in Ugandan hospitals

scientific article published on April 2008

Accreditation in a sub Saharan medical school: a case study at Makerere University

scientific article

Age differences in sexual partners and risk of HIV-1 infection in rural Uganda

scientific article published on April 2003

Age of male circumcision and risk of prevalent HIV infection in rural Uganda.

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Alcohol use before sex and HIV acquisition: a longitudinal study in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on May 2006

Alcohol use, intimate partner violence, sexual coercion and HIV among women aged 15-24 in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 7 December 2007

Among 46 near full length HIV type 1 genome sequences from Rakai District, Uganda, subtype D and AD recombinants predominate

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Assessing country-level efforts to link research to action

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Assessing the quality of informed consent in a resource-limited setting: a cross-sectional study

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Association of HIV and malaria with mother-to-child transmission, birth outcomes, and child mortality

scientific article published on April 2008

Authors' response

Barriers to epilepsy care in Central Uganda, a qualitative interview and focus group study involving PLWE and their caregivers

scientific article published on 17 July 2019

Brief Report: Differential Associations of Interleukin 6 and Intestinal Fatty Acid-Binding Protein With Progressive Untreated HIV-1 Infection in Rakai, Uganda.

scientific article

Burden of infection among heads and non-head of rural households in Rakai, Uganda.

scientific article published on January 2004

Can population differences explain the contrasting results of the Mwanza, Rakai, and Masaka HIV/sexually transmitted disease intervention trials?: A modeling study

scientific article

Career intentions of final year medical students in Uganda after graduating: the burden of brain drain

scientific article published on August 2015

Challenges faced by caregivers of virally non-suppressed children on the intensive adherence counselling program in Uganda: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 07 March 2019

Changes in the distribution of HIV type 1 subtypes D and A in Rakai District, Uganda between 1994 and 2002.

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Circumcision in HIV-infected men and its effect on HIV transmission to female partners in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised controlled trial

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Circumcision of HIV-infected men: effects on high-risk human papillomavirus infections in a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda

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Climate for evidence-informed health systems: A print media analysis in 44 low- and middle-income countries that host knowledge-translation platforms

scientific article

Clinical illness as a marker for initiation of HIV antiretroviral therapy in a rural setting, Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on February 2006

Coercive sex in rural Uganda: prevalence and associated risk factors

scientific article published on February 2004

Comparison of HIV-related vulnerabilities between former child soldiers and children never abducted by the LRA in northern Uganda

scientific article published on 07 August 2013

Comparison of methods in the recovery of nucleic acids from archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded autopsy tissues

scientific article published on 15 January 2010

Condom acceptance is higher among travelers in Uganda.

scientific article

Cross-sectional comparative study of risky sexual behaviours among HIV-infected persons initiated and waiting to start antiretroviral therapy in rural Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 11 September 2017

Determinants of HIV-1 load in subjects with early and later HIV infections, in a general-population cohort of Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 15 March 2004

Developing evidence briefs for policy: a qualitative case study comparing the process of using a guidance-contextualization workbook in Peru and Uganda

scientific article published on 21 November 2019

Developing independent investigators for clinical research relevant for Africa

scientific article published on 29 December 2011

Differential loss of invariant natural killer T cells and FoxP3⁺ regulatory T cells in HIV-1 subtype A and subtype D infections

scientific article published on July 2013

Disclosure of HIV results among discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda: a facilitated couple counselling approach

scientific article

Disclosure of HIV status on informed consent forms presents an ethical dilemma for protection of human subjects

scientific article published in February 2006

Doctoral training in Uganda: evaluation of mentoring best practices at Makerere university college of health sciences

scientific article published on 13 January 2014

Education attainment as a predictor of HIV risk in rural Uganda: results from a population-based study

scientific article

Effect of circumcision of HIV-negative men on transmission of human papillomavirus to HIV-negative women: a randomised trial in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article (publication date: 15 January 2011)

Effect of human immunodeficiency virus Type 1 (HIV-1) subtype on disease progression in persons from Rakai, Uganda, with incident HIV-1 infection

scientific article published on March 2008

Effectiveness of syphilis treatment using azithromycin and/or benzathine penicillin in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on January 2005

Effects of hormonal contraceptive use on HIV acquisition and transmission among HIV-discordant couples

scientific article published on October 2013

Effects of medical male circumcision (MC) on plasma HIV viral load in HIV+ HAART naïve men; Rakai, Uganda

scientific article

Empowering local research ethics review of antibacterial mass administration research

scientific article published in 2022

Enabling dynamic partnerships through joint degrees between low- and high-income countries for capacity development in global health research: experience from the Karolinska Institutet/Makerere University partnership

scientific article

Epilepsy misconceptions and stigma reduction interventions in sub-Saharan Africa, a systematic review

scientific article published on 13 June 2018

Evaluating international research ethics capacity development: an empirical approach

scientific article published in April 2014

Evaluation of the safety and efficiency of the dorsal slit and sleeve methods of male circumcision provided by physicians and clinical officers in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 31 May 2011

Evolution of HIV-1 within untreated individuals and at the population scale in Uganda

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Evolution of Research Ethics in a Low Resource Setting: The Case of Uganda

scientific article published on 29 June 2018

Evolving values in ethics and global health research.

scientific article published on January 2010

Exploring Institutional Research Ethics Systems: A Case Study From Uganda

scientific article

Feasibility of a rapid response mechanism to meet policymakers' urgent needs for research evidence about health systems in a low income country: a case study

scientific article

Foreskin T-cell subsets differ substantially from blood with respect to HIV co-receptor expression, inflammatory profile, and memory status

scientific article published on 16 November 2011

Frequency of long-term nonprogressors in HIV-1 seroconverters From Rakai Uganda

scientific article

Funding for primary health care in developing countries

scientific article published in March 2008

Geographic HIV type 1 subtype distribution in Rakai district, Uganda

scientific article published on October 2009

Global health leadership training in resource-limited settings: a collaborative approach by academic institutions and local health care programs in Uganda

scientific article

Global medical education partnerships to expand specialty expertise: a case report on building neurology clinical and research capacity

scientific article published on 30 December 2014

HIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda

scientific article published in November 2017

HIV Type 1 Disease Progression to AIDS and Death in a Rural Ugandan Cohort Is Primarily Dependent on Viral Load Despite Variable Subtype and T-Cell Immune Activation Levels

scientific article published on 17 November 2014

HIV dynamics and behaviour change as determinants of the impact of sexually transmitted disease treatment on HIV transmission in the context of the Rakai trial

scientific article

HIV incidence and sexually transmitted disease prevalence associated with condom use: a population study in Rakai, Uganda ⬇️

scientific article published on November 9, 2001

HIV type 1 genetic variation in foreskin and blood from subjects in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article

HIV-1 infection associated with abnormal vaginal flora morphology and bacterial vaginosis

scientific article published on August 1997

HIV-1 viral subtype differences in the rate of CD4+ T-cell decline among HIV seroincident antiretroviral naive persons in Rakai district, Uganda

scientific article

Health systems in Africa: learning from South Africa

scientific article published on 24 August 2009

High HIV-1 prevalence, risk behaviours, and willingness to participate in HIV vaccine trials in fishing communities on Lake Victoria, Uganda

scientific article published on 22 July 2013

High incidence of HIV-1 infection in a general population of fishing communities around Lake Victoria, Uganda

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Higher HIV-1 incidence and genetic complexity along main roads in Rakai District, Uganda

scientific article published on December 2006

Higher risk behaviour and rates of sexually transmitted diseases in Mwanza compared to Uganda may help explain HIV prevention trial outcomes

scientific article published on December 2003

Hormonal contraceptive use and HIV-1 infection in a population-based cohort in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on January 2003

Human immunodeficiency virus acquisition associated with genital ulcer disease and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection: a nested case-control study in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 28 October 2003

Human resources for health: overcoming the crisis

scientific article published on November 2004

Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control and predicted 10-year CVD risk: a cross-sectional study of seven communities in East and West Africa (SevenCEWA)

scientific article published on 13 November 2020

Identification of HIV Superinfection in Seroconcordant Couples in Rakai, Uganda, by Use of Next-Generation Deep Sequencing

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Identification of HIV superinfection in seroconcordant couples in Rakai, Uganda, by use of next-generation deep sequencing

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Identifying and characterising health policy and system-relevant documents in Uganda: a scoping review to develop a framework for the development of a one-stop shop

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Immunisation coverage among children born to HIV-infected women in Rakai district, Uganda: Effect of voluntary testing and counselling (VCT).

scientific article published on October 2006

Impact of asymptomatic Herpes simplex virus-2 infection on T cell phenotype and function in the foreskin

scientific article

Impaired natural killer cell responses are associated with loss of the highly activated NKG2A(+)CD57(+)CD56(dim) subset in HIV-1 subtype D infection in Uganda

scientific article

Improving implementation: building research capacity in maternal, neonatal, and child health in Africa

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Improving institutional research ethics capacity assessments: lessons from sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 04 October 2018

Improving international research contracting

scientific article published in July 2009

In the face of war: examining sexual vulnerabilities of Acholi adolescent girls living in displacement camps in conflict-affected Northern Uganda

scientific article

Increased risk of incident HIV during pregnancy in Rakai, Uganda: a prospective study

scientific article published on October 2005

Indices to measure risk of HIV acquisition in Rakai, Uganda

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Influence of the training experience of Makerere University medical and nursing graduates on willingness and competence to work in rural health facilities

scientific article published on January 2010

Informed Health Choices media intervention for improving people's ability to critically appraise the trustworthiness of claims about treatment effects: a mixed-methods process evaluation of a randomised trial in Uganda

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Initiatives supporting evidence informed health system policymaking in Cameroon and Uganda: a comparative historical case study.

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Innate and adaptive immune responses both contribute to pathological CD4 T cell activation in HIV-1 infected Ugandans

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Interprofessional Fellowship Training for Emerging Global Health Leaders in Africa to Improve HIV Prevention and Care: The Afya Bora Consortium

scientific article published on 4 February 2016

Intimate partner violence and communication of HIV diagnosis in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 9 March 2015

Intra-facility linkage of HIV-positive mothers and HIV-exposed babies into HIV chronic care: rural and urban experience in a resource limited setting

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Is the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV higher among female compared with male infants? A case of Rakai, Uganda

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Isolation of human lymphotropic herpesviruses from Uganda.

scientific article published in August 1987

Key Concepts for Informed Health Choices: a framework for helping people learn how to assess treatment claims and make informed choices

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Key concepts that people need to understand to assess claims about treatment effects

scientific article published on 11 June 2015

Knowledge about vaccines and willingness to participate in preventive HIV vaccine trials: a population-based study, Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on June 2004

Knowledge and attitudes about sudden death in epilepsy among people living with epilepsy and their healthcare providers in Mulago Hospital, Uganda: A cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 26 December 2019

Learning health professionalism at Makerere University: an exploratory study amongst undergraduate students

scientific article published on 4 November 2010

Limitations of rapid HIV-1 tests during screening for trials in Uganda: diagnostic test accuracy study

scientific article published in June 2007

Linking research and development to strengthen health systems in Africa

scientific article published on 18 October 2010

Longitudinal changes in vaginal microbiota composition assessed by gram stain among never sexually active pre- and postmenarcheal adolescents in Rakai, Uganda

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Lost in transition: HIV prevalence and correlates of infection among young people living in post-emergency phase transit camps in Gulu District, Northern Uganda

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Male circumcision and HIV acquisition and transmission: cohort studies in Rakai, Uganda. Rakai Project Team.

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Male circumcision decreases acquisition and increases clearance of high-risk human papillomavirus in HIV-negative men: a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda

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Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial

scientific article (publication date: 24 February 2007)

Male circumcision for HIV prevention: current evidence and implementation in sub-Saharan Africa

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Male circumcision is an efficacious, lasting and cost-effective strategy for combating HIV in high-prevalence AIDS epidemics

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Male circumcision wound healing in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative and HIV-positive men in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 27 November 2013

Marriage and the risk of incident HIV infection in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on January 2014

Maternal self-medication and provision of nevirapine to newborns by women in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on May 2005

Measuring quality of life among HIV-infected women using a culturally adapted questionnaire in Rakai district, Uganda.

scientific article published on January 2004

Medical Education for Equitable Services for All Ugandans (MESAU) consortium: development and achievements

scientific article published in August 2014

Medical education in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature review

scientific article published on October 2011

Medical schools in sub-Saharan Africa

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Microbial translocation, the innate cytokine response, and HIV-1 disease progression in Africa

scholarly article

Mortality associated with HIV infection in rural Rakai District, Uganda.

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Mortality in HIV-infected and uninfected children of HIV-infected and uninfected mothers in rural Uganda

scientific article published on April 2006

NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF HEALTH KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION INITIATIVES IN UGANDA

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Nurses' knowledge in ethics and their perceptions regarding continuing ethics education: a cross-sectional survey among nurses at three referral hospitals in Uganda

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Okukkera Ng'omuzungu (lost in translation): understanding the social value of global health research for HIV/AIDS research participants in Uganda

scientific article published on January 2010

Optimisation of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative to address African health-care challenges

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Output from the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network international postdoctoral fellowship for capacity building in HIV clinical trials

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Perception and valuations of community-based education and service by alumni at Makerere University College of Health Sciences

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Perceptions of newly admitted undergraduate medical students on experiential training on community placements and working in rural areas of Uganda

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Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis in sub-Saharan Africa, gaps and way forward: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 10 October 2019

Perspective: Partnering for medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seeking the evidence for effective collaborations

scientific article published on February 2012

Pharmacogenetic-based efavirenz dose modification: suggestions for an African population and the different CYP2B6 genotypes

scientific article

Physician tracking in sub-Saharan Africa: current initiatives and opportunities

scientific article published on 23 April 2014

Policy development, implementation and evaluation by the AIDS control program in Uganda: a review of the processes

scientific article published on 23 February 2013

Population-based study of fertility in women with HIV-1 infection in Uganda

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Population-level adult mortality following the expansion of antiretroviral therapy in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 23 May 2019

Possibilities for the future of global mental health: a scenario planning approach

scientific article published on 11 December 2019

Preface

Prevalence and correlates of men's and women's alcohol use in agrarian, trading and fishing communities in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 30 October 2020

Previously transmitted HIV-1 strains are preferentially selected during subsequent sexual transmissions

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Priority setting for resources to improve the understanding of information about claims of treatment effects in the mass media

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Problem based learning: tutors' views 5 years after implementation at a sub-Saharan University

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Protections for clinical trials in low and middle income countries need strengthening not weakening

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Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of various commercial reverse transcriptases based on armored HIV RNA

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Randomized trial of presumptive sexually transmitted disease therapy during pregnancy in Rakai, Uganda ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2001

Rates of HIV-1 transmission per coital act, by stage of HIV-1 infection, in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 30 March 2005

Reduced fertility among HIV-infected women associated with viral load in Rakai district, Uganda

scientific article published on December 2006

Relatively low HIV infection rates in rural Uganda, but with high potential for a rise: a cohort study in Kayunga District, Uganda

scientific article

Repeat voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT), sexual risk behavior and HIV incidence in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 3 October 2006

Reply to Hayes and White

scientific article published in 2006

Responding to the global human resources crisis

scientific article published on May 2004

Responsive research in developing countries

scientific article published on July 2008

Science-based health innovation in Uganda: creative strategies for applying research to development

scientific article

Screening HIV-positive pregnant women for antiretroviral therapy: utility of self-reported symptoms

scientific article published on February 2006

Seizure severity is associated with poor quality of life in people living with epilepsy (PLWE) in Uganda: A cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 21 May 2019

Selection of HIV variants with signature genotypic characteristics during heterosexual transmission

scientific article published on February 2009

Sensitivity and specificity of HIV-1 testing of urine compared with serum specimens: Rakai, Uganda. The Rakai Project Team.

scientific article

Slim disease: a new disease in Uganda and its association with HTLV-III infection.

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Spatial phylodynamics of HIV-1 epidemic emergence in east Africa.

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Stochastic simulation of the impact of antiretroviral therapy and HIV vaccines on HIV transmission; Rakai, Uganda

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Strengthening capacity for health research in Africa

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Strengthening primary care: addressing the disparity between vertical and horizontal investment

scientific article published on January 2008

Survival of HIV-infected treatment-naive individuals with documented dates of seroconversion in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on November 2007

Survival of infants born to HIV-positive mothers, by feeding modality, in Rakai, Uganda

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Tackling NCDs: a different approach is needed

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Tackling malaria, village by village: a report on a concerted information intervention by medical students and the community in Mifumi, Eastern Uganda

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Teaching children in low-income countries to assess claims about treatment effects: prioritization of key concepts

scientific article published on November 2015

Terminal Effector CD8 T Cells Defined by an IKZF2+IL-7R- Transcriptional Signature Express FcγRIIIA, Expand in HIV Infection, and Mediate Potent HIV-Specific Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity

scientific article published on 13 September 2019

The Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

scientific article

The Medical Education Partnership Initiative: PEPFAR's effort to boost health worker education to strengthen health systems

scientific article

The acceptability and safety of the Shang Ring for adult male circumcision in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on August 2013

The effects of male circumcision on female partners' genital tract symptoms and vaginal infections in a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 30 October 2008

The effects of placental malaria on mother-to-child HIV transmission in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on November 2003

The ethics of health systems research in low- and middle-income countries: a call to action

scientific article published on 7 August 2014

The ethics of research in developing countries

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The incidence and prevalence of orphanhood associated with parental HIV infection: a population-based study in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on October 2005

The incidence of HIV-1 associated with injections and transfusions in a prospective cohort, Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on January 2004

The natural history of bacterial vaginosis diagnosed by gram stain among women in Rakai, Uganda

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The path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030: the Lancet Commission on the future of health in sub-Saharan Africa

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The rates of HIV superinfection and primary HIV incidence in a general population in Rakai, Uganda

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The safety and acceptance of the PrePex device for non-surgical adult male circumcision in Rakai, Uganda. A non-randomized observational study

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The safety of adult male circumcision in HIV-infected and uninfected men in Rakai, Uganda

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The short-term variability of bacterial vaginosis diagnosed by Nugent Gram stain criteria among sexually active women in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on February 2011

Towards a common definition of global health

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Towards a definition of male partner involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda: a pragmatic grounded theory approach

scientific article published on 09 August 2019

Training tomorrow's leaders in global health: impact of the Afya Bora Consortium Fellowship on the careers of its alumni

scientific article published on 19 September 2016

Transforming health professions' education through in-country collaboration: examining the consortia among African medical schools catalyzed by the Medical Education Partnership Initiative

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Treatment of Trichomonas in pregnancy and adverse outcomes of pregnancy: a subanalysis of a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on November 2003

Trends in HIV-1 prevalence may not reflect trends in incidence in mature epidemics: data from the Rakai population-based cohort, Uganda.

scientific article published on July 1997

Undergraduate students' contributions to health service delivery through community-based education: A qualitative study by the MESAU Consortium in Uganda

scientific article published on 25 April 2016

Use of self-collected vaginal swabs for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infection

scientific article published in September 1998

Use of stored serum from Uganda for development and evaluation of a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 testing algorithm involving multiple rapid immunoassays

scientific article published on October 2005

Using knowledge brokering to promote evidence-based policy-making: The need for support structures

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Vaccine preparedness: lessons from Lyantonde, Uganda

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Viral load and heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Rakai Project Study Group

scientific article (publication date: 30 March 2000)

Voluntary HIV counseling and testing acceptance, sexual risk behavior and HIV incidence in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on March 2005

War and HIV: sex and gender differences in risk behaviour among young men and women in post-conflict Gulu District, Northern Uganda

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What proportion of episodes of gonorrhoea and chlamydia becomes symptomatic?

scientific article (publication date: February 2002)

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