Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Author "Easterbrook, Philippa"
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Cause-Specific Mortality and the Contribution of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in the First 3 Years after Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in an Urban African Cohort
Castelnuovo, Barbara; Manabe, Yukari C; Kiragga, Agnes; Kamya, Moses; Easterbrook, Philippa; Kambugu, Andrew (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2009)Background. Although many studies have reported high early mortality among patients enrolled in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs in sub-Saharan Africa—particularly among those individuals with advanced immunodeficiency— ... -
Potential impact of task-shifting on costs of antiretroviral therapy and physician supply in Uganda
Babigumira, Joseph B; Castelnuovo, Barbara; Lamorde, Mohammed; Kambugu, Andrew; Stergachis, Andy; Easterbrook, Philippa; Garisson, Louis P. (BMC Health Services Research, 2009-01-09)Background Lower-income countries face severe health worker shortages. Recent evidence suggests that this problem can be mitigated by task-shifting—delegation of aspects of health care to less specialized health workers. ... -
A training for health care workers to integrate hepatitis B care and treatment into routine HIV care in a high HBV burden, poorly resourced region of Uganda: the ‘2for1’ project.
Nankya‑Mutyoba, Joan; Ejalu, David; Wandera, Claude; Beyagira, Rachel; Amandu, Jacinto; Seremba, Emmanuel; Mugagga, Kaggwa; Kambugu, Andrew; Muganzi, Alex; Easterbrook, Philippa; Ocama, Ponsiano (BMC Medical Education, 2022)Introduction: The “2for1” project is a demonstration project to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of HBV care integrated into an HIV clinic and service. An initial phase in implementation of this project was the ...