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Grace Ndeezi
Researcher at Makerere University
Publications - 80
Citations - 2492
Grace Ndeezi is an academic researcher from Makerere University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 63 publications receiving 2115 citations. Previous affiliations of Grace Ndeezi include University of Bergen & College of Health Sciences, Bahrain.
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Introduction of β-carotene-rich orange sweet potato in rural Uganda resulted in increased vitamin A intakes among children and women and improved vitamin A status among children
Christine Hotz,Cornelia U. Loechl,Abdelrahman Lubowa,James K Tumwine,Grace Ndeezi,Agnes Nandutu Masawi,Rhona Baingana,Alicia L. Carriquiry,Alan de Brauw,Jonnalagadda V. Meenakshi,Daniel O. Gilligan +10 more
TL;DR: Introduction of OSP to Ugandan farming households increased vitamin A intakes among children and women and was associated with improved vitamin A status among children.
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Cryptosporidiosis and microsporidiosis in ugandan children with persistent diarrhea with and without concurrent infection with the human immunodeficiency virus
James K Tumwine,Addy Kekitiinwa,Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka,Grace Ndeezi,Robert Downing,Xiaochuan Feng,Donna E. Akiyoshi,Saul Tzipori +7 more
TL;DR: Only HIV status was independently associated with either Cryptosporidium or E. bieneusi, with HIV being the only independent predictor of coinfection in children with PD, with and without HIV/AIDS attending Mulago National Referral Hospital.
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Male partner antenatal attendance and HIV testing in eastern Uganda: a randomized facility-based intervention trial
Robert Byamugisha,Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm,Grace Ndeezi,Charles Karamagi,Charles Karamagi,Thorkild Tylleskär,James K Tumwine +6 more
TL;DR: The trial demonstrated that a simple intervention, such as a letter to the spouse, could increase couple antenatal clinic attendance by 10%.
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Amodiaquine, sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine, and combination therapy for treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Kampala, Uganda: a randomised trial.
Sarah G. Staedke,Moses R. Kamya,Grant Dorsey,Anne Gasasira,Grace Ndeezi,Edwin D. Charlebois,Edwin D. Charlebois,Philip J. Rosenthal +7 more
TL;DR: The amodiaquine/sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine combination was the most effective, and could be the optimum low-cost alternative to chloroquine in Africa.
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Comparison of buccal midazolam with rectal diazepam in the treatment of prolonged seizures in Ugandan children: a randomized clinical trial.
TL;DR: B Buccal midazolam was as safe as and more effective than rectal diazepam for the treatment of seizures in Ugandan children, although benefits were limited to children without malaria.