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. 2023 Apr 19;52(2):e116-e124.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac164.

Cohort Profile: The Africa Medical and Behavioral Sciences Organization (AMBSO) Population Health Surveillance (APHS) in rural, semi-urban and urban Uganda

Stephen Mugamba  1   2 , Leo Ziegel  3 , Robert M Bulamba  1 , Emmanuel Kyasanku  1 , Katarina Johansson Århem  3   4 , Carl Fredrik Sjöland  3 , Amanda P Miller  5 , Gertrude Nakigozi  1 , Grace Kigozi Nalwoga  1 , Stephen Watya  1 , Noah Kiwanuka  1   6 , Joseph Kagaayi  1   6 , Deusdedit Kiwanuka  1 , William Ddaaki  1 , Jennifer A Wagman  7 , Godfrey Kigozi  1 , Anna Mia Ekström  3   8 , Fred Nalugoda  1
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Cohort Profile: The Africa Medical and Behavioral Sciences Organization (AMBSO) Population Health Surveillance (APHS) in rural, semi-urban and urban Uganda

Stephen Mugamba et al. Int J Epidemiol. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Map of Uganda with Wakiso and Hoima districts, labelled. Adapted using material from Wikimedia Common [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uganda_relief_map.svg] by C1MM, NordNordWest; and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoima_District_in_Uganda.svg] by OpenStreetMap contributors, Jarry1250, NordNordWest—under licence by CC-BY-SA-3.0-DE [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/legalcode] and CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en]
Figure 2
Figure 2
Matooke (East African Highland banana) is a staple food in Central and Western Uganda, with chicken being a common source of animal protein throughout the country. The picture shows a typical retail shop
Figure 3
Figure 3
Urban road scene in Wakiso
Figure 4
Figure 4
Population age distribution of 2019 baseline census of the Africa Medical and Behavioral Sciences Organization (AMBSO) Population Health Surveillance (APHS)
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