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Evaluating Initiatives to support evidence-informed health system policy-making in Cameroon and Uganda: Case studies of EVIPNet Cameroon and REACH-PI Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)
Background: During the last twenty years, fostering evidence informed health system policymaking (EIHSP) in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) has been a priority for national and global health players with the aim ...
Spectrum of rheumatic diseases and health related quality of life in two tertiary Rheumatology clinics in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
Background: The prevalence of rheumatic diseases has increased exponentially globally due to increasing urbanization and lifespan with these diseases constituting a major impact on both quality of life and life expectancy. ...
Hyperglycemia among children below 18 years with acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma on chemotherapy in Uganda: Incidence, risk factors, and immediate outcomes
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Background: Acute leukemia and lymphoma are the most common childhood malignancies worldwide, accounting for 30% of childhood cancer cases and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) constitutes 75-80% of paediatric leukemias. ...
Prediction of stillbirth low resource setting in Northern Uganda
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022-11-19)
Background: Women of Afro‑Caribbean and Asian origin are more at risk of stillbirths. However, there are limited tools built for risk‑prediction models for stillbirth within sub‑Saharan Africa. Therefore, we examined the ...
Incidence of preeclampsia and retention to prenatal care in Northern Uganda.
(East African Medical Journal, 2022-08-23)
Background: Known risk factors for preeclampsia include women of African descent and low socioeconomic status. This means all the mothers in Northern Uganda are at risk. In Uganda preeclampsia causes 12 – 19% of maternal ...
Adherence to malaria management guidelines by health care workers in the Busoga Sub-region, Eastern Uganda
(BMC, 2022)
Background: Appropriate malaria management is a key malaria control strategy. The objective of this study was to determine health care worker adherence levels to malaria case management guidelines in the Busoga sub-region, ...
Revalence and factors associated with hyperuricaemia among diabetes mellitus patients at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
Background: The prevalence of hyperuricemia is increasing around the world, especially among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Hyperuricemia leads to worsening hyperglycemia, and this accelerates the progression of ...
Optimal use of blood and platelet support transfusion in patients with Hematological Cancers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10-05)
Globally, cancer incidence and mortality are growing rapidly especially in emerging economies. Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Transfusion of blood and blood components plays ...
Association of surgical procedure start time and post operative outcomes following emergency abdominal surgery at Mulago National Referral Hospital - A five year retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2022)
Background: Emergency abdominal surgeries are among the high-risk procedures with unacceptably high morbidity and mortality rates in the whole world, despite advances in surgical techniques and intensive care services. ...
Prevalence, factors associated and knowledge of dementia among older adults attending ROTOM Health Center-Mukono, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08-26)
Introduction: Dementia is on the rise due to increasing proportion of old people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although dementia is misattributed to normal ageing or supernatural causes in SSA, it is a brain disease with ...