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Assessment of efforts towards implementing a sustainable electronic medical record system at public health facilities in Wakiso and Kabarole districts
(Makerere University, 2022-04-07)
Introduction: Multiple donors such as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States Agency for International Development, and many others, have supported implementation of electronic medical records systems ...
Willingness to take PrEP among high-risk adolescent boys and young men in Masese fishing community, Jinja district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Introduction: Evidence shows that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for uninfected persons for HIV prevention is among the most promising new approaches. While it has been demonstrated that high-risk groups such as men who ...
Factors associated with uptake of the Ebola vaccine by frontline health workers during the 2019 vaccination campaign within at-risk districts in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
Introduction: The 10th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was declared on 1st Aug 2018. Close to a year later, on 11th June, 2019, Uganda detected an imported EVD case from the ...
Household preferences and willingness to pay for health insurance in Kawempe division: a discrete choice experiment.
(Makerere university, 2021-05-01)
Background: Uganda is in discussions to introduce a national health insurance scheme. However, there is a paucity of information on household preferences and willingness to pay for health insurance attributes that may guide ...
Factors associated with health care waste management practices among healthcare workers in Kaabong District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-09)
Background: Health care waste management (HCWM) is a key part of the health care delivery system. Most studies on HCWM have focused on the state of HCWM in health facilities with few having explored the practices of ...
Modelling the impact of interventions on the optimal control of Cholera in hotspots in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12-23)
Background: Cholera is an infectious disease that is caused by eating food or drinking water
contaminated with a bacteria known as Vibrio cholerae. Historically there have been seven (7)
pandemics and Uganda as a country ...
Prevalence of postpartum depression, mothers’ experiences and barriers and facilitators to seeking postpartum depression care among postpartum mothers attending the postnatal clinic in Jinja regional referral hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-05-07)
Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major depression episode associated with child
birth and common within 4-6 weeks after child birth. Globally, postpartum depression affects
approximately 900000 women annually ...
Type 2 diabetes testing in Eastern Uganda: a contextualized evaluation of available point-of-care tests
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: Diabetes is one of the major global health threats today with 537 million living with the disease, which contributes 11.3% to global mortality. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest proportion of undiagnosed ...
Factors associated with infant and young child feeding practices among mothers of children 0-23 months attending Banadir Hospital in Wadajir District, Somalia
(Makerere University, 2023)
Understanding the prevailing feeding practices of infants and young children is crucial for implementing or improving health and nutrition programs in a country. In Somalia, the prevalence of Malnutrition is high. The ...
Hepatitis B among Ugandan pregnant women: studies on epidemiology, knowledge, perceptions and behavioral intentions
(Makerere University, 2021-11-05)
Introduction: The global drive to eliminate the public health threat due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection by 2030 was launched in 2016. Within sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a high burden of chronic HBV coupled with limited ...