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Prevalence and factors associated with selected non-Communicable diseases among HIV patients at Kalisizo Hospital in Kyotera District-Uganda
(Makerere university, 2022-07-01)
Background: Successful rollout of highly active antiretroviral therapy has improved survival and ageing among persons living with HIV. Opportunistic infections are declining as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality ...
Prevalence and factors associated with adverse drug effects of multi drug resistant tuberculosis treatment in two referral hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Introduction: Drug resistant tuberculosis treatment involves a number of toxic drugs that lead to adverse drug effects. The prevalence of adverse drug effects lies between 12% - 57% across different African countries. These ...
Accountability mechanisms in results based financing and their implementation in Lira District Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Introduction: Results-based financing has been proposed as an innovative reform to enhance systems performance in Uganda. Lira District is one of the districts implementing the national results-based financing (RBF) scheme ...
Adherence of health workers to severe Malaria treatment guidelines and associated factors at Gulu Referral and Lacor Hospitals in Gulu District, Uganda
(Makerere university, 2022)
Introduction: Severe malaria is a life-threatening medical emergency and requires prompt and effective treatment to prevent death. There is a paucity of published information on current adherence of health workers to ...
Assessing responsiveness of health care services under private health insurance in Kampala : the client, provider and insurer perspective
(Makerere University, 2022)
Introduction: Globally, many countries prioritize addressing responsiveness of health systems as a key indicator of health system performance (WHO, 2015). The catastrophic Out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure on health care of ...
Extent of immunization inequality among Ugandan children aged 12-23 months and it's possible determinants : a secondary data analysis of Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016
(Makerere Univesity, 2022)
One of the goals of health systems worldwide is Universal Health Coverage. UHC aims to provide equal access to health regardless of socioeconomic condition or ability to pay. Underpinning UHC is the right to health and ...
Evaluation of community - based disaster risk reduction groups’ capacity in Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Introduction: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) involves identifying risks, hazards and actions needed to mitigate vulnerability of the community, thus reducing of the impact of disasters in communities. Disasters have been ...
Assessment of retention and virologic suppression of HIV positive clients on community pharmacy antiretroviral refill program in Kampala : retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2022)
Explanatory factors for poor retention and high viral load (VL) include; long waiting lines, congestion at the facility, poor adherence to treatment, side effects of drugs and long distance to facilities. To improve these ...
The impact of integrated community case management on malaria related morbidity in children under 5 years in West Nile, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Introduction: Integrated Community case management (iCCM) provides timely and effective treatment of malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea to children under the age of five with limited access to healthcare facilities. iCCM has ...
Understanding new-born care practiced by mothers in Mukono District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03-07)
BACKGROUND: Neonatal mortality is persistently high in Uganda, stagnating at 27-29deaths per 1000 live births in over 10 years. This has been greatly attributed to inadequate newborn care and delay of the mothers to recognize ...