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Availability and Quality of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care and status of MPDR implementation in Health facilities providing maternity services in Arua District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere university, 2019-12-11)Background: Obstetric emergencies are recognized as a leading cause of premature death and disability among women of childbearing age especially in developing countries where 99% of the 303, 000 global maternal deaths ... -
Retention and its Determinants among HIV Infected Pregnant Women Enrolled on Elimination of Mother-To-Child Transmission Care in Six Public Health Facilities in Kampala: A Retrospective Cohort Study
(Makerere university, 2019-11-01)Introduction: The Option B+ strategy for EMTCT recommends maternal lifelong triple ART once HIV diagnosis is made. It has advantages and was rolled out to health facilities as MoH policy. Whereas Uganda has invested in ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with malaria parasitaemia among adults living with HIV following discontinuation of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis at Kitgum Hospital
(Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Makerere University, 2019-10)Background: The effect of discontinuation of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis on malaria parasitaemia among patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) who have regained immune competence and living in a malaria endemic area remains ... -
Pattern and Seven day outcomes of Patients with Chest Injuries in Mulago National Referral Hospital: A Prospective Descriptive Study
(Makerere University, 2019-03-01)Background: Chest injuries are common among cases presenting at A&E department and are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality seen in trauma cases. General objective: To determine the injury patterns and seven-day ... -
VARIATIONS IN TRIM5α AND CYCLOPHILIN A GENES AMONG HIV-1 ELITE CONTROLLERS AND NON CONTROLLERS IN UGANDA
(Makerere University, 2019-12-10)Background: Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) elite controllers represent a unique population that controls viral replication in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Various genetic, immunologic and ... -
Quality of HIV Serology and Malaria Testing by Clinical Laboratories in Wakiso District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11-21)Background: Provision of quality laboratory services is a critical need for early diagnosis and control of disease. In many resource-constrained countries like Uganda, the quality of laboratory services is usually compromised ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with 'Sachet' alcohol use among secondary school students in Kampala District.
(Makerere University, 2019-11-26)Introduction: There is global concern about drinking trends among young people. The age of initiation is getting younger and younger in terms of drinking. In Uganda, alcoholic spirit producers often package their product ... -
Prevalence of Cancerous and Pre-malignant Lesions of Cervical Cancer and their Association with Risk Factors as seen among women in the Regions of Uganda
(Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine, 2017)Introduction: Cervical cancer is the second cause of death among women in Uganda. Little is known about the prevalence and risk factors associated with cancerous and pre-malignant lesions of cervical cancer in the regions ... -
Knowledge gaps, attitude and beliefs of the communities about sickle cell disease in Eastern and Western Uganda
(East African Medical Journal, 2009)Background: The management of sickle cell disease (SCD) has remained insurmountable in developing countries such as Uganda, because most communities are not aware of it. Objective: To determine knowledge gaps, attitudes ... -
Trends of ex vivo sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to standard anti-malarials and correlation between sensitivities to different anti-malarials in Eastern Uganda
(2019)Introduction: Malaria infection in the year 2017 alone killed approximately 435,000 people globally and 14,000 were from Uganda. Currently in sub-Saharan Africa, artemether-lumefantrine (AL) is recommended as first line ... -
Validity of symptoms of Tuberculosis and factors Predictive of Culture-positive Pulmonary tuberculosis among adults with presumptive symptoms of Tuberculosis in a Ugandan Clinic
(Makerere University, 2019)Abstract Background: The WHO TB symptoms screening algorithm including cough, unexplained weight loss, night sweats, fevers, chest pain and hemoptysis has been found to have a validity (sensitivity and specificity) of ... -
NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE ITS ASSOCIATION TO HYPERTENSION AND OTHER FACTORS AMONG ADULTS IN KAWEMPE DIVISION: A COMMUNITY BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY
(Nicolas Opiri, 2019-12-09)Background. Nutrition is often overlooked in everyday health care regardless of the known link between diet and health. Despite the importance of having balanced diet, most people are not eating a diet with sufficient or ... -
E valuation of the Impact of HIV-1 Infections on Cytomegalovirus Specific T cells Responses
(Makerere University, 2019-10-30)Background: Incomplete understanding of the effect of HIV-1 infection on T cell immune response to HCMV is a barrier to development of better control strategies for HCMV infection in HIV-1 infected individuals. Depletion ... -
Factors Associated with Adherence to Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy among Postnatal Mothers at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital in Kabarole District
(Makerere University, 2019-11-18)Background Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) causes maternal and newborn complications. Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPTp) is effective in preventing MiP. It is recommended that pregnant women receive three or more doses ... -
Factors associated with HIV viral suppression among HIV-positive young people enrolled on antiretroviral therapy at Nsambya hospital home care HIV clinic
(2019-12-05)Background: Viral suppression is the major indicator of HIV treatment success, which ensures decreasing AIDS-associated morbidity and mortality, and reducing the risk of both horizontal and vertical viral transmission. ... -
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH VIROLOGICAL NON-SUPPRESSION AMONG CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV RECEIVING ART AT THE PEDIATRIC HIV/AIDS CLINIC AT JOINT CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTRE
(2019-12-05)Background Worldwide, only 43% of children living with HIV are receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, information on suppression rate and the factors associated with non-suppression among children LHIV on ART ... -
Level and determinants of compliance to the Uganda National Bureau of Standards Infection control precautions among barbers in Makindye Division, Kampala District
(2019-11-28)Introduction: Haircut business is an activity that has a great potential to spread infections among clients and requires strict adherence to infection control precautions. The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) in ... -
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PARENTS' DECISION TO CIRCUMCISE MALE CHILDREN AGED 0-5 YEARS IN NANGABO SUB-COUNTY, WAKISO DISTRICT, UGANDA: A COMMUNITY SURVEY
(MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2019)Introduction: Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin from the penis. Various studies have demonstrated the impact of circumcision in reducing the transmission of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, including HIV, ... -
SUB-OPTIMAL HIV VIRAL SUPPRESSION AND ITS DETERMINANTS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE POST-VIRAL LOAD MONITORING SCALE-UP ERA IN MULAGO ISS CLINIC AND BWIZIBWERA HIV CLINIC IN UGANDA
(MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2019)Background: Four years since the routinization of viral load monitoring and associated support for ART clients in Uganda, viral suppression in the adolescents aged 10-19 is still low at 73.7%. There is limited knowledge ...
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