Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Subject "COVID-19"
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Comparison of SARS-COV-2 seroprevalence and associated factors among people living with and or without HIV from selected health facilities in lira district
(Makerere University, 2022-12-19)Background: SARS-CoV-2, a highly infectious virus that causes COVID-19, has been a major global public health challenge in the last two to three years. Globally, approximately 616 million were infected and 6.54 million had ... -
Comparison of the performance of RNA extraction kits used in the diagnosis of COVID-19 against TRIZOL-the gold standard for RNA extraction
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Test-Trace-Isolate-Quarantine (TTIQ) strategy was used to break chains of transmission. Diagnosis is a key step in this strategy, and it is done using various RNA extraction ... -
Describing the nasopharyngeal microbiota of covid-19 patients in Uganda using next generation metagenomic sequencing and machine learning approaches
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Background: While COVID-19 spread globally, the role of respiratory co-infections in patient outcomes and their prevalence has remained an area of exploration. Prior findings suggest a dominance of bacterial co-infections, ... -
Development of an in- house IgM and IgG ELISA for detection of exposure to SARS-COV2
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Background: Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), proved a fatal respiratory disease and affected millions globally. Due to the faster transmission nature of the virus and any other predicted forms of viral mutations, ... -
Early cytokine profiles associated with mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 disease severity in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-20)Emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) constituted a global health threat of highly impactful and pandemic proportions. However, low COVID-19 disease severity was observed in Uganda ... -
The effect of Covid-19 and its mitigation measures on access to PMTCT services in north central region Uganda: a mixed methods study
(Makerere University, 2022-11-09)Background: The Corona virus disease pandemic (COVID-19) and its mitigation measures presented a unique experience for the health system and HIV care programs in Uganda. Nationwide control measures implemented from April ... -
Effect of COVID-19 disruptions on supplier logistics performance, costs, and availability of medicines in public referral hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Background: COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread economic disruptions globally at its peak. It was characterized by lockdowns, shutdowns of factories and international transport, and panic responses such as restrictions on ... -
Evaluation of pre-existing cross reactive cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Background: A low severity of COVID-19 disease has been reported in the Africa population more so in Uganda as compared to other regions like Europe, America and West Pacific. Over 169,996 people have been infected with ... -
Exploring stakeholders' perspectives and experiences with contact tracing for COVID-19 in Uganda: A case of Kampala Capital City Authority
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Introduction: In Uganda, the Ministry of Health implemented the contact tracing strategy to deal with the fast growing spread and infection of COVID-19 within communities. Given the emerging challenges of climate change, ... -
Factors Associated with Compliance with Infection Prevention and Control Measures Among Healthcare Workers to minimize the Risk of Covid-19 Infection In Nakawa Division, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-09)Background In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic that originated in China in December 2019 and spread around the world, Kampala city had witnessed a high number of infections and deaths among healthcare workers ... -
Factors associated with willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among residents of Hoima District, Mid-western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Background: The development and use of COVID-19 vaccine has been a global target to effectively control the pandemic. Since March 2021, Uganda has been publicizing and implementing COVID-19 vaccination. However, little is ... -
Feasibility of virtual reality based training for optimising COVID-19 case handling in Uganda
(BMC Medical Education, 2022)Background: Epidemics and pandemics are causing high morbidity and mortality on a still-evolving scale exemplifed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Infection prevention and control (IPC) training for frontline health workers is ... -
Impact of the second and third COVID-19 waves on out patient malaria indicators and case management guidelines at selected sites with varying malaria transmission intensities in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-01-20)Background: COVID-19 has imposed negative impacts on the fight against malaria in many malaria endemic countries. We aimed to assess the impact of the second and third COVID-19 waves on outpatient malaria indicators and ... -
Lived experiences of women infected with Covid-19 during pregnancy at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023)Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people in all aspects of their lives. Infected pregnant women may have a traumatic experience, however little is known about their experiences. The aim of the study was to explore ... -
Metagenomic analysis of coronaviruses in bat fecal matter collected from a human-bat interface around Arua City, West Nile Region, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Background Many recent disease outbreaks in humans had a zoonotic virus etiology. The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had devastating health and socioeconomic impacts. Bats are reservoirs for a ... -
Mother to child transmission of HIV among infants enrolled for early infant diagnosis before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Kampala, Uganda: A competing events survival analysis.
(Makerere University, 2023-11-11)The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in Uganda’s HIV exposed infant diagnosis (EID) services. Despite the disruptions, there was a paucity of knowledge as to whether they affected the risk of Mother To Child Transmission ... -
Performance evaluation of the Uganda National Algorithm for Diagnosis of tuberculosis in children at Mulago National Referral Hospital-Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Background Diagnosing childhood tuberculosis (TB) is a challenge, this led the Uganda national tuberculosis control program (NTLP) to develop a clinical treatment decision algorithm for children. However, there is limited ... -
Predicting survival of patients with COVID-19 admitted at Mulago National Referral Hospital using the chest x-ray (BRIXIA) score
(Makerere University, 2022)Introduction: By 31st October, 126,000 cases of Covid-19 pneumonia and 3,215 deaths had been reported in Uganda. Chest x-ray score (Brixia score) plays an important role in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of ... -
Psychosocial well-being of adolescents during Covid-19 Lockdowns in Kahoora Division of Hoima District
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Background: In Uganda, thousands of adolescents were forced to stay home during the COVID-19 lockdowns. However, it is not known how their psycho-social wellbeing was affected by the COVID-19 lockdowns. The present study ... -
Retention in HIV care among adolescents living with HIV at Naguru Hospital: Effect of COVID-19 restrictive measures and other associated factors
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Introduction; In 2020, there were about 1.75 million adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) around the world. Approximately 1.5 million HIV-infected adolescents were from Sub-Saharan Africa, and by the end of 2019, about 7% ...