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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 ...
Developing a theory informed intervention to improve linkage to treatment for patients diagnosed with tuberculosis using XPERT® MTB/RIF testing in Central and Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)
Background:
In 2019, Uganda notified only 74% of estimated TB cases against an END TB target of 90%. This
gap between estimated incident TB cases and those accessing TB treatment is due to a combination
of underdiagnosis ...
A multilevel analysis of prevalence and risk factors of Malaria in children under five years in the 2018-19 Malaria indicator survey in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Background: Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by falciparum Plasmodium parasites. In 2019, there were an estimated 229 million malaria cases globally in 87 malaria endemic countries. Children aged under 5 years ...
Epidemiology and concomitant injuries for electric burns at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital Burns Unit: A 5-year study
(Makerere University, 2022-11)
Background: Electric burns are responsible for high mortality and morbidity, hence an increment in the general health care budgets. Prevention strategies require tailoring to specific environmental factors and populations. ...
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy before and after substitution to Dolutegravir and associated factors among pregnant and postpartum mothers at the MUJHU supported facilities in Kampala - Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-01-19)
Introduction: In 2020, the Uganda Ministry of health rolled out the use of dolutegravir based ART regimens as the preferred first line ART for all people living with HIV including the pregnant and postpartum mothers. Despite ...
Prediction of low birth weight at term in low resource setting of Gulu City, Uganda : a prospective cohort study
(PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2022-11-08)
Introduction: despite the widespread poverty in Northern Uganda resulting in undernutrition, not all mothers deliver low birth weight babies. Therefore, we developed and validated the risk prediction models for low birth ...
Social networks for older adults with and without Alzheimer’s disease in Wakiso District; A comparative cross- sectional study
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Background:
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the commonest cause of dementia with one case diagnosed every 4 seconds translating to about 10 million new cases per year globally. The majority of these cases live in Low and ...
Prediction of pre-eclampsia at St. Mary's hospital lacor, a low-resource setting in northern Uganda, a prospective cohort study
(BioMed Central (BMC), 2023-02-08)
Background
Pre-eclampsia is the second leading cause of maternal death in Uganda. However, mothers report to the hospitals late due to health care challenges. Therefore, we developed and validated the prediction models ...
Utilisation of postnatal care services among adolescent mothers in Hoima District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)
Introduction and background: The postnatal period is critical in the lives of newly delivered mothers and their babies, especially for adolescents since the majority of the maternal and neonatal deaths occur during this ...
An assessment of implementation science research capacity in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2021)
Background: In Uganda and other resource-poor countries, relevant research findings face a tortuous path to translation into policy and routine practice. Implementation science (ImSc) research could facilitate faster ...