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Factors affecting the quality and timeliness of the Health Management Information System data of Medicines and Health supplies in Mbarara District
(Makerere University, 2022)
Background: Poor quality data leads imbalances in stocking of medicines at health facilities. In addition, if data is not submitted in time, it will affect timely planning and decision making. Quality of data and timeliness ...
Fetal heart rate monitoring practices at a public hospital in Northern Uganda – what health workers document, do and say
(Global Health Action, 2020-01-20)
Background: In Uganda, perinatal mortality is 38 per 1000 pregnancies. One-third of these deaths are due to birth asphyxia. Adequate fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring during labor may detect birth asphyxia but little is ...
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 ...
Hyperglycemia among children below 18 years with acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma on chemotherapy in Uganda: Incidence, risk factors, and immediate outcomes
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Background: Acute leukemia and lymphoma are the most common childhood malignancies worldwide, accounting for 30% of childhood cancer cases and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) constitutes 75-80% of paediatric leukemias. ...
Antibacterial activity of selected medicinal plants used for the management of chicken diseases by poultry farmers in Najjembe Sub-County, Buikwe District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-04-06)
Background:
The use of conventional antibiotics in the management of chicken diseases has accelerated the development of antibiotic resistance. Plants are a source of new novel antibiotics that are effective and cheap. ...
Prediction of stillbirth low resource setting in Northern Uganda
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022-11-19)
Background: Women of Afro‑Caribbean and Asian origin are more at risk of stillbirths. However, there are limited tools built for risk‑prediction models for stillbirth within sub‑Saharan Africa. Therefore, we examined the ...
Incidence of preeclampsia and retention to prenatal care in Northern Uganda.
(East African Medical Journal, 2022-08-23)
Background: Known risk factors for preeclampsia include women of African descent and low socioeconomic status. This means all the mothers in Northern Uganda are at risk. In Uganda preeclampsia causes 12 – 19% of maternal ...
Maternal health literacy and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Mukono General Hospital, Mukono District Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Health literacy is a continuously evolving concept that has been observed to promote health care service utilization and health behaviour during pregnancy. Maternal health literacy (MHL) during pregnancy requires acquisition ...
Adherence to malaria management guidelines by health care workers in the Busoga Sub-region, Eastern Uganda
(BMC, 2022)
Background: Appropriate malaria management is a key malaria control strategy. The objective of this study was to determine health care worker adherence levels to malaria case management guidelines in the Busoga sub-region, ...
Revalence and factors associated with hyperuricaemia among diabetes mellitus patients at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
Background: The prevalence of hyperuricemia is increasing around the world, especially among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Hyperuricemia leads to worsening hyperglycemia, and this accelerates the progression of ...