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A tele-education framework for continuous medical education in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Introduction: Access to quality Continuous Medical Education (CME) remains a challenge to health workers (HWs) working in rural or hard to reach areas, which poses a threat to quality of healthcare. This study therefore ...
Hepatitis B in Uganda: Transmission and prevention strategies among infants and HIV-infected adults
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
This thesis is focused on hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission and prevention in the setting of human immune deficiency syndrome (HIV) infection. HBV is common among HIV-infected persons in part due to shared modes of ...
Lymphatic filariasis infection five years after discontinuing Mass Drug Administration in Lango Sub region of Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) continues to cause preventable disability in tropical and
subtropical countries, including Uganda. It is a disease targeted for elimination by the World
Health Organisation using an ...
Optimal use of blood and platelet support transfusion in patients with Hematological Cancers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10-05)
Globally, cancer incidence and mortality are growing rapidly especially in emerging economies. Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Transfusion of blood and blood components plays ...
Association between indoor residual spraying and pregnancy outcomes: a quasi-experimental study from Uganda
(Oxford University Press, 2022)
Background: Malaria is a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Indoor residual spraying with insecticide (IRS) reduces malaria infections, yet the effects of IRS on pregnancy outcomes are not well established. We ...
The prevalence and clinical presentation of inpatient malaria in children between five and fifteen years old in a malaria endemic area after the scale up of malaria control interventions
(Makerere University, 2022)
Introduction: Malaria is a disease that affects all age groups but more especially children under five years’ old, pregnant women, and school going children of all ages. Increasing success in lowering the level of malaria ...
Association of surgical procedure start time and post operative outcomes following emergency abdominal surgery at Mulago National Referral Hospital - A five year retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2022)
Background: Emergency abdominal surgeries are among the high-risk procedures with unacceptably high morbidity and mortality rates in the whole world, despite advances in surgical techniques and intensive care services. ...
Fibrinogen: a predictor of injury severity and short-term outcomes among young and middle-aged adults with traumatic brain injury.
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Introduction: Fibrinogen levels drop quicker than any other factors in severe trauma such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Contemporaneous studies show that fibrinogen concentrations < 2 g/L are strongly related to mortality. ...
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 ...