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Disability and technology in Africa: Introduction
(Cambridge University press, 2022)
An elderly lady with a limp selects her longest walking stick to help her through the mud to her garden. Deaf people watch attentively as a pastor delivers a sermon in sign language. Refugees with disabilities sit on their ...
Factors associated with virological non-suppression among PMTCT mothers accessing art at Mukono health centre IV
(Makerere University, 2022-02-25)
HAART reduces the risk of mother to child transmission, morbidity plus mortality among HIV-infected PMTCT women. To optimize these outcomes, PMTCT women need to be achieve viral suppression while on HAART. Additionally, ...
A discrete choice experiment to predict factors associated with enrollment to a National Health Insurance Scheme among people in formal employment in Kampala District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Introduction: Despite significant healthcare needs, Uganda is the only East African country without an operational National Health Insurance Schemes (NHIS). Since March 2020, discussions have been ongoing about the proposed ...
Modeling determinants of time to death among low birth weight infants born between 2010 and 2021 in the Iganga-Mayuge population cohort: Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Introduction: Low birth weight (LBW) is a major predictor of mortality and morbidity. In Uganda, it was reported that LBW neonates were 3.8 times more likely to die compared to those of normal weight (Arunda et al., 2018). ...
Awareness and factors associated with preconception care amongst pregnant women attending antenatal care at Kawempe National Refferal Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022)
Introduction: The rising number of congenital anomalies despite the ministry of health policy on folic acid supplementation for all pregnant women indicates that preconception care is not only underutilized but there is ...
Preclinical safety and efficacy evaluation of combined Indigofera spicata Forssk and Indigofera trita Linn.f extract in abnormal uterine bleeding using albino rats
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Background: This study aimed at justifying folk use of a combination of the plants Indigofera Spicata Forssk and Indigofera Trita Linn.f in the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding. Objectives: The overall objective was ...
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 ...
Delayed definitive treatment among trauma patients attending oral and maxillofacial surgery unit of Mulago hospital, Uganda: prevalence and associated factors
(Makerere University, 2022-02-17)
Background, Oral and maxillofacial (OMF) trauma or injuries are common presentations in hospital emergency rooms and account for about 50% of all deaths globally. The definitions of delayed definitive treatment of OMF ...
Treatment success and associated factors among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis attending Kampala Capital City Authority health facilities: A retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Introduction: TB treatment success remains low in Uganda, below the recommended WHO target with consequences of poor treatment outcome which include; an increase in the prevalence MDR-TB, increased treatment costs and ...
Knowledge of hypertension, perceived risk and associated factors among adults living with HIV/AIDS receiving care at public health facilities in Kamuli district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11-28)
Background: Persons living with HIV (PLHIV) are at a higher risk for hypertension. Lowering this risk requires for individual to perceive this high risk to influence adoption of preventive measures. However, the level of ...