College of Health Sciences (CHS): Recent submissions
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Prevalence and factors associated with modern contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women (Aged 15-24 Years) in Buyende District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Uganda have one of the highest rates of unwanted pregnancy at 43.9% and lowest modern contraceptive uptake among the sexually active population. Prevalence and factors ... -
The implementation of social accountability in undergraduate medical education at Makerere University School of Medicine
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Social accountability for medical schools is the obligation to direct core activities toward the community's most important needs. The understanding, adaptation, and implementation of social accountability in ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with delayed uptake of the pentavalent vaccines among children aged 12 to 23 months in Kawempe Division, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2024)Delayed vaccination significantly reduces the number of individuals with full immunity against targeted diseases hence affecting the goal of achieving herd immunity; it also increases the likelihood of missing subsequent ... -
Perspectives of psychiatric clinical officer students and their mentors on the use of portfolios at Butabika national mental hospital.
(Makerere university, 2024-12-13)Background Portfolios are essential clinical assessment tools for psychiatric clinical officer (PCO) students, playing a crucial role in documenting learning experiences during clinical placements. However, differing ... -
Impact of significant depression symptoms on adherence to tenofovir-based antiretroviral therapy in young women living with HIV in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: After almost forty years of the HIV pandemic, Africa is still accounting for more than two-thirds of global infections. HIV infections are more prevalent in women (54%) compared to men, making them an important ... -
Factors influencing antibiotic prescribing behavior among clinicians in selected public and private-not-for-profit hospitals in the Central Region of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to public health. Current efforts are geared towards optimal use of antibiotics. However, very few are directed towards addressing the ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with work apathy among nurses and mid-wives working in selected referral hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Work apathy refers to a lack of feeling or emotion, lack of interest or concern, or a syndrome of impaired motivation and consequent reduced goal-directed behaviour. The main problem associated with work apathy ... -
Role of CSF budding yeast cells in predicting culture-positive cryptococcal meningitis relapse and mortality in patients with recurrence of meningitis symptoms at three tertiary hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: The presence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) budding yeast cells as a predictive biomarker for culture-positive cryptococcal meningitis (CM) relapse could be a cost-effective and timely diagnostic tool, particularly ... -
Performance evaluation of Sanity 2.0 system in detecting high risk Human papillomavirus in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Aim: We aimed to evaluate the performance of the Sanity 2.0 system as a point-of-care screening test for high-risk Human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) using Cobas 4800 as the gold standard. Background: Cervical cancer is a ... -
Factors affecting pharmacovigilance reporting among healthcare professionals at Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital. A multi methods study
(Makerere University, 2024)BACKGROUND Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other possible drug related problems. Low reporting of medication ... -
Bacteremia in hematologic cancer patients with febrile neutropenia in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background There were 19.3 million new cancer cases and 10 million cancer deaths which occurred in 2020. Compared to high-income countries cancer is a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, where mortality ... -
Exposure behaviour to Escherichia coli and user risk perceptions of sanitation options among households in Imvepi Refugee Settlement, Terego District Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Exposure to Escherichia coli (E. coli) from sanitary facilities remains a significant problem, especially in settings like refugee settlements where the majority of the households use sub-optimal sanitary ... -
Evaluation of the Liofilchem rapid ESBL NP test for the detection of extended spectrum beta-lactamases in Enterobacteriacea in complicated urinary tract infections at Mulago Hospital using direct urine samples
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: There is a growing burden of UTIs complicated by drug resistant microorganisms. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global public health threat, with extended- spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing ... -
Application of mathematical modelling to determine the most optimal combinational strategy for controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS among sexually active adults in fishing communities around Lake Victoria in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)With an estimated 1.5 million new infections in 2021, HIV remains a major global health problem. In countries such as Uganda with mature generalized epidemics, there are still groups of individuals that are disproportionately ... -
Prevalence of false negative HIV results and associated factors among patients on antiretroviral therapy with a non-detectable viral load at Kisenyi Health Center IV
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Studies in Sub Saharan Africa have found decreasing sensitivities of HIV diagnostic tests among people living with HIV (PLHIV) that have an undetectable viral load. This has often led to inappropriate ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with low-level viremia among PLHIV substituted to Dolutegravir from non-nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors at Kitebi Health Center III
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Globally, 38.4 million people were living with HIV by the end of 2021, and about two-thirds of this population were in the sub-Saharan region. Effective adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) ... -
Concordance of data on key malaria indicators between DHIS 2 and source documents and its influencing factors at health facilities in Mayuge District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Effective malaria surveillance is a key strategy for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa. Uganda rolled out the District Health Information System, version 2 (DHIS 2) to improve routine malaria surveillance ... -
Model-based prediction of Dolutegravir dose requirement for HIV exposed neonates in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Mother-to-child transmission of HIV is the primary source of HIV infections in children, especially in low-income countries accounting for 14% of all new infections in Uganda. It is recommended that HIV-exposed ... -
Outcomes of birth asphyxia and associated factors among newborns
(Makerere University, 2024)Birth asphyxia is a serious clinical problem that is associated with life-threatening complication like Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy carries high case fatality rates ranging between ... -
Microbial environmental contamination and infection prevention and control practices in the maternity ward of Buwenge General Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)A 2017 review found that 42.6% of African countries lacked adequate antimicrobial resistance data, with widespread resistance among clinical isolates. In Uganda, despite IPC guidelines, healthcare workers often lack ...