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Ocular manifestations and associated factors among traditional eye medicines users attending the eye clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Background: Over the past decades there has been a phenomenal increase in the use of Traditional Eye medicines (TEM) worldwide. The limited resources and availability of eye care services in developing nations are some of ...
Hepatitis B among Ugandan pregnant women: studies on epidemiology, knowledge, perceptions and behavioral intentions
(Makerere University, 2021-11-05)
Introduction: The global drive to eliminate the public health threat due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection by 2030 was launched in 2016. Within sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a high burden of chronic HBV coupled with limited ...
Coverage and effect of intensive adherence counseling on viral load suppression in a public HIV Care Center, Kampala, Uganda: A mixed methods retrospective study January 2015 to October 2018
(Makerere University, 2022-02)
Background: Intensive adherence counseling (IAC) is fundamental to enhance adherence and increase durability of ART regimens among ART treated unsuppressed people living with HIV (PLWH). This study evaluated coverage, ...
Quality of essential newborn care at China-Uganda Friendship Regional Referral Hospital Naguru, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
(Makerere University, 2022)
Introduction: Uganda is one of the countries that committed to reducing neonatal mortality to at worst 12 deaths per 1000 live births by 2030 and owing to this, a number of strategies are being implemented to increase the ...
An Android application for healthcare seekers to facilitate informed decision making: a case of general national referral hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03-28)
Background: There is delayed health seeking by the health seekers to the general national referral hospitals and this may be due to lack of convenient adequate information about the health services offered by the facility. ...
Isoniazid preventive therapy completion and factors associated with non-completion among patients on antiretroviral therapy at Kisenyi Health Centre IV, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
Introduction: Isoniazid preventive therapy is given to people living with HIV to reduce the risk of active tuberculosis. However, treatment completion remains sub-optimal among those that are initiated. This study aimed ...
Factors associated with parental intention to allow their adolescent girls receive human papilloma virus vaccine in Bwaise II Slum, Kawempe division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2022-04-04)
Introduction: Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women in the world, vast
majority occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa and it is the leading cause of cancer mortality among
women in Uganda. Although it is ...
Prevalence and associated factors with farmers’ use of self prescribed antibiotics in livestock, Nakaseke district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02-25)
Introduction: Antibiotic abuse in livestock is prevalent in most low-income countries. However, the extent to which it contributes to antibiotic resistance has not been quantified. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated ...
Uptake of cervical cancer screening services and associated factors among women in Ruhaama County, Ntungamo district
(Makerere University, 2018)
Introduction: Routine screening for cervical cancer allows for early detection, prevention and
treatment of precancerous lesions and early disease. However, the current cervical cancer
screening rate in Uganda is low ...
Factors associated with adverse fatal outcomes in Busia District, Uganda : a case control study
(Makerere University, 2022-03-09)
Introductions: Access to obstetric care services during pregnancy is an important factor in safeguarding both maternal and fetal outcome. Globally, 7,700 neonatal deaths occur each day as a result of complications during ...