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Risk factors for intrauterine growth restriction among women delivering at Mulago National and Naguru Regional Referral Hospitals: A case-control study
(Makerere University, 2018)
Introduction: Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is an important cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality with long term health implications for the survivors. It affects approximately 30 million newborns per year ...
Effects of community Led Total Sanitation Program in Pallisa District, Uganda: Seven years of Implementation (2011-2017)
(2018-07-30)
Introduction: Globally 2.4 billion people are still without access to improved sanitation and 946
million people still practice open defecation and as result approximately 1.5 million children
under the age of five die ...
Comparison of routine versus selective screening strategies for depression among PLHIV attending Princess Diana Memorial Health Centre iv Soroti.
(Makerere University, 2018-11)
Abstract
Introduction: Depression is not usually screened for among PLHIV in Uganda in spite of the fact that depression is more common among PLHIV than in the general population. The study’s aim was to determine whether ...
Factors associated with use of modern contraceptives among female adolescents 15-19 years in Rubaga Division slums of Kampala- Uganda: A cross sectional study
(Makerere University, 2018)
Introduction: Avertable pregnancies and maternal deaths continue to occur predominantly in Sub-Saharan Africa where use of the effective modern contraceptive methods is still low due to a number of barriers. Female ...
Prevalence, factors associated and short term outcomes of children with selected electrolyte abnormalities aged 2-59 months admitted with acute watery diarrhoea at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2018)
Worldwide, diarrhoeal diseases are a leading cause of death among children under the age of five years and contributing over 20% of deaths of children in this age group in developing nations. Diarrhoea is the second most ...
Morphometric and morphologic study of the human sacra at the galloway osteological collection.
(2018-08-09)
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99.20
, 98.50 and 98.57 among males, females and the whole study population respectively.
The
sample had
a median sacral index of 97.26mm for the
entire sample. There was no
statistically
significant
sex ...
Quality of life of adult intestinal stoma patients in Uganda, A cross-sectional study at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2018-08-16)
Introduction; Intestinal stomas remain important life-saving surgical options in a wide range of
gastrointestinal pathologies globally. Knowledge of the effects of any medical or surgical
intervention on the patients‘ ...
Prevalence and factors associated with Diarrhoea among children under-five and household adaptation strategies in flash flood prone Bwaise II and III parishes, Kawempe Division, Kampala Uganda
(2018-11)
Introduction: Diarrhoea remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among U5 in Uganda with prevalence of 20%. Bwaise has poor sanitation and hygiene coupled with frequent flash floods have increased prevalence of ...
Prevalence and pattern of echocardiographic abnormalities among patients with end stage renal disease on Haemodialysis at Mulago National Referal Hospital
(Makerere University, 2018-09)
Background: Cardiovascular disease independent of the primary diagnosis is the most common cause of morbidity and premature mortality in patients on chronic haemodialysis. In Uganda, the prevalence of CKD is almost 16% and ...
Prevalence of chronic pain and associated factors among children with cerebral palsy attending the Child Neurology and Rehabilitation clinics at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2018)
Background:
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of physical disability in childhood occurring in 1,8–2,3 cases per 1000 children in developed countries, in Uganda the prevalence of cerebral palsy is 2,7 per 1000 ...