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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 ...
Quality of life in breast cancer patients on chemotherapy at Uganda cancer institute, a cross sectional study.
(Makerere University, 2019-05)
Background: Data from Uganda Cancer Institute indicate that annual incidence of breast cancer stands at 3.7% and breast cancer ranks third constituting 8.2% of all cancers diagnosed in Uganda (Wabinga H. R.et al, 2014). ...
Improving estimation of prevalence of hepatic encephalopathy among liver disease patients on the gastroenterology ward at Mulago hospital.
(Makerere University, 2019-10-14)
Background: Liver disease is a major cause of morbidity and death worldwide. Hepatic encephalopathy is a common complication of liver disease. It has significant impact on a patient's quality of life and recently has been ...
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 ...
Ketamine-Midazolam versus Morphine-Midazolam for continuous sedation of critically ill patients in intensive care units in Uganda. A randomized controlled trial.
(2019-10-29)
Introduction: Critically ill patients experience pain, discomfort and anxiety, which require sedation to facilitate life-saving procedures such as mechanical ventilation. Ketamine poses an attractive and readily available ...
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 ...
Effects of the Informed Health Choices primary school intervention on the ability of children in Uganda to assess the reliability of claims about treatment effects : A cluster-randomised controlled trial
(2017)
Background: Claims about what improves or harms our health are ubiquitous. People need to be able to assess the reliability of these claims. We aimed to evaluate an intervention designed to teach primary school children ...
Prevalence and factors associated with raised Intraocular Pressure among Hypertensive Patients attending the Hypertension Clinic in Mulago National Referral Hospital
(2019-08)
ABSTRACT Introduction: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world, accounting for 8% of all blind people (WHO, 2012) and systemic hypertension is thought to increase the risk of development of ...