School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.)
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Prevalence and factors associated with malaria parasitaemia among adults living with HIV following discontinuation of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis at Kitgum Hospital
(Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Makerere University, 2019-10)Background: The effect of discontinuation of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis on malaria parasitaemia among patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) who have regained immune competence and living in a malaria endemic area remains ... -
Prevalence of Cancerous and Pre-malignant Lesions of Cervical Cancer and their Association with Risk Factors as seen among women in the Regions of Uganda
(Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine, 2017)Introduction: Cervical cancer is the second cause of death among women in Uganda. Little is known about the prevalence and risk factors associated with cancerous and pre-malignant lesions of cervical cancer in the regions ... -
Knowledge gaps, attitude and beliefs of the communities about sickle cell disease in Eastern and Western Uganda
(East African Medical Journal, 2009)Background: The management of sickle cell disease (SCD) has remained insurmountable in developing countries such as Uganda, because most communities are not aware of it. Objective: To determine knowledge gaps, attitudes ... -
Trends of ex vivo sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to standard anti-malarials and correlation between sensitivities to different anti-malarials in Eastern Uganda
(2019)Introduction: Malaria infection in the year 2017 alone killed approximately 435,000 people globally and 14,000 were from Uganda. Currently in sub-Saharan Africa, artemether-lumefantrine (AL) is recommended as first line ... -
THE PERCEIVED IMPACT OF STROKE AND FEASIBILITY OF A MOBILE PHONE SUPPORTED ADL INTERVENTION IN UGANDA
(Makerere University, 2019-12-01)Background: Rehabilitation after stroke in Uganda is limited due to poor infrastructure, inadequate number of professionals and the poor socio-economic situation of the people. A sizeable number of patients with moderate ... -
EFFECTS OF INTEGRATED COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT ON MALARIA TEST POSITIVITY RATES IN CHILDREN UNDER-FIVE IN NORTHERN UGANDA
(Makerere University, 2019-12-05)Introduction Over 216 million Malaria cases and 445,000 Malaria deaths globally were reported in 2015 according to the 2016 World malaria report. Despite the reduction in mortality of about 1000 deaths between 2010 and ... -
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TREATMENT INITIATION DELAYS AT MULTI DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT CENTRES IN UGANDA
(Makerere University, 2019-09-05)Background: Multi Drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major challenge to tuberculosis (TB) control. Globally, 3.9% of new and 21% of previously treated TB cases have MDR-TB. In Uganda, 1.4% of new and 12.1% of ... -
EMERGENCY SURGICAL SERVICES; A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF DELAYS AND ASSOCIATED MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AT MNRH.
(Makerere University, 2019-08-02)Background: Delayed time to offer emergency surgical services is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Surgical emergency is the largest burden of disease in surgery. It has been noted that the provision of ... -
SEPSIS BURDEN AND MORTALITY PREDICTION USING QUICK SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE AMONG MEDICAL EMERGENCY WARD PATIENTS AT MULAGO HOSPITAL
(Makerere University, 2019)Introduction: Sepsis, currently defined as life threatening organ dysfunction due to dysregulated host response to infection can result from any infection with bacteria causing majority of cases. It is estimated that 31 ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among adult South Sudanese Refugees in BidiBidi Refugee Settlement, Yumbe District, Uganda
(2019-11-28)Background: Uganda is currently hosting 1.3 million refugees. According to World Health Organization, 32% of recent refugees worldwide have hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension among South Sudanese refugees is not ... -
Factors associated with Pregnancy intentions after Preeclampsia and Eclampsia in Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2019-07)Introduction: Preeclampsia is a major cause of maternal and perinatal mortality, and morbidity. The risk of recurrence is about 14% but is reported even higher in a study based on hospital records, with a 20-fold increase ... -
Knowledge, perceptions and factors associated with acceptability of Pre-exposure prophylaxis in HIV Key-Populations, Kampala District.
(2019-06-30)Introduction: Globally, the incidence of HIV was 1.8 million new infections in 2018. In Uganda, HIV incidence was 52,000 new infections in 2016, 64% of whom were key populations. WHO recommends use of PrEP in key populations ... -
Prevalence, factors associated and clinical response to uncontrolled hypertension among HIV hypertensive patients at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Mulago
(Makerere University, 2019-11-11)Introduction: Uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) is the leading modifiable cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). According to the Global Burden of Disease Study, CVDs were the leading cause of death globally with more ... -
RISK FACTORS, CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND ENDOSCOPY FINDINGS OF HYPOPHARYNGO-ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY IMPACTION AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED TO MULAGO HOSPITAL
(Makerere University, 2019-09-19)Introduction: Hypopharyngo-Esophageal foreign bodies (HEFBs) are most commonly inorganic matter with coins being the most common object found. Patients who have a foreign body (FB) lodged in the esophagus present with ... -
Factors Associated With Contraceptive Ever- Use Among Women Who Present With Induced Abortions In Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015)Introduction: In Uganda, 297,000 induced abortions are carried out annually with half of these by untrained professionals. More than 500,000 Ugandan women have unintended pregnancies annually and a sizeable proportion is ... -
Compliance levels with the W.H.O global guidelines for prevention of infection and associated surgical site infection following caesarean delivery in Mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2019)Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a substantial burden to health-care systems worldwide in terms of patient morbidity, mortality, and costs. The study’s objective was to determine the levels of compliance ... -
PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION IN CHILDREN AGED 2-12 YEARS ATTENDING THE PAEDIATRIC CLINIC AT MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(2019-10-11)Introduction: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common in children aged between 6 months to 4 years, and it is one of the causes of hearing loss (HL) in children worldwide. OME is one of the most commonly occurring ... -
BACTERIAL PATTERNS OF RHINOSINUSITIS AMONG ADULT HIV PATIENTS WITH A CD4 COUNT ABOVE OR BELOW 200/μL ATTENDING THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANISATION (TASO) MULAGO CLINIC
(Makerere University, 2019-08-20)Introduction: The HIV-associated Rhinosinusitis (RS) is reported with a prevalence of 11 to 70%. When the CD4 count is below 200/μL, RS becomes recurrent, severe and difficult to treat due to atypical bacterial aetiological ... -
Nutritional Status as a Factor of Quality of Life in Patients with Cancer of the Esophogus at Mulago Hospital Complex
(Makerere University, 2019-09-28)Introduction: Cancer of the esophagus (CAE) is the seventh and 13th commonly occurring cancer in men and women respectively with over 500,000 new cases worldwide in 2018. Around 81% of these cases occur in less developed ... -
ACCEPTABILITY AND PERCEPTIONS OF CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG YOUNG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN IN KCCA ART CLINICS
(2019-09)Introduction There are about 7000 new HIV infections among young women in Sub Saharan Africa. Forty- three percent of pregnancies among young HIV positive women in Uganda are either unwanted or mistimed and this accounts ...
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