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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Soil-Transmitted Helminths Infections among Preschool-age Children in Hoima District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016-11-11)Introduction: Soil transmitted helminths (STH) are still a major public health problem in Uganda, with an estimated prevalence in endemic areas being as high as 55%. With poor hygiene and sanitation, STH prevalence could ... -
M. Tuberculosis 85b messenger ribonucleic acid as a biomarker for treatment response among multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients attending Mulago hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-28)Background: The occurrence of multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the major bottlenecks to TB elimination. This is worsened by the lack of reliable point of care (POC) tests for monitoring MDR TB patients with viable M. ... -
Effect of mixed mycobacterium tuberculosis infection on the performance of rapid molecular diagnostic test among patients initiating MDR-TB treatment at Mulago National TB treatment
(Makerere University, 2021-04-26)Introduction: Performance of rapid molecular diagnostic test in detecting drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is key in controlling the infection and treatment response of TB. Presence of mixed MTB infection ... -
Assessing the capacity of HIV treatment clinics to manage hypertension and diabetes in HIV patients : a case of Kiryandongo district, Midwestern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-05-28)Background: Both HIV and Non Communicable diseases are major public health problems in developing countries like Uganda. Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, epidemiological studies have reported an increasing burden of Non ... -
Factors associated with optimal feeding practices among mothers with children aged 0-24 months in Soroti county
(Makerere University, 2020-09-15)Introduction: Infant and young child feeding practices directly affect the nutritional status and survival of children under two years. Poor feeding practices by caregivers have been identified as a major cause of under ... -
Incident hypertension in a cohort of HIV-infected individuals at Ndola teaching hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-01-07)BACKGOUND: Available data on the association between antiretroviral therapy (ART) and hypertension is inconclusive and mainly from studies carried out in the developed countries. This study aimed to determine the incidence ... -
Stakeholders perceptions and experiences regarding research at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
(Makerere University, 2021-02-17)The study purposed to explore the perceptions and experiences of key research stakeholders at Makerere College of Health Sciences (MaKCHS) and affiliate research institutions. Several research studies conducted at the ... -
Knowledge, perception and factors associated with preference of anaesthesia techniques among women in antenatal ward, Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2020-12-23)Introduction: Caesarean Section (CS) rates in Uganda are increasing and the preferred technique for CS are general anaesthesia (GA) or regional anaesthesia (RA). Among the many myths about anaesthesia in Uganda are “fear ... -
Assessing willingness to be vaccinated against Ebola virus among at risk communities in Kasese district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-06-07)Introduction: In December 2018, Uganda approved vaccination of all front-line workers against Ebola Virus in several districts that were designated as high-risk for Ebola outbreaks. Following the June 2019 Ebola outbreak ... -
30 day in-hospital patient mortality after ICU discharge and associated factors : a retrospective cohort study in selected tertiary hospitals in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2021-01-25)Background: Intensive care medicine is rapidly growing because critical illness is a major component of the global burden of disease especially in LMICs. We retrospectively evaluated the 30 day In-hospital patient mortality ... -
Factors associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among pregnant women in Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2015-11-18)Introduction: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) include chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and chronic hypertension with superimposed pre-eclampsia. These disorders are associated ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices associated with oral rehydration therapy among caregivers of children two years or less with diarrhoea in Arua District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-06)Diarrhea has been considered as a major cause of mortality in children aged less than five years old. It accounted for 526,000 (9%) of all deaths globally in 2015 and Uganda contributed nearly 7000 (8%). Most of these ... -
Genetic blood disorders and malaria presentation in individuals from Kalisizo and Kabira villages, Rakai, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01-06)INTRODUCTION: Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum parasite, is a major public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated 229 million cases each year (1). Malaria parasites have exerted the strongest ... -
Correlation study of forearm reference length and Apparent femur length for intramedullary nailing in Adults seen at Mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2020-03-07)Background: The gold standard procedure for adult diaphyseal femoral fracture fixation is interlocking intramedullary nailing. Systematic preoperative planning includes the determination of appropriate nail length and ... -
Diagnostic performance of multiplex polymerase chain reaction test in identifying pneumonia causing micro-organisms on sputum samples of HIV positive patients accessing clinical care at Kiruddu and Naguru hospitals
(Makerere University, 2020-06)Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among HIV infected people in sub-Saharan Africa. A disease with such a burden requires an appropriate diagnostic modality to allow a logical approach to ... -
Factors affecting performance of professional nurses and midwives in health facilities in Lira district
(Makerere University, 2020-01-08)Performance of professional nurses and midwives is a major concern in health service delivery all over the world. There is wide acceptance that a professional nurses and midwives sufficient in numbers, adequately ... -
The impact of maternal soluble human leukocyte Antigen-G levels on risk to malaria in infants at Masafu, Busia, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-29)Background: HLA-G is known to play a vital role in protection of the fetus in utero against maternal natural killer cells, but it is associated with progression of both viral and parasitic infection such as Plasmodium ... -
Women’s experiences of living with involuntary childlessness at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Kampala Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-19)Involuntary childlessness is a global phenomenon that has a negative impact on the couple or the family involved. The experiences of women living with involuntary childlessness have not been well documented in the literature, ... -
Health related quality of life of patients with low back pain undergoing physiotherapy at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2020-05)Background Low back pain remains a big problem and affects activities of daily living. Physiotherapy remains the main stay of conservative management for patients with LBP. The health related quality of life (HRQOL) of ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with dilated cardiomyopathy among patients presenting to Uganda Heart Institute in heart failure
(Makerere University, 2018-10-17)BACKGROUND: DCM still remains one of the commonest causes of heart failure in black Africans and over the past 50yrs, its prevalence in the African population has greatly increased from 10-17% in both Uganda and South ...
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