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Fetal outcomes in HIV positive mothers on Antiretroviral Therapy compared to HIV negative mothers at Kawempe National Referral Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2023-09-26)
Background: The initiation of lifelong ART in all HIV-infected pregnant women has the potential to make perinatal HIV infection a rare event, as well as to improve maternal health and survival. However, it will also lead ...
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Use of Contraceptives Among Women Aged 15 to 49 Years Attending Various Health Facilities in Moroto Municipality, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11-07)
Background: Family planning remains the low cost, high dividend investment option for addressing high Total Fertility Rate, high school drop-out rates as a result of teenage pregnancy and high Maternal Mortality Ratio. In ...
Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of isolates from surgical site infections at Luwero hospital
(Makerere University, 2023-11-14)
Background: A surgical site infection (SSI) is an infection that develops within at most 30 days following a surgical procedure or after one year in case if an implant was placed. The American Centers for Disease Control ...
Prevalence and factors associated with optimal uptake of Human Papilloma Virus vaccination among older adolescent girls (15 –19) in Wakiso district.
(Makerere University, 2023-11-03)
Background: In 2020, the global incidence of cervical cancer (CC) was 13.3 per 100,000 populations. Of these, Africa had an incidence of 25.6 per 100,000 and Eastern Africa had the highest incidence at 40.1 per 100,000. ...
Identification of loci associated with environmental adaptation in indigenous cattle of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
Cattle are invaluable to the people of Uganda. They are a source of pride of tribes and are also used in social functions. In Uganda, local breeds of cattle are kept due to their tolerance to locally prevailing animal pests ...
Evaluation of the Diagnostic Validity of the HIV VISITECT CD4 Point-of-Care Rapid Diagnostic Test Using PIMA Analyzer as the Gold Standard in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-09-30)
Background: HIV remains prevalent in Uganda, and the cluster of differentiation-4 (CD4)
markers are widely used to support and monitor disease progression.
Objectives: This study aimed to compare the diagnostic validity ...
The political economy of adolescent mental health in Uganda: a case study among actors and adolescents in Kampala District.
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: More than half of Uganda’s population is below 16 years of age. These children and adolescents have particularly been exposed to increased risk of mental health conditions due to extreme poverty and a history ...
Prevalence and factors associated with depression among young adults living with HIV attending the Infectious Diseases Institute
(Makerere University, 2023-09-20)
Introduction: Depression among young adults living with HIV increases their risk of complications from HIV and has been consistently associated with disruption of the important developmental process, subsequently leading ...
Prevalence and associated factors of postpartum depression among women living with human immunodeficiency virus in three high volume health facilities in Wakiso District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)
Introduction: Mothers living with Human Immunodeficiency virus face a range of psychological problems including postpartum depression which result into disease progression and long-lasting effects on the health of their ...
Employing whole genome sequencing to elucidate the pathogenic and Antimicrobial resistance potential of Klebsiella Oxytoca clinical isolates from Mulago Referral National Hospital in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11-13)
Introduction: Klebsiella oxytoca (K. oxytoca) comprises a complex of related Gram negative opportunistic bacterial pathogens with scantly explored emerging antimicrobial resistance globally. Evidence shows shared virulence ...