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Complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children 6 to 23 months in Wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2015)
Introduction: Proper complementary and breast feeding practices result into 63% reduction in child mortality. In Uganda, 60% of child mortality rates are directly or indirectly caused by malnutrition. However, efforts ...
Treatment Outcomes and Predictors of Nutritional recovery among Children with severe Acute Malnutrition attending the Outpatient Therapeutic Clinic in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2019-05-16)
Background: Initially, all children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) used to be treated with inpatient care. The Outpatient Therapeutic Clinic (OTC) is an innovation for treating children with SAM with no medical ...
Performance, attitudes and beliefs of village health teams regarding management of severe malaria using rectal artesunate for children under five in Mpigi district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Introduction and background: Malaria is still a complex public health problem in the African region, where most cases and deaths are due to the disease occurrence (UNICEF, 2007). The study main objective was to assess the ...
Mortality among children under five years admitted for routine care of severe acute malnutrition: A prospective study from Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)
Background:
Mortality among children admitted to the malnutrition unit at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda has reduced according to a recent randomised control trial. Anecdotal reports from the unit, however, report high ...
Prevalence and factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis among children aged 2 to 59 months presenting with severe pneumonia at Alsabah Children’s Hospital, Juba, South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem at a global level. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018, approximately 10 million people developed TB in 2017, of which 1.0 million (10%) ...
Prevalence and Factors associated with Vitamin D deficiency among Children aged 2-59 months with severe Pneumonia in Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2019-05-16)
Background: Vitamin D is an immune modulator that regulates production of antimicrobial peptides cathelicidin and Beta-defensins-2 that are important in immune response (innate and adaptive). In Uganda, 80% of healthy ...
Prevalence and factors associated with under nutrition among HIV exposed children 6 to 24 months attending antiretroviral therapy clinics in Kampala.
(2018-12-17)
Introduction
Under nutrition is the leading underlying factor of child mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is a critical window of opportunity for improving child nutrition; from pregnancy through the ...
Doctor-patient communication,associated factors and needs among children with cancer aged 8-15 years at the Uganda Cancer Institute
(Makerere University, 2019-08-08)
Background: The burden of cancer in children is increasing worldwide including Uganda. Communication with paediatric cancer patients is complex and entails at least a triad; the patient, parent/caregiver and provider, ...
Prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months in Jubek State, South Sudan
(2019-10-14)
Introduction: South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation which gained independence from Sudan on the 9th of July, 2011. This former region of Sudan has witnessed some of the World’s most horrific humanitarian catastrophe ...
Missed Opportunities for Measles Vaccination among Children Aged 9-59 Months During 2017 Measles Supplementary Immunization Activity in Lilongwe District, Malawi.
(Makerere University, 2019-07)
Background: In Lilongwe District, and for the duration between 2013 and 2017, the measles immunization coverage had stagnated between 65% and 71%. In June 2017, a measles Supplementary Immunization Activity (SIA) was ...