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Accessibility of essential maternal health related in-vitro point-of-care diagnostic tests at the primary health care level in Luwero district central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03-02)
Background: Poor maternal outcomes at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level of Low-Income
Countries such as Uganda are partly attributed to poor maternal health services including
inaccessibility of appropriate maternal ...
Development of a herbal suspension containing methanolic leaf extracts of Aspilia Africana for management of Peptic Ulcer disease
(Makerere, 2020-12-04)
Peptic Ulcer disease still remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with a significant burden in low- and middle-income countries. Several studies to evaluate the antiulcer effect of Aspilia Africana ...
Motivation to participate in HIV/AIDS clinical trials among trial participants at joint clinical research centre, Lubowa, Wakiso district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03-10)
Background: Participation from diverse population groups in clinical trials is important but also,
allowing voluntary decision making is equally important. To understand the dynamics of
decision-making, contextual focus ...
Multilevel Models for Determinants of Maternal Health Services Utilization in Uganda Using 2016 DHS Data
(Makerere University, 2021-04-26)
Introduction: Studies on determinants of maternal health services such as Antenatal Care (ANC), Delivery
care (that is, Facility delivery or facility-based delivery) and postnatal care (PNC) in Uganda have all
applied ...
Pregnancy planning and utilization of maternal health services by female sex workers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-04)
Introduction
Globally, Female Sex workers (FSWs) face various challenges in utilizing sexual and
reproductive health (SRH) services. The challenges in utilizing the existing health services in
public facilities include ...
Morbidity, Mortality, and Associated factors among Preterm babies in the first seven days at Kawempe National Referral Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2021-05-01)
Introduction: Preterm birth complications are responsible for a third of pediatric deaths under
five years. In Uganda, the preterm birth rate is estimated at 13.6 per 1000 live births. There is a
greater need to generate ...
Evaluation of the effect of pim6 on the induction of hiv-1 expression from memory cd4+ t cells of virally suppressed hiv-1 patients attending TASO clinic, Mulago.
(Nakimuli Cynthia, 2020-01-07)
Background: Latent HIV-1 reservoirs harbour human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) proviral DNA which can be reactivated to express viral RNA. Memory CD4+ T cells in HIV-infected persons are critical as HIV reservoirs, ...
Microbiome metatranscriptomics of the black soldier fly larvae gut for identification and functional characterization of lignocellulosic biomass-degrading microbes
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Second-generation biofuel production has emerged as a sustainable and alternative energy option to the fast depleting, ecologically unfriendly petroleum-based fuels. Second-generation biofuels are produced from lignocellulosic ...
Predictors of contraceptive uptake by adolescent girls and young women attending the HIV clinic at Mayuge health center III
(Makerere University, 2021-02-18)
Introduction: In spite of the availability of a variety of contraceptives, their use among HIV
infected women of reproductive age (15-49years) has remained low. The situation does not get
any better among HIV infected ...
Utilization of emergency contraception by female students in Kampala International University, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-12)
Introduction: Unintended pregnancy is a major challenge to the reproductive health of young adults especially in developing countries. Emergency contraception prevents unintended pregnancy hence averting abortion, maternal ...