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Clinical and cranial computed tomography scan findings in adults following road traffic accidents in Kampala, Uganda.
(African Health Sciences, 2017)
Background: Globally, road traffic accidents are a major cause of death and disability. The developing countries bear a disproportionately large share of the RTAs which account for about 85% of the deaths. Most of these ...
Assessing use of sulfonamides in chicken from poultry farms in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2017-01-31)
Background Sulfonamides are used in poultry ...
Prevalence and factors associated with corneal related blindness among patients attending Mbale Regional Hospital Eye Clinic
(Makerere University, 2014-10)
Background: Corneal related blindness (CRB) is blindness in an eye as a result of corneal
disease. Its distribution and predisposing factors vary from one region of the world to another and Uganda is among heavily burdened ...
Factors associated with delay in receiving health care services at Luwero District Hospital HIV/AIDS Clinic, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-05-01)
Background: There is still high proportion of delays in accessing and receiving adequate HIV care
and treatment which contributes to poor client satisfaction, retention, poor adherence to lifelong
HAART that increases ...
Ectoparasites of small mammal communities in restored oil prospecting sites in Buliisa and Hoima districts
(Makerere University, 2015)
A study of small mammal diversity and their ectoparasites was undertaken in seven restored oil exploration sites within the Albertine Graben between April and August 2013. Small mammals were surveyed using Sherman, Museum ...
Outcome at two weeks in patients with Traumatic brain injury following road traffic accidents in an urban tertiary hospital in Uganda
(Congent Medicine, 2017)
: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a major global public health problem and
are now a recognized neglected pandemic. Head injuries cause immediate death in
25% of acute trauma. We conducted this study to determine the ...
Can an educational podcast improve the ability of parents of primary school children to assess the reliability of claims made about the benefits and harms of treatments : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2017)
Background: Claims made about the effects of treatments are very common in the media and in the population more generally. The ability of individuals to understand and assess such claims can affect their decisions and ...
Consumer health information literacy promotion program in public and community libraries in Africa : experience from Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)
The aim of this project was to enhance the capacity of public and community librarians in four African countries (Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zimbabwe) in meeting the consumer health information (CHI) needs of their patrons. ...
Quality of newborn care at birth in health facilities in Iganga District, Uganda: Client–provider perspectives
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
Introduction
Every year more than four million babies die during first week of life due to inadequate care. This has resulted into an important global call for every newborn to receive quality health care. In Eastern ...
A need to accelerate health research productivity in an African University: the case of Makerere University College of Health Sciences.
(Health Research Policy and Systems, 2017)
Background: In the last decade, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) has taken strides in
research and training to improve healthcare through collaborative training and research programs. However, ...