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Developing a predictive model to improve post-partum haemorrhage risk classification among pregnant women in Kampala District using machine learning
(Makerere University, 2024)
Background: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains one of the leading preventable causes of maternal mortality in Uganda, particularly affecting young mothers. Early identification and intervention are crucial to reduce its ...
Factors associated with uptake of community-led total sanitation practices and behavior among triggered and followed-up households and communities in Agorigiroi Sub County, Rural Ngora District
(Makerere University, 2024)
Background: Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) practices and behaviors have been emphasized and promoted during community wide mobilizations to improve sanitation, enforced through non-coercive efforts for households ...
Exposure behaviour to Escherichia coli and user risk perceptions of sanitation options among households in Imvepi Refugee Settlement, Terego District Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)
Background: Exposure to Escherichia coli (E. coli) from sanitary facilities remains a significant problem, especially in settings like refugee settlements where the majority of the households use sub-optimal sanitary ...
Using machine learning and sequential characteristics in prediction of cardiac arrest: a case study of Uganda Heart Institute, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)
Background: Research on cardiac arrest and its associated risk factors has considerably increased in recent decades. With that, several machine learning models have been implemented to predict the onset of cardiac arrest ...
A semantic interoperability framework for contextualising common standards supporting health information exchange in Uganda's healthcare ecosystem
(Makerere University, 2024)
Introduction: Uganda’s healthcare system faces challenges of fragmented data systems, inadequate infrastructure, and limited resources, hindering effective information exchange and care coordination. More than 50 digital ...
Prevalence of pregnancy risk behaviour and associated factors among sexually active adolescent girls aged 10-17 years in Uganda: secondary analysis of the adolescent girls and young women 2018 survey data
(Makerere University, 2024)
In the last decade, a slow decline in teenage pregnancy was registered, often stalling within sub-Saharan African countries. However, recent evidence indicates an increasing trend in teenage pregnancies, common among girls ...