Academic submissions (CHS)
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Contraceptive acceptability and associated factors among young women (15-24) living with HIV/AIDS: a hospital-based study in Kampala, Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2022)Introduction: In Uganda, over 43% of all pregnancies among young women (15-24 years) living with HIV are either unwanted or mistimed. Unintended pregnancies account for 21.3% of neonatal HIV infections. The objective was ... -
Health-related quality of life among adult patients with cancer in Uganda – A cross-sectional study
(Taylor & Francis, 2024)Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with poor health-related quality of life in adults with cancer in Uganda. Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed 385 adult patients ... -
Continuous labor support from a companion of choice in Uganda: Practices, role orientation, experiences and effect on birth outcomes
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: With the current pace of progress in meeting the goal to end preventable maternal deaths by 2030, the world will likely fall short of this target by more than 1 million lives. Globally, up to 2.5 million lives ... -
Psychometric properties of the EORTC QLQ‑C30 in Uganda
(BMC, 2021-04-23)Background: Self-reported measures play a crucial role in research, clinical practice and health assessment. Instruments used to assess self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) need validation to ensure that ... -
Production and use of post–graduate students’ research: a multiple methods study of universities in Uganda and other low- and middle-income countries
(Makerere University, 2023-01-15)Background: Sir Ian Chalmers, a leading health scientist noted, “…For ethical, economic and scientific reasons, health-relevant degree theses must be made publicly accessible, […] otherwise it is a waste…”. Post–graduate ... -
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 ... -
Factors associated with tobacco use among commercial motorcyclists in Arua Municipality, Arua district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015)Introduction: Tobacco use is a public health threat that contributes to global burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately one person dies every six seconds ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Where is students' research in evidence-informed decision-making in health? Assessing productivity and use of postgraduate students' research in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: Investing in research that is not accessible or used is a waste of resources and an injustice to human subject participants. Post-graduate students’ research in institutions of higher learning involves considerable ... -
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. ... -
The horizon of information sharing at Makerere University : multimedia, audiovisual and the linked open data
(Science Publishing Group, 2017)Makerere University has, in the recent past, climbed up the academic and research ranks, globally, and this has been supported by excellent information services, covering all available information resource formats and ... -
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 ... -
K13-propeller gene polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum parasite population in malaria affected countries: a systematic review of prevalence and risk factors
(Malaria Journal, 2019)Background: Efficacy of artemisinin (ART) agents, a critical element of current malaria control efforts is threatened by emergence and spread of resistance. Mutations in pfkelch13 gene associated with ART-resistance evolved ... -
Factors contributing to utilization of antenatal care services among mothers delivering at Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-12)Background: Antenatal Care is a key element in realizing a reduction in maternal and perinatal deaths. The benefits of Antenatal Care include risk identification; early detection of diseases; prevention of adverse health ... -
Determinants of postoperative length of hospital stay following emergency abdominal surgery in the gastrointestinal surgical unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-12)Introduction: Patients who have undergone emergency abdominal surgery tend to have prolonged postoperative hospital stay attributable to several factors within the perioperative period. In addition to indicating an inefficient ... -
Chest tube thoracotomy indications and early complications among patients with chest pathology at Mulago National Referral Hospital: a cohort study.
(Makerere University, 2020-03)Introduction: Chest tube thoracostomy (CTT) is defined as the insertion of a chest tube into the pleural cavity to drain air, blood, bile, pus, or other fluids. CTT is the most commonly performed lifesaving surgical procedure ... -
Treatment outcomes and associated factors among pulmonary Tuberculosis patients in Moyo and Obongi District
(Makerere University, 2020-11)Background: The World Health Organization estimates that in 2017, approximately 10 million people had tuberculosis (TB), and 1.6 million people died due to the disease. Globally none of the high TB burden countries has ... -
Characteristics and survival of patients with lung cancer at Uganda Cancer Institute
(Makerere University, 2020)Background: Lung cancer incidence is increasing and is the 7th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Uganda. However, the characteristics, survival, and prognostic factors among lung cancer patients in Uganda are not ... -
Asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Mbale Hospital, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-03-19)Background: Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy (ASBP) is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as pyelonephritis, preterm or low birth weight delivery if untreated. The aim of this study was to determine the ...
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