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Patterns of supracondylar humerus fractures among children with musculoskeletal trauma seen at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2019)
Introduction: Supracondylar humerus fractures constitute a big burden of musculoskeletal injuries among children treated in emergency departments. Supracondylar humeral fractures were the most common elbow fractures seen ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...