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Coping strategies and associated factors in adolescents with HIV following disclosure of their HIV status at Arua Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-04-20)
Background: Disclosure is part of the HIV/AIDS care for adolescents and is one of the greatest psychosocial challenges that HIV-infected adolescents face. It is important to know the coping strategies used by adolescents ...
Incidence, associated factors and complications of residual neuromuscular blockade among adult patients in the post anaesthesia care unit: a multicenter prospective observation study.
(Makerere University, 2021-01-11)
Residual neuromuscular blockade (RNMB) is a major deterrent to use of Neuromuscular blocking
drugs (NMBDs) during general anaesthesia. It is associated with potentially fatal Acute
Respiratory Events (AREs) like upper ...
Prevalence of bacterial infections and utility of leucocytosis in predicting infections amongst adult sickle cell patients admitted to Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2020-08)
Background: Bacteraemia occurs less in SCA patients above 10 years of age yet they are usually admitted in crisis with a higher leucocyte count compared to normal population. We set out to determine the prevalence of ...
Helminths and metabolic outcomes in rural and urban Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
Background: Inflammation plays an important role in the development and progression of metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidaemia and atherosclerosis. Helminths modulate human immune responses as ...
Prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among preterm and low birth weight infants under 6 months attending the preterm clinic at mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-01-11)
Background: There are 15 million babies born prematurely across the globe with a greater
majority of these preterm births occurring in Africa and South Asia. Uganda ranks 13th out of
184 countries for the highest number ...
Prevalence and factors associated with Hepatitis B infection among people living with HIV attending Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03-24)
Background: Liver diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV/HBV co-infected individuals. Globally, Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) accounts for an estimated 257 million cases with more than 600,000 ...
Comparision of the PIPAS severity score and the qSOFA criteria for predicting in-hospital mortality of peritonitis at Mulago Hospital: a prospective cohort study.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Background: Mortality associated with delayed management of peritonitis is up to 40%. Early prognostic assessment is critical to select high-risk patients for a prompt, more aggressive therapeutic approach but most risk ...
Sub-optimal blood pressure control and associated factors among ambulatory diabetic patients with kidney disease attending Kiruddu National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2020-07)
Background: Suboptimal blood pressure control is an important cause of the cardiovascular disease (CVD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) among diabetic patients with kidney disease. The prevalence of ESKD is increasing ...
Diagnostic reference levels for hysterosalpingography studies at three centres in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-18)
Introduction: Studies show an increase in infertility across the world and increasing use of Hysterosalpingography studies to investigate this problem. However this study like many other fluoroscopic studies is associated ...
Magnetic resonance imaging findings of young adults with low back pain at Nsambya hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-02-17)
Background:
LBP is a common health problem with a global prevalence of 20%(1). The annual prevalence of
LBP in Africa is 57%, whereas in Uganda is 20%(2). It peaks between age 35 and 55 years(3).
Inspite of the high ...