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Prevalence and factors associated with stunting in children and adolescents 1- 18 years with nephrotic syndrome attending the Renal Clinic at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Background: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is the most common glomerulopathy in children aged 2-18 years. It occurs at an annual incidence of 2-7 per 100,000 cases worldwide, 5.6 per million children in Tropical Africa and is ...
Prevalence of intestinal stoma complications and associated factors among children at Mulago National Referral Hospital, a cross sectional study
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Background: Intestinal stomas are a common procedure performed in children with over 165 stomas placed annually at Mulago hospital. Associated complications range from 28-81% in countries like Nigeria, Tanzania and India ...
Prevalence, pattern and factors associated with ocular manifestations in malnourished children attending Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Introduction: Ocular manifestations are among a wide range of systemic manifestations associated with malnutrition. Children with malnutrition have micro-nutrient deficiencies which impair the body systems including ocular ...
The prevalence and clinical presentation of inpatient malaria in children between five and fifteen years old in a malaria endemic area after the scale up of malaria control interventions
(Makerere University, 2022)
Introduction: Malaria is a disease that affects all age groups but more especially children under five years’ old, pregnant women, and school going children of all ages. Increasing success in lowering the level of malaria ...
Exclusive breastfeeding failure, severe acute malnutrition and associated factors among infants aged 6 to 12 months at Mulago National Referral Hospital: A case control study
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background:
Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is a persistent global burden responsible for over one million young child deaths each year. One percent of Ugandan children under 5 years are severely wasted and those aged ...
Performance evaluation of the Uganda National Algorithm for Diagnosis of tuberculosis in children at Mulago National Referral Hospital-Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background
Diagnosing childhood tuberculosis (TB) is a challenge, this led the Uganda national tuberculosis control program (NTLP) to develop a clinical treatment decision algorithm for children. However, there is limited ...
Immune response and associated factors to Hepatitis B vaccination among children under five attending care at the Mulago Hospital Assessment Centre Paediatrics Clinic
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: Hepatitis B Virus vaccination is the cornerstone of prevention of the HBV infection especially in at-risk groups like children under five that are 60- 90% more likely to seroconvert to Chronic Hepatitis B ...
Prevalence and factors associated with Dolutegravir-related hyperglycemia among children and adolescents <18 years attending Soroti Regional Referral and Lira Regional Referral Hospitals
(Makerere University, 2023-07)
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended Dolutegravir (DTG) as the preferred anchor drug in first and second line Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) regimens owing to its high genetic barrier to resistance, ...
Prevalence and factors associated with epilepsy among children with hydrocephalus at Cure Children’s Hospital of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: Hydrocephalus (HC) affects over 225000 in Sub Saharan Africa and about 4000
infants per year in Uganda. Developing epilepsy in HC may worsen the cognitive impairment and
quality of life with added financial ...
Incidence and risk factors for acute transfusion reactions among children aged 0 - 17 years receiving transfusions at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023-10-17)
Background: Blood transfusion is a commonly performed procedure among children especially in emergency settings. According to WHO, up to 65% of transfusions are given to children below 5 years in low-income countries. ...