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Prevalence and factors associated with HPV-vaccine uptake among adolescent girls living with HIV attending Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) HIV Clinic, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background
Women living with HIV are more prone to HPV-related cancers and illnesses. HPV vaccination is the best tool for decreasing the burden of HPV-associated-disease yet HPV vaccination uptake among teenagers including ...
Prevalence and factors associated with psychosis among adult patients with epilepsy at Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023)
BACKGROUND
Many studies have shown that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among people with Epilepsy (PWE) appears higher than that in the general population. Psychosis is highest in patients with epilepsy at about ...
Assisted partner notification utilization and associated factors among sexually active HIV positive adolescents aged 15-19 years at Baylor Clinic, Mulago Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: Whereas HIV Assisted Partner Notification (APN) is recommended by the World Health Organization for adolescents in SSA because of the high catch rate of new HIV positive cases among adults, no studies have been ...
Poor health-related quality of life and its associated factors among adolescents living with HIV attending Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation-Mulago
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: Many adolescents are living with HIV globally, with some infections vertically and other sexually acquired. Although most Ugandan adolescents living with HIV are stable on antiretroviral treatment, they still ...
HIV risk among male security guards in the Kampala Metropolitan Area: Theory, perception, and associated factors
(Makerere University, 2023)
Introduction: Despite being characterised among priority populations at high HIV risk in Uganda, male security guards' HIV risk and associated factors are not documented. Objective: To develop a grounded theory of HIV risk ...
Costs of tuberculosis care and associated factors among patients with HIV or diabetes mellitus comorbidities attending selected health facilities in Kampala from a societal perspective
(Makerere University, 2023)
Introduction
In Uganda, the Tuberculosis (TB) burden among Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients is still high and increasing significantly among DM patients due to the looming DM epidemic. Although TB drugs and ...
Uptake and factors associated with uptake of human papillomavirus vaccination among adolescent girls aged 13-18 years seeking health services at Kiswa Health Center III
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: HPV is a highly prevalent sexually transmitted infection with a significant role in the cause of cervical cancer. In Uganda, the cervical cancer age-standardized incidence rate is estimated to be 56.2 per 100,000 ...