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CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTIAL VACCINATION IN JUBA - SOUTH SUDAN
(Makerere University, 2019-10-15)Background: Immunization currently averts an estimated 2-3 million deaths every year; however, an estimated 19.5 million infants worldwide are still missing out on basic vaccines. Childhood immunization was institutionalized ... -
THE EFFECT OF WASTING ON VIRAL SUPPRESSION AND MORTALITY OF HIV POSITIVE CHILDREN FOLLOWING INITIATION OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY AT BAYLOR-UGANDA
(Makerere University, 2019-10-16)Background: Under-nutrition/malnutrition has frequently been reported in HIV infected children with significantly high rates of the severe and moderate variant. Some reports indicate that over half of all children with ... -
PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND OUTCOMES OF REFEEDINGHYPOPHOSPHATEMIA AMONG INFANTS BELOW 6 MONTHSWITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION ATMULAGO HOSPITAL
(Makerere University, 2019-10-16)Introduction: Globally about 25 to 35 million children under-five years of age have severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and 13 million of these live in sub-Saharan Africa; of these one million die every year. The prevalence ... -
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 ... -
Predictors of Post- Special Care Unit Discharge Mortality among Low Birth Weight Neonates at Mulago National Referral Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2019-05)Introduction: Annually, more than 20 million infants are born with low birth weight (LBW) across the world, and majority of these are born in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). LBW can be due to prematurity or ... -
Diagnostic Accuracy Of CareStartTM G6PD Biosensor, Prevalence And Associated Factors Of G6PD Deficiency Among Newborns Delivered At Kawempe Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2019-05)Background: Glucose 6 phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDD), an X linked inherited disorder, is among the most common enzyme deficiency affecting more than 400 million individuals worldwide. Newborns with G6PD ... -
PREVALENCE, FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH AND IMMEDIATE OUTCOMES OF NEONATAL SEPTICEMIA AMONG NEONATES ADMITTED WITH BIRTH ASPHYXIA TO SPECIAL CARE UNIT, MULAGO HOSPITAL
(Makerere University, 2019-10-16)Background: Neonatal mortality continues to be a global burden. This is despite the reduction in the under five mortality rate. The burden is highest in the low and middle income countries including Uganda. The common ... -
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 ... -
Human B and T cell responses to novel Schistosoma mansoni skin-stage antigens
(2019-10)Background Larvae of Schistosoma (schistosomula) are highly susceptible to host immune responses and are attractive prophylactic vaccine targets. Despite this, cellular and humoral immune responses against schistosomula ... -
Genetic Resistance to Soybean Rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) in Lin UG 5
(Makerere University, 2019-10-08)Soybean (Glycine max [L] Merrill) is one of the most important legume crops worldwide due to its multiple uses and wide adaptation. Its production is, however, affected by several biotic and abiotic factors such as ... -
ACCURACY OF CHEST ULTRASOUND IN DIAGNOSING PNEUMONIA IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KAMPALA, UGANDA.
(Makerere University, 2019-08)ackground. Pneumonia is a major health threat worldwide and a leading infectious cause of death in children under 5 years causing more deaths than AIDS, malaria, and measles. The current guidelines suggest that the diagnosis ... -
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN AGED 6-59 MONTHS IN JUBEK STATE, SOUTH SUDAN. Investigator: MARTIN ADELINO (MBBS), JU 2014/HD07/1019X Supervisors: 1. Prof.
(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 ... -
CLINICAL PRESENTATION, DISEASE SEVERITY AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERITY AMONG PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AT MULAGO HOSPITAL.
(2019-10-14)Background: Liver disease is a major cause of morbidity and death worldwide.Hepatic encephalopathy is a common complication of liver disease. It has significant impact on a patient's quality of life and recently has been ... -
Improving estimation of prevalence of hepatic encephalopathy among liver disease patients on the gastroenterology ward at Mulago hospital.
(Makerere University, 2019-10-14)Background: Liver disease is a major cause of morbidity and death worldwide. Hepatic encephalopathy is a common complication of liver disease. It has significant impact on a patient's quality of life and recently has been ... -
Factors associated with the use of immediate postpartum intrauterine contraceptive devices among postpartum women at Muhima Hospital
(2019-07-30)Background: In Rwanda, the unmet need for modern contraceptives is high, especially in the extended postpartum period. In Rwanda, most women would want to space the next pregnancy and yet the majority of them leave the ... -
Digital Credit Terms and Loan Default among University Students in Uganda: A Case Study of COBAMS, Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2019-09-20)The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between credit terms and loan default of Digital Credit Providers (DCPs) in Uganda. This study was mixed sequential explanatory. Data were collected through a ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with Insomnia among Older Persons Attending Medical Outpatient Clinics at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2019-06)Background: Chronic sleep problems are very common among older persons with insomnia being the most common. It is often under-diagnosed and is often a symptom of other health problems. The population of older persons in ... -
CRITERION BASED AUDIT ON MANAGEMENT OF PRETEM BIRTH IN MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL.
(Makerere University, 2019-10-01)Introduction: Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal deaths and the second leading cause of death in children under five after pneumonia. Even for those that do survive, complications due to prematurity impact lot ... -
Antipsychotic side effects profile and associated factors among Inpatients with First Episode Psychosis at Butabika Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-06)Background: Psychotic disorders are severe forms of mental illness and have been reported as the 4th leading cause of morbidity worldwide. Antipsychotic medications early at the first episode of psychosis are the cornerstone ... -
The Impact of Domestic Savings and Trade Openness on Kenya’s Economic Growth (1985-2017)
(Makerere University, 2019-10-11)The chief objective of this study was to examine and establish the impact of domestic savings on the economic growth of Kenya using annual data for the period 1985 to 2015. The study employed an ordinary least square ...