School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) Collections: Recent submissions
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Transfusion Challenges in Patients with Hematological Malignancies in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Prospective Observational Study from the Uganda Cancer Institute
(Makerere University, 2020)Blood transfusion is fundamental in managing hematologic malignancies. We sought to evaluate the need and availability of blood products for patients with hematological malignancies at Uganda Cancer Institute. We prospectively ... -
How low can you go: What is the safe threshold for platelet transfusions in patients with hematologic malignancy in sub-Saharan Africa
(Makerere University, 2019)Background Despite the importance of platelet transfusions in treatment of hematologic cancer patients, the optimal platelet count threshold for prophylactic transfusion is unknown in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods We followed ... -
Optimal use of blood and platelet support transfusion in patients with Hematological Cancers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10-05)Globally, cancer incidence and mortality are growing rapidly especially in emerging economies. Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Transfusion of blood and blood components plays ... -
Predicting asthma severity and control using YKL-40 biomarker at Kiruddu General Referral Hospital: a cross-sectional and retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2022-12-19)Introduction: Asthma affects about 11% of Ugandans and about 67% of these have uncontrolled disease. The complexity of classifying asthma severity and predicting asthma control with the current guidelines calls for ... -
Loss to follow-up and associated factors among adult people living with HIV at public health facilities in Wakiso district, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2018)Background: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic is still a major global public health challenge, particularly to resource constrained countries like Uganda. The ... -
Prediction of pre-eclampsia at St. Mary's hospital lacor, a low-resource setting in northern Uganda, a prospective cohort study
(BioMed Central (BMC), 2023-02-08)Background Pre-eclampsia is the second leading cause of maternal death in Uganda. However, mothers report to the hospitals late due to health care challenges. Therefore, we developed and validated the prediction models ... -
Diabetes knowledge and selfcare practices among patients attending THE Non-Communicable Diseases Clinic at Tororo General Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2022-12-12)ABSTRACT Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus has become a burden in low- and middle-income countries as people are living sedentary lifestyle posing high and escalating costs to society. Self- care practice, that forms the ... -
Effect of COVID-19 period on tuberculosis treatment success; A mixed methods study among tuberculosis patients at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-01)Introduction: Before the COVID-19 pandemic, over 4000 people were dying from TB every day. TB is still a major public health threat globally, but the TB epidemic may be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The lockdown ... -
Quality of life of caregivers for children with sickle cell disease attending Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-07)Introduction: A global estimation shows that 4.4 million people have sickle cell disease (SCD) and 75% of the people with this disease are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda the overall prevalence of the sickle cell ... -
Diagnostic reference levels for pediatric chest radiographs at three radiology units in Kampala, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-12-02)The optimization of radiation during medical exposures is a very important principle of radiation protection. It is very important in children as they are more sensitive to radiation, with more effective doses, and have ... -
Hepatitis B in Uganda: Transmission and prevention strategies among infants and HIV-infected adults
(Makerere University, 2022-10)This thesis is focused on hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission and prevention in the setting of human immune deficiency syndrome (HIV) infection. HBV is common among HIV-infected persons in part due to shared modes of ... -
Initiatives supporting evidence informed health system policymaking in Cameroon and Uganda: A comparative historical case study
(BioMed Central, 2014-11)Background: There is a scarcity of empirical data on institutions devoted to knowledge brokerage and their influence in Africa. Our objective was to describe two pioneering Knowledge Translation Platforms (KTPs) supporting ... -
Climate for evidence informed health system policymaking in Cameroon and Uganda before and after the introduction of knowledge translation platforms: a structured review of governmental policy documents
(BioMed Central, 2014-12)Background: There is a scarcity of empirical data on African country climates for evidence-informed health system policymaking (EIHSP) to backup the longstanding reputation that research evidence is not valued enough by ... -
Family planning intentions and associated factors among pregnant adolescents attending antenatal at Mukono General Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Introduction: Adolescent pregnancy remains a major public health priority due to the associated negative health, social, and economic outcomes. Globally, more than 16 million adolescent pregnancies occur with highest ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with unsafe abortion among students of Makerere University.
(Makerere University, 2022-10-20)Background: Maternal mortality is still very high globally and especially in sub-Sahara Africa and is a major reproductive health burden. Unsafe abortion is the biggest contributor, to maternal mortality with 13% of all ... -
Evaluating Initiatives to support evidence-informed health system policy-making in Cameroon and Uganda: Case studies of EVIPNet Cameroon and REACH-PI Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Background: During the last twenty years, fostering evidence informed health system policymaking (EIHSP) in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) has been a priority for national and global health players with the aim ... -
Social networks for older adults with and without Alzheimer’s disease in Wakiso District; A comparative cross- sectional study
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the commonest cause of dementia with one case diagnosed every 4 seconds translating to about 10 million new cases per year globally. The majority of these cases live in Low and ... -
Impact of the second and third COVID-19 waves on out patient malaria indicators and case management guidelines at selected sites with varying malaria transmission intensities in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-01-20)Background: COVID-19 has imposed negative impacts on the fight against malaria in many malaria endemic countries. We aimed to assess the impact of the second and third COVID-19 waves on outpatient malaria indicators and ... -
Time of first echocardiographic diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease and its associated factors among children attending the Uganda Heart Institute
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Background: CHD accounts for one third of all congenital anomalies. When undiagnosed and untreated, it is a major cause of death in the first year of life and major morbidity and mortality later in childhood. Definitive ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with contraceptive uptake among adolescents receiving post abortion care services at Kawempe National Referral Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2022-03-02)In Uganda Adolescent girls face many challenges and barriers to access and utilization of contraceptives leading to the unwanted pregnancies which terminate as abortions. The immediate post-abortion period is a great ...