College of Health Sciences (CHS): Recent submissions
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Childhood acute burn injury and outcome associated factors among patients admitted at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital: A retrospective study.
(Makerere University, 2024-10-04)Background: Burns are a significant cause of injury affecting a number of children worldwide, causing significant morbidity and mortality especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Consequently, burns lead to physical, social, ... -
Time to sputum culture conversion and associated factors among drug resistant tuberculosis patients treated with Bedaquiline at Mulago Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Sputum culture conversion in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is considered the most important interim indicator of the effectiveness of anti-TB treatment for drug resistant disease. Bedaquiline ... -
Healthcare worker treatment practices for severe malaria for children Aged 6 Months to 12 years at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Malaria remains an important public health concern, it is estimated that 3.2 billion people are at of risk contracting malaria annually. In Uganda, malaria is among the leading causes of illness and death. ... -
Prevalence, healthcare workers' perspectives and factors associated with hemodialysis adequacy among adult kidney failure patients at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024-10)Introduction: Kidney failure in Uganda is among the top 10 causes of death. Hemodialysis (HD) substitutes the natural work of the kidney thereby prolonging patients’ survival while improving their quality of life. An optimal ... -
Mapping and developing an Interprofessional education and collaborative practice framework for Health professional students within an African international elective learning environment
(Makerere University, 2024-09-02)The current global burden of disease, which includes emerging and re-emerging diseases, calls for interprofessional partnerships, even beyond one's country of practice. However, there are hardly any opportunities in Africa ... -
Antimicrobial resistance among helicobacter bacteria isolates from patients attending the gastroenterology unit at Nsambya hospital Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-09)Background: It is confirmed that 95% of duodenal and 80% of gastric ulcers are due to Helicobacter infections. Helicobacter diagnosis is mainly by urea breath test, blood antibody test, stool antigen test, gastric biopsy ... -
Correlation of Alberta stroke program early CT score among ischemic stroke patients and their outcomes at selected centres in Kampala.
(Makerere University, 2024-09)Introduction; Stroke is the second leading cause of death globally and contributes significantly to morbidity. It is important to know the etiology of stroke as secondary stroke prevention management differs. Neuroimaging ... -
Prevalence and associated factors of hepatitis d antibody among hepatitis b-infected adults with decompensated cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in Kiruddu Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024-09-04)Introduction: Chronic viral hepatitis B (HBV) remains a leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite concerted effort to eliminate as a public health threat by 2030, data on its coinfection with Hepatitis D infection ... -
Experiences and perceptions of misoprostol use for induction of labor among health workers in kampala, uganda; a qualitative study
(Makerere University, 2024-07)Background: Induction of labor remains a crucial intervention to reducing the burden of high• risk pregnancies. Misoprostol is one of the relatively cheaper and effective drugs used to induce labor in low resource countries, ... -
Prevalence, management and in-hospital outcomes of gunshot injuries at Mulago National Referral Hospital, a 5-year retrospective study
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Gunshot injuries have been shown to be on the rise world over. In Africa, these are thought to be fueled by the proliferation of small arms resulting from political conflicts, as well as misuse of legal firearms ... -
Incremental yield of three serial lateral flow lipoarabinomannan assays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis among HIV-positive inpatients at Kiruddu Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024-09)Background: Lateral flow urine-TB Lipoarabinomannan (LF urine-TB LAM) testing has proven beneficial in diagnosing TB among patients with advanced HIV disease. However, the yield of a single spot test remains suboptimal, ... -
Accuracy of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in predicting thirty-day all-cause mortality among patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in Uganda a nested cross-sectional study
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) contributes to approximately 3 million deaths globally. The assessment of severity plays a crucial role in effectively managing CAP and accurately predicting mortality outcomes. ... -
Glycemic control and factors associated with suboptimal glycemic control among adults living with HIV and diabetes mellitus attending Infectious Disease Institute Clinic Mulago
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Worldwide there is an increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus II among people living with HIV. HIV infection and its management not only increase the risk of diabetes mellitus II but also make glycemic ... -
Patterns and factors associated with malignant conjunctival growths among adult patients with conjunctival growths attending eye clinic in Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Conjunctival growths encompass a wide spectrum of lesions that can be benign, pre-malignant, and malignant tumors. Malignant conjunctival growths can cause visual loss, eyeball loss, or even death if not well ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of anti-mycobacterial protein 51 antibodies as a biomarker for latent TB infection in asymptomatic HIV positive individuals
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major global public health concern more so in sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda in particular due to inaccessibility to accurate, rapid and reliable diagnostic methods on top of ... -
Kidney function impairment among older people living with and without HIV at the Infectious Diseases Institute Clinic-Mulago, Kampala , Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has averted at least 20 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related deaths over the last two decades allowing people living with HIV (PLWH) to age. However, HIV-associated ... -
Mortality and associated factors among in-patients with multi-drug (antibiotic) resistant bacterial infections at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial infections is an emerging public health threat that caused nearly five million annual deaths as of 2019. Multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections (resistance ... -
Magnetic resonance imaging findings and associated factors among young adults with knee pain at three radiology centres in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Knee pain is a common musculoskeletal complaint globally, yet there is limited data on the prevalence and specific MRI findings among the Ugandan population. This prospective study aimed to investigate MRI ... -
Prevalence, patterns and factors associated with Oculo-orbital injuries on computed tomography scan among adults with head trauma at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Background Traumatic orbital and ocular injuries pose a serious public health issue, affecting up to 20 million people globally with evidence of increasing numbers. These injuries can leave the victims either completely ... -
Association of weight gain with blood glucose trajectories in people living with HIV initiated on dolutegravir at Kisenyi health center IV, Kampala Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2024-09-30)Background: With the adoption of dolutegravir (DTG) in the first line antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen as treatment of people living with HIV (PLWH), there has been observed weight gain and hyperglycemia among some ...