Department of Peadiatrics and Child Health: Recent submissions
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Designing and evaluating a novel mobile application for Helping Babies Breathe skills retention in Uganda: comparative study protocol
(BMJ Paediatrics open, 2019-08)Introduction: Over 600 000 newborns die each year of intrapartum-related events, many of which are preventable in the presence of skilled birth attendants. Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) is a neonatal resuscitation training ... -
Health information seeking among Mbararan adolescents: results from the Uganda Media and You survey
(Health education research, 2008)To maximize scarce intervention dollars, pediatricians and other adolescent health professionals must position health promotion efforts in mediums that most effectively reach youth. This may be especially true in ... -
Understanding the role of age in HIV disclosure rates and patterns for HIV-infected children in southwestern Uganda
(AIDS care, 2015)Highly active antiretroviral therapy has enabled HIV-infected children to survive into adolescence and adulthood, creating need for their own HIV diagnosis disclosure. Disclosure has numerous social and medical benefits ... -
Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives of the paediatric discharge process in Uganda: a qualitative exploratory study
(BMJ open, 2019)Introduction The burden of childhood mortality continues to be born largely by low-income and middle-income countries. The critical post discharge period has been largely neglected despite evidence that mortality rates ... -
The prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among infants with cleft palate and/or lip at a hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(BMC pediatrics, 2017-01-13)Background: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among infants with Cleft palate and/or cleft lip (CP+/-L) at Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Uganda Hospital (CoRSU) in Uganda. Methods: ... -
The PAediatric Risk Assessment (PARA) Mobile App to Reduce Postdischarge Child Mortality: Design, Usability, and Feasibility for Health Care Workers in Uganda
(JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2016)Background: Postdischarge death in children is increasingly being recognized as a major contributor to overall child mortality. The PAediatric Risk Assessment (PARA) app is an mHealth tool developed to aid health care ... -
The Microbial Spectrum of Neonatal Sepsis in Uganda: Recovery of Culturable Bacteria in Mother-Infant Pairs
(PLoS One, 2013-08-27)Neonatal sepsis in the developing world is incompletely characterized. We seek to characterize the microbial spectrum involved in sepsis and determine the role of maternal transmission by comparing organisms that can be ... -
Healthcare providers and Caregivers’ perspectives on factors underlying the persistent malnutrition of Children aged 0-59 months in Buhweju district, southwestern Uganda
(Research square, 2020)Background The nutritional well-being of infants and young children is influenced by economic, environmental and maternal factors that range from food intake, health, sanitation and care. All regions of Uganda have ... -
Metastatic Cardiac Tumor from Precursor B Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma with a Mediastinal Mass: A Case Report of a 12-Years-Old African Girl
(International Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases, 2019-04-15)Introduction: Cardiac involvement in metastatic tumors is not widely investigated. Commonest site of cardiac involvement is the pericardium. However, diffuse metastasis to the myocardium and endocardium is uncommon. Striated ... -
Inhaled Nitric Oxide as an Adjunctive Treatment for Cerebral Malaria in Children: A Phase II Randomized Open-Label Clinical Trial
(Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Societyof America., 2015-07-22)Background. Children with cerebral malaria (CM) have high rates of mortality and neurologic sequelae. Nitric oxide (NO) metabolite levels in plasma and urine are reduced in CM. Methods. This randomized trial assessed the ... -
Dyslipidemia and its Correlates among HIV Infected Children on HAART Attending Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
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Rheumatic Heart Disease Treatment Cascade in Uganda
(Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2017-10-17)Background—Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a leading cause of premature death and disability in low-income countries; however, few receive optimal benzathine penicillin G (BPG) therapy to prevent disease progression. We ... -
Opportunities and barriers for implementation of integrated TB and HIV care in lower level health units: experiences from a rural western Ugandan district
(African Health Sciences, 2010-12-04)Background: As countries with a high burden of TB and HIV roll out integrated TB/HIV care, there is need to assess possibility of lower level health units treating TB to provide integrated TB/HIV care. Objective: To ... -
First-step validation of a text message based application for newborn clinical management among pediatricians
(BMC Pediatrics, 2020-08-27)Background: Neonatal mortality is high in developing countries. Lack of adequate training and insufficient management skills for sick newborn care contribute to these deaths. We developed a phone application dubbed Protecting ... -
Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests
(Global biodiversity and productivity, 2016-10-10)The biodiversity-productivity relationship (BPR) is foundational to our understanding of the global extinction crisis and its impacts on ecosystem functioning. Understanding BPR is critical for the accurate valuation and ...
