Browsing Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology by Issue Date
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Childhood bacterial meningitis in Mbarara Hospital, Uganda: antimicrobial susceptibility and outcome of treatment.
(African Health Sciences, 2001)Background: The recommended antibiotic treatment of bacterial meningitis has come under scrutiny following frequent reports of in-vitro resistance by the common causative organisms to penicillin and chloramphenicol. Objective: ... -
Circumstances of child deaths in Mali and Uganda: a community-based confidential enquiry
(The Lancet Global Health, 2009)Background Interventions to reduce child deaths in Africa have often underachieved, causing the Millennium Development Goal targets to be missed. We assessed whether a community enquiry into the circumstances of death could ... -
Maternal red blood cell alloimmunisation in South Western Uganda
(Transfusion Medicine, 2011)Aims/Objectives: To identify the frequency and nature of maternal red blood cell (RBC) alloimmunisation in Uganda and to determine the prevalence of RhD negativity and the rate of RBC alloimmunisation in Ugandan pregnant ... -
Estimating the costs of induced abortion in Uganda: A model-based analysis
(BMC public health, 2011)Background: The demand for induced abortions in Uganda is high despite legal and moral proscriptions. Abortion seekers usually go to illegal, hidden clinics where procedures are performed in unhygienic environments by ... -
The impact of HIV on fertility aspirations in Uganda.
(Population Study Center,, 2011)This paper reports on a study of whether a women’s personal HIV status, the presence of an HIV+ child in the household, or the presence of foster children in the household, has a measureable impact on a woman’s desire for ... -
Predictors and outcome of surgical repair of obstetric fistula at a regional referral hospital, Mbarara, western Uganda
(BMC Urology, 2011-12-07)Background: Obstetric fistula although virtually eliminated in high income countries, still remains a prevalent and debilitating condition in many parts of the developing world. It occurs in areas where access to care at ... -
Potential Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Access to Modern Contraceptives in Uganda
(PloS one, 2012)Background: Over two thirds of women who need contraception in Uganda lack access to modern effective methods. This study was conducted to estimate the potential cost-effectiveness of achieving universal access to modern ... -
Obstructed labour and Birth preparedness: Community studies from Uganda
(Lund University, 2012-02-03)Labour is said to be obstructed when the presenting part fails to descend through the birth canal despite strong uterine contractions. The condition is mostly prevalent in low-income countries where the main causes are ... -
The Social Legacy of AIDS: Fertility Aspirations Among HIV-Affected Women in Uganda
(American journal of public health, 2013)Before the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Africa, women infected with HIV not only had reduced fecundability,1---4 but also reduced fertility aspirations as many women, men, and health providers were opposed ... -
Health-related quality of life and social support among women treated for abortion complications in western Uganda
(Health and quality of life outcomes, 2013)Background: While the impact of abortion complications on clinical outcomes and healthcare costs has been reported, we found no reports of their impact on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), nor the role of social ... -
Uterine rupture in a teaching hospital in Mbarara, western Uganda, unmatched case- control study
(Reproductive health, 2013)Background: Uterine rupture is one of the most devastating complications of labour that exposes the mother and foetus to grave danger hence contributing to the high maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity in Uganda. ... -
Impact of malaria during pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes in a Ugandan prospective cohort with intensive malaria screening and prompt treatment
(De Beaudrap et al. Malaria, 2013-04-24)Background: Malaria in pregnancy (MP) is a major public health problem in endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa and has important consequences on birth outcome. Because MiP is a complex phenomenon and malaria epidemiology ... -
Agreement of Colposcope and Gynocular in Assessment of Cervical Lesions by Swede Score: A Randomized, Crossover Pilot Trial
(Journal of lower genital tract disease, 2013-05)Objective. This study aimed to determine if criterion standard colposcopy could be provided by a pocket-sized battery-driven colposcope, the Gynocular. Materials and Methods. The study was a randomized, crossover, pilot ... -
Alcohol Exposure Among Pregnant Women in sub-Saharan Africa- a Systematic Review
(Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics., 2013-10-18)The prevalence of general alcohol use in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is high.However, research examining alcohol use in among pregnant women within this population is limited. A review of the current status ... -
Registration, procurement, distribution, and use of misoprostol in Uganda:
(Elsevier Ltd: science direct, 2013-10-20)Background Poor access to essential medicines remains a barrier to improvement of health in low-income countries. The maternal mortality rate from post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) in Uganda is one of the highest in the ... -
Registration, procurement, distribution, and use of misoprostol in Uganda: an interview-based observational study
(Online, 2013-10-20)Background Poor access to essential medicines remains a barrier to improvement of health in low-income countries. The maternal mortality rate from post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) in Uganda is one of the highest in the world. ... -
Minor Gynecologic Surgery: A Review of the Training Experience and Skill Building Opportunities for Providers in Low and Middle Income Countries
(pen Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014)Purpose: Minor gynecologic surgery is the cornerstone of gynecologic evaluation and intervention in countries with a well-established medical infrastructure. Surgical training and exposure to minor procedures are not ... -
Minor gynecologic surgery: A review of the training experience and skill building opportunities for providers in low and middle income countries
(Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014)Purpose: Minor gynecologic surgery is the cornerstone of gynecologic evaluation and intervention in countries with a well-established medical infrastructure. Surgical training and exposure to minor procedures are not ... -
Periodontal conditions, low birth weight and preterm birth among postpartum mothers in two tertiary health facilities in Uganda
(BMC Oral Health, 2014-04-28)Background: Literature reports have indicated an increase in research evidence suggesting association between periodontal disease and the risk of pre-term birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW). Periodontal diseases in ... -
Inadequate Knowledge of Neonatal Danger Signs among Recently Delivered Women in Southwestern Rural Uganda: A Community Survey
(PLOS ONE, 2014-05-13)Background: Early detection of neonatal illness is an important step towards improving newborn survival. Every year an estimated 3.07 million children die during their first month of life and about one-third of these deaths ...