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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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Potential for revitalisation of the diaphragm for family planning in Uganda.
(African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2014-06)This health systems assessment evaluated the feasibility of introducing a new contraceptive device, the SILCS single-size diaphragm, into the existing family planning method mix in Uganda. A total of 26 focus group discussions ... -
Sublingual Misoprostol versus Intramuscular Oxytocin for Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Uganda: A Double-Blind Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial
(PLOS Medicine, 2014-11)Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal death in sub-Saharan Africa. Although the World Health Organization recommends use of oxytocin for prevention of PPH, misoprostol use is increasingly ... -
Prevalence of Ethanol Use Among Pregnant Women in Southwestern Uganda
(Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada:, 2015)The prevalence of ethanol use in many Sub-Saharan African countries is high and reported to be increasing among women. Some areas of Sub-Saharan African, such as regions of South Africa, have high rates of fetal alcohol ... -
Teaching by Teleconference: A Model for Distance Medical Education across Two Continents
(Open journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2015)Introduction—In Uganda, an estimated 120 obstetrician/gynecologists serve a population of 30 million people demonstrating the need to train additional skilled clinician leaders in reproductive health. In 2012, a partnership ...
