Research articles: Recent submissions
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Women’s Choice to Deliver at Home: Understanding the Psychosocial and Cultural Factors Influencing Birthing Choices for Unskilled Home Delivery among Women in Southwestern Uganda
(Hindawi, 2020-06-03)Background. Utilization of perinatal services in Uganda remains low, with correspondingly high rates of unskilled home deliveries, which can be life-threatening. We explored psychosocial and cultural factors influencing ... -
Surgical Diagnosis and Procedure Codes for Outcomes Research in a Ugandan Regional Referral Hospital: The Mbarara Experience
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Surgical volume and postoperative mortality rate at a referral hospital in Western Uganda: Measuring the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery indicators in low-resource settings
(Surgery, 2017)Background. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery recommends that every country report its surgical volume and postoperative mortality rate. Little is known, however, about the numbers of operations performed and the ... -
Subacute uterine inversion following an induced abortion in a teenage girl: a case report
(BMC Women's Health, 2020-10-02)Background: Subacute uterine inversion is a very rare complication of mid-trimester termination of pregnancy that should be considered in a situation where unsafe abortion occurs. Case presentation: We present a case of ... -
Short interbirth interval and associated factors among women with antecedent cesarean deliveries at a tertiary hospital, Southwestern Uganda
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022-03-30)Background: Women with previous cesarean deliveries, have a heightened risk of poor maternal and perinatal outcomes, associated with short inter-birth intervals. We determined the prevalence of short inter-birth interval, ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positivity among Women Receiving Antenatal Care at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
(Journal of Tropical Diseases and Public Health, 2019)Background: Hepatitis B infection is a disease of public health significance. The burden of the disease among the pregnant women at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital was not known yet determining seropositivity at antenatal ... -
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 ... -
Improving the quality of maternity services in Uganda through accelerated implementation of essential interventions by healthcare professional associations
(2017)Objective: To assess whether the implementation of a package of activities through the joint action of the three international healthcare professionals associations (HCPAs) increased the use of intrapartum and postnatal ... -
Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Vulva Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN) among HIV Positive Women at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)Background: Vulva intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) is a noninvasive potential precursor of squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva. VIN is more prevalent in HIV-positive than HIV-negative women and if not identified and treated ... -
Time Intervalbetween Onset of Symptoms of Severe Preeclampsia to Delivery: Effect on Pregnancy Outcomes at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) account for nearly 18% of all maternal deaths worldwide. Preeclampsia is a leading cause of direct maternal mortality worldwide, and the second in Uganda contributing ... -
Cervical Cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: Magnitude, Trends, Stages at Presentation, Impact of Acetic Acid Screening and the Need for Radiotherapy Services
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)Background: Globally, cervical cancer the fourth most common cause of cancer death accountable for approximately 266,000 deaths of women, with sub-Saharan Africa and East Africa having the highest burden. In Uganda about ... -
Early ART After Cryptococcal Meningitis is Associated With Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis and Macrophage Activation in a Multisite Randomized Trial
(The Journal of infectious diseases, 2015-02-04)Introduction. Earlier antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in cryptococcal meningitis resulted in higher mortality compared with deferred ART initiation (1–2 weeks’ vs 5 weeks postmeningitis diagnosis). We hypothesized ... -
Risks of adverse perinatal and maternal outcomes among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in southwestern Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2020-09-28)Introduction: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a leading cause of global perinatal (fetal and neonatal) and maternal morbidity and mortality. We sought to describe HDP and determine the magnitude and risk ... -
Impact of surgery on quality of life of Ugandan women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective cohort study
(BMC Women’s Health, 2021-06-25)Background: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a significant public health issue that negatively affects the Quality of Life (QOL) of women in both low and high-income countries. About 20% of women will undergo surgery for POP ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with pelvic organ prolapse among women attending the gynecology outpatient clinic at a tertiary hospital in southwestern Uganda
(2021-08-10)Purpose To determine the prevalence, clinical stage at presentation and factors associated with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) among women attending the gynecology outpatient clinic at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Histological Chorioamnionitis among Term Women Delivering From Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)Background: Chorioamninitis (CAM), is an acute inflammation of the membrane and chorion of the placenta which can either be clinical or histological. At Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital the prevalence and factors associated ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with genital chlamydial infections among women attending the gynaecology clinic at Mbarara regional referral hospital.
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for the most common bacterial sexually transmitted bacterial infection. The largest burden is in low income countries. These organisms are not screened for in Mbarara, and ... -
Prevalence and bacteriology of culture positive urinary tract infection among pregnant women with suspected urinary tract infection at Mbarara regional referral hospital, South-Western Uganda
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021)Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in pregnant women contribute about 25% of all infections and are among the most frequent clinical bacterial infections. Pregnancy changes in women that include anatomical, ... -
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 ... -
Risk factors for postpartum intrauterine device expulsion among women delivering at a tertiary Hospital in Uganda: a prospective cohort study
(Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2021)Background: Postpartum intrauterine device (PPIUD) use refers to intrauterine device (IUD) insertion after delivery but within 48 h of birth. In Uganda, the general use of modern methods of contraception is low with < 1% ...