Research articles: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Knowledge and attitudes about Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination and cervical cancer screening among women in rural Uganda
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)Abstract Cervical cancer is one of the major causes of death among women worldwide. There is an established linkage between cervical cancer and Oncogenic Human Papilloma virus (HPV) strains 16 and 18. While cervical cancer ... -
Incidence of postpartum infection, outcomes and associated risk factors at Mbarara regional referral hospital in Uganda
(BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2018)Background: There is a paucity of recent prospective data on the incidence of postpartum infections and associated risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa. Retrospective studies estimate that puerperal sepsis causes approximately ... -
Impact of an educational intervention on WHO surgical safety checklist and pre-operative antibiotic use at a referral hospital in southwestern Uganda
(International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2021)Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends adherence to its surgical safety checklist (SSC) to optimize patient safety and reduce cesarean surgical site infection (SSI). Educational interventions combined ... -
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 ... -
Group B Streptococcus Colonization among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Tertiary Hospital in Rural Southwestern Uganda
(International journal of microbiology, 2016)Objectives. This study sought to determine the prevalence and factors associated with group B streptococcal anogenital colonization among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, a ... -
A Randomized Controlled Trial on Mobile Phone Text Messaging to Improve Sexo-Reproductive Health Among Adolescent Girls in Cameroon
(2020)Background: We conducted a single-centered randomized controlled single-blinded trial (i.e trained interviewers; blinded to group allocation). The target population included adolescent girls in the Kumbo West Health District ... -
Functionality and acceptability of a wireless fetal heart rate monitoring device in term pregnant women in rural Southwestern Uganda
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017)Background: Over 3 million stillbirths occur annually in sub Saharan Africa; most occur intrapartum and are largely preventable. The standard of care for fetal heart rate (FHR) assessment in most sub-Saharan African settings ... -
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 ... -
Cytomegalovirus Infections in Ugandan Infants: Newborns, Neonates with Sepsis and Infants with Hydrocephalus
(2019)Background: Congenital and postnatal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in Uganda is prevalent and may compromise the health of Ugandan children. The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of CMV infections ... -
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 ... -
Antenatal Care Visit Attendance Frequency and Birth Outcomes in Rural Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2021)Objectives Antenatal care (ANC) is designed to improve pregnancy outcomes by providing screening and treatment for preventable and treatable diseases. However, data are lacking on whether ANC affects stillbirth risk. We ... -
A Functionality and Acceptability Study of Wireless Maternal Vital Sign Monitor in a Tertiary University Teaching Hospital in Rural Uganda
(Journal of Women’s Health and Gynecology, 2017)Background: He emergence of wireless technologies and advancements in on-body sensor design can provide continuous physiological data with the potential to reduce the need for human resources. Objective: To test the ... -
Association between Prior Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Western Uganda
(Obstetrics and gynecology international, 2018)Background. Increase in the number of ectopic pregnancy is attributed to increase in the incidence of pelvic infections. Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for most of the sexually transmitted bacterial infections. If ... -
Association between Duration of Second Stage of Labour and Perinatal Outcomes among Mothers admitted in Labour at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS), 2016)About four million babies die in the first 4 weeks of life annually. Most of the neonatal deaths occur in the first week mainly on the first day after delivery. The objective of our study was to determine the factors ... -
Antimicrobial-resistant infections among postpartum women at a Ugandan referral hospital
(PLOS ONE, 2017)Puerperal sepsis causes 10% of maternal deaths in Africa, but prospective studies on incidence, microbiology and antimicrobial resistance are lacking. Methods We performed a prospective cohort study of 4,231 Ugandan women ... -
Older age and higher parity are associated with nonuse of the partograph at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2019-06-28)Objective: To determine the frequency of partograph use, the proportion of mothers with partographs completed to standard, the completeness of recorded parameters, and factors associated with nonuse at Mbarara Regional ... -
Frequency of HIV status disclosure, associated factors and outcomes among HIV positive pregnant women at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, southwestern Uganda
(Pan African Medical Journal., 2019-04-24)Introduction: Positive HIV results disclosure plays a significant role in the successful prevention and care of HIV infected patients. It provides significant social and health benefits to the individual and the community. ... -
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 ...