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Nurse education in Mbarara, Uganda
(Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2001)Aim: To describe the establishment of a professional development programme for qualified nurses at Mbarara University Teaching Hospital, Uganda. Background: Between 1997 and 1999, a group of hospital-based nurses and ... -
Artesunate and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine combinations for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Uganda: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
(ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 2003)Drug-resistant malaria is spreading in Africa. The few available drugs might be safeguarded if combined with an artemisinin derivative. We investigated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of 2 combinations of artesunate ... -
Preparing nurses to face the pandemic of diabetes mellitus: a literature review
(Journal of advanced nursing,, 2003)Background: Diabetes constitutes a global public health problem. Today about 135 million people are affected and it is estimated that the number in 2025 will be 300 million. Aims: By reviewing existing literature the ... -
Beliefs about health and illness: a comparison between Ugandan men and women living with Diabetes Mellitus
(International Nursing Review, 2008)Background: The diabetes mellitus (DM) pandemic greatly affects developing countries. Self-care is an important part of management, guided by beliefs about health and illness. Dissimilarities in health-related behaviour ... -
Ugandan Nurses’ Experience of Caring for Persons Dying From Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
(International Journal for Human Caring, 2009)Written narratives of 15 Ugandan nurses’ experience of caring for persons dying from Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever were analyzed using van Manen’s (1990) phenomenological approach. From these narratives emerged the description ... -
Are rapid diagnostic tests more accurate in diagnosis of plasmodium falciparum malaria compared to microscopy at rural health centres?
(Malaria Journal, 2010-01)Background: Prompt, accurate diagnosis and treatment with artemisinin combination therapy remains vital to current malaria control. Blood film microscopy the current standard test for diagnosis of malaria has several ... -
Health-care seeking behaviour among persons with diabetes in Uganda: an interview study
(BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2011)Background: Healthcare-seeking behaviour in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) has been investigated to a limited extent, and not in developing countries. Switches between different health sectors may interrupt glycaemic ... -
Changes in food insecurity, nutritional status, and physical health status after antiretroviral therapy initiation in rural Uganda
(J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 October 1; 61(2): 179–186. doi:10.1097/QAI.0b013e318261f064., 2012)Objective To investigate whether time on antiretroviral treatment (ART) is associated with improvements in food security and nutritional status, and the extent to which associations are mediated by improved physical health ... -
The Influence of Beliefs About Health and Illness on Foot Care in Ugandan Persons with Diabetic Foot Ulcers
(The Open Nursing Journal, 2013)Diabetes mellitus is becoming pandemic, particularly affecting Sub-Saharan Africa, and the prevalence of complications is increasing. Diabetic foot disorders are a major source of morbidity and disability. Delay in the ... -
Improving Midwifery Care in Ugandan Public Hospitals: The Midwives’ Perspective
(International journal of health professions, 2014)Background: A serious shortage of nurses and midwives in public hospitals has been reported in Uganda. In addition, over 80% of the nurses and midwives working in public hospitals have been found to have job stress and ... -
Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Prison Inmates at Mbarara Central Prison, South Western Uganda
(Advances in research, 2014)Aims—This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis among prison inmates at Mbarara Central prison Design—A cross sectional study was carried out at Mbarara Central Prison in Mbarara district, Kiswahili ... -
The practice of traditional rituals and customs in newborns by mothers in selected villages in southwest Uganda
(Paediatrics & Child Health, 2014)Between 1990 and 2011, neonatal mortality dropped from 32 to 22 per 1000 live births globally, but has remained above 30 per 1000 live births in Africa. Many neonatal deaths are preventable with support for healthy ... -
Associations between mass media exposure and birth preparedness among women in southwestern Uganda: a community-based survey
(Global Health Action, 2014-01-09)Background: Exposure to mass media provides increased awareness and knowledge, as well as changes in attitudes, social norms and behaviors that may lead to positive public health outcomes. Birth preparedness (i.e. the ... -
Micro Research in East Africa: Opportunities for Addressing Gender Inequity
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Antibacterial effect of crude methanol Carica papaya L. (papaya) extract and amoxicillin combination
(ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL, 2015)Background: the emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria and the diseases caused by them are a serious threat to global health necessitating an urgent need for new approaches to combat them. Synergy studies of conventional ... -
Traditional Rituals and Customs for Pregnant Women in Selected Villages in Southwest Uganda
(Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada, 2015)Uganda has significantly improved its mortality rate in children under age five, but maternal mortality remains high and 2015 Millennium Development Goal 5A will not be achieved. The Ankole sub-region in south-western ... -
Health-care seeking behaviour and the use of traditional medicine among persons with type 2 diabetes in south-western Uganda: a study of focus group interviews
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2015-01-29)Introduction: Health-care seeking behaviour is important as it determines acceptance of health care and outcomes of chronic conditions but it has been investigated to a limited extent among persons with diabetes in developing ... -
Healthcare-seeking behaviour and management of type 2 diabetes: From Ugandan traditional healers’ perspective
(International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2016)Background: Healthcare-seeking behaviour has been investigated to a limited extent in persons with diabetes, and the way traditional healers manage diabetes still needs exploration. Aim: To explore healthcare-seeking ... -
The Lived Experience of Patients with Leprosy at Kagando Hospital, Uganda
(World Journal of Public Health, 2017)Though the world health assembly passed a resolution to “eliminate leprosy as a public health problem” by 2000, the disease is still common in many countries worldwide. Leprosy deforms and disables but seldom kills so that ... -
Health professionals’ knowledge and attitudes to healthcare-seeking practices and complementary alternative medicine usage in Ugandans with diabetes: a cross-sectional survey
(Pan African Medical Journa, 2017-11-22)Introduction: Healthcare-seeking behaviour among persons with diabetes has been investigated to a limited extent, and not from professionals’ perspective. The aim of the study was to describe healthcare professionals’ ...
