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Exploring Community Knowledge on Hearing Loss and Attitudes Towards Persons with Hearing Loss in Southwestern Uganda
(East African Journal of Health and Science, 2025)The World Health Organization (WHO) advocates for community accessibility of ear and hearing health services. The success of such services is influenced by a community’s under-standing of hearing loss causes and attitudes ... -
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and associated factors among patients attending Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Southwestern Uganda: a cross‑sectional study
(Discover Medicine, 2025)Background: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), that is associated with increased risks of morbidity and disability, especially ulceration and amputation. Timely ... -
Preformulation Characterization of Aqueous Extracts from The Leaves of Antimalarial Plants-Artemisia Annua L., Vernonia Amygdalina Del., And Microglossa Pyrifolia (Lam.) Kuntze
(International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics, 2025)Objective: The current study aimed at characterising relevant physical and chemical properties of antimalarial aqueous extracts from the leaves of Artemisia annua (Aa), Vernonia amygdalina (Va), and Microglossa pyrifolia ... -
Perception of medical students at public universities in Uganda on their education environment: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Medical Education, 2024)Background: The healthcare workforce is one of the six core components of a well-functioning and sufficient health system. The WHO highlights that improving education and training of the health workforce is critical to ... -
Ethnobotany, floristic and phytochemical studies of medicinal plants used to treat uterine fibroids in Mbarara City, Uganda
(Phytomedicine Plus, 2025)Uterine fibroids (UF) are the most common non-cancerous benign gynaecologic tumours in premenopausal females. In Uganda, the prevalence of UF is estimated at 20%, and several risk factors have been identified as contributing ... -
Methods families use to raise funds for anorectal malformation treatment at a single public referral hospital in Southwestern Uganda
(World Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2024)Background: In Uganda, only two public hospitals provide pediatric surgery services. With less than 10 pediatric surgeons serving approximately 20million children in Uganda, most patients with anorectal malformations (ARMs) ... -
Snakebite envenomation through a gender intersectionality lens in low- and middle-income countries
(Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2025)Snakebite envenomation continues to affect lives globally, with >1.2 million envenomations and approximately 120 000 annual mortalities. Unfortunately, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) contribute to >80% of these ... -
Genetic variability in snake venom and its implications for antivenom development in sub-Saharan Africa
(Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygien, 2025)Snake venom, a complex mixture of proteins, has attracted human attention for centuries due to its associated mortality, morbidity and other therapeutic properties. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where snakebites pose a ... -
Health economics of snakebite envenomation: A sub-Saharan African perspective
(Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2025)Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is affected by the high direct and indirect costs of snakebite envenomation. With >30% of global mortality, different economic barriers still exist, and effective strategies must be employed to ... -
Patterns and predictors of mortality in the first 24 hours of admission among children aged 1–59 months admitted at a Regional Referral Hospital in South Western Uganda
(PloS one, 2025)Most deaths among children under 5 years occur within the first 24 hours of hospital admission from preventable causes such as diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, and HIV/AIDS. The predictors of these deaths are not yet well ... -
Delayed diagnosis of anorectal malformations: a call for standardization of the current definitions
(World Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2024)Delayed diagnosis of children with anorectal malformations (ARMs) remains a challenge across low-, middle-, and high-income countries. However, definitions of what constitutes a delayed or late presentation and diagnosis ... -
Coping mechanisms for students with mental disorders: An exploratory qualitative study at Busitema University’s Mbale and Busia Campuses
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2025)In recent years, Ugandan universities have faced a rising incidence of mental health issues among students, with prevalence rates of mental disorders reaching up to 60% among undergraduates. These challenges significantly ... -
Barriers and facilitators to interprofessional simulation-based learning in a Ugandan medical school: a qualitative study
(BMC Medical Education, 2024)Background: Although Interprofessional Education (IPE) is an important component of medical education, it has only recently come under consideration in Sub-Saharan Africa. IPE occurs when two or more professions learn from, ... -
High Silent Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency and Impaired Immunity in Children Under Five Years of Age Admitted to a Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda
(Cureus, 2024)Introduction: Zinc deficiency (ZnD) impairs the development of acquired immunity and contributes to growth failure in children under five years of age. However, the prevalence of ZnD and its association with immunity in ... -
Prevalence of postpartum depression and its association with diabetes mellitus among mothers in public health facilities in Mbarara, Southwestern Uganda
(Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2024)Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a major health challenge with potentially devastating maternal and physical health outcomes. Development of diabetes mellitus has been hypothesized as one of the potential adverse effects of ... -
Substance Use Disorder Among Patients with Primary Mental Illnesses in Southwestern Uganda
(Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 2024)Objective: Substance use is common among people with primary mental illness especially schizophrenia and bipolar disorder compared to the general population and complicates treatment outcomes. Methods: We enrolled 385 ... -
Health professionals’ stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness: A cross-sectional study in a referral hospital in Uganda
(PloS one, 2024)Background: Health professionals in primary care settings show stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness (PMI), leading to undermined quality of care delivered. However, information is sparse on stigmatizing ... -
Development of Chromatographic Methods for Phytochemical Standardization of Selected Herbal Raw Materials Used in Uganda
(2024)Background: The quality assurance of herbal materials is challenging because of the wide variation in phytochemical composition. This variation occurs naturally due to genetic difference and also because of the different ... -
Penile fracture in a child presenting at teaching hospital in South-Western Uganda: a case report
(African Journal of Urology, 2024)Introduction and importance: Penile fracture refers to the traumatic rupture of tunica albuginea in an erect penis. It is relatively uncommon and represents a urological emergency once it happens, necessitating immediate ... -
Distribution of Candida species isolated from people living with human immunodefciency virus with oropharyngeal and oral candidiasis in Africa in the era of universal test and treat policy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Tropical Medicine and Health, 2024)Background: The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the implementation of the human immunodefciency virus (HIV) universal test and treat (UTT) policy have led to a decline in the incidence of opportunistic ...
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