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Patient experiences and perspectives on Hypertension at a major referral hospital in rural southwestern Uganda
(2020)Objectives Novel care models are needed to address the large burden of hypertension globally. We aimed to explore how patients in rural Uganda experience and perceive hypertension in order to understand factors that ... -
Patient perceptions of facilitators and barriers to reducing hazardous alcohol use among people living with HIV in East Africa
(Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2023)Background: Hazardous alcohol use among people living with HIV is associated with poor outcomes and increased morbidity and mortality. Understanding the hazardous drinking experiences of people living with HIV is needed ... -
Patient Satisfaction and Perceptions Regarding Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Services in Rural Southwestern Uganda
(J AIDS HIV Treat, 2022)Background: Patient satisfaction and perception of the healthcare services received contribute to compliance with treatment guidelines, retention in care, and adherence to recommendations. This is especially so in the ... -
Patient-provider experiences with chronic non-communicable disease care during COVID-19 lockdowns in rural Uganda: A qualitative analysis
(Plos one, 2023)Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a growing health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and especially Uganda, where they account for over one third of all deaths. During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health control measures ... -
Patients’ Health Records Management in Ugandan Hospitals: A Case of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital
(International Journal for e-Learning Security (IJeLS, 2020)Personal health record (PHR) is considered as an emerging patient-centric model of health information exchange, where people can share their health information to other people, however most health facilities in Uganda have ... -
Patients’ perspectives on the experience of absconding from a psychiatric hospital
(2021-07-26)Background: Absconding (i.e., escaping) is common among patients with mental illness admitted to psychiatric hospitals. Patients use various strategies to make absconding successful due to the experiences faced during ... -
Patient’s Perceptions of Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy Side Effects and Adherence on Treatment at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
(Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023)Background: Chemotherapy is one of the most common treatment modalities for cancer. However, despite the benefits of indicated chemotherapy, the side effects and toxicities of the treatment frequently affect the patient’s ... -
Patterns and Practices of Self-Medication Among Students Enrolled at Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda
(Dove Press journal: Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice, 2020-02-13)Purpose: Self-medication is drug use without advice from a medical professional. Proper self-medication can reduce health expenses and physician waiting time. However, prescription or over-the-counter drugs are considered ... -
Patterns and Predictors of Self-Medication in NorthernUganda
(PLOS ONE, 2014)Self-medication with antimicrobial agents is a common form of self-care among patients globally with the prevalence andnature differing from country to country. Here we assessed the prevalence and predictors of antimicrobial ... -
Patterns and Short Term Outcome of Children with Major Congenital Anterior Abdominal Wall Defects Admitted At Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda, from September 2019 to June 2020.
(American Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice, 2022)Background: Omphalocele and gastroschisis are the most common major congenital abdominal wall defects (CAWDs) globally. Mortality among neonates major CAWDs is higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries. ... -
Patterns and Treatment Outcomes of Anorectal Malformations in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2019)Background/Purpose: Anorectal malformation (ARM) is a common condition. Due to scarcity of pediatric surgery services in Uganda, however, relatively little is known about this condition. Methods: This was a retrospective ... -
Patterns of care in two HIV continuity clinics in Uganda, Africa: a time-motion study
(AIDS care, 2008)The study objectives were to identify opportunities to improve the quality of care in resource-limited settings by examining the workflow and patient activities at two large outpatient HIV clinics in Uganda. Using time ... -
Pedagogy and research at work during the era of quality assurance policy implementation in Universities
(Arts and Humanities Open Access Journal, 2018-03-12)so as to transform global communities economically and socially. Quality Assurance (QA) Policy aims at establishing a culture of continuous quality improvement in Institutions of higher learning; colleges and Universities ... -
Pediatric in-Hospital Death from Infectious Disease in Uganda: Derivation of Clinical Prediction Models
(PLoS ONE, 2016-03-10)Background: Pediatric hospital mortality from infectious diseases in resource constrained countries remains unacceptably high. Improved methods of risk-stratification can assist in referral decision making and resource ... -
Pediatric out-of-hospital deaths following hospital discharge
(African Health Sciences, 2016)Background: Out-of-hospital death among children living in resource poor settings occurs frequently. Little is known about the location and circumstances of child death following a hospital discharge. Objectives: This ... -
Pediatric Post-Discharge Mortality in Resource Poor Countries: A Systematic Review
(PLoS ONE, 2013-06-25)Objectives: Mortality following hospital discharge is an important and under-recognized contributor to overall child mortality in developing countries. The primary objective of this systematic review was to identify all ... -
Pediatric post-discharge mortality in resourcepoor countries: A protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
(PLoS ONE, 2023)Background: More than 50 countries, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, are not on course to meet the neonatal and under-five mortality target set by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the year 2030. One ... -
Pediatric sepsis in the developing world:Challenges in defining sepsis and issues in post-discharge mortality
(2012)Sepsis represents the progressive underlying inflammatory pathway secondary to any infectious illness, and ultimately is responsible for most infectious disease-related deaths. Addressing issues related to sepsis has ... -
Pediatric Surgical Waitlist in LMICs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Research Square, 2022)Purpose: COVID-19 led to significant reduction in surgery worldwide. Studies, however, of the effect on surgical volume for pediatric patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are limited. Methods: A survey ... -
Pediatric traumatic brain injury at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2017)Background: In Uganda, TBI constitute the majority of neurosurgical admissions and deaths especially in the pediatric population. This study aims to determine the factors associated with poor outcome among pediatric TBI ...