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Prevalence, correlates for early neurological disorders and association with functioning among children and adolescents with HIV/ AIDS in Uganda
(Springer Nature, 2019)
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of neurological disorders and their associated
correlates and relations with clinical and behavioural problems among children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS ...
Prevalence and correlates for ADHD and relation with social and academic functioning among children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS in Uganda
(Springer Nature, 2017)
Background: Aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
its associated correlates and relations with clinical and behavioural problems among children and adolescents ...
Characterizing the prevalence and contributing factors of sexual violence
(Elsevier, 2020-08-28)
Background: Sexual violence against minors is a global phenomenon with wide-ranging negative
consequences. Global reports suggest that it is a particularly serious issue in East African countries,
although research on ...
Burden of depressive symptoms and non-alcohol substance abuse; and their association with alcohol use and partner violence: a cross-sectional study in four sub-Saharan Africa countries
(Global Mental Health, 2018-10)
In sub-Saharan Africa, there are limited data on burden of non-alcohol substance abuse (NAS) and depressive symptoms (DS), yet potential risk factors such as alcohol and intimate partner violence (IPV) are common and NAS ...
Prevalence and factors associated with cancellation of elective procedures on surgical wards at Mulago hospital, Uganda
(BMC Surgery, 2019)
Background: Cancellation of elective surgical procedures has been noted to waste resources and with potential to increase morbidity and mortality among 11 patients. This study set out to determine the prevalence and factors ...
Seroprevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Syphilis among Voluntary Blood Donors in Rural Southwestern Uganda: A Retrospective Study
(International journal of tropical disease & health, 2017)
Despite the improvement with blood screening, transfusion transmissible infectious (TTIs) agents such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis are still among ...
Prevalence and associated factors of oligohydramnios in pregnancies beyond 36 weeks of gestation at a tertiary hospital in southwestern Uganda
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022)
Background: Oligohydramnios is associated with poor maternal and perinatal outcomes. In low-resource countries, including Uganda, oligohydramnios is under-detected due to the scarcity of ultrasonographic services. We ...
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 ...
High prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a hospital-based cross-sectional study in Southwestern Uganda
(Pan African Medical Journa, 2021-06-21)
Introduction: most patients with diabetes mellitus are prone to uncontrolled blood pressures despite effective medical therapies; only about 30% of hypertensive patients have their blood pressures controlled. Poor control ...
Prevalence, Morphological Types and Factors Associated With Anemia among Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinic at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)
Background: Anemia in pregnancy is defined as reduction in hemoglobin concentration of below 11.0g/dl in the first and third trimester, or hemoglobin below 10.5g/dl in the second trimester. Globally 50% of pregnant women ...