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mHealth-Based Health Promotion Intervention to Improve Use of Maternity Care Services Among Women in Rural Southwestern Uganda: Iterative Development Study
(JMIR, 2021-11)
Background: Antenatal care (ANC) prevents perinatal morbidity and mortality, but use of these services in Uganda remains
low and maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the world. There is growing evidence that ...
Women’s Choice to Deliver at Home: Understanding the Psychosocial and Cultural Factors Influencing Birthing Choices for Unskilled Home Delivery among Women in Southwestern Uganda
(Hindawi, 2020-06-03)
Background. Utilization of perinatal services in Uganda remains low, with correspondingly high rates of unskilled home deliveries, which can be life-threatening. We explored psychosocial and cultural factors influencing ...
Understanding the Effect of a Healthcare Provider‑Led Family Planning Support Intervention on Contraception use and Pregnancy Desires among Postpartum Women Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda
(Springer, 2021-07-22)
Modern contraceptive prevalence among women living with HIV (WLWH) in Uganda is still low at 45%, and up to a third
of women are likely to discontinue the method within the first year of initiation. This increases risks ...
Structured and sustained family planning support facilitates effective use of postpartum contraception amongst women living with HIV in South Western Uganda: A randomized controlled trial
(jogh.org, 2021)
Background : Despite low pregnancy intentions, many women accessing contraception discontinue use, increasing the risk of unwanted pregnancies among women living with HIV (WLWH). We evaluate whether a family planning support ...
Provision of family planning vouchers and early initiation of postpartum contraceptive use among women living with HIV in southwestern Uganda: A randomized controlled trial
(PLOS Medicine, 2019-06-21)
Background
Unwanted pregnancies remain a burden for women living with HIV (WLWH). Family planning prevents unplanned pregnancies while promoting longer birth intervals, key strategies to eliminate perinatal transmission ...
When women deliver at home with no one present: Are health care systems in Uganda driving women away?
(Research square, 2019-10-21)
Background: Uganda’s maternal mortality remains unacceptably high, with thousands of women and newborns still dying of preventable deaths from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications. Despite the fact that over 95% ...
Measuring Post-Partum Haemorrhage in Low- Resource Settings: The Diagnostic Validity of Weighed Blood Loss versus Quantitative Changes in Hemoglobin
(PLOS ONE, 2016-04-06)
Background
Accurate estimation of blood loss is central to prompt diagnosis and management of postpartum
hemorrhage (PPH), which remains a leading cause of maternal mortality in low resource Mcountries. In such settings, ...
Sublingual Misoprostol versus Intramuscular Oxytocin for Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Uganda: A Double-Blind Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial
(PLOS Medicine, 2014-11)
Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal death in sub-Saharan Africa. Although the World
Health Organization recommends use of oxytocin for prevention of PPH, misoprostol use is increasingly ...