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Effi cacy and safety of artemether–lumefantrine compared with quinine in pregnant women with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: an open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial
(The Lancet infectious diseases, 2010)
Background: Malaria in pregnancy is associated with maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. In 2006, WHO recommended use of artemisinin-based combination treatments during the second or third trimesters, but data on ...
Prevalence of Ethanol Use Among Pregnant Women in Southwestern Uganda
(Maternal and child health journal, 2016)
Introduction: The prevalence of ethanol use in many Sub-Saharan African countries is high, but little research exists on use during pregnancy. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and predictors of ...
Prevalence of Ethanol Use Among Pregnant Women in Southwestern Uganda
(Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada:, 2015)
The prevalence of ethanol use in many Sub-Saharan African countries is high and reported to be increasing among women. Some areas of Sub-Saharan African, such as regions of South Africa, have high rates of fetal alcohol ...
Antenatal services for pregnant teenagers in Mbarara Municipality, Southwestern Uganda: health workers and community leaders’ views
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2015)
Background: Globally, about 11 % of all annual births involve adolescents aged 15–19 years. Uganda has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed stakeholders’ views concerning ...
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 ...
Maternal red blood cell alloimmunisation in South Western Uganda
(Transfusion Medicine, 2011)
Aims/Objectives: To identify the frequency and nature of maternal red blood cell (RBC) alloimmunisation in Uganda and to determine the prevalence of RhD negativity and the rate of RBC alloimmunisation in Ugandan pregnant ...
A systematic review of red blood cell alloimmunization in pregnant women in Africa: time to do better
(ISBT Science Series, 2016)
Background and objectives: The presence of red blood cell (RBC) alloantibodies in pregnant women has been linked to the significant perinatal morbidity and mortality. A limited number of African studies have assessed ...
Understanding coping strategies during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a qualitative study of women living with HIV in rural Uganda
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017-05-03)
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, 58% of adults living with HIV are women. In Uganda, HIV prevalence is 8.3% for women compared to 6.1% for men. Access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prevention of mother to child ...
Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Among HIV-Infected Women on Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda
(Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 67(Suppl 4), S179., 2014-12)
Background: Among HIV-infected women, perinatal depression compromises clinical, maternal, and child health outcomes. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with lower depression symptom severity but the uniformity of ...
High incidence of intended partner pregnancy among men living with HIV in rural Uganda: Implications for safer conception services
(Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes, 2019-08-15)
Background: Many men with HIV express fertility intentions and nearly half have HIV-uninfected sexual partners. We measured partner pregnancy among a cohort of men accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda.
Methods: ...