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Incidence of postpartum infection, outcomes and associated risk factors at Mbarara regional referral hospital in Uganda
(BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2018)
Background: There is a paucity of recent prospective data on the incidence of postpartum infections and associated risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa. Retrospective studies estimate that puerperal sepsis causes approximately ...
Non-Proteinuric Preeclampsia: Prevalence, Factors Associated and End-Organ Dysfunction at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Southwestern Uganda
(Research Square, 2021)
Background: Formerly, preeclampsia was only diagnosed if high blood pressure and proteinuria were present in a gravid woman at or past 20 gestation weeks. Although it is possible to have preeclampsia yet never have ...
Minor Gynecologic Surgery: A Review of the Training Experience and Skill Building Opportunities for Providers in Low and Middle Income Countries
(pen Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014)
Purpose: Minor gynecologic surgery is the cornerstone of gynecologic evaluation and intervention in countries with a well-established medical infrastructure. Surgical training and exposure to minor procedures are not ...
Estimating the costs of induced abortion in Uganda: A model-based analysis
(BMC public health, 2011)
Background: The demand for induced abortions in Uganda is high despite legal and moral proscriptions. Abortion seekers usually go to illegal, hidden clinics where procedures are performed in unhygienic environments by ...
Health-related quality of life and social support among women treated for abortion complications in western Uganda
(Health and quality of life outcomes, 2013)
Background: While the impact of abortion complications on clinical outcomes and healthcare costs has been reported, we found no reports of their impact on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), nor the role of social ...
Nonproteinuric Preeclampsia among Women with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy at a Referral Hospital in Southwestern Uganda
(Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2021)
Background. Preeclampsia is a priority obstetric emergency requiring urgent diagnosis and treatment to avert poor pregnancy outcomes. Nonproteinuric preeclampsia poses even greater diagnostic challenges due to contested ...
Outcome Measurement at a Ugandan Referral Hospital: Validation of the Mbarara Surgical Services Quality Assurance Database
(World journal of surgery, 2020)
Background Five billion people lack access to surgery. Accurate and complete data have been identified as essential to the global scale-up of perioperative care. This study retrospectively validates the Mbarara Surgical ...
Antimicrobial-resistant infections among postpartum women at a Ugandan referral hospital
(PLOS ONE, 2017)
Puerperal sepsis causes 10% of maternal deaths in Africa, but prospective studies on incidence, microbiology and antimicrobial resistance are lacking.
Methods
We performed a prospective cohort study of 4,231 Ugandan women ...
Antenatal Care Visit Attendance Frequency and Birth Outcomes in Rural Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2021)
Objectives Antenatal care (ANC) is designed to improve pregnancy outcomes by providing screening and treatment for preventable and treatable diseases. However, data are lacking on whether ANC affects stillbirth risk. We ...
Association between Duration of Second Stage of Labour and Perinatal Outcomes among Mothers admitted in Labour at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS), 2016)
About four million babies die in the first 4 weeks of life annually. Most of the neonatal deaths occur in the first week mainly on the first day after delivery. The objective of our study was to determine the factors ...