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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 ...
Vaginal microbiome topic modeling of laboring Ugandan women with and without fever
(Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2020)
The composition of the maternal vaginal microbiome influences the duration of pregnancy, onset of labor, and even neonatal outcomes. Maternal microbiome research in sub-Saharan Africa has focused on non-pregnant and ...
Risk Factors for Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries among Women Delivering at a Tertiary Hospital in Southwestern Uganda
(Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2020)
Background. Obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) arise from perineal trauma during vaginal delivery and are associated with poor maternal health outcomes. Most OASIS occur in unattended deliveries in resource-limited ...
Wireless versus routine physiologic monitoring after cesarean delivery to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in a resource-limited setting: protocol of type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study
(BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2021)
Background: Women in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest rates of morbidity and mortality during childbirth globally. Despite increases in facility-based childbirth, gaps in quality of care at facilities have limited ...
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Severe Anaemia Post-Caesarean Section at a Tertiary Hospital in Southwestern Uganda
(Research Square, 2021)
Background: Severe anaemia post-caesarean section adversely affects the woman and the new-born. While prenatal anaemia is extensively studied, the literature on post-caesarean section anaemia is limited and characteristics ...
A Randomized Controlled Trial on Mobile Phone Text Messaging to Improve Sexo-Reproductive Health Among Adolescent Girls in Cameroon
(2020)
Background: We conducted a single-centered randomized controlled single-blinded trial (i.e trained interviewers; blinded to group allocation). The target population included adolescent girls in the Kumbo West Health District ...
Prevalence of postpartum depression and associated factors among women in Mbarara and Rwampara districts of south‑western Uganda
(BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2021)
Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant cause of maternal morbidity and has severe consequences on the well-being of mothers, new-borns, families, and communities. PPD reduces the mother’s response to the ...
Placental Decidual Arteriopathy and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A Expression Among Women With or Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021)
Background. Women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (WHIV) are at higher risk of adverse birth outcomes. Proposed mechanisms for the increased risk include placental arteriopathy (vasculopathy) and maternal vascular ...
Risk factors for postpartum intrauterine device expulsion among women delivering at a tertiary Hospital in Uganda: a prospective cohort study
(Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2021)
Background: Postpartum intrauterine device (PPIUD) use refers to intrauterine device (IUD) insertion after delivery but within 48 h of birth. In Uganda, the general use of modern methods of contraception is low with < 1% ...