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Prevalence and correlates of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in rural Uganda: cross-sectional, population-based study
(BMC Geriatrics, 2020)
Abstract
Background: There is a paucity of data on the prevalence and correlates of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of ...
Describing Community Understanding of Male Involvement in Antenatal, Delivery and Postnatal care; “rural context of Ibanda District, Southwest Uganda”
(Research Square, 2021)
Male involvement in the reproductive health of their partners has been shown to have positive outcomes of health. However male involvement description varies within communities due to different social and gender contexts. ...
Challenges to implementation of artemisinin combination therapy policy in Uganda.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2010-08-07)
Uganda launched an artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) policy in 2006, using artemether-lumefantrine (AL) as first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria, but insufficient information is available regarding its ...
Urban and rural prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes and risk factors associated with diabetes in Tanzania and Uganda
(Global Health Action., 2016)
Background: The increase in prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa underlines the importance of understanding its magnitude and causes in different population groups. We analyzed data from the ...
ADHERENCE TO A SIX-DOSE REGIMEN OF ARTEMETHER-LUMEFANTRINE FOR TREATMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MALARIA IN UGANDA
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene., 200)
Measuring baseline levels of adherence and identifying risk factors for non-adherence are important steps beforetheintroductionofnewantimalarials.InMbararainsouthwesternUganda,weassessedadherencetoartemetherlumefantrine ...
The social network context of HIV stigma: Population-based, sociocentric network study in rural Uganda
(Social Science & Medicine, 2019)
Rationale: HIV-related stigma profoundly affects the physical and social wellbeing of people living with HIV, as well as the community’s engagement with testing, treatment, and prevention. Based on theories of stigma ...
Alcohol Consumption as a Barrier to Prior HIV Testing in a Population-Based Study in Rural Uganda
(AIDS Behav, 2013)
Early receipt of HIV care and ART is essential for improving treatment outcomes, but is dependent first upon HIV testing. Heavy alcohol consumption is common in sub-Saharan Africa, a barrier to ART adherence, and a potential ...
Effect of Male Involvement on the Nutritional Status of Children Less Than 5 Years: A Cross Sectional Study in a Rural Southwestern District of Uganda
(Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2017)
Background. Undernutrition among children less than 5 years is still a public health concern in most developing countries. Fathers play a critical role in providing support in improving maternal and child health. There is ...
Health Training Needs at Primary Care Level Health Facilities in Rural Western Uganda
(Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2020-06-04)
Introduction: Continual education is recognized worldwide as a tool for the professional development of health care practitioners. It is however effective when the training targets the appropriate needs of the target ...
Contraceptive use among in and out of school adolescents in rural Southwest Uganda
(East African Medical Journal, 2006-01)
Objective: To compare the level of contraceptive use among in and out of school rural
Ugandan adolescents.
Design: Cross sectional survey.
Setting: Mbarara district.
Subjects: Five hundred in-school and 220 out of ...