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Bacteriological Profile, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Factors Associated with Neonatal Septicaemia at Kilembe Mines Hospital, Kasese District Western Uganda
(Research square, 2021)Introduction: Neonatal septicaemia is one of the most common leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. It is estimated to affect more than 30 million people worldwide annually, potentially ... -
Bar Attendance and Alcohol Use Before and After COVID-19 Related Restrictions Among HIV-infected Adults in South-Western Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2023)Alcohol use is especially problematic for people living with HIV (PLWH) and was likely to be impacted by the coronavi¬rus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its restrictions. In a study of PLWH with latent tuberculosis ... -
Barriers and facilitators to oral hygiene for critically ill patients at a regional referral hospital in Uganda: A qualitative study
(Research square, 2023)Introduction: Critically ill patients may not take care of activities of daily living like oral care. Due to the complexity of care and need for close monitoring for critically ill patients, they are commonly admitted to ... -
Barriers to the implementation of programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: A cross-sectional survey in rural and urban Uganda
(AIDS Research and Therapy, 2005-10-28)Background: Implementation of programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV faces a variety of barriers and challenges. The assessment of these challenges has generally been conducted in large ... -
Behaviors and practices of incarcerated women towards menstrual hygiene in a large urban prison in Uganda: a phenomenological qualitative study
(BMC Women's Health, 2023)Background: Deplorable and unconducive conditions in prisons present serious challenges to menstrual hygiene management. However, little is known about menstrual hygiene among incarcerated women in Uganda. Our study explored ... -
Benefits of and Barriers to Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care in Ibanda District, Southwestern, Uganda
(Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2021-12-22)Background: Male involvement in reproductive health care has been shown to have positive outcomes on the maternal and newborn’s health as they provide resources and make crucial decisions. However, male involvement in ... -
The benefits of care: treated HIV infection and health-related quality of life among older-aged people in Uganda
(Aging & Mental Health, 2023)Objectives: The objective of this study is to explore how HIV care affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among older people in Uganda. Methods: We enrolled older-aged (≥49 years) people with HIV receiving HIV ... -
Beyond HIV-serodiscordance: Partnership communication dynamics that affect engagement in safer conception care
(PLoS ONE, 2017-09-07)Introduction We explored acceptability and feasibility of safer conception methods among HIV-affected couples in Uganda. Methods We recruited HIV-positive men and women on antiretroviral therapy (ART) (`index') from ... -
Biomarker Testing to Estimate Under-Reported Heavy Alcohol Consumption by Persons with HIV Initiating ART in Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2010)Alcohol affects the transmission and treatment of HIV, yet may be under-reported in resource-limited settings. We compared self-reported alcohol consumption with levels of plasma carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (%CDT), ... -
Birth plans and health facility based delivery in Rural Uganda
(East African Medical Journal, 2006-03-03)Objectives: To evaluate whether the completion of birth plans is associated with delivery in a health facility and the perceptual causes of birth plan completion and health facility based delivery were explored according ... -
Brain drain in sub-Saharan Africa: contributing factors, potential remedies and the role of academic medical centres
(Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2012-09-08)A double jeopardy exists in resource-limited settings (RLS) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): there are a disproportionately greater number of acutely ill patients, but a paucity of healthcare workers (HCW) to care for them. ... -
Burden of alcohol and other substance use and correlates among undergraduate students at Busitema University in rural Eastern Uganda after COVID-19 lockdown
(Research square, 2023)Use of alcohol and other substance remains a major health concern among higher learning institutions. This study aimed at assessing prevalence of alcohol and other substance use among students at Busitema University in ... -
The burden of chronic rhinosinusitis and its effect on quality of life among patients re-attending an otolaryngology clinic in south western Uganda
(BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, 2018)Background: Worldwide, the burden of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is variable, but not known in Uganda. CRS has significant negative impact on quality of life (QOL) and as such QOL scores should guide adjustments in treatment ... -
Burden of depressive symptoms and non-alcohol substance abuse; and their association with alcohol use and partner violence: a cross-sectional study in four sub-Saharan Africa countries
(Global Mental Health, 2018-10)In sub-Saharan Africa, there are limited data on burden of non-alcohol substance abuse (NAS) and depressive symptoms (DS), yet potential risk factors such as alcohol and intimate partner violence (IPV) are common and NAS ... -
The burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: a four-country cross sectional study.
(BMC Public Health, 2015)Background: Hypertension, the leading single cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, is a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Few studies have estimated and compared the burden of hypertension ... -
Can Volunteer Community Health Workers Decrease Child Morbidity and Mortality in Southwestern Uganda? An Impact Evaluation
(PLoS ONE, 2011-12-14)Background: The potential for community health workers to improve child health in sub-Saharan Africa is not well understood. Healthy Child Uganda implemented a volunteer community health worker child health promotion model ... -
Career intentions of final year medical students in Uganda after graduating: the burden of brain drain
(BMC Medical Education, 2015)Background: Uganda has severe shortage of human resources for health despite the heavy disease burden. The country has one of the highest fertility, and population growth rates in the world and is in dire need of trained ... -
The cascade of HIV care among refugees and nationals in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda
(HIV medicine, 2017)Objectives Refugees living in Uganda come from HIV-endemic countries, and many remain in refugee settlements for over a decade. Our objective was to evaluate the HIV care cascade in Nakivale Refugee Settlement and to ... -
CD4R cell count at antiretroviral therapy initiation and economic restoration in rural Uganda
(Aids, 2014)Objective: To determine whether earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with better economic outcomes. Design: Prospective cohort study of HIV-positive patients on ART in rural Uganda. Methods: ... -
Challenges and facilitators of public engagement with water, sanitation, hygiene and other environmental health issues in Ghana and Uganda:
(Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2020)Despite many water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and other environmental health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about interactions involving scientists, journalists and the public to aid public understanding ...