Research Articles: Recent submissions
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Malaria prevalence and long-lasting insecticidal net use in rural western Uganda: results of a cross-sectional survey conducted in an area of highly variable malaria transmission intensity
(Malaria journal, 2021)Background: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) remain a cornerstone of malaria control, but strategies to sustain universal coverage and high rates of use are not well-defined. A more complete understanding of ... -
Magnitude of Prior Teenage Pregnancy among Women Aged 18–67 Years in Rural Southwestern Uganda
(International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 2020)Objective: Teenage pregnancy is a growing health challenge among adolescents in Uganda with its magnitude varying across the different regions of Uganda. This study evaluated the magnitude and factors associated with prior ... -
Long-term quality of integrated community case management care for children in Bugoye Subcounty, Uganda: a retrospective observational study
(BMJ open, 2022)Objective: Integrated community case management (iCCM) of childhood illness in Uganda involves protocol based care of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea for children under 5 years old. This study assessed volunteer village ... -
Impact of rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria at a peripheral health facility in Western Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis
(Malaria journal, 2015)Background: The World Health Organization recommends that all suspected malaria cases receive a parasitological diagnosis prior to treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapy. A recent meta-analysis of clinical ... -
Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of yellow fever vaccines: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial
(The Lancet, 2021)Background: Stocks of yellow fever vaccine are insufficient to cover exceptional demands for outbreak response. Fractional dosing has shown efficacy, but evidence is limited to the 17DD sub strain vaccine. We assessed the ... -
HIV epidemic and cascade of care in 12 east African rural fishing communities: results from a population-based survey in Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2020)Background: In East Africa, fishing communities are considered most-at-risk populations for the acquisition of HIV. We estimated HIV prevalence and assessed progress towards the UNAIDS 90–90-90 targets along the HIV treatment ... -
Gaps in measles vaccination coverage in Kasese district, Western Uganda: results of a qualitative evaluation
(BMC infectious diseases, 2022)Background: Despite the availability of a highly effective vaccine, measles remains a substantial public health problem in many countries including Uganda. In this study, conducted between June–August 2020 following a local ... -
Feasibility and acceptability of home-based HIV testing among refugees: a pilot study in Nakivale refugee settlement in southwestern Uganda
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018)Background: Refugees in sub-Saharan Africa face both the risk of HIV infection and barriers to HIV testing. We conducted a pilot study to determine the feasibility and acceptability of home-based HIV testing in Nakivale ... -
Factors Associated with Uptake of Immunizations for Vaccine-Preventable Childhood Diseases in a Peri-Urban Settlement; A Case Study of Nansana Municipality, Uganda
(Texila International Journal of Public Health, 2013)Immunization uptake for childhood vaccine-preventable diseases remains low in urban areas of Uganda, leading to repeated outbreaks of diseases like measles, despite easy communication and accessibility to services. The ... -
Erratum to: Monitoring iCCM referral systems: Bugoye Integrated Community Case Management Initiative (BIMI) in Uganda
(Malaria journal, 2016)After publication of the original article [1], it came to the authors’ attention that a sentence was inadvertently omitted from the Acknowledgments section of the published manuscript. The section should have read as ... -
Effectiveness of active case-finding strategies in tuberculosis control in Kampala, Uganda
(The International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease, 2013)Introduction: Passive case finding (PCF) is the strategy implemented by most developing countries to detect new cases of tuberculosis (TB), but detection rates remain low. Active case finding (ACF) is an alternative strategy, ... -
Determinants of Hesitancy to Childhood Immunizations in a Peri -Urban Settlement; A Case Study of Nansana Municipality, Uganda
(Texila International Journal of Public Health, 2013)Vaccine hesitancy to immunization against the childhood vaccine-preventable diseases is increasingly becoming a concern worldwide, which negatively impacts the parents’ willingness to vaccinate their children. The objective ... -
Dengue in Western Uganda: a prospective cohort of children presenting with undifferentiated febrile illnes
(BMC infectious diseases, 2020)Background: The spatial distribution and burden of dengue in sub-Saharan Africa remains highly uncertain, despite high levels of ecological suitability. The goal of this study was to describe the epidemiology of dengue ... -
Water quality of improved water sources and associated factors in Kibuku District, Eastern Uganda
(Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2022)Globally, billions of people still lack access to safe water, including basic drinking water services, particularly in sub Saharan Africa. We analyzed water quality for improved water sources and associated factors in ... -
Using verbal autopsies to estimate under-5 mortality at household level in a rural area of southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(The Lancet Global Health,, 2018)In rural Uganda, pediatric deaths that occur outside of health facilities often go unnoticed by the health system, and information on their magnitude and causes remains limited. We aimed to assess the causes of mortality ... -
Usage of and satisfaction with Integrated Community Case Management care in western Uganda: a cross-sectional survey
(Malaria journal, 2021)Background: In some areas of Uganda, village health workers (VHW) deliver Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) care, providing initial assessment of children under 5 years of age as well as protocol-based treatment ... -
Cost-efectiveness analysis of integrated community case management delivery models utilizing drug sellers and community health workers for treatment of under-fve febrile cases of malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea in rural Uganda
(Malaria journa, 2021)Background: Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea continue to be the leading causes of death in children under the age of fve years (U5) in Uganda. To combat these febrile illnesses, integrated community case management (iCCM) ... -
Contextual and psychological factors infuencing open defecation free status: an exploratory qualitative study in rural South Western Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2022)Introduction: Achieving the Open defecation free (ODF) status remains a major challenge in Uganda, yet it contributes significantly to child health improvement. Literature on social, cultural and behavioral aspects that ... -
Completion of community health worker initiated patient referrals in integrated community case management in rural Uganda
(Malaria Journal, 2018)Background: Uganda has sought to address leading causes of childhood mortality: malaria, pneumonia and diar rhoea, through integrated community case management (iCCM). The success of this approach relies on community ...