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Effect of systematic tuberculosis detection on mortality in young children with severe pneumonia in countries with high incidence of tuberculosis: a stepped-wedge clusterrandomised trial
(The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2022)
Background: Tuberculosis diagnosis might be delayed or missed in children with severe pneumonia because this diagnosis is usually only considered in cases of prolonged symptoms or antibiotic failure. Systematic tuberculosis ...
Prevalence, associated factors and clinical features of congenital syphilis among newborns in Mbarara hospital, Uganda
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020)
Background: While congenital syphilis is a significant public health problem that can cause severe disabilities, little is known about the situation in Uganda. We describe prevalence, associated factors and clinical ...
Money was the Problem”: Financial Difficulty is the Main Reason for Treatment Abandonment by Children with Cancer in South West Uganda
(2021)
Introduction: Treatment abandonment contributes significantly to poor survival of children with cancer in low-middle-income countries (LMICs). In order to inform an approach to this problem at our Cancer Unit, we investigated ...
Modeling a BCG Birth Dose-based Vaccination Program for Improved Hepatitis B Control in Uganda: Mixed-methods study
(Research square, 2022)
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is mainly transmitted perinatally. Delaying the first dose of HBV vaccine to 6 weeks of age as is the current practice in Uganda may increase the risk of perinatal transmission. In this ...
Rare Late Presentation of Severe Congenital Hemophilia A in a Ugandan Soldier - Case Report
(Authorea Preprints, 2022-03-30)
Patients with severe hemophilia are usually diagnosed in infancy due to early onset of abnormal bleeding symptoms that characterize the disease. Affected individuals require coagulation factor routinely or prior to surgical ...
Development and Impact of Helping Babies Breathe Educational Methodology
(Pediatrics, 2020)
The educational pedagogy surrounding Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) has been transformative in going beyond a curriculum focused only on basic neonatal resuscitation; indeed, it created the framework for an educational program ...
Innovations in Cardiorespiratory Monitoring to Improve Resuscitation With Helping Babies Breathe
(Pediatrics, 2020)
Ninety percent of intrapartum-related neonatal deaths are attributable to respiratory depression, with the vast majority of these deaths occurring in low- and lower middle– income countries. Neonatal resuscitation training ...
Point-of-Care Approaches for Meningitis Diagnosis in a Low-Resource Setting (Southwestern Uganda): Observational Cohort Study Protocol of the “PI-POC” Trial
(JMIR Research Protocols, 2020)
Background: A timely differential diagnostic is essential to identify the etiology of central nervous system (CNS) infections in children, in order to facilitate targeted treatment, manage patients, and improve clinical ...
A qualitative study of the acceptability of remote electronic bednet use monitoring in Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2022)
Background: Distribution of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) is the most widely used intervention for the prevention of malaria but recall and social desirability biases may lead to challenges in accurately ...
A qualitative study of the perspectives of health workers and policy makers on external support provided to low-level private health facilities in a Ugandan rural district, in management of childhood infections
(Global Health Action, 2021)
Background: With the under-five child mortality rate of 46.4 deaths per 1000 live births, Uganda should accelerate measures to reduce child deaths to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 3. While 60–70% of frontline ...