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Ugandan Nurses’ Experience of Caring for Persons Dying From Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
(International Journal for Human Caring, 2009)
Written narratives of 15 Ugandan nurses’ experience of caring for persons dying from Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever were analyzed using van Manen’s (1990) phenomenological approach. From these narratives emerged the description ...
Preparing nurses to face the pandemic of diabetes mellitus: a literature review
(Journal of advanced nursing,, 2003)
Background: Diabetes constitutes a global public health problem. Today about 135 million people are affected and it is estimated that the number in 2025 will be 300 million.
Aims: By reviewing existing literature the ...
Screening HIV associated neurocognitive disorders using international HIV dementia scale: closing the gap through an educational intervention for healthcare workers
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2023)
Introduction: the study assessed the effect of an educational intervention on healthcare workers´ knowledge regarding the use of the International HIV Dementia Scale (IHDS) in screening HIV-associate neurocognitive disorder ...
The Traditional Medicine Practitioner’s Concept of Cancer, Herbal medicine use and the Patients Perceived benefits (Clinical outcomes) in Selected Districts of Central Uganda: An Exploratory Study Protocol
(Research Square, 2021-10-01)
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, herbal medicine for cancer is dispensed by traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs) to a large extent, who may not have adequate knowledge about the disease and this has been found to ...
Hidden Tales of Ebola: Airing the Forgotten Voices of Ugandan “Ebola Nurses”
(Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2021)
Introduction: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ebola has affected the lives of thousands, including health care workers. With few studies describing the experience of nurses who survived Ebola, ...
The magnitude of postpartum depression among mothers in Africa: a literature review
(The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020-09-25)
Introduction: postpartum depression (PPD) continues to become one of the major maternal health challenges across the globe but there is a paucity of recent data on its magnitude in Africa. This study was motivated by the ...
Lived experiences of Ugandan women who had recovered from a clinical diagnosis of postpartum depression: a phenomenological study
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021-12-13)
Background: Postpartum depression affects a significant proportion of women of childbearing age. The birth of a newborn baby is normally considered a joyful event, inhibiting mothers from expressing their depressive ...
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 ...
A Nurse-Led Low-Cost Intervention Effectively Traces Prevalence of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections at a Low-Resourced Regional Referral Hospital in Western Uganda: A Case for Policy Change
(Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 2020)
Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common hospital-acquired infection worldwide. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with limited resources for health care have not allocated resources to ...
Validating the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for use in less at risk Ugandan postpartum women
(Research square, 2022)
Background
Although the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has been recognized as a reliable screening scale for postpartum depression among mothers worldwide, no study has validated this scale in Uganda. The ...