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Agreement of Colposcope and Gynocular in Assessment of Cervical Lesions by Swede Score: A Randomized, Crossover Pilot Trial
(Journal of lower genital tract disease, 2013-05)Objective. This study aimed to determine if criterion standard colposcopy could be provided by a pocket-sized battery-driven colposcope, the Gynocular. Materials and Methods. The study was a randomized, crossover, pilot ... -
Alcohol Exposure Among Pregnant Women in sub-Saharan Africa- a Systematic Review
(Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics., 2013-10-18)The prevalence of general alcohol use in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is high.However, research examining alcohol use in among pregnant women within this population is limited. A review of the current status ... -
Altered Maternal Antibody Profiles in Women With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drive Changes in Transplacental Antibody Transfer
(Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2022)Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–exposed, uninfected (HEU) children have a higher risk of severe infection, but the causes are poorly understood. Emerging data point to altered antibody transfer in women with ... -
Antenatal Care Visit Attendance Frequency and Birth Outcomes in Rural Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2021)Objectives Antenatal care (ANC) is designed to improve pregnancy outcomes by providing screening and treatment for preventable and treatable diseases. However, data are lacking on whether ANC affects stillbirth risk. We ... -
Antenatal couples’ counselling in Uganda (ACCU): study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial
(Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2022)Background: Common avoidable factors leading to maternal, perinatal and neonatal deaths include lack of birth planning (and delivery in an inappropriate place) and unmet need for contraception. Progress has been slow because ... -
Antimicrobial-resistant infections among postpartum women at a Ugandan referral hospital
(PLOS ONE, 2017)Puerperal sepsis causes 10% of maternal deaths in Africa, but prospective studies on incidence, microbiology and antimicrobial resistance are lacking. Methods We performed a prospective cohort study of 4,231 Ugandan women ... -
Association between Contraceptive Awareness and Use, and Teenage Pregnancy among Prime Gravidas Delivering at Mbarara Hospital Regional Referral, Uganda
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)Introduction: The promotion of family planning, so that women can avoid unwanted pregnancy, is central to the World Health Organisation work on improving maternal health. This requires that women have access to safe and ... -
Association between Duration of Second Stage of Labour and Perinatal Outcomes among Mothers admitted in Labour at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS), 2016)About four million babies die in the first 4 weeks of life annually. Most of the neonatal deaths occur in the first week mainly on the first day after delivery. The objective of our study was to determine the factors ... -
Association between Prior Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Western Uganda
(Obstetrics and gynecology international, 2018)Background. Increase in the number of ectopic pregnancy is attributed to increase in the incidence of pelvic infections. Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for most of the sexually transmitted bacterial infections. If ... -
Barriers and facilitators of male engagement in Community Client-Led Antiretroviral therapy Delivery groups (CCLADS) for HIV care and treatment in Southwestern Uganda:
(BMC Health Services Research, 2022-01-29)Background: Male engagement in HIV programs is a persistent challenge that results in poor utilization of HIV care services. Differentiated service delivery models, such as Community Client-Led Antiretroviral Delivery ... -
Boda Bodas: An Emerging and Neglected Public Health Crisis
(Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2018)Introduction: Motorcycle injuries constitute an emerging and neglected public health crisis in low- and middle-income countries, but high-quality data is scarce. The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiology, ... -
Bridging the data gap in global health: an electronic surgical outcomes database at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(The Lancet Global Health, 2018-03-15)Background: Annually, an estimated 17 million lives are lost from conditions requiring surgical care and at least 77・2 million disability-adjusted life-years could be averted through provision of basic surgical services. ... -
Bridging the data gap in global health: an electronic surgical outcomes database at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(2018-03-15)Background: Annually, an estimated 17 million lives are lost from conditions requiring surgical care and at least 77・2 million disability-adjusted life-years could be averted through provision of basic surgical services. ... -
Building Perinatal Pathology Research Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Frontiers in Medicine, 2022-07-08)Introduction: Over two million stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) annually. Despite multilateral efforts, reducing perinatal mortality has been slow. Although targeted pathologic investigation ... -
Cervical Cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: Magnitude, Trends, Stages at Presentation, Impact of Acetic Acid Screening and the Need for Radiotherapy Services
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)Background: Globally, cervical cancer the fourth most common cause of cancer death accountable for approximately 266,000 deaths of women, with sub-Saharan Africa and East Africa having the highest burden. In Uganda about ... -
Cesarean delivery in low- and middle-income countries: A review of quality of care metrics and targets for improvement
(Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2021)Improving quality of care in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is a global priority, specifically around maternal and newborn care, where mortality and morbidity remain unacceptably high. Cesarean delivery is the ... -
Cesarean delivery in low- and middle-income countries: A review of quality of care metrics and targets for improvement
(Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2021)Improving quality of care in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is a global priority, specifically around maternal and newborn care, where mortality and morbidity remain unacceptably high. Cesarean delivery is the ... -
Cesarean delivery variation across facilities in Uganda
(American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecolog, 2021-02)Objective: To describe caesarean delivery (CD) rates and their variability across health facilities and regions in Uganda. Study design: Using the 2018-2019 Ugandan Annual Health Sector Report, we extracted data on facility ... -
Childhood bacterial meningitis in Mbarara Hospital, Uganda: antimicrobial susceptibility and outcome of treatment.
(African Health Sciences, 2001)Background: The recommended antibiotic treatment of bacterial meningitis has come under scrutiny following frequent reports of in-vitro resistance by the common causative organisms to penicillin and chloramphenicol. Objective: ... -
Circumstances of child deaths in Mali and Uganda: a community-based confidential enquiry
(The Lancet Global Health, 2009)Background Interventions to reduce child deaths in Africa have often underachieved, causing the Millennium Development Goal targets to be missed. We assessed whether a community enquiry into the circumstances of death could ...
