Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1221-1240 of 1992
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Cyber-Senga: Ugandan youth preferences for content in an internet-delivered comprehensive sexuality education programme
(East African journal of public health, 2010-03)Globally more than 37 million people have been infected with the HIV virus. [1] Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region most heavily affected by HIV, accounting for 67% of all young people living with HIV and for 75% of AIDS ... -
Correlations of Scapular Dimensions: A Tool to Identify Scapulae with Completely Ossied Superior Transverse Scapular Ligaments and Suprascapular Neuropathy
(Research square, 2020)Background. A better understanding of the anatomy of the suprascapular notch and relationship with scapular dimensions are vital in the diagnosis, prevention, and assessment of the suprascapular nerve (SN) entrapment ... -
Cost effectiveness of a novel device for improving resuscitation of apneic newborns
(BMC Pediatrics, 2020)Background: Intrapartum-related hypoxic events are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low resource countries. Neonates who receive proper resuscitation may go on to live otherwise healthy lives. However, even when ... -
Crinum jagus (J. Thomps. Dandy): Antioxidant and protective properties as a medicinal plant on toluene-induced oxidative stress damages in liver and kidney of rats
(Toxicology reports, 2022)Crinum jagus (C. jagus; J. Thomps.) Dandy (Liliaceae) is a pantropical plant known for its medicinal values and pharmacological properties. The study assessed the protective effects and changes in oxidative stress indices ... -
Dietary Heterocyclic Amine Intake and Risk of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Rural Uganda
(International journal of cancer and clinical research, 2021)Dietary exposure to 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo [4,5-b] pyridine (PhIP) in cooked meats maybe responsible for the high burden of Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in southwestern Uganda. We conducted a pilot ... -
Effects of Herbal Medicine Use on Adherence to Conventional Anticancer Drugs
(European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2020)Background: Use of herbal medicines alongside conventional anticancer drugs is common among cancer patients. This may potentially cause reduced adherence to conventional anti-cancer drugs, unpredictable side effects and ... -
Evaluation of Sub-acute and Sub Chronic Toxicity Profile of the Aqueous Leaf Crude Extract of Melanthera Scandens (Schumach & Thonn) in Wistar Rats
(Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research, 2019)Aims: Although Melanthera scandens is a plant widely used in traditional medicine for the management of seizures, stomach ulcers and sores, dysmenorrhea, diabetes and malaria, there was scanty information about its safety. ... -
Focused, Abbreviated Training in the Performance and Interpretation of Transthoracic Echocardiography Shows Promise in Rural Uganda
(Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2016)Background: Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is increasingly available in resource-limited settings but formal TTE training is limited by cost and lack of sub-specialists. We sought to compare the TTE interpretations ... -
GDP Matters: Cost Effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation and Deaf Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Otology & Neurotology, 2015)Hypothesis: Cochlear implantation and deaf education are cost effective in Sub-Saharan Africa. Background: Cost effectiveness of pediatric cochlear implantation has been well established in developed countries but is ... -
Importance of Genetic Studies of Cardiometabolic Disease in Diverse Populations
(Circulation research, 2020)Genome-wide association studies have revolutionized our understanding of the genetic underpinnings of cardiometabolic disease. Yet, the inadequate representation of individuals of diverse ancestral backgrounds in these ... -
Integrating care for non-communicable diseases into routine HIV services: key considerations for policy design in sub-Saharan Africa
(Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2020)Introduction: There is great interest for integrating care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) into routine HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to the steady rise of the number of people who are ageing with HIV. ... -
Iterative Development of In This together, the First mHealth HIV Prevention Program for Older Adolescents in Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2020)In Uganda, HIV prevention programming for older adolescents is noticeably lacking, even though HIV incidence rates increase dramatically from adolescence into young adulthood. Here we describe the development of In This ... -
Reuse of malaria rapid diagnostic tests for amplicon deep sequencing to estimate Plasmodium falciparum transmission intensity in western Uganda
(Scientific reports, 2018)Molecular techniques are not routinely employed for malaria surveillance, while cross-sectional, community-based parasite surveys require significant resources. Here, we describe a novel use of malaria rapid diagnostic ... -
Circumstances of child deaths in Mali and Uganda: a community-based confidential enquiry
(The Lancet Global Health, 2018)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 ... -
Symptom Resolution Rates of Posttraumatic versus Nontraumatic Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Systematic Review
(Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2015)Objective. To determine the rate of symptom resolution in patients with posttraumatic benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and to determine if it differs from resolution rates in patients with BPPV and without a ... -
Chronic khat (Catha edulis) and alcohol marginally alter complete blood counts, clinical chemistry, and testosterone in male rats
(Journal of Experimental Pharmacology, 2013)Introduction: Khat (Catha edulis) is a recreational psychoactive drug with psychostimulant properties. While the use of this drug is widespread in eastern Africa, including the Horn of Africa, surveys and anecdotal data ... -
Training, supervision, and performance of Community Health Workers in the delivery of ear and hearing care to 321 community members in rural Uganda
(Clinical Otolaryngology, 2021)Community Health Workers are one way to address the shortage of ear and hearing care specialists in low resource settings. However, there are few reports evaluating training and service delivery by Community Health Workers. ... -
Transfusion Medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa: Conference Summary
(Transfusion medicine reviews, 2015)In November 2014, a 3-day conference devoted to transfusion medicine in sub-Saharan Africa was held in Kampala, Uganda. Faculty from academic institutions in Uganda provided a broad overview of issues pertinent to transfusion ... -
Challenges in using mobile phones for collection of antiretroviral therapy adherence data in a resource-limited setting
(AIDS and Behavior, 2010-12)Frequent antiretroviral therapy adherence monitoring could detect incomplete adherence before viral rebound develops and thus potentially prevent treatment failure. Mobile phone technologies make frequent, brief adherence ... -
Treated HIV Infection and Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Rural Uganda: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
(Journal of the American Heart Association, 2021)BACKGROUND: Although ≈70% of the world’s population of people living with HIV reside in sub-Saharan Africa, there are minimal prospective data on the contributions of HIV infection to atherosclerosis in the region. METHODS ...