Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1241-1260 of 1992
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Unifying Children’s Surgery and Anesthesia Stakeholders Across Institutions and Clinical Disciplines: Challenges and Solutions from Uganda
(World Journal of Surgery, 2019)Background There is a significant unmet need for children’s surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Multidisciplinary collaboration is required to advance the surgical and anesthesia care of children’s ... -
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 ... -
Willingness and ability to pay for healthcare insurance: A cross-sectional study of Seven Communities in East and West Africa (SevenCEWA)
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2021)Willingness and ability to pay for insurance that would cover primary healthcare services has not been evaluated consistently in different African communities. We conducted a cross-sectional community health survey and ... -
Learning from People with HIV: Their Insights are Critical to Our Response to the Intersecting COVID‑19 and HIV Pandemics in Africa
(AIDS and Behavior, 2020)Nearly 70% of the global population of people with HIV (PWH) live in sub-Saharan Africa, in countries that are likely to be severely impacted by the rising third wave of COVID-19. The first case of COVID-19 in Sub Saharan ... -
Contraceptive use following unintended pregnancy among Ugandan women living with HIV
(PLoS ONE, 2018-10-25)Background: Preventing unintended pregnancy is critical for women living with HIV (WLWH) to safely achieve their reproductive goals. Family planning services should support WLWH at risk of repeat unintended pregnancies. ... -
Maternal knowledge on infant hearing loss and acceptability of hearing aids as an intervention at a Referral Hospital in southwestern Uganda
(International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2021)Objective: Infant hearing screening enables early detection and management of hearing loss (HL) so that speech and language development delays are minimized. Parents play a critical role in successful screening and management ... -
Morphometric study of suprascapular notch and scapular dimensions in Ugandan dry scapulae with specific reference to the incidence of completely ossified superior transverse scapular ligament
(BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2020)Background: Understanding of suprascapular notch (SSN) anatomy and relationship with scapular dimensions are vital in diagnosis, prevention, and assessment of suprascapular nerve entrapment syndrome. The study aimed to ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with adverse drug events among patients on dolutegravir‑based regimen at the Immune Suppression Syndrome Clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: a mixed design study
(AIDS Research and Therapy, 2022)Background: In low income countries such as Uganda progress has been made towards achieving the United Nations AIDS programme 95-95-95 target however efforts are still impeded by pretreatment drug resistance and adverse ... -
Clinical Description, Bacterial Causes and the Association of HIV with Pyodermas Presenting at a Skin Clinic of a Tertiary Hospital in Rural South Western Uganda
(International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 2015)Background: Diagnosis of pyoderma is clinical and antibiotic therapy in low resource setting is largely empirical. At MRRH Skin clinic repetitive visits by some patients with pyoderma led to speculation of antibiotic ... -
Prevalence of hearing loss among primary school children in Mbarara, Uganda
(International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 2015)Introduction: Hearing loss in children is a common entity worldwide. We examined the prevalence and etiology of hearing loss among primary school children in Mbarara, Uganda. Methods: Cross-sectional study in primary school ... -
Cost-effectiveness analysis of integrating screening and treatment of selected non-communicable diseases into HIV/AIDS treatment in Uganda
(Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2020)Introduction: Despite growing enthusiasm for integrating treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) into human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care and treatment services in sub-Saharan Africa, there is little evidence on ... -
Bringing ear care and hearing services to the hardest to reach: the potential of primary healthcare workers
(2021)Bringing ear and hearing care services closer to the community remains a key component of reducing the burden of ear and hearing conditions across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Yet, despite the majority of ... -
Association of Gut Intestinal Integrity and Inflammation with Insulin Resistance in Adults Living with HIV in Uganda
(AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2019)We conducted a cross-sectional study of 148 HIV+ on HIV antiretroviral therapy and 149 HIV- adults in Mbarara, Uganda, to estimate the association between HIV infection and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance ... -
Assessment of Pathogenic Contamination and Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Herbal Medicinal Remedies in Mbarara City, South Western Uganda
(Research square, 2021)Background: Herbal formulations in Mbarara have been used in the treatment and management of several disease conditions extensively overtime due to low cost compared to empirical synthetic medicine, however evidenced that ... -
Assessment of HIV antiretroviral therapy adherence by measuring drug concentrations in hair among children in rural Uganda
(AIDS Care, 2015)Current tools for measuring medication adherence have significant limitations, especially among pediatric populations. We conducted a prospective observational study to assess the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drug levels ... -
Anti-fertility activity of aqueous root bark extracts of Asparagus africanus Lam and Annona senegalensis Pers combination on female Sprague Dawley rats
(African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2019)Many rural and poor women have now resorted to use of potential medicinal plants as a means of fertility control. Asparagus africanus Lam and Annona senegalensis Pers are some of the plants used for this purpose. The ... -
Access to and Quality of Primary Healthcare: a Multi-Country Qualitative Case Study in West and East Africa
(Research square, 2020)Background: Universal health coverage is one of the Sustainable Development Goal targets known to improve population health and reduce financial burden. There is little qualitative data on access to and quality of primary ... -
A General Report of the Prevalence and Correlates of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Southwestern Uganda
(Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2013)Background: Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly recognized as a public health priority in developing countries, with the greatest regional increase in NCD deaths over the next decade predicted in ... -
Chemical constituents and evidence-based pharmacological properties of Physalis peruviana L.: An overview
(Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology, 2021-01-21)Physalis peruviana L. is among plant species possessing evident nutritional, nutraceutical, and commercial interests. This review highlights the complexity of the chemical composition supporting the multiple pharmacotherapeutic ... -
Adolescents’ perceptions of sexual coercion in Uganda
(African Journal of AIDS Research, 2011)In Uganda, HIV prevalence remains high with young people at higher risk of infection than adults. Much is known about the sexual risk factors for HIV transmission among youths, including sexual encounters that are coerced. ...