Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1481-1500 of 1992
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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, 2020-06-30)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 ... -
Documentation and Phytochemical Screening of Most Commonly used Nutri-Medicinal Plants by Pregnant Women in Kyeizooba, Bushenyi District, Western Uganda
(Journal of Pharmacognosy & Natural Products, 2020-01)Nutri-medicinal plants are widely used as a remedy for some ailments among pregnant women worldwide. There are different medicinal plants used by pregnant women in Uganda depending on the culture and knowledge of these ... -
Diversity and Distribution of Spa types among Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated from Humans and Livestock in Kabale District - South Western Uganda
(Research square, 2021-11)Background: S. aureus is a skin and mucosal bacterial commensal of both humans and animals which has evolved as an important pathogen implicated to cause various infections. High levels of antibiotic use have resulted into ... -
Disseminated Emergomycosis in a Person with HIV Infection, Uganda
(Emerging Infectious Diseases., 2019-09)We describe emergomycosis in a patient in Uganda with HIV infection. We tested a formalin-fixed, paraffin-embed¬ded skin biopsy to identify Emergomyces pasteurianus or a closely related pathogen by sequencing broad-range ... -
Dioscorea bulbifera, a highly threatened African medicinal plant, a review
(Cogent Biology, 2019-06)Dioscorea bulbifera bulbils are used in the treatment of Piles, dysentery, syphilis, ulcers, cough, leprosy, diabetes, asthma, and cancer. It is a raw material for contraceptives, and it is one of the most consumed yam ... -
Diminishing Availability of Publicly Funded Slots for Antiretroviral Initiation among HIV-Infected ART-Eligible Patients in Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2010-11)Background: The impact of flat-line funding in the global scale up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected patients in Africa has not yet been well described. Methods: We evaluated ART-eligible patients and ... -
Knowledge, attitude, and preferred strategies towards HIV/AIDS prevention among adolescents attending secondary schools in South Western Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2021-09)Background: Globally, HIV/AIDS continues to rise among adolescents. Ugandan studies have examined knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS among adult populations. This study specifically paid attention to this particular ... -
Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and birth preparedness practices among women in rural Uganda
(Reproductive Health, 2011-11-06)Background: Improving knowledge of obstetric danger signs and promoting birth preparedness practices are strategies aimed at enhancing utilization of skilled care in low-income countries. The aim of the study was to explore ... -
Knowledge and practice of testicular self-examination among secondary students at Ntare School in Mbarara District, South western Uganda
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2019-06-06)Introduction: testicular self-examination (TSE) is a screening technique that involves inspection of the appearance and palpation of the testes to detect any changes from the normal. Globally, the incidence of cancer has ... -
Knowledge and practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Openzinzi Hciii, Adjumani District, Uganda
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2019-09-24)Introduction: Every day, approximately 830 women globally die from pregnancy-child birth related complications and all maternal deaths are mainly due to the three phases of delay usually experienced in maternal care which ... -
Knowledge and perceptions of male immigrants in Leeds (UK) towards male circumcision as an HIV prevention strategy
(Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2019-10-31)Background: The World Health Organization has accepted and recommended medical male circumcision (MMC) as an HIV prevention strategy. Despite the advantages of MMC, the rate of uptake of this practice among immigrants and ... -
Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25: Population-Based Study of Persons Living with HIV in Rural Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2018)Abstract Depression and anxiety are highly comorbid among people living with HIV (PLHIV), but few instruments for screening or measurement have been validated for use in sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this study was ... -
Relative wealth, subjective social status, and their associations with depression: Cross-sectional, population-based study in rural Uganda
(SSM-population health, 2019)Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and has been found to be a consistent correlate of socioeconomic status (SES). The relative deprivation hypothesis proposes that one mechanism linking SES to health ... -
Isolation and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Haemophilus influenzae from Nasopharynx of Children under Five Years Attending Maternal and Child Health Clinic in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
(Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2019-03-03)Background: H. influenzae remains an organism of a major public health challenge worldwide despite the availability of the Hib vaccine, particularly among children under 5 years. Information on the current carriage status ... -
Digital Health Innovations, Tools, and Resources to Support Helping Babies Survive Programs
(Pediatrics, 2020-10)The Helping Babies Survive (HBS) initiative features a suite of evidence-based curricula and abstract simulation-based training programs designed to provide health workers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with ... -
Introduction of mobile phones for use by volunteer community health workers in support of integrated community case management in Bushenyi District, Uganda: development and implementation process
(BMC Health Services Research, 2014-05-12)Background: A substantial literature suggests that mobile phones have great potential to improve management and survival of acutely ill children in rural Africa. The national strategy of the Ugandan Ministry of Health calls ... -
Different methodological approaches to the assessment of in vivo efficacy of three artemisinin-based combination antimalarial treatments for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in African children
(Malaria journal, 2008-08)Results: Data analysed represented 2926 patients from 17 studies in nine African countries. Three ACTs were studied: artesunate-amodiaquine (AS+AQ, N = 1702), artesunate-sulphadoxinepyrimethamine (AS+SP, N = 706) and ... -
Real-time Adherence Monitoring of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-infected Adults and Children in Rural Uganda
(AIDS, 2013)A real-time wireless electronic adherence monitor(EAM) and weekly self-report of missed doses via interactive voice response (IVR) and short message service (SMS) queries were used to measure ART adherence in 49 adults and ... -
Differences in Immunologic Factors Among Patients Presenting with Altered Mental Status During Cryptococcal Meningitis
(The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017-01)Altered mental status in cryptococcal meningitis results in poorer survival, but underlying causes of altered mentation are poorly understood. Within two clinical trials, we assessed risk factors for altered mental status ... -
Intimate partner violence, spouse extramarital affairs, and depression among women in rural Uganda
(Research square, 2021-04-12)Background: Depression is highly prevalent among women compared to men. Women in rural areas are more at risk of depression compared to their peers in urban areas. Some of the factors associated with depression among married ...