Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1781-1800 of 1992
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Protocol for systematic review and metaanalysis of treatment success rate among adult patients with tuberculosis in sub- Saharan Africa
(BMJ Open, 2018)Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of mortality globally. Despite being curable, treatment success rates (TSRs) among adult patients with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB (BC-PTB) in sub-Saharan ... -
Psychological distress among AIDS orphans in rural Uganda
(Social Science & Medicine, 2005)More than 11 million children under 15 years in sub-Saharan Africa have lost at least one parent to AIDS. In Uganda, about 2 million children are orphans, with one or both parents dead. The objective of this study was to ... -
Quality of life and social support among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Western Uganda
(AIDS care, 2009)Quality of life (QOL) among patients with HIV/AIDS has been shown to improve once treatment with antiretroviral therapy(ART) has been initiated. We conducted a cross-sectional study in Western Uganda to examine the factors ... -
Risk of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women in age-disparate relationships in sub-Saharan Africa
(Aids, 2020)Objective: To determine the association between age-disparate relationships and risk of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15–24 years. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of published ... -
Role of Conventional Myelography in Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Spine Disease in Low-Income Communities: Prospective Study
(World neurosurgery, 2017)INTRODUCTION: Chronic back pain is a common problem, and imaging is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment. In low-resource settings conventional myelography is a cheap alternative to magnetic resonance imagingand ... -
Evangelicalism in Uganda: implications for public health and Bioethics
(Journal of Intercultural Management and Ethics, 2021)Considered attention is needed to the interplay between evangelical and charismatic religions and legislation in Uganda and their implications for public health, bioethics, and medical education. This manuscript examines ... -
Opportunities and barriers for implementation of integrated TB and HIV care in lower level health units: experiences from a rural western Ugandan district
(African Health Sciences, 2010-12-04)Background: As countries with a high burden of TB and HIV roll out integrated TB/HIV care, there is need to assess possibility of lower level health units treating TB to provide integrated TB/HIV care. Objective: To ... -
Open data sharing and the Global South—Who benefits?
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Older age and higher parity are associated with nonuse of the partograph at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2019-06-28)Objective: To determine the frequency of partograph use, the proportion of mothers with partographs completed to standard, the completeness of recorded parameters, and factors associated with nonuse at Mbarara Regional ... -
Occupational exposure to HIV: a conflict situation for health workers
(International Nursing Review, 2011)Aim: To determine the frequency of occupational exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the circumstances and predisposing factors, the high-risk groups, the extent to which exposures are reported and the post-exposure ... -
Self-reported alcohol abstinence associated with ART initiation among HIV-infected persons in rural Uganda
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2014)BACKGROUND—There is limited data on the impact of anti-retroviral treatment (ART) initiation on alcohol consumption. We characterized predictors of abstaining from alcohol among HIV-infected individuals following ART ... -
Sensitive Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay for Low-Level Detection of Nevirapine Resistance Mutations in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Quasispecies
(Journal of clinical microbiology, 2007)This study has adapted the oligonucleotide ligation assay (OLA) to probe for low-level nevirapine (NVP) resistance mutations K103N and Y181C in the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) population of infected ... -
Non-disclosure of tuberculosis diagnosis by patients to their household members in south western Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2020-01-24)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) non-disclosure by adult patients to all household members is a setback to TB control efforts. It reduces the likelihood that household contacts will seek early TB screening, initiation on ... -
Sim for Life: Foundations—A Simulation Educator Training Course to Improve Debriefing Quality in a Low Resource Setting
(Simulation in Healthcare, 2020)Introduction: Despite the importance of debriefing, little is known about the effectiveness of training programs designed to teach debriefing skills. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of a faculty development ... -
Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: what we know now
(International Journal of Epidemiology, 2011-04-28)Background: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has a disproportionate burden of both infectious and chronic diseases compared with other world regions. Current disease estimates for SSA are based on sparse data, but projections ... -
Social support, gender and pill burden influence viral load suppression among HIV-infected adolescents and young adults in rural south-western Uganda
(Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 2021)Adolescents and young adults (AYA) carry a significantly higher risk for HIV infection compared to the general population. HIV-infected AYA also have poorer adherence and viral load (VL) suppression compared to older adult ... -
Neighborhood greenness and burden of non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country cross-sectional study
(Environmental Research, 2021)Population growth, demographic transitions and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will increase non-communicable disease (NCD) burden. We studied the association between neighborhood greenness and NCDs in a multi-country ... -
Sputum smear non-conversion among adult persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in rural eastern Uganda
(Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 20, 100168, 2020)Rationale: Failure to convert sputum at two months of treatment among persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) indicates poor response to treatment but data are limited on its assessment. ... -
Stakeholder perceptions about the establishment of medical simulation-based learning at a university in a low resource setting: a qualitative study in Uganda
(BMC Medical Education, 2020)Background: Simulation based learning (SBL) is a technique where teachers recreate “real life” clinical experiences for health care teams for purposes of gaining clinical skills in a safe environment. There is evidence ... -
Sedentary Lifestyle and Hypertension in a Periurban Area of Mbarara, South Western Uganda: A Population Based Cross Sectional Survey
(International journal of hypertension, 2018)Introduction. Globally, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and diabetes constitute over 50% of the noncommunicable disease (NCD) burden and projections indicate Sub-Saharan Africa will experience a larger burden. Urbanization ...