Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Prevalence, Incidence, and Characteristics of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Older Adults Hospitalized at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2021)Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are associated with significant clinical and economic effects. Among the elderly population, the risk for ADRs is even higher. Data of ADR prevalence and incidence among the elderly ... -
Failure to Initiate Antiretroviral Therapy, Loss to Follow-up and Mortality Among HIV-Infected Patients During the Pre-ART Period in Uganda
(JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2013)Background: Delays and failures in initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among treatment eligible patients may compromise the effectiveness of HIV care in Africa. An accurate understanding, however, of the pace and ... -
The ‘indirect costs’ of underfunding foreign partners in global health research: A case study
(Global Public Health, 2017)This study of a global health research partnership assesses how U.S. fiscal administrative policies impact capacity building at foreign partner institutions. We conducted a case study of a research collaboration between ... -
Medical Students’ Perception of Community-Based Education Research and Services (Cobers) In Mbarara University of Science and Technology.
(tudent's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2021)Background:a The success of the Community Based Education Research and services (COBERS) in Mbarara University of Science and Technology plays a fundamental role in improving the community’s health, education, and economics ... -
Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Children
(International Research in Medical and Health Sciences, 2023)Two-thirds of anemia in children worldwide, of which IDA accounts for 20 to 25% of cases, are caused by iron deficiency, which is a significant global health burden. Despite treatment, unfortunately, IDA can have ... -
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and Increased Use of Contraceptives Among HIV-Positive Women During Expanding Access to Antiretroviral Therapy in Mbarara, Uganda
(Andia, I., Kaida, A., Maier, M., Guzman, D., Emenyonu, N., Pepper, L., ... & Hogg, R. S. (2009). Highly active antiretroviral therapy and increased use of contraceptives among HIV-positive women during expanding access to antiretroviral therapy in Mbarara, Uganda. American journal of public health, 99(2), 340-347., 2009)Objectives: We investigatedwhether the prevalence of contraceptive use among women who are HIV positive varied according to use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in Mbarara, Uganda. Methods: We used data ... -
Career intentions of final year medical students in Uganda after graduating: the burden of brain drain
(BMC Medical Education, 2015)Background: Uganda has severe shortage of human resources for health despite the heavy disease burden. The country has one of the highest fertility, and population growth rates in the world and is in dire need of trained ... -
Antiretroviral Therapy is Associated with Increased Fertility Desire, but not Pregnancy or Live Birth, among HIV+ Women in an Early HIV Treatment Program in Rural Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2009)To assess the association between antiretroviral therapy (ART) and fertility history and desire among HIV positive Ugandan women, we conducted a cross-sectional study among HIV-positive Ugandan women aged 18– 50 years who ... -
Development of treatment-decision algorithms for children evaluated for pulmonary tuberculosis: an individual participant data meta-analysis
(The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 2023)Background: Many children with pulmonary tuberculosis remain undiagnosed and untreated with related high morbidity and mortality. Recent advances in childhood tuberculosis algorithm development have incorporated prediction ... -
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in low-resource settings: a statement by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, supported by the AFEM, EUSEM, IFEM, and IFRC
(The Lancet Global Health, 2023)Most recommendations on cardiopulmonary resuscitation were developed from the perspective of high-resource settings with the aim of applying them in these settings. These so-called international guidelines are often not ... -
Clinical features, resistance patterns and treatment outcomes of drug-resistant extra-pulmonary tuberculosis: A scoping review
(Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2023)Background: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a threat to tuberculosis (TB) control. Extra-pulmonary forms of DR-TB (DR-epTB) are not well characterized. This review summarizes the clinical features, resistance patterns ... -
Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Predisposing Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Kawolo General Hospital. A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study.
(Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2022)Background: Globally, the prevalence of Hyperglycemia first detected in pregnancy (Gestational Diabetes Mellitus) varies from 1 - 28 %. 16.2 % of women have some form of hyperglycemia, of which GDM is about 85.1%. 87.6% ... -
Use of a context-specific package to increase sputum smear monitoring among people with pulmonary tuberculosis in Uganda: a quality improvement study
(BMJ Open Quality, 2023)Background: People with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) require sputum smear monitoring (SSM) to ascertain response to anti-TB treatment and cure from TB disease. We aimed to increase SSM at 2, ... -
Nursing and Medical Students’ Perceptions of the Rehabilitation Medicine Course Unit: A Case Study of Mbarara University of Science a nd Technology.
(Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2021)Background: A Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine is a medical specialty concerned with the improvement of functioning through diagnosis and treatment of health conditions, reduction of impairment, and prevention and ... -
Burnout and Associated Factors Among Medical Students in a Public University in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2021)Background: Burnout is a well-recognized phenomenon that may manifest with feelings of stress, fatigue, or exhaustion. It is a common and emerging problem among healthcare workers. Medical students may be at increased risk ... -
Antioxidants in the Management of Sickle Cell Anaemia: An Area to Be Exploited for the Wellbeing of the Patients
(International Research in Medical and Health Sciences, 2023)Sickle cell disease (SCD), also known as sickle cell anemia, is an often serious autosomal recessive disorder that occurs when both parents pass the defective gene to their children. When oxygen pressure is low, the biconcave ... -
A Cross-Sectional Study to Determine Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns among Pregnant Women attending Antenatal Clinic at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Uganda.
(Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2022)Background: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a disease of urinary system. This type of infection involves urethritis, pyro nephritis or cystitis. Symptoms can be pelvic pain, increased urge to urinate, pain on passing out ... -
Effects of Maternal HIV Infection and Alcohol Use in Pregnancy on Birth Outcomes in Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2023)Alcohol use and HIV infection are prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), and both are associated with low birth weight. Yet, few studies have evaluated the combined effects of maternal HIV infection and alcohol use on birth ... -
Barriers and Facilitators to Utilization of Community Drug Distribution Points Among People Living with HIV in Bushenyi District, South-Western Uganda: A Qualitative Study
(HIV/AIDS-Research and Palliative Care, 2023)Introduction: People living with HIV (PLHIV) still have challenges in accessing HIV services in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). In Uganda, community drug distribution points (CDDPs) are part of interventions to ... -
Use of symptom screening and sputum microscopy testing for active tuberculosis case detection among HIV-infected patients in real-world clinical practice in Uganda
(Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes, 2016)Background: The uptake of intensified active TB case finding among HIV-infected patients using symptom screening is not well understood. We evaluated the rate and completeness of each interim step in the TB “diagnostic ...