Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
Now showing items 881-900 of 1990
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Prevalence, correlates and treatment needs of dental caries among people on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: a cross sectional study
(BMC Oral Health, 2022)Background: Oral diseases are estimated to affect half of people living with HIV in the western world, and are often marked by pain, discomfort, disfigurement and reduced quality of life. Both HIV-specific and antiretroviral ... -
Preparing nurses to face the pandemic of diabetes mellitus: a literature review
(Journal of advanced nursing,, 2003)Background: Diabetes constitutes a global public health problem. Today about 135 million people are affected and it is estimated that the number in 2025 will be 300 million. Aims: By reviewing existing literature the ... -
Practice and compliance of essential handwashing among healthcare workers at a regional referral hospital in Uganda: A quality improvement and evidence-based practice
(Canadian Journal of Infection Control, 2018)Introduction: Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are a global public health problem. Improper hand hygiene (HH) practices serve as means of infection transmission in hospital wards and proper HH is the single most important ... -
Improving Midwifery Care in Ugandan Public Hospitals: The Midwives’ Perspective
(International journal of health professions, 2014)Background: A serious shortage of nurses and midwives in public hospitals has been reported in Uganda. In addition, over 80% of the nurses and midwives working in public hospitals have been found to have job stress and ... -
Healthcare-seeking behaviour and management of type 2 diabetes: From Ugandan traditional healers’ perspective
(International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2016)Background: Healthcare-seeking behaviour has been investigated to a limited extent in persons with diabetes, and the way traditional healers manage diabetes still needs exploration. Aim: To explore healthcare-seeking ... -
Health-care seeking behaviour and the use of traditional medicine among persons with type 2 diabetes in south-western Uganda: a study of focus group interviews
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2015-01-29)Introduction: Health-care seeking behaviour is important as it determines acceptance of health care and outcomes of chronic conditions but it has been investigated to a limited extent among persons with diabetes in developing ... -
Health-care seeking behaviour among persons with diabetes in Uganda: an interview study
(BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2011)Background: Healthcare-seeking behaviour in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) has been investigated to a limited extent, and not in developing countries. Switches between different health sectors may interrupt glycaemic ... -
Ugandan Nurses’ Experience of Caring for Persons Dying From Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
(International Journal for Human Caring, 2009)Written narratives of 15 Ugandan nurses’ experience of caring for persons dying from Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever were analyzed using van Manen’s (1990) phenomenological approach. From these narratives emerged the description ... -
The Lived Experience of Patients with Leprosy at Kagando Hospital, Uganda
(World Journal of Public Health, 2017)Though the world health assembly passed a resolution to “eliminate leprosy as a public health problem” by 2000, the disease is still common in many countries worldwide. Leprosy deforms and disables but seldom kills so that ... -
Health professionals’ knowledge and attitudes to healthcare-seeking practices and complementary alternative medicine usage in Ugandans with diabetes: a cross-sectional survey
(Pan African Medical Journa, 2017-11-22)Introduction: Healthcare-seeking behaviour among persons with diabetes has been investigated to a limited extent, and not from professionals’ perspective. The aim of the study was to describe healthcare professionals’ ... -
Enablers And Barriers To Utilisation Of Available Formal Support By Institutionalised Individuals With Alzheimer’s Disease And Related Dementias In Rural South Western Uganda: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
(Research square, 2019)Background: The world’s population is ageing resulting in a larger number of people living with dementia. Prevalence of dementia for persons aged above 60 years is expected to increase. There is paucity of information ... -
Beliefs about health and illness: a comparison between Ugandan men and women living with Diabetes Mellitus
(International Nursing Review, 2008)Background: The diabetes mellitus (DM) pandemic greatly affects developing countries. Self-care is an important part of management, guided by beliefs about health and illness. Dissimilarities in health-related behaviour ... -
Barriers for nurses’ participation in and utilisation of clinical research in three hospitals within the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2018-05-15)Introduction: Scientific research results are a necessary base for high quality nursing practice. The level of implementation of research in the clinical setting, including nurses' participation in and knowledge of research ... -
A qualitative exploratory interview study on birth companion support actions for women during childbirth
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022)Background: The World Health Organization recommends that women are supported continuously throughout labor by a companion of their choice. And, that companions have clearly designated roles and responsibilities to ensure ... -
Antibiotic prescription rationality and associated in‑patient treatment outcomes in children under‑five with severe pneumonia at Bwizibwera health center IV, Mbarara District, South‑Western Uganda
(Pneumonia, 2022)Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five. Antibiotic treatment must be started immediately in children with pneumonia. The irrational use of antibiotics may increase morbidity ... -
Traditional uses of Corchorus olitorius L in Oyam District, Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional ethnobotanical survey
(Research square, 2020)Background: Corchorus olitorius L is a naturally growing green leafy vegetable used for various medicinal purposes worldwide. Several studies conducted elsewhere indicate that the plant is used for treating cardiac ... -
Traditional Medicinal Vegetables in Northern Uganda: An Ethnobotanical Survey
(International Journal of Food Science, 2021)Background: A wide range of indigenous vegetables grow in Uganda especially during rainy seasons but scarcely during droughts, except those that are commercially grown. Although a number of these vegetables have medicinal ... -
Seizure vulnerability and anxiety responses following chronic co-administration and acute withdrawal of caffeine and ethanol in a rat model
(Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology, 2018)Background: Caffeine antagonizes the intoxicating effects of alcohol. Consequently, there has been a dramatic global increase in the consumption of caffeinated drinks together with alcohol, especially among young adults. ... -
Safety and antidiarrheal activity of Priva adhaerens aqueous leaf extract in a murine model
(Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2014)Ethnopharmacological relevance: Priva adhaerens (Forssk.) Chiov., a wildly growing plant, is reported in central Uganda to be. An effective traditional remedy for diarrhea. The objective of this study was to provide a ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with use of herbal medicine among women attending an infertility clinic in Uganda
(BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2014)Background: Infertility is a public health problem associated with devastating psychosocial consequences. In countries where infertility care is difficult to access, women turn to herbal medicines to achieve parenthood. ...