Browsing by Subject "Epidemiology"

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    • A Description of Congenital Anomalies Among Infants in Entebbe, Uganda 

      Ndibazza, Juliet; Lule, Swaib; Nampijja, Margaret; Mpairwe, Harriet; Oduru, Gloria; Kiggundu, Molly; Akello, Miriam; Muhangi, Lawrence; Elliott, Alison M (Wiley-Liss, Inc., 2011)
      Background: Data on congenital anomalies from developing countries of the sub-Saharan region are scarce. However, it is important to have comprehensive and reliable data on the description and prevalence of congenital ...

    • A Descriptive Epidemiological Study on Stroke in Kampala, Uganda: A Hospital Based Study 

      Nakibuuka, Jane; Nyakoojo, Abwooli; Namale, Alice; Blondin, Nicholas A.; Ddumba, Edward (Pan African Association of Neurological Sciences, 2012)
      Background Basic stroke features are hardly known in sub-Saharan countries, and no data are available in Uganda. Objective To characterize patients presenting with clinical stroke to Mulago Hospital. Design Descriptive ...

    • Epidemiology of Injuries Presenting to the National Hospital in Kampala, Uganda: Implications for Research and Policy 

      Hsia, Renee Y.; Ozgediz, Doruk; Mutto, Milton; Jayaraman, Sudha; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Kobusingye, Olive C. (BMC , Campus, 4 Crinan St, London, England, N1 9XW, 2010-07-20)
      Background Despite the growing burden of injuries in LMICs, there are still limited primary epidemiologic data to guide health policy and health system development. Understanding the epidemiology of injury in developing ...

    • Epidemiology of Paediatric Injuries in Rwanda Using a Prospective Trauma Registry 

      Petroze, RT; Martin, AN; Ntaganda, E; Kyamanywa, Patrick; St-Louis, E; Rasmussen, SK; Calland, JF; Byiringiro, JC (Oxford Univ Press , Great Clarendon St, Oxford, England, Ox2 6dp, 2020)
      Background: Child survival initiatives historically prioritized efforts to reduce child morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases and maternal conditions. Little attention has been devoted to paediatric injuries ...

    • Epidemiology, Management and Outcome of Malignancies Surgically Treated at a Rural Referral Hospital in Butare, Rwanda 

      Ingabire, JC Allen; Ssebufu, R; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Bayisenga, J; Bikoroti, J; Kiswezi, A; Mazimpaka, D (Rwanda Health Communication Center-Rwanda Biomedical Center (RHCC-RBC), 2013)
      Background: In 2008 the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reported 715,000 new cancer cases and 542,000 cancer deaths occurred in Africa. With increasing development and life expancy, in Africa, that number ...

    • Injury characteristics, severity and thirty-day mortality of non-sexual assault related injuries in Uganda 

      Asiimwe, Daniel; Abio, Anne; Subramanian, Sadhvi; Nelson, Kevin; Wilson, Michael Lowery; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Lule, Herman (SSRN - Elsevier, 2023-02-06)
      Non-sexual assault is increasingly becoming a global public health concern in the context of human rights advocacy. The objective of this study was to determine the injury characteristics, severity and factors associated ...

    • Molecular epidemiology of anaplasmosis in small ruminants along a human-livestock-wildlife interface in Uganda 

      Kasozi, Keneth Iceland; Welburn, Susan Christina; El-Saber Batiha, Gaber; Marraiki, Najat; Nalumenya, David Paul; Namayanja, Monica; Matama, Kevin; Zalwango, Kelly Katenta; Matovu, Wycliff; Zirintunda, Gerald; Ekou, Justine; Kembabazi, Stellamaris; Mugasa, Claire Mack; Kitibwa, Annah; Tayebwa, Dickson Stuart; Musinguzi, Simon Peter; Mahero, Michael; Ssengendo, Ibrahim; Nanteza, Anne; Matovu, Enock; MacLeod, Ewan Thomas (Elsevier, 2020-12-04)
      Information as regards the epidemiology of the Anaplasmataceae in small ruminants in several lowand middle-income countries is scarce. In this study a total of 712 DNA samples collected from small ruminants were analyzed ...

    • Newborn Survival in Uganda: A Decade of Change and Future Implications 

      Mbonye, K. Anthony; Sentongo, Miriam; Mukasa, K Gelasius; Byaruhanga, Romano; Sentumbwe-Mugisa, Olive; Waiswa, Peter; Sengendo, Namala Hanifah; Aliganyira, Patrick; Nakakeeto, Margaret; Lawn, E Joy; Kerber, Kate (Oxford University Press, 2012-06-07)
      Each year in Uganda 141 000 children die before reaching their fifth birthday; 26% of these children die in their first month of life. In a setting of persistently high fertility rates, a crisis in human resources for ...

    • Prevalence and Incidence of Neurological Disorders Among Adult Ugandans in Rural and Urban Mukono District; A Cross-Sectional Study 

      Kaddumukasa, Mark; Mugenyi, Levi; Kaddumukasa, N. Martin; Ddumba, Edward; Devereaux, Michael; Furlan, Anthony; Sajatovic, Martha; Katabira, Elly (BMC , CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW, 2016-11-17)
      Background: The burden of neurological diseases is increasing in developing countries. However, there is a prominent scarcity of literature on the incidence of neurological diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was ...

    • Road Traffic Injuries: Cross-sectional Cluster Randomized Countrywide Population Data From 4 Low-income Countries 

      Zafar, Syed Nabeel; Canner, Joseph K; Nagarajan, Neeraja; Kushner, Adam L; Gupta, Shailvi; Tran, Tu M; Stewart, Barclay T; Kamara, Thaim B; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Amatya, Kapendra S; Galukande, Moses; Petroze, Robin T; Nwomeh, Benedict C; Smith, Emily R; Haglund, Michael M; Benedict Nwomeh, Benedict; Groen, Reinou S (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, USA, NY, 10169, 2018)
      Introduction Road traffic injuries (RTI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. The burden is highest in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and is increasing. We aimed to describe the ...