Browsing by Subject "Stroke"

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    • Caring for a Stroke Patient: The Burden and Experiences of Primary Caregivers in Uganda: A qualitative Study 

      Namale, Gertrude; Kawuma, Rachel; Nalukenge, Winifred; Kamacooko, Onesmus; Yperzeele, Laetitia; Cras, Patrick; Ddumba, Edward; Newton, Robert; Seeley, Janet (WILEY , 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, USA, NJ, 07030, 2019-07-15)
      Aim: We assessed the burden and experiences of caregivers looking after stroke patients in Kampala, Uganda. Design: We conducted a qualitative cross‐sectional study between May 2018–July 2018 among primary caregivers of ...

    • A Cross-Sectional Population Survey on Stroke Knowledge and Attitudes in Greater Kampala, Uganda 

      Kaddumukasa, Mark; Kayima, James; Nakibuuka, Jane; Mugenyi, Levi; Ddumba, Edward; Blixen, Carol; Welter, Elisabeth; Katabira, Elly; Sajatovic, Martha (Informa UK Limited, 2017-05-19)
      Background: Stroke is a neurological condition with rapidly increasing burden in many low- and middle income countries. Africa is particularly hard-hit due to rapid population growth, patterns of industrialization, adoption ...

    • 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 ...

    • Early Mortality and Functional Outcome After Acute Stroke in Uganda: Prospective Study With 30 day Follow-up 

      Nakibuuka, Jane; Sajatovic, Martha; Nankabirwa, Joaniter; Ssendikadiwa, Charles; Furlan, J. Anthony; Katabira, Elly; Kayima, James; Kalema, Nelson; Byakika‑Tusiime, Jayne; Ddumba, Edward (BioMed Central Ltd, 2015-08-25)
      Identification of early outcomes post stroke and their predictors is important in stroke management strategies. We prospectively analysed 30-day outcomes (mortality and functional ability) after stroke and their predictors ...

    • Health Inequalities Within a Nation: a Review of Two New Theories 

      Maciocco, Gavino (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2003-12)
      What policies and values influence inequalities of health of individuals and populations? There are two main interpretations: a “materialist”, and “psycho-social” (Coburn D, 2000). It is suggested that the more a regime ...

    • Knowledge and Perception of Stroke: A Population-Based Survey in Uganda 

      Nakibuuka, Jane; Sajatovic, Martha; Katabira, Elly; Ddumba, Edward; Byakika-Tusiime, Jayne; Furlan, J. Anthony (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)
      Purpose. This study, designed to complement a large population survey on prevalence of stroke risk factors, assessed knowledge and perception of stroke and associated factors. Methods. A population survey was conducted ...

    • Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Rural and Urban Uganda 

      Kaddumukasa, Mark; Kayima, James; Kaddumukasa, N. Martin; Ddumba, Edward; Mugenyi, Levi; Pundik, Svetlana; Furlan, J. Anthony; Sajatovic, Martha; Katabira, Elly (SPRINGERNATURE , CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW, 2015-12-26)
      Background: Information regarding the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases such as stroke is largely unknown among the vulnerable communities. This analysis, which is part of a larger U.S. National Institute of ...

    • Poor Drug Adherence and Lack of Awareness of Hypertension Among Hypertensive Stroke Patients in Kampala, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study 

      Mugwano, Isaac; Kaddumukasa, Mark; Mugenyi, Levi; Kayima, James; Ddumba, Edward; Sajatovic, Martha; Sila, Cathy; DeGeorgia, Michael; Katabira, Elly (SPRINGERNATURE , CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW, 2016-01-02)
      Background: Raised blood pressure (BP) remains an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as stroke. Adherence to therapeutic recommendations especially antihypertensive drugs is important in BP control. ...

    • Post-Stroke Depression Among Stroke Survivors Attending Two Hospitals in Kampala Uganda 

      Gyagenda, Ogavu Joseph; Ddumba, Edward; Odokonyero, Raymond; Kaddumukasa, Mark; Sajatovic, Martha; Smyth, Kathyleen; Katabira, Elly (MAKERERE UNIV, FAC MED , PO BOX 7072, KAMPALA, UGANDA, 2015-12)
      Background: The burden of stroke worldwide is increasing rapidly. There is paucity of data on post-stroke depression (PSD) among stroke survivors in Uganda, despite the high prevalence of PSD reported elsewhere. Methods: ...

    • Poststroke Hypertension in Africa 

      Kaddumukasa, Martin; Ddumba, Edward; Duncan, Pamela; Goldstein, B. Larry (LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS , TWO COMMERCE SQ, 2001 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19103, 2012-09-25)
      Background and Purpose—Little is known about the frequency of hypertension and related knowledge in Africans who have had a stroke. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of hypertension, its control, ...

    • Prevalence and Types of Cognitive Impairment Among Patients With Stroke Attending a Referral Hospital in Uganda 

      Mukisa, Robert; Ddumba, Edward; Seggane, Musisi; Kiwuwa, M Steven (Pan African Association of Neurological Sciences, 2011)
      Background Cognitive impairment is associated with short and long term adverse outcomes in stroke patients that may impair functional recovery during their rehabilitative process. Aims This study determined the prevalence, ...

    • Stroke-Risk Factors Differ Between Rural and Urban Communities: Population Survey in Central Uganda 

      Nakibuuka, Jane; Sajatovic, Martha; Nankabirwa, Joaniter; Furlan, J. Anthony; Kayima, James; Ddumba, Edward; Katabira, Elly; Byakika-Tusiime, Jayne (KARGER , ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, BASEL, SWITZERLAND, CH-4009, 2015-05-07)
      Background: Socioeconomic transition is changing stroke risk factors in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed stroke risk factors and their associated characteristics in urban and rural Uganda. Methods: We surveyed 5,420 ...

    • Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography and Carotid Doppler Ultrasound in Differential Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Stroke in a Developing Country 

      Nakibuuka, Jane; Nyakoojo, B. Wilson; Namale, Alice; Ddumba, Edward; Leontsini, Elli; Nuwaha, Fred (National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), 2014-04-17)
      Objective—We sought to describe findings, diagnostic yield, cost effectiveness of transthoracic echocardiography (TEE) and Carotid doppler ultrasound (CDU) in ischemic stroke. Methods—Cross sectional study at Mulago ...