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"I thought I was going to die": experiences of COVID-19 patients managed at home in Uganda
(PLOS, 2023-12-12)
In Uganda, approximately 170,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3,630 deaths have been reported as of January 2023. At the start of the second COVID-19 wave, the Ugandan health system was overwhelmed with a sudden increase ...
Awareness, perceptions and challenges among public transport operators during the implementation of COVID-19 preventive measures in eastern Uganda: a qualitative study
(National Library of Medicine, 2023-10-09)
Public transportation plays a vital role in increasing transmission of COVID-19 due to the high-risk confined spaces in vehicles. It is therefore very crucial to employ the use of COVID-19 prevention measures during the ...
Cultural beliefs and practices on perinatal death: a qualitative study among the Lango community in Northern Uganda
(Springer Link, 2023-04-03)
Perinatal death has profound psychosocial efects on women and their families. Sociocultural contexts
infuence the burden, rituals and bereaved’s support. Little is known about cultural beliefs and practices related ...
Prevalence and predictors of delayed initiation of breastfeeding among postnatal women at a tertiary hospital in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(Springer Link, 2023-04-14)
The rates for the delayed initiation of breastfeeding in Uganda remain unacceptably high between 30%
and 80%. The reasons for this are not well understood. We aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors for the
delayed ...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health workers in rural Uganda: A mixed methods study
(Science Direct-Elsevier, 2023-04-01)
COVID-19 vaccination is the latest preventive intervention strategy in an attempt to control the global pandemic. Its efficacy has come under scrutiny because of break through infections among the vaccinated and need for ...
“I use strawberry flavoured condoms during my periods”: safe sex practices and STI screening behaviours among female sex workers in Gulu City, Uganda
(M|DPI, 2023-08-28)
Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) are at a higher risk of contracting and transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We aimed to explore the sexual behaviour, knowledge and attitudes towards ...
Factors associated with teenage pregnancies during the Covid-19 period in Pakwach district, Northern Uganda: a case-control study
(medRxiv preprint, 2023-09-14)
Teenage pregnancy rates have globally decreased over the years, but remain high,
especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Among girls aged 15-19, teenage
pregnancy remains the leading cause of death and a ...
Decreased renal function among children born to women with obstructed labour in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study
(BMC Springer Nature, 2024-03-28)
Over two million children and adolescents suffer from chronic kidney disease globally. Early childhood
insults such as birth asphyxia could be risk factors for chronic kidney disease in later life. Our study aimed to ...
Maternal and umbilical cord blood lactate for predicting perinatal death: a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial
(BMC Springer Nature, 2023-04-18)
In high resource settings, lactate and pH levels measured from fetal scalp and umbilical cord blood are
widely used as predictors of perinatal mortality. However, the same is not true in low resource settings, where ...
A qualitative exploration of the psychosocial factors affecting antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV infected young adults in Eastern Uganda
(medRxiv preprint, 2023-02-07)
The use of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in management and prevention of HIV/AIDS epidemic is a globally accepted strategy. In Uganda, despite the efforts to increase uptake of ART, adherence remains a huge challenge. This ...