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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 ...
Risk perception and usage of non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis among fisherfolk in Ggulwe parish on the shores of Lake Victoria in central Uganda
(Frontiers, 2023-11-08)
The use of non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP)
to prevent HIV acquisition among those exposed as an approach to HIV
prevention has expanded in Uganda. Although there are increased eorts to avail
nPEP ...
Intrapersonal factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women in fishing communities of Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District. a cross-sectional study
(Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023-03-30)
The chances of developing cervical cancer in Uganda continue to rise especially in the fishing communities due to the relatively higher prevalence of inter-related personal risk factors. This study aimed
to examine the ...
Malaria prevalence and associated risk factors among Batwa indigenous people of Kanungu District in Southwestern Uganda: does “place” matter?
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2023-07-27)
Malaria is an important disease, causing high morbidity and mortality, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Measuring malaria prevalence using malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs), particularly among a vulnerable population ...
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 ...
Antiviral use among hepatitis B infected patients in a low resource setting in Africa: a case study of West Nile, Uganda
(PubMed, 2023-06)
Failure to access antiviral medications is a leading cause of hepatitis B (HBV)-associated morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA). Despite guideline availability, SSA is not on course to meet its elimination ...
Feasibility and acceptability of integrating hepatitis B care into routine HIV services: a qualitative study among health care providers and patients in West Nile region, Uganda
(BMC Springer Nature, 2023-01-20)
Despite facing a dual burden of HBV and HIV, Africa lacks experience in ofering integrated care for HIV
and HBV. To contextualize individual and group-level feasibility and acceptability of an integrated HIV/HBV care ...