Browsing Journal Articles (Medical School) by Author "Byaruhanga, Romano"
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Assessment of quality of care among in-patients with postpartum haemorrhage and severe pre-eclampsia at st. Francis hospital nsambya: a criteria-based audit
Lumala, Alfred; Sekweyama, Peter; Abaasa, Andrew; Lwanga, Humphrey; Byaruhanga, Romano (BioMed Central Ltd, 2017-01-13)Background: The maternal mortality ratio of Uganda is still high and the leading causes of maternal mortality are postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. Criteria-based audit (CBA) is a way of ... -
Audit of Severe Maternal Morbidity in Uganda – Implications for Quality of Obstetric Care
Okong, Pius; Byamugisha, Josaphat; Mirembe, Florence; Byaruhanga, Romano; Bergström, Staffan (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006-07-01)Background. For every maternal death, there are probably 100 or more morbidities, but the quality of health care for these women who survive has rarely been an issue. The purpose of this study is to explore audit of severe ... -
Hurdles and opportunities for newborn care in rural Uganda
Byaruhanga, Romano; Nsungwa-Sabiiti, J; Kiguli, Juliet; Balyeku, Andrew; Nsabagasani, Xavier; Peterson, Stefan (Elsevier, 2011-12-01)Introduction a set of evidence-based delivery and neonatal practices have the potential to reduce neonatal mortality substantially. However, resistance to the acceptance and adoption of these practices may still be a ... -
Improving the Quality of Maternity Services in Uganda Through Accelerated Implementation of Essential Interventions by Healthcare Professional Associations
Cintia, Cintia; Kwizera, Amata; Jacob, Sue; Amongin, Dinah; Ngonzi, Joseph; Namisi, P. Charles; Byaruhanga, Romano; Rushwan, Hamid; Cooper, Peter; Day‐Stirk, Frances; Berrueta, Mabel; García‐Elorrio, Ezequiel; Belizán, M. José (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017-06-20)Objective To assess whether the implementation of a package of activities through the joint action of the three international healthcare professionals associations (HCPAs) increased the use of intrapartum and postnatal ... -
Low Avidity of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 16 Antibodies is Associated with Increased Risk of Low-Risk but not High-Risk HPV Type Prevalence
Namujju, B. Proscovia; Hedman, Lea; Hedman, Klaus; Banura, Cecily; Mbidde, K Edward; Kizito, Dennison; Byaruhanga, Romano; Muwanga, Moses; Kirnbauer, Reinhard; Surcel, Heljä-Marja; Lehtinen, Matti (BioMed Central, 2011-06-06)Background Low avidity of antibodies against viral, bacterial and parasitic agents has been used for differential diagnosis of acute versus recent/past infections. The low-avidity antibodies may however, persist for a ... -
Neonatal Hypothermia in Uganda: Prevalence and Risk Factors
Byaruhanga, Romano; Bergstrom, Anna; Okong, Pius (Oxford University Press, 2005-08-01)The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of neonatal hypothermia and associated risk factors. A cross sectional, descriptive study of neonatal hypothermia was performed on 300 newborns consecutively recruited ... -
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 ... -
Perceptions Among Post-delivery Mothers of Skin-to-Skin Contact and Newborn Baby Care in a Periurban Hospital in Uganda
Byaruhanga, Romano; Bergstro¨m, Anna; Tibemanya, Jude; Nakitto, Christine; Okong, Pius (Elsevier, 2006-09-06)Objective: to explore the perceptions among post-delivery mothers of skin-to-skin contact and newborn baby care. Design: a qualitative design using focus-group discussions. Five focus groups were conducted with ... -
Prevalence of hyperglycaemia frst detected during pregnancy and subsequent obstetric outcomes at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya
Nakabuye, Betty; Bahendeka, Silver; Byaruhanga, Romano (BMC, 2017-05-02)Background: Women with hyperglycaemia detected during pregnancy are at greater risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Data on hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa is scanty and varied depending on the populations ... -
Prospective Study to Explore Changes in Quality of Care and Perinatal Outcomes after Implementation of Perinatal Death Audit in Uganda
Kirabira, Nakibuuka Victoria; Aminu, Mamuda; Dewez, Emmanuel Juan; Byaruhanga, Romano; Okong, Pius; Broek, Nynke van den (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2020-01-22)Objective To assess the effects of perinatal death (PND) audit on perinatal outcomes in a tertiary hospital in Kampala. Design Interrupted time series (ITS) analysis. Setting Nsambya Hospital, Uganda. Participants Live ... -
A Randomised Placebo-Controlled Safety and Acceptability Trial of PRO 2000 Vaginal Microbicide Gel in Sexually Active Women in Uganda
Kamali, Anatoli; Byomire, Helen; Muwonge, Catherine; Bakobaki, Julie; Rutterford, Clare; Okong, Pius; Profy, Albert; Byaruhanga, Romano; Namukwaya, Stella; McCormack, Sheena; Grosskurth, Heiner; Nunn, J Andrew; Lacey, J.N. Charles (BMJ Publishing Group, 2010)Abstract Objectives To determine the safety of 0.5% and 2% PRO 2000 gel in terms of local and systemic adverse events (AE) and the acceptability of gel use. Design A randomised placebo-controlled trial among healthy, ... -
Recurrence of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: An Individual Patient Data Metaanalysis
Oostwaard, F.van Miriam; Langenveld, Josje; Schuit, Ewoud; Papatsonis, N.M. Dimitri; Brown, A. Mark; Byaruhanga, Romano; Bhattacharya, Sohinee; Campbell, M. Doris; Chappell, C. Lucy; Chiaffarino, Francesca; Crippa, Isabella; Facchinetti, Fabio; Ferrazzani, Sergio; Ferrazzi, Enrico; Figueiró-Filho, A. Ernesto; Gaugler-Senden, P.M. Ingrid; Haavaldsen, Camilla; Lykke, A. Jacob; Ganzevoort, Wessel (Elsevier, 2015-05-01)Objective We performed an individual participant data (IPD) metaanalysis to calculate the recurrence risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and recurrence of individual hypertensive syndromes. Study Design We ... -
Risk of Being Seropositive for Multiple Human Papillomavirus Types Among Finnish and Ugandan Women
Namujju, Bazanya Proscovia; Surcel, Heljä-Marja; Kirnbauer, Reinhard; Kaasila, Marjo; Banura, Cecily; Byaruhanga, Romano; Muwanga, Moses; Mbidde, Katongole Edward; Koskela, Pentti; Lehtinen, Matti (Informa Healthcare, Taylor & Francis, 2010-02-24)Although infections with multiple human papillomavirus (HPV) types have been reported widely, more information is needed on the occurrence of the different types. We determined the distribution of seroprevalences to multiple ... -
Strengthening Health Facilities for Maternal and Newborn Care: Experiences from Rural Eastern Uganda
Namazzi, Getrude; Waiswa, Peter; Nakakeeto, Margaret; Nakibuuka, K. Victoria; Namutamba, Sarah; Najjemba, Maria; Namusaabi, Ruth; Tagoola, Abner; Nakate, Grace; Ajeani, Judith; Peterson, Stefan; Byaruhanga, Romano (Co-action Publishing, 2015-03)Background: In Uganda maternal and neonatal mortality remains high due to a number of factors, including poor quality of care at health facilities. Objective: This paper describes the experience of building capacity for ... -
The Uganda Newborn Study (UNEST): An Effectiveness Study on Improving Newborn Health and Survival in Rural Uganda Through a Community-based Intervention Linked to Health Facilities - Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Waiswa, Peter; Peterson, S Stefan; Namazzi, Gertrude; Ekirapa, Kiracho Elizabeth; Naikoba, Sarah; Byaruhanga, Romano; Kiguli, Juliet; Kallander, Karin; Tagoola, Abner; Nakakeeto, Margaret; Pariyo, George (BioMed Central, 2012)Background Reducing neonatal-related deaths is one of the major bottlenecks to achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. Studies in Asia and South America have shown that neonatal mortality can be reduced through community-based ...