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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 ...
Factors associated with retention of health workers in remote public health centers in Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Springer Nature, 2023-10-17)
Health worker retention in remote and hard-to-reach areas remains a threat in most low- and middleincome countries, and this negatively impacts health service delivery. The health workforce inequity is catastrophic
for ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Exploring challenges faced by physically disabled women in utilizing antenal services in Kabale Municipality
(Bioline International, 2021)
The right to utilize ANC services is included in Sustainable
Development goals to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes.
According to Uganda MOH, every pregnant woman has got to attend four ANC
visits in order ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices toward traditional and complementary medicine among nurses and midwives in North-Western Uganda
(July Press, 2021-12-13)
Traditional and complementary medicine is globally accepted and steadily gaining popularity
among populations. The practices of conventional health care workers toward it vary from one country or setting
to another. ...
Perceived needs and barriers to accessing sexual reproductive health (SRH) services among the Ik community, Kaabong District, Uganda
(July Press, 2021-12-17)
The Ik are minority group of people in Kaabong district, Uganda. They are the most marginalized.
In addition, little is known about their perceived SRH needs and barriers to accessing SRH services.
Objective: To determine ...