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Awareness of Breast Disease Among Female Undergraduate Students in Kampala, Uganda: A Descriptive, Cross-sectional Study
Okedi, X Francis; Lule, Herman; Wachaya, David; Kyamanywa, Patrick (The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2020)Introduction: Uganda has recognized the importance of breast disease as a public health issue and has implemented efforts to increase awareness, early detection, and improved treatment. However, there are few published ... -
Effect of rural trauma team development on outcomes of motorcycle related injuries: a protocol for a multi-center cluster randomized controlled clinical trial (The MOTOR trial)
Lule, Herman; Mugerwa, Micheal A.; SSebuufu, Robinson; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Bärnighausen, Till; Posti, Jussi P.; Wilson, Michael Lowery (medRxiv preprint, 2023-12-09)Injury is a global health concern whose mortality disproportionately impact low-income countries. Compelling evidence from high-income countries show that rural trauma team development courses (RTTDC) increase clinicians’ ... -
Feasibility of rural trauma team development amongst medical trainees and traffic law enforcement professionals in a low-income country: a prospective multi-centre study of interrupted time series of interventional training
Lule, Herman; Mugerwa, Michael; SSebuufu, Robinson; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Jussi, Posti. P; Wilson, Michael Lowery (Research Square Preprints, 2023-10-05)Research shows that trauma team formation could potentially improve effectiveness of injury care in rural settings. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of the use of rural medical trainees and road ... -
Injury characteristics, severity and thirty-day mortality of non-sexual assault related injuries in Uganda
Asiimwe, Daniel; Abio, Anne; Subramanian, Sadhvi; Nelson, Kevin; Wilson, Michael Lowery; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Lule, Herman (SSRN - Elsevier, 2023-02-06)Non-sexual assault is increasingly becoming a global public health concern in the context of human rights advocacy. The objective of this study was to determine the injury characteristics, severity and factors associated ... -
Local anesthesia versus saddle block for open hemorrhoidectomy: cost-analysis from a randomized, double blind controlled trial
Sikakulya, Franck Katembo; Ssebuufu, Robinson; Okedi, Francis Xaviour; Baluku, Moris; Lule, Herman; Kiyaka, Sonye Magugu; Muhumuza, Joshua; Molen, Selamo Fabrice; Bassara, Godefroy Nyenke; Waziri, Musa Abbas; Kithinji, Stephen Mbae; Mugisho Munyerenkana, Leocadie; Kagenderezo, Byamungu Pahari; Munihire, Jeannot Baanitse; Vahwere, Bienfait Mumbere; Kiswezi, Ahmed; Kyamanywa, Patrick (BMC Springer Nature, 2023-11-22)Despite the benefits attributed to the use of local anesthesia (LA) for open hemorrhoidectomy (OH) in developed countries, this technique is still not considered as the first line technique in low-income countries such ... -
Pain assessment following open hemorrhoidectomy under local anesthesia versus saddle block: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Sikakulya, Franck Katembo; Ssebuufu, Robinson; Okedi, Francis Xaviour; Baluku, Moris; Lule, Herman; Kiyaka, Sonye Magugu; Kyamanywa, Patrick (BMC Springer Nature, 2023-05-12)There is disparity in evidence on pain assessment post open hemorrhoidectomy (OH) using local anesthesia and its use in developing countries compared to developed countries. Therefore, we conducted this study to assess ... -
Rural trauma team development training amongst medical trainees and traffic law enforcement professionals in a low-income country: a protocol for a prospective multicenter interrupted time series
Lule, Herman; Mugerwa, Michael; SSebuufu, Robinson; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Posti, Jussi P; Wilson, Michael L (National Library of Medicine - PubMed Central, 2024-02-08)Road traffic injuries and their resulting mortality disproportionately affect rural communities in low-middle-income countries (LMICs) due to limited human and infrastructural resources for postcrash care. Evidence from ...