Uganda Martyrs University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Therapeutic Responses to AZT 1 3TC 1 EFV in Advanced Antiretroviral Naive HIV Type 1-Infected Ugandan Patients
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2004-07-05)Convenient, non-food-dependent dosing, low tablet volume, and relatively low cost have made nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors a first choice for both clinicians and patients in Uganda. Concerns exist as to ... -
An Overview Cancer Management And Prevention In Africa
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The Specialist Surgeon Workforce in East, Central and Southern Africa: A Situation Analysis
(Springer, 2016-01-01)Background In East, Central and Southern Africa accurate data on the current surgeon workforce have previously been limited. In order to ensure that the workforce required for sustainable delivery of surgical care is put ... -
Mortality Prediction using Possum Scoring System for Laparotomy Patients in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda
(University of Papua New Guinea, 2012-03)Prediction of serious complications is an essential part of risk management in surgery. Knowing which patient to operate and those at high risk of dying contributes significantly to the quality of surgical care and cost ... -
Assessment of a Pilot Antiretroviral Drug Therapy Programme in Uganda: Patients' Response, Survival, and Drug Resistance
(Elsevier, 2002-07-06)Background Little is known about how to implement antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited countries. We assessed the UNAIDS/Uganda Ministry of Health HIV Drug Access Initiative—one of the first pilot ... -
The Pattern of Cancer in Kampala, Uganda
(The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2001)This study on the pattern of cancer in Kampala is based on data collected from 2246 patients at Mulago Hospital and 355 patients at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, between January 1995 and December 1998. All diagnoses were ... -
Quality of life of adult individuals with intestinal stomas in Uganda: a cross sectional study
(MAKERERE UNIV, FAC MED , PO BOX 7072, KAMPALA, UGANDA, 2021-03-01)Introduction: Intestinal stomas remain important life-saving surgical options in a wide range of gastrointestinal pathologies globally. Living with a stoma has potential to impair the patient’s quality of life, often with ... -
User provider perspectives to overcome the challenges of TB/HIV service integration at Mulago National Referral Hospital Kampala
(MAKERERE UNIV, FAC MED , PO BOX 7072, KAMPALA, UGANDA, 2021-03-01)Abstract Background: Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa have been closely related and persistent, proving a considerable burden for healthcare provision. This has complicated ... -
Is General Surgery on the Verge of Demise?
(The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2012)Although general surgery remains one of the most respected residencies available to medical students today, it is facing terrible pressures, including less attraction to surgery as a profession, increasing interest in ... -
HIV seroprevalence and its effect on outcome of moderate to severe burn injuries: A Ugandan experience
(Springer Nature, 2011-06-09)Background: HIV infection in a patient with burn injuries complicates the care of both the patient and the treating burn team. This study was conducted to establish the prevalence of HIV among burn patients in our setting ... -
An Analysis of the Short Term Outcomes of Laparotomy Among Surgeons in Mulago Hospital Using POSSUM Scoring System
(International Research Journals, 2011-09-01)More than 600 laparotomy operations are conducted in Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH) every year. However, there are no criteria for judging the outcomes (morbidity and mortality) and comparing the short-term ... -
Our Medical Colleges: A Reflection On The Past, Present and Future
(The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2004-12-02)“The medical student’s present education is badly fragmented because his professors are not teaching him clinical medicine as should be taught – mainly because they themselves are not usually clinical doctors” Dr. J. ... -
Risk of Being Seropositive for Multiple Human Papillomavirus Types Among Finnish and Ugandan Women
(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 ... -
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
(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 ... -
Improving the Quality of Maternity Services in Uganda Through Accelerated Implementation of Essential Interventions by Healthcare Professional Associations
(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 ... -
Prospective Study to Explore Changes in Quality of Care and Perinatal Outcomes after Implementation of Perinatal Death Audit in Uganda
(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 ... -
Assessment of quality of care among in-patients with postpartum haemorrhage and severe pre-eclampsia at st. Francis hospital nsambya: a criteria-based audit
(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 ... -
Strengthening Health Facilities for Maternal and Newborn Care: Experiences from Rural Eastern Uganda
(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 ... -
Recurrence of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: An Individual Patient Data Metaanalysis
(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 ...