Browsing by Subject "Infants"
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Bacille calmette-guérin, diphtheria-tetanus, and measles vaccine responses of infants born to mothers with active tuberculosis disease
(Makerere University, 2023-11-14)Background: Babies born to mothers with active tuberculosis disease (ATB) are at risk of poor clinical outcomes such as low birth weight and perinatal mortality. However, little is known about the influence of maternal ... -
The diagnostic accuracy of cranial ultrasound in acute baterial meningitis in infants at Mulago Hospital
(2009-05)Introduction: Acute bacterial meningitis remains an impoliant cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda and worldwide and a noticeable number of survivors (22-28%) are left with marked neurological sequel despite adequate ... -
Factors associated with infant and young child feeding practices among mothers of children 0-23 months attending Banadir Hospital in Wadajir District, Somalia
(Makerere University, 2023)Understanding the prevailing feeding practices of infants and young children is crucial for implementing or improving health and nutrition programs in a country. In Somalia, the prevalence of Malnutrition is high. The ... -
Factors associated with uptake of DNA PCR HIV testing of HIV exposed infants in Hoima District, Uganda: A case control study
(Makerere University, 2011)Introduction: Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV infection in exposed infants as early as six weeks using DNA PCR is critical to improve pediatric HIV/AIDS care. In Hoima district, only 38% of HIV exposed infants were ... -
Factors influencing infant feeding prctices among HIV/AIDS-Positive mothers attending the PMTCT programme at Gulu Referral and Lacor Hospitals
(2008)Background Breastfeeding is usually the best way to feed infants, yet the advent of HIV has complicated this practice in our mothers today. There is enough evidence that exclusively breastfed infants are more protected ... -
The impact of maternal soluble human leukocyte Antigen-G levels on risk to malaria in infants at Masafu, Busia, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-29)Background: HLA-G is known to play a vital role in protection of the fetus in utero against maternal natural killer cells, but it is associated with progression of both viral and parasitic infection such as Plasmodium ... -
Incidence and risk factors for short-term poor outcomes among term infants admitted with birth asphyxia at Arua Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023-09)Background: Birth Asphyxia is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as ― "the failure to initiate and sustain breathing at birth". Millions of child deaths and stillbirths are attributable to it, yet limited ... -
Influence of maternal factors on birth weight outcomes of newborns in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-15)According to the United States Department of health and human services, infants born with low weight are more than 100 times more likely to die in the first year of life than are infants of normal birth weight. Neonatal ... -
Modeling determinants of time to death among low birth weight infants born between 2010 and 2021 in the Iganga-Mayuge population cohort: Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)Introduction: Low birth weight (LBW) is a major predictor of mortality and morbidity. In Uganda, it was reported that LBW neonates were 3.8 times more likely to die compared to those of normal weight (Arunda et al., 2018). ... -
Nutrition education to promote consumption of low-cost fish products to improve nutritional status of children 6-23 months in Kampala.
(Makerere University, 2023-11-30)Background: Ugandan children’s complementary diets are mainly composed of starchy staples (cereals, roots, tubers, and bananas), with legumes as the main protein source and low consumption of fruits, vegetables, and animal ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with acute malnutrition in infants aged between 1 to 6 months attending Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)Background: Acute malnutrition is a major public health problem among children throughout the world particularly in developing countries. In Uganda the prevalence of acute malnutrition is high and is increasingly affecting ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with non-exclusive breastfeeding with in the first 6 months among mothers of infants aged 6-12 months in Kinawataka slum, Nakawa division, Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2023-12)Introduction: Breastfeeding provides ideal nourishment for proper infant growth and development and has a unique biological and emotional influence on the health of both mother and child. Despite the known benefits of ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with psychological distress among women attending postnatal and infant vaccination clinics at Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Introduction: Disorders of mental health during pregnancy and after childbirth is a global problem. Postnatal psychological distress is a higher burden in low and middle-income countries compared to high-income countries. ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with soil-transmitted helminthiasis in infants in Gulu, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-07)Background: At least 1.5 billion people or 24% of the world's population are infested with soil-transmitted helminths globally, majority of cases are in sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas, China and East Asia. Close to 1 ... -
Prevalence, immediate outcome and factors associated with early onset Hypothermia in neonates admitted to the Special Care Unit, Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2009-05)Hypothermia has been recognized as an independent risk factor for death in neonates for the last 40 years, regardless of the gestational age and weight. It is common in developing countries, affecting more than half of all ... -
Sugar sweetened beverage intake, physical activity and nutritional status of school children above five in Kampala.
(Makerere University, 2023)Over the last few decades, sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumption has been steadily increasing among school going children and in the entire population. SSBs contain a lot of added sugar and provide empty calories. ...