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Where is students’ research in evidence-informed decision-making in health? Assessing productivity and use of postgraduate students’ research in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
(Health Research Policy and Systems, 2017)Background Investing in research that is not accessible or used is a waste of resources and an injustice to human subject participants. Post-graduate students’ research in institutions of higher learning involves considerable ... -
Sodium Intake in Post-Stroke Patients – its Influence on Blood Pressure and Stroke Outcomes In Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11-01)Background. Stroke is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide with developing countries accounting for 85% of global deaths. According to Heart and Stroke Statistics Update (2019), globally 62% ... -
BACTERIAL PATTERNS OF RHINOSINUSITIS AMONG ADULT HIV PATIENTS WITH A CD4 COUNT ABOVE OR BELOW 200/μL ATTENDING THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANISATION (TASO) MULAGO CLINIC
(Makerere University, 2019-08-20)Introduction: The HIV-associated Rhinosinusitis (RS) is reported with a prevalence of 11 to 70%. When the CD4 count is below 200/μL, RS becomes recurrent, severe and difficult to treat due to atypical bacterial aetiological ... -
PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION IN CHILDREN AGED 2-12 YEARS ATTENDING THE PAEDIATRIC CLINIC AT MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(Makerere University, 2019-10-11)Introduction: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common in children aged between 6 months to 4 years, and it is one of the causes of hearing loss (HL) in children worldwide. OME is one of the most commonly occurring ... -
PREGNANCY OUTCOMES AMONG WOMEN OF ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE WHO DELIVER IN MULAGO HOSPITAL
(Makerere University, 2019-10-11)Introduction Advanced maternal age has been traditionally defined as 35years and above. Advanced maternal age represents a significant and growing fraction of pregnant women in Africa. The women become pregnant at advanced ... -
INCIDENCE AND PREDICTORS OF ABNORMAL RENAL FUNCTION THREE MONTHS AFTER DELIVERY AMONG PRE-ECLAMPSIA SURVIVORS AT MULAGO HOSPITAL
(2019-10-31)Background Pre-eclampsia, a leading contributor to maternal mortality, is a common pregnancy specific hypertensive disorder with multisystem involvement including the renal system. The impact of pre-eclampsia on the ... -
Umbilical artery lactate level as a predictor of perinatal outcome at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2019-04-01)Introduction: In 2017 global burden of neonatal mortality was 18 deaths per 1000 live births with over 39% of this burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality and morbidity ... -
Prevalence and Clinico-Pathological Profiles of Sinonasal Masses among Patients with Sinonasal Symptoms seen in Ear Nose and Throat Department at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2019-07-12)Introduction: A mass in the sinonasal tract is a condition commonly seen in ENT outpatient, it occurs in all age groups. Sinonasal masses have various differential diagnoses, including; congenital masses, inflammatory ... -
PERIOPERATIVE DOCUMENTATION; ADHERENCE TO RECOMMENDED SURGICAL NOTES TAKING AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ADVERSE EVENTS IN MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL PRINCIPAL
(2019-10-10)Introduction: General Medical Council fully endorse good documentation as an essential part of Good Medical Practice. National Patient Safety Agency stated that communication problems contributed majorly in-Patient Safety ... -
IMMEDIATE OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL ANEMIA AND FEVER MANAGED AS OUT PATIENTS AT MULAGO HOSPITAL SICKLE CELL CLINIC
(Makerere University, 2019-09-18)Background: Fever is a common presentation of children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Outpatient management of selected patients with SCA and fever is safe, effective and reduces hospital admissions in high income ... -
Effect of Phone Text Messages on Postnatal Clinic Attendance among Mothers Delivering at Mulago - Kawempe Hospital, A randomized controlled trial
(Makerere University, 2019-10-20)Background There is high disparity in provision and utilization of postnatal care health services to mothers and babies especially in Uganda. This is a missed opportunity for services like: cervical cancer screening, ... -
Thirty-day post-discharge outcome and associated clinical and treatment factors among hypertensive patients with acute heart failure at Uganda Heart Institute
(Makerere University, 2019)Back ground: Outcome of patients after hospitalization for AHF remains poor especially in the first month post-discharge. Determining the factors associated with poor post-discharge outcome will help identify patients at ... -
Birth preparedness among the youth attending antenatal clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2019-04)Background Pregnancy complications are among the leading causes of death for young women. The causes of maternal mortality in young women are similar to those of older women and include hypertensive disorders, hemorrhage, ... -
Outcomes of acute Leukemia in children at the Uganda Cancer Institute
(2019-03)Background: Acute leukemia is the most common cancer in children worldwide, representing approximately 25% of all childhood malignancies. Five year overall survival rates are greater than 90% and 65% to 70% for acute ... -
The prevalence and factors associated with sexual dysfunction in diabetic females attending Mulago National Referral Hospital Diabetic Clinic
(Makerere University, 2019)ABSTRACT Background: Globally an estimated 422 million adults were living with Diabetes Mellitus in 2014 and of those 14.2 million (9.5-%) are from the African region. This number is expected to rise to about 642 million ... -
Maternal Anaemia as a risk factor for Preterm Births in Mulago National Referral hospital, Uganda : A Case-control study
(Makerere University, 2019-05-16)Introduction: Preterm birth is a perplexing life event; it poses a lot of anxiety to the family, who remain uncertain of their child’s future health and development. Prematurity is a syndrome associated with a high neonatal ... -
INCIDENCE OF AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING FOLLOWING SURGERY UNDER REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA IN MULAGO HOSPITAL
(Makerere University, 2019-06)INTRODUCTION: Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the complications associated with surgery and anaesthesia. Due to advanced techniques in the field of anaesthesia and surgery, patients are commonly operated ... -
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EPISIOTOMY PRACTICE AMONG PRIMIPAROUS WOMEN IN MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(Makerere University, 2018-04-04)Introduction; Episiotomy, an obstetric procedure introduced into practice without any clear scientific evidence showing its benefits, became almost a procedure done on all parturient women. Recently, liberal episiotomy has ... -
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PRIMARY POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY CAESAREAN SECTIONS IN MULAGO HOSPITAL
(Makerere University, 2019-10-10)Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is among the top 3 causes of maternal mortality with a worldwide prevalence of 6%. In Uganda, PPH was stated to cause 25% of maternal deaths as per roadmap to reduce maternal mortality ... -
APPROPRIATE PRESCRIPTION OF PROTEASE INHIBITORS AND HIV TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN HIV-TUBERCULOSIS CO-INFECTED PATIENTS ON RIFAMPICIN IN URBAN HIV CLINICS IN UGANDA.
(2019-10-17)We aimed to determine how emerging evidence over the past decade informed how Ugandan HIV clinicians prescribed protease inhibitors (PIs) in HIV patients on rifampicin based TB treatment and how this affected HIV treatment ...
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