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Improving estimation of proportion of readmissions among patients with liver cirrhosis and associated complications on the gastroenterology ward, Mulago hospital.
(Makerere University, 2019-08-28)
ABSTRACT Background. Hospital managers are increasingly focusing their attention on reducing rates of rehospitalization as a way of improving quality of care and reducing costs. At Mulago hospital, there is limited information ...
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, ...
Prevalence and Factors associated with Vitamin D deficiency among Children aged 2-59 months with severe Pneumonia in Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2019-05-16)
Background: Vitamin D is an immune modulator that regulates production of antimicrobial peptides cathelicidin and Beta-defensins-2 that are important in immune response (innate and adaptive). In Uganda, 80% of healthy ...
Comparison of accuracy of Johnson and Risantos formula for fetal weight estimation in term parturients in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2018-05)
Introduction: Precise and accurate estimation of birth weight (BW) is one of the most important aspects at the start of labor. Estimation of fetal weight using measurements of fundal height (FH) and abdominal girth (AG) ...
Validity of ultrasound in dignosis of scrotal filariasis in a filarial endemic area in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-09)
ABSTRACT
Scrotal filariasis is a devastating and disfiguring disease that is a major public health problem with socioeconomic impacts. It is a disease condition resulting from infestation with the mosquito borne parasitic ...
Doctor-patient communication,associated factors and needs among children with cancer aged 8-15 years at the Uganda Cancer Institute
(Makerere University, 2019-08-08)
Background: The burden of cancer in children is increasing worldwide including Uganda. Communication with paediatric cancer patients is complex and entails at least a triad; the patient, parent/caregiver and provider, ...
Respectful Maternity Care: Perspectives of Midwives at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2019-07-23)
Introduction
Lack of RMC among pregnant women, especially intrapartum period has emerged as a serious contributor to pregnant women refusing to access maternity services hence poor maternal and child health outcomes. ...
Corneal morbidity and associated factors among adults with reduced vision presenting to the eye clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(2019-08)
Introduction: Corneal morbidity is an important cause of visual loss and contributes to about 5.1% of the global blindness burden. Population surveys done in sub-Saharan Africa and among developing countries have shown ...
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 ...
CRITERION BASED AUDIT ON MANAGEMENT OF PRETEM BIRTH IN MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL.
(Makerere University, 2019-10-01)
Introduction: Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal deaths and the second leading cause of death in children under five after pneumonia. Even for those that do survive, complications due to prematurity impact lot ...