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Mortality among children under five years admitted for routine care of severe acute malnutrition: a prospective cohort study from Kampala, Uganda
(BMC, 2020)
Background: Mortality among children under 5 years of age admitted to malnutrition units in sub-Saharan Africa remains high. The burden of HIV infection, a major risk factor for mortality among patients with severe acute ...
Fetal heart rate monitoring practices at a public hospital in Northern Uganda – what health workers document, do and say
(Global Health Action, 2020-01-20)
Background: In Uganda, perinatal mortality is 38 per 1000 pregnancies. One-third of these deaths are due to birth asphyxia. Adequate fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring during labor may detect birth asphyxia but little is ...
Health care workers’ experiences of managing foetal distress and birth asphyxia at health facilities in Northern Uganda
(BMC, 2021-01)
Background: Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of intrapartum stillbirth and neonatal mortality worldwide. We sought to explore the experiences of health care workers in managing foetal distress and birth asphyxia ...
Factors associated with birth asphyxia among term singleton births at two referral hospitals in Northern Uganda: A cross sectional study
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022)
Background: Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality worldwide. In Uganda, it accounts
for 28.9% of all neonatal deaths. With a view to inform policy and practice interventions to reduce adverse ...