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ADHERENCE TO THE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR PATIENTS WITH HIGH HIV VIRAL LOADS IN KIBOGA AND KYANKWANZI DISTRICTS
(Makerere University, 2019-12-15)
This was a retrospective cohort mixed methods study of HIV patients who had at least one high viral load from a sample taken between 1st April 2016 and 30th March 2017 while attending any health facility in Kiboga and ...
Prevalence, clinical pattern and short term outcomes of HIV infected children admitted at Alsabah Children's Hospital, South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2018)
Background: Worldwide, HIV continues to be a major global health issue, having claimed more than 35 million lives so far. According to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2017 report, approximately 36.7 ...
Caregivers’ attitudes and perceptions towards approval/non-approval of contraceptive use among adolescents in Tororo District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)
Introduction: In Uganda, adolescent pregnancy remains a key public health concern. The use of contraceptives by adolescents has been controversial. Although the adolescents’ caregivers are key in decision making for ...
Disability predisposure to urinary tract infections among adolescent girls: a prospective cohort study in Tororo district, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2018-11-15)
Introduction: The risk of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) is disproportionately distributed among adolescent girls despite the absence of research illustrating the
incidence. Objective: The study investigated how ...
Contraceptive use and choice following abortion and associated factors among female youth in Nakawa and Kawempe Divisions, Kampala - Uganda
(2018-12-14)
Back ground: In Uganda, female youth are most prone to unintended pregnancies. These result into unsafe clandestine abortions because of their ill preparedness for the consequences and the country’s restrictive abortion ...
Assessing community knowledge, practices and determinants of neonatal mortality in a persistently high burden region: a case study of Masaka District-Uganda.
(2018-11-26)
Introduction: South Central Uganda where Masaka district is found continues to register higher neonatal mortality rates as compared to other regions in the country. It is not clear why the region has persistently had a ...
The sputum microbiome composition in pulmonary TB patients and its changes through TB treatment.
(Makerere University, 2018-12-02)
Background: Commensal microbiota residing in or on the human body play key roles in maintaining health and immunity. The abundance and dynamics of these microbial communities when disrupted can result in dysbiosis and the ...
Assessment of the implementation of health facility based maternal death audit recommendations in Kabarole district
(2018-11)
Introduction
Kabarole district has implemented facility based maternal death audits (MDAs) since 2010. MDAs have a potential to inform improvement of obstetric care and to reduce maternal deaths if MDA recommendations are ...
An assessment of the capacity, status and burden of health facilities in Pakwach and Nebbi Districts to manage obstetric emergencies
(2018-11-26)
Background
The capacity of the health facilities to handle emergency obstetric conditions in Uganda is low.
Available data indicates a high number of facility registered and reported maternal deaths in
Nebbi and ...
Effects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on B cell responses.
(Makerere University, 2018-11-04)
Background
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) causes tuberculosis (TB), the leading cause of death from a single pathogen. The success of this microbe has been linked to its subversive effects on host immunity. Indeed, ...