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Factors associated with complete immunization among children aged 12-23 months in Yaqshid District, Somalia
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Introduction: World Health Organization revealed that, immunization has been estimated to avert between 2 to 3 million deaths every year globally. In Yaqshid district, immunization coverage among children stands at 49%. ...
Prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among children aged 5- 17 years living in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Isingiro district.
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Background: Hunger and malnutrition are rampant among refugees and displaced populations, many of whom are infants and children. These suffer from one or more of the multiple forms of malnutrition. Nakivale Refugee Settlement ...
Prevalence and factors associated with acute kidney injury among children aged 6 months – 12 years passing dark urine admitted at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-11)
Background: Acute kidney Injury (AKI) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality especially in low resource settings. Early recognition of patients with possible AKI prior to onset of clinical manifestation is ...
Prevalence and factors associated with microalbuminuria in children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes in Mulago and Nsambya Hospitals in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Background: Type 1 Diabetes mellitus (T1D) causes profound impact on children and families worldwide. There’s a risk of poor growth, development, and macrovascular and microvascular complications among long term survivors. ...
Retrospective analysis of concurrently wasted and stunted children 6-59 months in the outpatient therapeutic feeding programme in Karamoja: burden, characteristics, detection, response to treatment and outcomes
(Makerere University, 2022-01-11)
Background: Children with wasting and stunting at the same time (WaSt) are an emerging public health priority group. They have a comparable risk of death to children with severe wasting. However, evidence is needed to ...
Whole exome sequencing uncovers genetic predisposition to pediatric HIV disease progression and hyperhemolysis syndrome
(Makerere University, 2022-07)
Background: Populations of African ancestry hold a disproportionate burden of infectious and non-infectious diseases. Genetic variants, with population allele frequencies ranging from rare to common variants, are believed ...
Validity of mid-upper arm circumference in assessing thinness among children aged 5-9 years with and without HIV: A multi center study
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Background: Malnutrition is prevalent in children 5-9 years especially among those co-infected with HIV/AIDS yet it negatively impacts their growth, development and cognition. Although body mass index for age and sex z ...
Prevalence and factors associated with stunting in children and adolescents 1- 18 years with nephrotic syndrome attending the Renal Clinic at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Background: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is the most common glomerulopathy in children aged 2-18 years. It occurs at an annual incidence of 2-7 per 100,000 cases worldwide, 5.6 per million children in Tropical Africa and is ...
Monitoring antibacterial use in children under five years in rural communities of Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Background: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) and diarrhea are leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the burden is high among children under five years of ...
Association between introduction of Integrated Community Case Management and utilisation of selected facility-based health services among children one year of age in Amolataar district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-11-07)
BACKGROUND: Scale-up of Integrated Community Case Management of common
childhood illnesses (ICCM) is a growing focus to address health care access barriers.
Assessment of ICCM programming has paid little attention to ...