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Molecular Characterization of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Clients with Community-acquired Urinary Tract Infections Attending Outpatient Clinics in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
Background: Community-acquired urinary tract infection (CA-UTI) commonly caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is mainly treated empirically but there is increased resistance to different common antimicrobial ...
Prevalence and factors associated with malaria parasitaemia among adults living with HIV following discontinuation of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis at Kitgum Hospital
(Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Makerere University, 2019-10)
Background: The effect of discontinuation of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis on malaria parasitaemia among patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) who have regained immune competence and living in a malaria endemic area remains ...
Availability and Quality of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care and status of MPDR implementation in Health facilities providing maternity services in Arua District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere university, 2019-12-11)
Background: Obstetric emergencies are recognized as a leading cause of premature death and disability among women of childbearing age especially in developing countries where 99% of the 303, 000 global maternal deaths ...
A Comparative Analysis of Satisfaction among Clients on the Kisiizi Hospital Community Insurance Scheme and Non-Insured Clients at Kisiizi Hospital, Rukungiri District
(2019-12-03)
Introduction: Patients’ satisfaction is considered core to quality of health care. In the developed world, patients’ satisfaction surveys have improved quality of healthcare delivery and have become a mandatory issue in ...
Coping patterns of health workers and patients towards medicine stock outs in public health facilities in Uganda: A case study of Kabarole District
(Makerere University, 2019-09-18)
Introduction: Medicine stock outs are a common problem in health facilities countries public health facilities. Stock out of medicines in developing patients and health workers outcomes.
Objectives:To establish how health ...
Loss to follow-up and associated factors among adult people living with HIV at public health facilities in Wakiso District, Uganda: A retrospective cohort study
(BMC Health Services Research, 2019)
Background:
Loss to follow-up (LTFU) from care among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is thought to be more common in the public setting compared to the private health care. It is anticipated that the problem may become ...
How low can you go: What is the safe threshold for platelet transfusions in patients with hematologic malignancy in sub-Saharan Africa
(Makerere University, 2019)
Background Despite the importance of platelet transfusions in treatment of hematologic cancer patients, the optimal platelet count threshold for prophylactic transfusion is unknown in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods We followed ...
Utilization of HIV testing services among adolescents aged 10-19 years in Soroti District, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2019-12-06)
Introduction: Globally 2,100 adolescents are infected with HIV every day. In Uganda, most adolescents do not know their HIV status. Although generally adolescents know of a place to get tested for HIV, the proportion ever ...