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Helminths and metabolic outcomes in rural and urban Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
Background: Inflammation plays an important role in the development and progression of metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidaemia and atherosclerosis. Helminths modulate human immune responses as ...
Service availability, and readiness of primary care health facilities to offer hypertension diagnosis services in Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2021-03-31)
Background:
Despite the existing knowledge about the growing hypertension epidemic, few people are receiving appropriate diagnosis services in health facilities in low-income countries like Uganda. Information on the ...
Prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among preterm and low birth weight infants under 6 months attending the preterm clinic at mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-01-11)
Background: There are 15 million babies born prematurely across the globe with a greater
majority of these preterm births occurring in Africa and South Asia. Uganda ranks 13th out of
184 countries for the highest number ...
Interferon Sensitivity Profiles of HIV-1 Transmitter Founder Viruses of Subtypes A, D and AD Recombinants in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-02-08)
ABSTRACT
Background: In 80–90% of HIV-1 discordant partners, infection of the naive partner always results from the successful transmission and propagation of a single virus variant, termed the Transmitter Founder (TF) ...
Fresh stillbirths following emergency caesarean section deliveries and associated factors at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-21)
Introduction: Globally, 2.6 million stillbirths occur each year and Uganda is among the countries with a very high stillbirth rate of 21 deaths per 1000 live births. Kawempe National Referral Hospital (KNRH) has a high ...
Sputum microRNA profiles of treatment-naïve and patients on antituberculosis therapy in Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-03-29)
Background: Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death due to a single infectious
agent. This is attributed to the limitations of the current diagnostic tests in terms of sensitivity and
specificity. ...
The cost-effectiveness analysis of iron- folic acid supplementation and the combination of kitchen gardening with iron-folic acid supplementation in the prevention and control of gestational anaemia in Kiboga district.
(Makerere University, 2021-04-19)
Background: Gestational anaemia is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality
in developing countries. This study analyzed the cost-effectiveness of Iron-Folic Acid
supplementation and the combination ...
Prevalance and factors associated with stunting among children aged 6-59 months in Bala sub-county, Kole district.
(Makerere University, 2021-04)
Introduction:
Stunting is the most prevalent form of malnutrition. It is associated with prolonged under nutrition in most developing countries including Uganda. Malnutrition contributes to more than 50 percent of the ...
Prevalence and factors associated with Hepatitis B infection among people living with HIV attending Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03-24)
Background: Liver diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV/HBV co-infected individuals. Globally, Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) accounts for an estimated 257 million cases with more than 600,000 ...
Role of Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptors and Human Leukocyte Antigens in Transmission and Severity of Malaria in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-08)
Background
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium falciparum. In 2018, there were an estimated 228 million cases of malaria worldwide and 405,000 malaria deaths. Malaria burden is greatly affected by ...