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Prevalence, patterns and factors associated with peripheral arterial disease among patients with intermittent claudication at St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya
(2018)
Background: In Uganda, there is limited information on the prevalence, pattern and factors associated with lower limb PAD. The study was conducted to determine the prevalence, describe patterns and identify factors associated ...
Prevalence and disposal of unused medicines among Households in Kawempe Division, Kampala Capital City Authority, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-11-20)
ABSTRACT
Background: Presence of unused medicines in households can lead to harmful health incidents such as prolonged morbidity due to ingestion of sub-optimal doses, wrong treatment or poisoning and yet there is ...
Prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months attending Nakaseke General Hospital, Nakaseke District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: Anaemia is a common health problem in children and is one of the leading causes of death in low income countries. It is most common between the ages of 6 to 59 months where it is found to be associated with ...
Prevalence And Factors Associated with Iron Deficiency Among Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia at Mulago Hospital Sickle Cell Clinic
(Makerere University, 2022-12-01)
Background: Iron deficiency (ID) accounts for an estimated 42% of the global anemia burden.
In Uganda alone national estimates of 53% have been reported. Equally Uganda has a
significant sickle cell disease burden with ...
Prevalence, factors associated and knowledge of dementia among older adults attending ROTOM Health Center-Mukono, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08-26)
Introduction: Dementia is on the rise due to increasing proportion of old people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although dementia is misattributed to normal ageing or supernatural causes in SSA, it is a brain disease with ...
Prevalence and radiological patterns of Trochanteric Femur Fractures in adults with Femur fractures seen at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023-10-26)
Introduction: Trochanteric Femur fractures (TFF) are some of the most common fractures of the hip especially in the elderly with osteoporotic bones, usually due to trivial trauma. These fractures are usually due to high ...
Prevalence and patterns of musculoskeletal deformities in children with cerebral palsy attending Mulago national referral hospital,Kampala,Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-07)
Introduction: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a major cause of motor disability among children. The prevalence of CP in Uganda is estimated to be 2.9 per 1000 children while the burden of musculoskeletal deformities (MSDs) among ...
Prevalence and factors associated with urinary tract infections among children aged 6-59 months with severe acute malnutrition at mulago hospital.
(Makerere University, 2023-10-27)
Background: Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is one of the leading causes of mortality among children under five in the developing countries. The burden of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) among children with SAM is high and ...
Hepatitis B virus prevalence, knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices among men who have sex with men attending the most at-risk Population Initiative Clinic at Mulago Hospital, Uganda: a cross-sectional study.
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
Background
It is estimated that 30% of the world is infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and about 350 million of these are chronic infections causing approximately 1 million deaths per annum. Men who have Sex with Men ...
Multidrug resistant Escherichia coli on chicken farms in Arua District, West Nile, Uganda: prevalence, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and public health risks
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
Background: Antimicrobial resistance in food-animals threatens public health and food security. Much as chicken farms harbour resistant E. coli, its epidemiology in Uganda is still not well understood. This study determined ...