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Factors associated with healthcare workers’ compliance to infection prevention and control guidelines in neonatal intensive care units and maternity wards in Kamuli, Iganga and Jinja districts
(Makerere University, 2021-05-11)
Background: Newborns admitted in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are at a high risk of contracting Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) and deaths due to lapse in compliance to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) ...
Assessing suspected postpartum illnesses, associated factors and self reported management actions adopted among mothers in Wakiso district,Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-05-06)
Background: Every day 15 women die in Uganda due to pregnancy and child birth related causes which mostly occur during the post-partum period. Health care workers sometimes lack capacity to conduct essential care actions ...
Evaluation of quality of hepatitis B vaccines circulating on the Ugandan market
(Makerere University, 2021-04-28)
Vaccination is the greatest public health intervention in these modern times. Since the Ministry
of Health -Uganda rolled out the Hepatitis B vaccination program, there has been a continuous
decrease in the number of new ...
Factors contributing to utilization of antenatal care services among mothers delivering at Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Background: Antenatal Care is a key element in realizing a reduction in maternal and perinatal deaths. The benefits of Antenatal Care include risk identification; early detection of diseases; prevention of adverse health ...
Modelling the impact of interventions on the optimal control of Cholera in hotspots in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12-23)
Background: Cholera is an infectious disease that is caused by eating food or drinking water
contaminated with a bacteria known as Vibrio cholerae. Historically there have been seven (7)
pandemics and Uganda as a country ...
Human herpes virus 8 DNA in blood as a marker of Kaposi’s Sarcoma in HIV positive Ugandan patients.
(makerere university, 2020-01-28)
Introduction; Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS) is an abnormal excessive growth of blood vessels associated with human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), as the causative agent. In HIV infected individuals, HHV-8 is the major cause of AIDS-related ...
Comparision of the PIPAS severity score and the qSOFA criteria for predicting in-hospital mortality of peritonitis at Mulago Hospital: a prospective cohort study.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Background: Mortality associated with delayed management of peritonitis is up to 40%. Early prognostic assessment is critical to select high-risk patients for a prompt, more aggressive therapeutic approach but most risk ...
Sub-optimal blood pressure control and associated factors among ambulatory diabetic patients with kidney disease attending Kiruddu National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2020-07)
Background: Suboptimal blood pressure control is an important cause of the cardiovascular disease (CVD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) among diabetic patients with kidney disease. The prevalence of ESKD is increasing ...
Incidence and risk factors of sepsis in patients with severe traumatic brain injury at Mulago National Referral Hospital : a prospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2022-01)
Background: Trauma is a major cause of death worldwide, with a mortality of 4,500,000 people per year. Globally, over 10 million people suffer traumatic brain injury. In Mulago National Referral Hospital, severe traumatic ...
Diagnostic reference levels for hysterosalpingography studies at three centres in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-18)
Introduction: Studies show an increase in infertility across the world and increasing use of Hysterosalpingography studies to investigate this problem. However this study like many other fluoroscopic studies is associated ...