School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.): Recent submissions
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Perspectives of psychiatric clinical officer students and their mentors on the use of portfolios at Butabika national mental hospital.
(Makerere university, 2024-12-13)Background Portfolios are essential clinical assessment tools for psychiatric clinical officer (PCO) students, playing a crucial role in documenting learning experiences during clinical placements. However, differing ... -
Impact of significant depression symptoms on adherence to tenofovir-based antiretroviral therapy in young women living with HIV in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: After almost forty years of the HIV pandemic, Africa is still accounting for more than two-thirds of global infections. HIV infections are more prevalent in women (54%) compared to men, making them an important ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with work apathy among nurses and mid-wives working in selected referral hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Work apathy refers to a lack of feeling or emotion, lack of interest or concern, or a syndrome of impaired motivation and consequent reduced goal-directed behaviour. The main problem associated with work apathy ... -
Role of CSF budding yeast cells in predicting culture-positive cryptococcal meningitis relapse and mortality in patients with recurrence of meningitis symptoms at three tertiary hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: The presence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) budding yeast cells as a predictive biomarker for culture-positive cryptococcal meningitis (CM) relapse could be a cost-effective and timely diagnostic tool, particularly ... -
Prevalence of false negative HIV results and associated factors among patients on antiretroviral therapy with a non-detectable viral load at Kisenyi Health Center IV
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Studies in Sub Saharan Africa have found decreasing sensitivities of HIV diagnostic tests among people living with HIV (PLHIV) that have an undetectable viral load. This has often led to inappropriate ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with low-level viremia among PLHIV substituted to Dolutegravir from non-nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors at Kitebi Health Center III
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Globally, 38.4 million people were living with HIV by the end of 2021, and about two-thirds of this population were in the sub-Saharan region. Effective adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) ... -
Concordance of data on key malaria indicators between DHIS 2 and source documents and its influencing factors at health facilities in Mayuge District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Effective malaria surveillance is a key strategy for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa. Uganda rolled out the District Health Information System, version 2 (DHIS 2) to improve routine malaria surveillance ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with generalized anxiety disorder in healthcare workers at China-Uganda Friendship Hospital Naguru and Kiruddu National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Generalized anxiety disorder is common in health workers and is associated with reduced productivity at the work place as the patients are usually restless and, on the edge, irritable with difficulty in ... -
Knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) among clinicians on aetiologic management of abnormal vaginal discharge in pregnant women at Kawempe National Referral Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2024-07)Introduction: Aetiologic management of STIs to treat the curable abnormal vaginal discharge caused by bacterial vaginosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis is a sensitive and specific tool to achieve WHO’s global ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with premarital sickle cell screening among couples at the different religious institutions in Kampala District: a cross-sectional study.
(Makerere University, 2024-10)Introduction: Premarital screening provides an opportunity for intending couples to know their phenotype or genotype and be aware of the risk of having children with genetic diseases like sickle cell disease (SCD) and adopt ... -
Knowledge, attitude and practices of preconception care amongst healthcare providers at kawempe national referral hospital
(Makerere University, 2024-12-09)Introduction: Preconception care aims to enhance a healthy physical, mental, and emotional well-being of a woman or couple before conception and has been endorsed by WHO to improve maternal outcomes. Despite acknowledged ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with failed induction of labor in Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024-12-06)Background: Induction of labor is the artificial stimulation of uterine contractions before the spontaneous onset of labor to achieve vaginal delivery. Failed induction of labor is associated with poor maternal and neonatal ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with acute kidney injury among women with preeclmapsia with severe features in Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024-12-11)Background: Preeclampsia is one of the most common cause of pregnancy related Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) accounting for up to 30% of global cases. However, there is limited research conducted in Uganda on prevalence and ... -
Assessing the implementation fidelity of self-collect HPV cervical cancer screening among HIV positive women in Wakiso District, Uganda; a survey of public healthcare facilities.
(Makerere University, 2024-12-06)Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer affecting women worldwide with an estimated 640,000 new cases in 2020 and an estimated 342,000 deaths. In Uganda, cervical cancer remains the most common cause of cancer ... -
Prevalence of and factors associated with cervical precancerous lesions among women aged 25-65 years attending Uganda Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer community programs
(Makerere University, 2024-10)Cervical cancer is a significant global issue, with 604,000 new cases in 2022. Women with HIV face a sixfold higher risk. In Uganda, despite efforts like HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening, around 7,000 cases ... -
Risk of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm neonates born to mothers who receivec antenatal dexamethasone between 2 weeks 0 days and 33 weeks days at kawempe national referral hospital
(Makerere University, 2024-12-06)Introduction: Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a serious complication of preterm birth and is the main cause of perinatal mortality. Corticosteroids have reported to have a positive effect on the mother and fetus ... -
Short-term outcome of proximal femur fractures treated with Cephalomedullary nailing at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Cephalomedullary nailing (CMN) is a well-documented treatment option for proximal femur fractures (PFFs), allowing early patient mobilization thus reducing morbidity and mortality. Despite its popularity, surgical ... -
Lived experiences of women with uterine fibroids attending Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Uterine fibroids are the commonest benign tumors in women of reproductive age and can be found in almost 80-90% of all women by the age of 50 years. Black women are disproportionately affected by uterine ... -
Level and factors associated with adherence to recommended intrapartum guidelines for PMTCT among health care workers in Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Mother to child transmission is the most common form of HIV transmission among children, accounting for 90% of pediatric HIV cases. Without any intervention, the risk of an infant acquiring HIV from an HIV ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with probable anxiety disorders among elderly persons living with HIV at Mulago ISS clinic. A cross-sectional study
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: HIV/AIDS is a major public health issue globally. Due to advancements in ART therapy, more people with HIV are living longer with about 1.4 million infected people in Uganda. Anxiety disorders are often ...