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Prevalence and factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis among children aged 2 to 59 months presenting with severe pneumonia at Alsabah Children’s Hospital, Juba, South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem at a global level. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018, approximately 10 million people developed TB in 2017, of which 1.0 million (10%) ...
Prevalence and Factors associated with Vitamin D deficiency among Children aged 2-59 months with severe Pneumonia in Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2019-05-16)
Background: Vitamin D is an immune modulator that regulates production of antimicrobial peptides cathelicidin and Beta-defensins-2 that are important in immune response (innate and adaptive). In Uganda, 80% of healthy ...
Prevalence and factors associated with under nutrition among HIV exposed children 6 to 24 months attending antiretroviral therapy clinics in Kampala.
(2018-12-17)
Introduction
Under nutrition is the leading underlying factor of child mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is a critical window of opportunity for improving child nutrition; from pregnancy through the ...
Doctor-patient communication,associated factors and needs among children with cancer aged 8-15 years at the Uganda Cancer Institute
(Makerere University, 2019-08-08)
Background: The burden of cancer in children is increasing worldwide including Uganda. Communication with paediatric cancer patients is complex and entails at least a triad; the patient, parent/caregiver and provider, ...
Prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months in Jubek State, South Sudan
(2019-10-14)
Introduction: South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation which gained independence from Sudan on the 9th of July, 2011. This former region of Sudan has witnessed some of the World’s most horrific humanitarian catastrophe ...
Missed Opportunities for Measles Vaccination among Children Aged 9-59 Months During 2017 Measles Supplementary Immunization Activity in Lilongwe District, Malawi.
(Makerere University, 2019-07)
Background: In Lilongwe District, and for the duration between 2013 and 2017, the measles immunization coverage had stagnated between 65% and 71%. In June 2017, a measles Supplementary Immunization Activity (SIA) was ...
Factors associated with measles vaccination among children aged 12 – 24 months in Busia district.
(Makerere University, 2018-11-23)
Introduction: Measles vaccination is an effective public health intervention to reduce morbidity and mortality among children below 5years due to measles. In Busia measles vaccination has remained low at 70% despite the ...
Prevalence of hearing loss among children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus attending Paediatric Diabetic Clinic, Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction
Hearing loss is one form of disability experienced by children with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM). As one of the complications, it has been reported more commonly in diabetic children than in non diabetic ...
Prevalence and factors associated with underweight status among infants in Tororo District Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)
INTRODUCTION
Underweight in infants increases the risk of mortality (WHO, 2010 ). Globally, 16% of children below five years are underweight of these 17% are in developing countries and 21% in Sub – Sahara Africa ...