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Prognostic factors for overall survival of patients with prostate cancer in Kyadondo county, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-24)
Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) remains the most common cancer among men in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Uganda has the highest incidence and mortality of PCa in the East Africa region. The overall survival of patients with ...
Factors affecting utilization of skilled birth attendance and post natal care services among teenage mothers in Kamuli district, eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-16)
Background: According to the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) of 2016, 78.6%
of births among teenage mothers were by skilled birth attendants and only 53.1% of teenage
mothers attend a postnatal check during ...
Factors associated with postnatal care services utilization among mothers who gave birth in the last 12 months, Hoima district
(Makerere University, 2021-03-10)
BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality ratio is still high in Uganda, 336/100,000 live births and
about 75% of the maternal deaths occur during the postnatal period despite efforts in trying to
enhance maternal and child health. ...
Food security among South Sudanese refugee households in a protracted situation in Rhino camp settlement, Arua district, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-04)
Background: Food security remains a big challenge in protracted refugees situations. We assessed food security status and the associated factors, as well as the food insecurity coping strategies among refugee households ...
Coping strategies and associated factors in adolescents with HIV following disclosure of their HIV status at Arua Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-04-20)
Background: Disclosure is part of the HIV/AIDS care for adolescents and is one of the greatest psychosocial challenges that HIV-infected adolescents face. It is important to know the coping strategies used by adolescents ...
Assessment of the drivers to a persistent measles outbreak among under five - year old children in Wakiso district Central Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-04-01)
Introduction and Background
Regardless of the availability of a safe and efficacious vaccine for the last three decades which has been protective to many lives, measles has continuously been the major cause of morbidity ...
Vancomycin Resistance among Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-04-01)
Introduction Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is defined as Staphylococcus aureus strain resistant to almost all Beta-lactams antimicrobial agents. The increased burden of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus ...
Incidence, associated factors and complications of residual neuromuscular blockade among adult patients in the post anaesthesia care unit: a multicenter prospective observation study.
(Makerere University, 2021-01-11)
Residual neuromuscular blockade (RNMB) is a major deterrent to use of Neuromuscular blocking
drugs (NMBDs) during general anaesthesia. It is associated with potentially fatal Acute
Respiratory Events (AREs) like upper ...
Antibody responses to Mycobacterial glycans and glycolipids as potential correlates of protection from mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in BCG vaccinated children
(Makerere University, 2021-04-01)
Background: Globally, tuberculosis (TB) has remained the main cause of death from a single
infectious pathogen. The only licensed TB vaccine to date, BCG, has variable efficacy. We need
to understand the mechanism ...
Timely First Antenatal Care Visit and associated factors among Adolescent Girls in Fishing Communities of Namayingo District, East Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-17)
Background: In Uganda, the average timing of 1st ANC is at 19 weeks of pregnancy, this is late
based on the WHO recommendation of attending early 1
st ANC at ≤ 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Timely 1
stANC is critical as it ...