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Delayed definitive treatment among trauma patients attending oral and maxillofacial surgery unit of Mulago hospital, Uganda: prevalence and associated factors
(Makerere University, 2022-02-17)
Background, Oral and maxillofacial (OMF) trauma or injuries are common presentations in hospital emergency rooms and account for about 50% of all deaths globally. The definitions of delayed definitive treatment of OMF ...
Challenges and opportunities for use of long‑lasting insecticidal nets to prevent malaria during overnight travel in Uganda: a qualitative study
(BioMed Central, 2021)
Background: Travel is a well‑recognized risk factor for malaria. Within sub‑Saharan Africa, travelers from areas of lower to higher transmission intensity are potentially at high risk of malaria. Long‑lasting insecticidal ...
“A man without money getting a sexual partner? It doesn’t exist in our community”: male partners’ perspectives on transactional sexual relationships in Uganda and Eswatini
(Informa UK Limited, 2021)
Research on transactional sexual relationships has largely focused on women’s perspectives. Better understanding the men’s views—especially regarding relationships with adolescent girls and young women—can inform HIV ...
Conflicted masculinities: understanding dilemmasand (re)configurations of masculinity among menin long-term relationships with female sex workers,in Kampala, Uganda
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2021)
ABSTRACT
This ethnographic study explores the experience of men in long-term relationships with sex workers and their construction of masculine identities in Kampala, Uganda. Data were collected in 2019and comprise in-depth ...
Identification of loci associated with environmental adaptation in indigenous cattle of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
Cattle are invaluable to the people of Uganda. They are a source of pride of tribes and are also used in social functions. In Uganda, local breeds of cattle are kept due to their tolerance to locally prevailing animal pests ...
Evaluation of the Diagnostic Validity of the HIV VISITECT CD4 Point-of-Care Rapid Diagnostic Test Using PIMA Analyzer as the Gold Standard in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-09-30)
Background: HIV remains prevalent in Uganda, and the cluster of differentiation-4 (CD4)
markers are widely used to support and monitor disease progression.
Objectives: This study aimed to compare the diagnostic validity ...
The political economy of adolescent mental health in Uganda: a case study among actors and adolescents in Kampala District.
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: More than half of Uganda’s population is below 16 years of age. These children and adolescents have particularly been exposed to increased risk of mental health conditions due to extreme poverty and a history ...
Prevalence and factors associated with depression among young adults living with HIV attending the Infectious Diseases Institute
(Makerere University, 2023-09-20)
Introduction: Depression among young adults living with HIV increases their risk of complications from HIV and has been consistently associated with disruption of the important developmental process, subsequently leading ...
Prevalence and associated factors of postpartum depression among women living with human immunodeficiency virus in three high volume health facilities in Wakiso District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)
Introduction: Mothers living with Human Immunodeficiency virus face a range of psychological problems including postpartum depression which result into disease progression and long-lasting effects on the health of their ...
Employing whole genome sequencing to elucidate the pathogenic and Antimicrobial resistance potential of Klebsiella Oxytoca clinical isolates from Mulago Referral National Hospital in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11-13)
Introduction: Klebsiella oxytoca (K. oxytoca) comprises a complex of related Gram negative opportunistic bacterial pathogens with scantly explored emerging antimicrobial resistance globally. Evidence shows shared virulence ...