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Prevalence and clinical outcomes of Plasmodium falciparum and intestinal parasitic infections among children in Kiryandongo refugee camp, mid-Western Uganda: A cross sectional study

Oboth, Paul; Gavamukulya, Yahaya; Barugahare, Banson John (BMC, 2019)

Background: The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum and Intestinal Parasitic Infections (IPIs) - with the corresponding pathogenesis among children remain uncertain. This study aimed at determining the prevalence and the ...
Nutritional knowledge and practice among patients with non-communicable diseases attending Mbale Regional referral hospital in Eastern Uganda: A cross sectional study

Nambala, Esther; Byakika-Tusiime, Jayne; Gavamukulya, Yahaya (SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2019)

Aim: To determine nutritional knowledge and practices among patients with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) attending Mbale Regional Referral hospital, in Eastern Uganda. Study Design: A mixed methods cross sectional study ...
Liquid chromatography single quadrupole mass spectrometry (lc/sq ms) analysis reveals presence of novel antineoplastic metabolites in ethanolic extracts of fruits and leaves of Annona muricata

Gavamukulya, Yahaya; Maina, Esther N.; Meroka, Amos M.; Madivoli, Edwin S.; El-Shemy, Hany A.; Magoma, Gabriel; Wamunyokoli, Fred (Emanuscript Services, 2019)

Background: Annona muricata, a tropical plant species belonging to family Annonaceae is one of the most used plants in folk medicine because of its many medicinal uses. Despite its wide usage, there is still need to ...
Advances in green nanobiotechnology: Data for synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from ethanolic extracts of fruits and leaves of Annona muricata

Gavamukulya, Yahaya; El-Shemy, Hany A.; Meroka, Amos M.; Madivoli, Edwin S.; Maina, Esther N.; Wamunyokoli, Fred; Magoma, Gabriel (Elsevier, 2019)

In this data article, data obtained from an efficient, eco-friendly and low-cost method for the synthesis and recovery of Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using ethanolic extracts of Annona muricata fruits and leaves as ...
Educational curricula and programs in adolescent medicine for health workers in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review

Miller, Kathleen K.; Brown, Sarah Jane; Pfeffer, Betsy; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Kitaka, Sabrina (2019)

Background Adolescent medicine (AM) has been increasingly recognized as critically important to the health of individuals during their transition to adulthood. On a global scale, AM is often underprioritized and underfunded. ...
Factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding: a survey in Northern Uganda

Mukunya, David; Tumwine, James K.; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Ndeezi, Grace; Odongo, Isaac; Tumuhamye, Josephine; Tongun, Justin Bruno; Kizito, Samuel; Napyo, Agnes; Achora, Vincentina; Odongkara, Beatrice; Tylleskar, Thorkild (Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)

Background: Initiation of breastfeeding later than 1 hour after birth is associated with increased neonatal morbidity and mortality. Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with delayed initiation ...
Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy and cost of different methods for the assessment of severe anaemia in hospitalized children in Eastern Uganda

Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Prevatt, Natalie; Engoru, Charles; Nteziyaremye, Nteziyaremye; Amorut, Denis; Chebet, Martin; Senyondo, Tonny; Ongodia, Paul; Ndila, Carolyne M.; Williams, Thomas N.; Maitland, Kathryn (F1000Research, 2018)

Background: Severe anaemia in children requiring hospital admission is a major public health problem in malaria-endemic Africa. Affordable methods for the assessment of haemoglobin have not been validated against gold ...
In search of a primary outcome for community-based newborn infection trials in Eastern Uganda: a nested cohort study within the BabyGel pilot trial

Mobbs, N. A.; Ditai, James; Abeso, J.; Faragher, E. B.; Carrol, E. D.; Gladstone, M.; Medina-Lara, A.; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Weeks, A. D. (BMC, 2019)

Background: Due to their immature immune system, neonates are at high risk of infection. This vulnerability when combined with limited resources and health education in developing countries can lead to sepsis, resulting ...
Rapid serological tests ineffectively screen for HIV exposure in HIV-positive infants

Urick, Brittany; Fong, Youyi; Okiira, Christopher; Nabukeera-Barungi, Nicolette; Nansera, Denis; Ochola, Emmanuel; Nteziyaremye, Julius; Bigira, Victor; Ssewanyana, Isaac; Ssewanyana, Isaac; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Peter, Trevor; Ghadrshenas, Anisa; Vojnov, Lara; Kiyaga, Charles (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2018)

Background: Data on the performance and utility of rapid serological tests in infants to determine HIV exposure are unclear and in some instances contradictory. This study sought to understand the performance of rapid ...
Rare, serious, and comprehensively described suspected adverse drug reactions reported by surveyed healthcare professionals in Uganda

Kiguba, Ronald; Karamagi, Charles; Waako, Paul; Ndagije, Helen B.; Bird, Sheila M. (Public Library of Science, 2015)

Background Lack of adequate detail compromises analysis of reported suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs). We investigated how comprehensively Ugandan healthcare professionals (HCPs) described their most recent ...
Prevalence and factors associated with traditional herbal medicine use among patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Uganda

Namuddu, Betty; Kalyango, Joan N; Karamagi, Charles; Mudiope, Peter; Sumba, Samwel; Kalende, Henry; Wobudeya, Eric; Kigozi, Brian K; Waako, Paul J. (BMC, 2011)

Background: In Africa, herbal medicines are often used as primary treatment for Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related problems. Concurrent use of traditional herbal medicines (THM) with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) ...
Medication error disclosure and attitudes to reporting by healthcare professionals in a sub-saharan african setting: a survey in Uganda

Kiguba, Ronald; Waako, Paul J.; Ndagije, Helen B.; Karamagi, Charles (Springer, 2015)

Background Medication errors (MEs) are largely underreported, which undermines quality improvement and medication risk management in healthcare. Objectives To assess attitudes of Ugandan healthcare professionals (HCPs) ...
The need for a global perspective on task-sharing in Anesthesia

Lipnick, Michael S.; Bulamba, Fred; Ttendo, Stephen; Gelb, Adrian W. (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017)

Worldwide, patients are suffering due to a critical shortage of anesthesia providers. Five billion people lack access to safe surgical and anesthesia care with 143 million surgical procedures not performed each year due ...
Modifying Intestinal Integrity and MicroBiome in Severe Malnutrition with Legume-Based Feeds (MIMBLE 2.0): protocol for a phase II refined feed and intervention trial

Walsh, Kevin; Calder, Nuala; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Ssenyondo, Tonny; Okiror, William; Okalebo, Charles Bernard; Muhindo, Rita; Mpoya, Ayub; Holmes, Elaine; Marchesi, Julian; de Chenevarin, Gael Delamare de la Villenaise; Frost, Gary; Maitland, Kathryn (F1000Research, 2018)

Background: Changes in intestinal mucosal integrity and gut microbial balance occur in severe acute malnutrition (SAM), resulting in treatment failure and adverse clinical outcomes (gram-negative sepsis, diarrhoea and ...
Bacterial and fungal contaminants in mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures at national tuberculosis referral laboratory-Kampala

Tushabe, John Vianney; Katuura, Esther; Iramiot, Jacob Stanley (Science Domain International, 2017)

Aim: This study was aimed at identification of fungal and bacterial contaminants in Tuberculosis cultures at the Uganda National Reference Laboratory (NTRL). Methods: The cultures were previously grown on Lowenstein-Jensen ...
Bacterial aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility profile of post operative sepsis among surgical patients in a tertiary hospital in rural Eastern Uganda

Masifa, George; Iramiot, Jacob Stanley; Muhindo, Rita; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Nanteza, Ann (Science Domain International, 2018)

Background: Post-operative wound sepsis remains a surgical challenge of public health concern constituting approximately 20% of the health care-associated nosocomial infections. This study aimed at determining the prevalence ...
Hydroxyurea for Children with Sickle Cell Anemia in Sub-Saharan Africa

Tshilolo, Leon; Tomlinson, George; Williams, Thomas N.; Santos, Brigida; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Lane, Adam; Aygun, Banu; Stuber, Susan E.; Latham, Teresa S.; McGann, Patrick T.; Ware, Russell E. (Massachusetts Medical Society, 2019)

BACKGROUND Hydroxyurea is an effective treatment for sickle cell anemia, but few studies have been conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, where the burden is greatest. Coexisting conditions such as malnutrition and malaria ...
Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in emerging economies in Sub-Saharan Africa: clinicians’ public health concerns

Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Namuyodi, Damalie; i Obbo, John Stephen Olwenyi; Meadway, Jeanette (AME Publishing Company, 2017)

Despite improvement in the control of Tuberculosis globally, the disease remains a major public health problem responsible for high morbidity and mortality. In 2013 alone an estimated 9 million people acquired Tuberculosis, ...
Toll-Like Receptor 2-Deficient Mice Succumb to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

Drennan, Michael B.; Nicolle, Delphine; Quesniaux, Valerie J. F.; Jacobs, Muazzam; Allie, Nasiema; Mpagi, Joseph L.; Fremond, Cecile; Wagner, Hermann; Kirschning, Carsten; Ryffe, Bernhard (Elsevier, 2004)

Recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the innate immune system is essential in the development of an adaptive immune response. Mycobacterial cell wall components activate macrophages through Toll-like receptor ...
Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda

Ocan, Moses; Bbosa, Godfrey S; Waako, Paul J.; Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper; Obua, Celestino (BMC, 2014)

Background: Medicines are kept in households Worldwide for first aid, treatment of chronic or acute disease conditions. This promotes inappropriate use of medicines and hence the associated risks. The study explored ...

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