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Neonatal sepsis at Mulago national referral hospital in Uganda :

Tumuhamye, Josephine; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Bwanga, Freddie; Ndeezi, Grace; Mukunya, David; Napyo, Agnes; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Tumwine, James K. (Busitema University ; Plos One., 2020-08-10)

Background Sepsis is the third most common cause of death among neonates, with about 225,000 new-borns dying every year globally. Data concerning the microbial etiology of neonatal sepsis and antimicrobial resistance ...
Nutritional knowledge and practice among patients with non-communicable diseases attending Mbale regional referral hospital in eastern Uganda :

Nambala, Esther (Busitema University., 2020-12)

Background: Non communicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people globally each year. Almost three quarters of NCD deaths occur in low and middle income countries. According to Health Management Information System (FIMIS) ...
Patient related predictors of virological non- suppression among HIV infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy :

Odung, Tonny (Busitema University, 2018)

Background: In Uganda, recent data about viral load non-suppression among HIV infected individuals on antiretroviral treatment is relatively scarce and this complicates the design of effective HIV/AIDS mitigation ...
Perceived risk and knowledge of COVID-2019 community transmission among local council leaders in rural districts of eastern Uganda.

Walusansa, Abdul; Iramiot, Jacob Stanley; Kudamba, Ali; Okurut, Shaban Alemu; Mpagi, Joseph; Namuli, Aida; Nabuuma, Hawa; Wasige, Godfrey; Kafeero, Hussein M.; Ssenku, Jamil (Busitema University ; Research Square., 2020)

Background: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is one of the topmost global hindrances to human existence. Rural settings have been reported to be more vulnerable in some parts of the world. In Uganda, local council (LC) ...
Perinatal death triples the prevalence of postpartum depression among women in Northern Uganda :

Arach, Anna Agnes Ojok; Nakasujja, Noeline; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Ndeezi, Grace; Kiguli, Juliet; Mukunya, David; Odongkara, Beatrice; Achora, Vincentina; Tongun, Justin Bruno; Musaba, Milton Wamboko (Busitema University ; Plos One., 2020-10-13)

Introduction Deaths during the perinatal period remain a big challenge in Africa, with 38 deaths per 1000 pregnancies in Uganda. The consequences of these deaths can be detrimental to the women; some ending up with ...
Predicting treatment outcomes among HIV/TB coinfected patients in the east and north-eastern Uganda; a retrospective cohort study.

Omara, Godfrey (Busitema University., 2022-05)

Introduction Successful tuberculosis treatment outcomes are still below the WHO end TB targets of = 90% despite the improvement in the availability of TB prevention, treatment, and care services. From the literature, ...
Predictors of poor treatment outcomes for drug resistant tuberculosis in eastern Uganda :

Namuyodi, Damalie Waiswa (Busitema University., 2017)

The outcome of treatment in drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients is often poor. but predictors of poor treatment outcome have remained obscure. Uganda is one of the 30 high TB/HIV burden countries in the world. The ...
Pregnancy outcomes among adolescents attending a rural health facility in Uganda :

Oula, Alex (Busitema University., 2022)

Background: Adolescent pregnancy is a public health problem and it is estimated that about 23 million adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 years become pregnant and around 16 million give birth every year globally. About 95% of ...
Prescription practice and potential drug-to-drug interactions in the management of childhood malaria at Mbale regional referral hospital :

Okalebo, Charles Benard. (Busitema University., 2020-12)

Background: Malaria remains a leading cause of mortality among the under-fives in Uganda, and yet health professionals do not adhere to the treatment guidelines and standards. The poor prescription practices have led to ...
Prescription practice and potential drug-to-drug interactions in the management of childhood malaria at Mbale regional referral hospital :

Okalebo, Charles Benard (Busitema University, 2020)

Background: Malaria remains a leading cause of mortality among the under-fives in Uganda, and yet health professionals do not adhere to the treatment guidelines and standards. The poor prescription practices have led ...
Prevalence and factors associated with early resumption of sexual intercourse among postpartum adolescents in Soroti district :

Madenje, Micheal (Busitema University, 2020)

Introduction Adolescent childbearing is associated with Poor health, economic and social outcomes Uganda has a high proportion of adolescents who have begun childbearing and Eastern Uganda has the highest proportion at ...
Prevalence and factors associated with modern contraceptives utilization among female adolescents in Uganda.

Sserwanja, Quraish; Musaba, Milton W.; Mukunya, David (Busitema University ; BMC, 2021)

Background: The sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of adolescents remain largely unmet. For instance, over 20 million female adolescents in need of, a modern contraceptive method is not using any. This study ...
Prevalence and factors associated with Oxford/ AstraZeneca vaccine adverse effects; a cross-sectional study in Tororo, eastern Uganda.

Onyango, Jagire (Busitema University., 2022-05)

Background: Vaccines are the most effective strategy against COVID-19 pandemic but have faced roll out challenges partly due to fear of potential side effects. Literature review reveals that socio demographic and other ...
Prevalence and factors associated with sexual violence among rural women aged 15-49 years in Uganda :

Kawuki, Joseph; Sserwanja, Quraish; Mukunya, David; Sepenu, Abigail Sitsope; Musaba, Milton (Busitema University ; Research Square., 2020)

Background and Aim: Sexual violence is a serious global health problem with short and long-term physical, mental, and reproductive adverse-effects. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with sexual ...
Prevalence and factors associated with teenage pregnancy in Mbale regional referral hospital :

Chemutai, Violet (Busitema University, 2020)

Background: Teenage pregnancy and teen-motherhood has become a major health and social concern globally and Uganda in particular because of its association with high morbidity and mortality for both the mother and the ...
Prevalence and factors associated with use of postpartum contraception among teenage women in Mbale municipality :

Muyama, Doreen Loy (Busitema University, 2020)

Introduction: Teenage pregnancies are associated with adverse health, social and economic outcomes A rapid repeat pregnancy may therefore compound onto these poor outcomes. Postpartum Contraceptive uptake is a key ...
Prevalence and predictors for unintended pregnancy among HIV‑infected pregnant women in Lira, northern Uganda :

Napyo, Agnes; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Mukunya, David; Tumuhamye, Josephine; Ndeezi, Grace; OjokArach, AnnaAgnes; Odongkara, Beatrice; Waako, Paul; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K. (Busitema University ; Scientific reports., 2020)

Prevention of unintended pregnancies is a global strategy to eliminate mother‑to‑child transmission of HIV. factors surrounding unintended pregnancy among women living with HIV are not well understood. We aimed to determine ...
Prevalence of and factors associated with combined use of herbal and conventional medicine by caretakers of children with sickle cell disease in Jinja regional referral hospital; a cross-sectional study.

Apolot, Consiliate (Busitema University., 2022-05)

Background: Concurrent use of Herbal (HM) and Conventional Medicine (CM) poses a huge risk of drug-herbal interactions that can result in therapeutic failure or toxicity. However, little is known about the prevalence of ...
Prevalence of confirmed tuberculosis and factors influencing its management in children aged 12yrs and below presumed to have TB attending Bwizi Bwera health center iv, Mbarara district.

Nabimanya, Phillip (Busitema University., 2020)

In the year 2015, WHO estimated that there were one million incident cases and more than 240,000 deaths caused by TB; including children with HIV/TB co-infection. Children can get TB at any age, but usually, the infection ...
Prevalence, associated factors, and outcomes of visceral shmania infection in Moroto district; a cross-sectional study.

Sagaki, Patrick (Busitema University., 2022-05)

Introduction: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) remains one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) of public health importance. The condition remains poorly studied for instance, the contribution of admissions from Moroto ...

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