Background
Despite significant progress on HIV control in Uganda, the population-level viral suppression
rate remains low at 74.9% and Uganda now records about 50,000 new HIV infections annually,
which underscores the ...
Globally, 2.6 million babies die annually during perinatal period. Majority, (95%) occur
in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) posing a significant public health problem.
The East African regional perinatal mortality ...
Background: Intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring (FHRM) is essential for identifying fetal
distress and preventing asphyxia-related complications. However, inadequate FHRM due to
staffing shortages is a critical issue ...
Background: HIV seroconversion among HIV-exposed infants (HEIs) remains a major public
health concern, particularly in settings with high maternal HIV prevalence. Despite remarkable
progress in the prevention of ...
Background: measles remains a public health concern in Uganda. With frequent outbreaks despite
vaccination efforts. In January 2024, kyenjojo District experienced a measles outbreak with over 70
cases and 3 deaths, the ...
Background: Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) is a proven HIV prevention
strategy, yet uptake remains low (<20%) among nomadic men in Uganda's Karamoja subregion, hindering national targets of 90% coverage.
This ...
Background: Facility readiness, encompassing the availability of trained personnel, essential
medicines, equipment, and functional protocols, is pivotal in preventing and managing
postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), the leading ...
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s leading causes of death from a single
infectious agent and a major cause of deaths related to drug resistance (DR). Uganda, one
of the 30 countries with a high burden ...
Background: Uganda targets cholera elimination by 2030, yet outbreaks persist in high-risk
fishing communities. Namayingo District in eastern Uganda has experienced recurrent
outbreaks. This study assessed factors ...
Introduction
The revised WHO 2015 guidelines recommends a universal test-and-treat strategy for malaria in all
endemic areas targeting rational use of antimalarials and antibiotics(Organization, 2015).Antibiotic ...
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common childhood bacterial infection
globally. Despite the use of urinary catheters, studies have reported a high prevalence of UTIs in
children. This study investigates ...
ABSTRACT
Background: Omphalitis is bacterial infection of the umbilicus and/or surrounding tissues,
occurring primarily in the neonatal period. Whereas it is known to be a major route of
localized and often systemic ...
ABSTRACT
Background: Anemia affects roughly 2 billion people worldwide and causes hindered cognitive
and physical development, decreased academic performance and, decreased work productivity in
adolescents. Despite the ...
Introduction: Inadequate information on Quality of life (QOL) among People leaving with HIV (PLHIV) remains a critical public health concern despite the increased availability of long-term highly ...
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 ...
The percentage of adolescent mothers aged 15 to 19 years with a repeat childbirth in Uganda (26.1%) is higher than the global estimate (18.5%). Soroti district tops Teso (region with highest adolescent childbearing rate ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Namugaya, Annette Jane Mugabe(Busitema University., 2022)
Introduction: Globally, there has been an increase in cesarean section rates. This is a public health concern because of the implications it has on the individual, families, and limited health care resources. Current ...