Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "Amorut, Denis"

Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "Amorut, Denis"

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  • 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 ...
  • Phase II trial of standard versus increased transfusion volume in Ugandan children with acute severe anemia 
    Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Engoru, Charles; Thompson, Jennifer; Nteziyaremye, Julius; Chebet, Martin; Ssenyondo, Tonny; Dambisya, Cornelius M.; Okuuny, Vicent; Wokulira, Ronald; Amorut, Denis; Ongodia, Paul; Mpoya, Ayub; Williams, Thomas N.; Uyoga, Sophie; Macharia, Alex; Gibb, Diana M.; Walker, A. Sarah; Maitland, Kathryn (BMC, 2018)
    Background: Severe anemia (SA, hemoglobin <6 g/dl) is a leading cause of pediatric hospital admission in Africa, with significant in-hospital mortality. The underlying etiology is often infectious, but specific pathogens ...
  • Validation of triple pass 24-hour dietary recall in Ugandan children by simultaneous weighed food assessment 
    Nightingale, Helen; Walsh, Kevin J.; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Engoru, Charles; Ssenyondo, Tonny; Nteziyaremye, Julius; Amorut, Denis; Nakuya, Margaret; Arimi, Margaret; Frost, Gary; Maitland, Kathryn (BMC, 2016)
    Background: Undernutrition remains highly prevalent in African children, highlighting the need for accurately assessing dietary intake. In order to do so, the assessment method must be validated in the target population. ...

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