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Determinants of early postnatal care attendance: analysis of the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey

Patricia Ndugga • Noor Kassim Namiyonga • Deogratious Sebuwufu (2020)

Abstract; Background; The first two days after childbirth present the highest risk of dying for a mother. Providing postnatal care within the first two days after childbirth can help avert maternal mortality because ...
Catch-up growth and nutritional status of preterms born at a Ugandan tertiary hospital: An Observational study.

Flaviah Namiiro • Anthony Batte • Joseph Rujumba • Nicolette Nabukeera • Ian Munabi • Violet Kayom • Robert Serunjogi • Sarah Kiguli (2020)

Abstract; Introduction Advances in neonatal care have led to the increasing survival of preterm/low birth weight infants worldwide. However, there is limited data on growth outcomes following preterm births especially ...
The impact of equity factors on receipt of timely appropriate care for children with suspected malaria in eastern Uganda

David Humphreys • Joan Nakayaga Kalyango • Tobias Alfven (2020)

Abstract; IntroductionMalaria accounts for more than one-tenth of sub-Saharan Africa’s 2.8 million annual childhood deaths, and remains a leading cause of post-neonatal child mortality in Uganda. Despite increased ...
Pharmacovigilance of suspected or confirmed therapeutic ineffectiveness of artemisinin-based combination therapies: extent, associated factors, challenges and solutions to reporting

Ronald Kiguba • Helen Byomire Ndagije • Victoria Nambasa • Leonard Manirakiza • Elijah Kirabira • Allan Serwanga • Sten Olsson • Niko Speybroeck • Jackson Mukonzo (2020)

Abstract; Background: This study aimed to determine the extent and associated factors of past 6-month reporting of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT)-failure by healthcare professionals (HCPs); and ...
Deletions of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes were uncommon in rapid diagnostic test-negative Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Uganda

Sam L Nsobya • Andrew Walakira • Elizabeth Namirembe • Moses Kiggundu • Joaniter I Nankabirwa • Emmanuel Ruhamyankaka • Emmanuel Arinaitwe • Melissa D Conrad • Moses R Kamya • Grant Dorsey • Philip J Rosenthal (2020)

Abstract; BackgroundRapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) play a key role in malaria case management. The most widely used RDT identifies Plasmodium falciparum based on immunochromatographic recognition of P. falciparum ...
Mathematical Model for COVID-19 Management in Crowded Settlements and High-Activity Areas

Amos Ssematimba • Juliet Nakakawa • Joseph Ssebuliba • Joseph Y. T Mugisha (2020)

Abstract; This paper develops and analyses a population density-dependent mathematical model to study the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in crowded settlements such as refugee camps, schools, markets and churches. ...
Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: A rapid study of nine countries

Najmul Haider • Abdinasir Yusuf Osman • Audrey Gadzekpo • George O. Akpede • Danny Asogun • Rashid Ansumana • Richard J Lessells • Palwasha Khan • Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid • Dorothy Yeboah-Manu • Leonard E. G. Mboera • Elizabeth H. Shayo • Blandina T. Mmbaga • Mark Urassa • David Musoke • Nathan Kapata • Rashida A. Ferrand • Pascalina Chanda-Kapata • Florian L Stigler • Thomas Czypionka • Richard Kock • David McCoy (2020)

Lockdown measures have been introduced worldwide to contain the transmission of COVID-19. This paper defines the term lockdown and describes the design, timing and implementation of lockdown in nine countries in Sub Saharan ...
Perspectives on External Support to Low Level Private Health Facilities in Management of Childhood Infections in Mbarara District, Uganda: A Qualitative Study With Health Workers and Policy Makers

Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire • Joan Nakayaga Kalyango • Karin Källander • Radhika Sundararajan • Judith Owokuhaisa • Celestino Obua • Tobias Alfvén • Grace Ndeezi (2020)

Abstract; Background: With the under-five child mortality rate of 46.4 deaths per 1000 live births, Uganda needs to accelerate measures to reduce child deaths in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal ...
Epidemiology and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae Associated with the 2017 Outbreak in Kasese district

Jacob Stanley Iramiot • Innocent B. Rwego • Catherine Kansiime • Benon B Asiimwe (2019)

Abstract; Background Cholera has continued to be a global threat to public health and a key indicator of lack of social development in developing countries. This report summarizes findings from the epidemiologic ...
Comparative genomic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis reveals evolution and genomic instability within Uganda I sub-lineage

Stephen Kanyerezi • Patricia Nabisubi (2020)

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, responsible for an estimated annual 10.0 million new cases and 1.3 million deaths among infectious diseases with Africa contributing ...
Genetic diversity of aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus flavus isolated from groundnuts in selected agro-ecological zones of Uganda

Amos Acur • Renée S. Arias • Steven Odongo • Samuel Tuhaise • Joseph Ssekandi • Dennis Muhanguzi • John Adriko • Stephen Buah • Andrew Kiggundu (2019)

Abstract; Background; ; Aspergillus is the main fungal genus causing pre- and post-harvest contamination of groundnuts. Aspergillus flavus belongs to section Flavi, a group consisting of both the aflatoxigenic ...
Starting antiretroviral therapy within seven days of a positive HIV test increased the risk of loss to follow up in a primary healthcare clinic: a retrospective cohort study in Masaka, Uganda

Julius Kiwanuka • Jacinta Mukulu Waila • Kahungu Methuselah Muhindo • Jonathan Kitonsa • Noah Kiwanuka (2019)

Abstract Background Retention of patients initiated on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and good adherence remain cornerstones to long-term viral suppression. In this era of test and treat (T&T), ensuring that patients initiated ...
Diagnostic accuracy at the first episode of psychosis in Uganda.

Angel Nanteza • Emmanuel Kiiza Mwesiga • Juliet Nakku • Noeline Nakasujja • Dickens Akena (2020)

Background: Correct clinical diagnosis at the first episode of psychosis may be difficult due to many non-specific symptoms. We determined the factors associated with a correct diagnosis among patients with a first episode ...
Discordance of the Repeat GeneXpert MTB/RIF test for Rifampicin Resistance Detection among Patients Initiating MDR-TB Treatment in Uganda

Willy Ssengooba • Jean Iragena • Kevin Komakech • Iginitius Okello • Joanitah Nalunjogi • Winceslaus Katagira • Ivan Kimuli • Susan Adakun • Moses Joloba • Gabriela Torrea • Bruce Kirenga (2020)

Abstract; We recruited all patients with Xpert Rifampicin-Resistant (RR)-TB detected, referred to the MDR-TB ward at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda for MDR-TB treatment initiation between September ...
Spatial-temporal patterns of malaria incidence in Uganda using HMIS data from 2015 to 2019

Simon Kigozi • Ruth N Kigozi • Catherine M Sebuguzi • Jorge Cano • Damian Rutazaana • Jimmy Opigo • Teun Bousema • Adoke Yeka • Anne Gasasira • Benn Sartorius • Rachel L Pullan (2020)

Abstract; Background. As global progress to reduce malaria transmission continues, it is increasingly important to track changes in malaria incidence rather than prevalence. Risk estimates for Africa have largely ...
Open source 3D printable replacement parts for the WHO insecticide susceptibility bioassay system

Sean Tomlinson • Henrietta Carrington Yates • Ambrose Oruni • Harun Njoroge • David Weetman • Martin J. Donnelly • Arjen E Van’t Hof (2019)

Background: Malaria vector control and research rely heavily on monitoring mosquito populations for the development of resistance to public health insecticides. One standard method for determining susceptibility in adult ...
Occurrence of Cryptosporidium hominis in cattle bordering the Lake Mburo National Park in Kiruhura district, Western Uganda

Sarah Gift Witto • Clovice Kankya • Anne Kazibwe • Gloria Akurut • Sylvester Ochwo (2019)

Background: Cryptosporidium is an emerging opportunistic zoonotic pathogen that causes diarrheal illness in a wide range of hosts including livestock and humans. Globally there is an exponential increase in livestock ...
Predictors of the Timing and Number of Antenatal Care Visits among Unmarried Compared To Married Youth in Uganda Between 1995 And 2011

Peninah Agaba • Cyprian Misinde (2020)

Abstract; Introduction Inadequate use of maternal health services among the youth remains a serious health challenge in Uganda. The low use of maternal health services among youth partly explains the persistence ...
High Rates of Malaria Microscopy but Low Turnaround of Test-results Among Inpatients in Tertiary Care: With Delayed Initiation, Monotherapy and Incomplete Dosing of Antimalarials

Ronald Kiguba • Charles Karamagi • Sheila M. Bird (2020)

Abstract; Objectives:To describe the patterns of malaria diagnosis and antimalarial use: monotherapy, missed Day 1 dosing and risk-factors. Methods: Prospective cohort of consented adult inpatients on the medical ...
Health Worker Practices, Facilitators and Barriers towards the Intensified Case-Finding Tuberculosis Screening Tool in Uganda

Michael Kakinda • Joseph K. B. Matovu • Ekwaro A. Obuku (2020)

Introduction ; Although the Tuberculosis (TB) Intensified Case Finding (ICF) tool was introduced in 2011, only 15.7% of the estimated 35 million people living with HIV were screened for TB in 2013. We explored the facilitators, ...

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