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“The Underground Water Sources were Contaminated” A Qualitative Assessment of the Spread of Typhoid Fever in Kampala City, Uganda

Lynn Atuyambe • Edwinah Atusingwize • Christine Nalwadda Kayemba (2020)

Abstract; Background: Globally, approximately 11–21 million people get typhoid fever annually. The disease is characterized by prolonged fever, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, and constipation or diarrhoea and ...
Patient and health system factors associated with pretreatment loss to follow up among patients diagnosed with tuberculosis using Xpert® MTB/RIF testing in Uganda

Stella Zawedde-Muyanja • Achilles Katamba • Adithya Cattamanchi • Barbara Castelnuovo • Yukari C Manabe (2019)

Abstract; Background: In 2017, Uganda only 53% of incident cases of tuberculosis were started on treatment. Pretreatment loss to follow up is an important contributor to suboptimal treatment coverage. We aimed to ...
Diversity of KIR genes and their HLA-C ligands in Ugandan populations with historically varied malaria transmission intensity

Stephen Tukwasibwe • James A. Traherne • Olympe Chazara • Jyothi Jayaraman • John Trowsdale • Ashley Moffett • Wei Jiang • Joaniter I. Nankabirwa • John Rek • Emmanuel Arinaitwe • Samuel L. Nsobya • Maxine Atuheirwe • Frank Mubiru • Godwin Anguzu • Prasanna Jagannathan • Stephen Cose • Moses R. Kamya • Grant Dorsey • Philip J. Rosenthal • Francesco Colucci • Annettee Nakimuli (2020)

Abstract; Background: Malaria is one of the most serious infectious diseases in the world. The malaria burden is greatly affected by human immunity, and immune responses vary between populations. Genetic diversity ...
Timing of Onset of Symptom for COVID-19 from Publicly Reported Confirmed Cases in Uganda

Alex Riolexus Ario • Bernadette Basuta Mirembe • Claire Biribawa • Lilian Bulage • Daniel Kadobera • Henry Bosa Kyobe • Noah Kiwanuka • Robert Wamala (2020)

Abstract; Background: The incubation period for COVID-19, which is the time from exposure to symptom onset, is on average five to six days but reach 14 days. The question is, the timing of onset of various signs ...
Uptake of oral-based HIV self-testing among Key Populations taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in central Uganda

Matovu John Bosco • Jayne Byakika Tusiime • Roy William Mayega • Sylivia Nalubega (2020)

Abstract; Introduction: HIV incidence is higher among key populations such as sex workers, fishermen and men who have sex with men. HIV self-testing among key populations taking HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis has not ...
Determine TB –LAM Lateral Flow Assay, Does M. tuberculosis lineage influence its performance?

Willy Ssengooba • Lydia Nakiyingi • Edgar Kigozi • Yukari C. Manabe • Moses L. Joloba (2019)

Abstract; Background The World Health Organization conditionally recommended the Determine lateral flow TB-LAM (LF-LAM) assay for tuberculosis diagnosis. The test is recommended for diagnosis and screening of active ...
Training needs for Ugandan primary care health workers in management of respiratory diseases: a cross sectional survey

Rebecca Nantanda • Gerald Kayingo • Rupert Jones • Frederik van Gemert • Bruce Kirenga (2019)

Abstract; Background Acute and chronic respiratory diseases are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Uganda, but there is little attention to chronic respiratory diseases in the health programmes. ...
Application of refrigerated and frozen sorghum malt slurries in preservation of starter cultures for Obushera from Uganda

Ivan Muzira Mukisa • Stellah Byakika • Arnold Serwanga (2020)

Abstract; Industrial production of traditional fermented beverages is limited by lack of quality commercial starter cultures. Saccharomyces cerevisiae MNC21Y and Lactobacillus plantarum MNC21 can be used to ferment ...
Beyond T Staging in the Treat All Era: Capturing the Severity and Heterogeneity of Kaposi’s Sarcoma in East Africa

Esther E. Freeman • Devon E. McMahon • Aggrey Semeere • Helen Byakwaga • Miriam Laker-Oketta • Megan Wenger • Charles Kasozi • Matthew Semakadde • Mwebesa Bwana • Michael Kanyesigye • Philippa Kadama-Makanga • Elyne Rotich • Job Kisuya • Kara Wools-Kaloustian • Ingrid V. Bassett • Naftali Busakhala • Jeffrey N. Martin (2020)

Abstract Background In the treat-all era of HIV, Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) remains one of the most incident cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of patients with KS are diagnosed at advanced disease stage in this setting. ...
Heme Oxygenase-1 and Neopterin Plasma/Serum Levels and their role in Diagnosing Active and Latent TB among HIV/TB Co-Infected Patients

Uwimaana Esther • Bernard S Bagaya • Barbara Castelnuovo • David P Kateete • Anguzu Godwin • Noah Kiwanuka • Christopher C. Whalen • Moses Joloba (2019)

Abstract; Background: Tuberculosis(TB) diagnosis in the presence of HIV co-infection remains challenging. Heme oxygenase 1(HO-1) and neopterin have been validated as potential biomarkers for TB diagnosis. Infection ...
Factors associated with utilization of maternal health services by female sex workers in Uganda: a Health facility-based survey

Justine Bukenya • Geraldine Barrett • Frank Kaharuza • David Guwatudde • Rhoda K. Wanyenze (2019)

Abstract; Introduction; ; Female sex workers (FSWs) are marginalized due to social rejection and stigma, especially in countries where the practice is illegal. Many FSWs are mothers but little is known about their ...
Effectiveness of a nutrition education package on glycaemic control among children with type 1 diabetes mellitus aged 3-14 years in Uganda: study protocol for a cluster-randomized trial

Nicholas Bari Ndahura • Judith Munga • Judith Kimiywe • Ezekiel Mupere (2020)

Introduction: Inadequate dietary management practices among children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) often result in preventable complications, disability, and premature deaths, and yet strict glycaemic control can ...
Serodiagnostic potential of synthetic peptides derived from African swine fever virus putative protein pCP312R

Sylvester Ochwo • David Kalenzi Atuhaire • Mathias Afayoa • Majid Kisseka • Phillip Kimuda Magambo • Julius Boniface Okuni • William Olaho-Mukani • Lonzy Ojok (2019)

Abstract African swine fever (ASF) is a hemorrhagic disease of domestic swine, with often high mortality rates registered. To date there is still no vaccine produced against ASF, and disease management in countries including ...
Health systems readiness to provide geriatric friendly care services in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Jude Thaddeus Ssensamba • Moses Mukuru • Mary Nakafeero • Ronald Ssenyonga • Suzanne N Kiwanuka (2019)

Abstract; Background; ; As ageing emerges as the next public health threat in Africa, there is a paucity of information on how prepared its health systems are to provide geriatric friendly care services. In this ...
Prevalence of and Characteristics Associated with In-Hospital Mortality in a Ugandan Neurology Ward

Monica Maria Diaz • Xin Hu • Brenda T Fenton • Ivan Kimuli • Allison Lee • Hayley Lindsey • Jeffrey K Bigelow • Samuel Maiser • Hamada H. Altalib • Jason J Sico (2020)

Abstract; Background ― While the burden of neurologic illness in developing countries is increasing, less is known about mortality among patients admitted to sub-Saharan African hospitals with neurologic disease. ...
Do Clinicians in Areas of Declining Malaria Transmission Adhere to Malaria Diagnosis Guidelines? A Cross-sectional Study From Kampala, Uganda.

Angella A • Deogratius Ma • Arinaitwe E • Orishaba P • Moses R. Kamya • Nankabirwa Ji (2020)

Abstract; Background: Uganda clinical management guidelines recommend a malaria laboratory test in all patients presenting with fever, and only those with a positive test receive antimalarial treatment. However, ...
Prevalence and factors associated with cancellation of elective procedures on surgical wards at Mulago hospital, Uganda

alfred ogwal • felix oyania • emmanuel nkonge • timothy kabanda makumbi • fred moses galukande (2019)

Abstract; Background: Cancellation of elective surgical procedures has been noted to waste resources and with potential to increase morbidity and mortality among patients. This study set out to determine the ...
Applying complexity theory to model the operation of clinical trials in human communities

Machteld van den Berg • Bernhards Ogutu • Nelson K Sewankambo • Sonja Merten • Nikola Biller-Andorno • Marcel Tanner (2019)

Abstract; Background; ; When a vaccine clinical trial enters a human community two independent systems merge into one system with various levels if interdependence. This system exhibits non-linearity and unpredictability, ...
Workplace Learning for Undergraduate Medical Students at a National Referral and Teaching Hospital as Perceived by Lecturers, Administrators and Students of a Contemporary Medical Training University in Uganda.

Mike Nantamu Kagawa • Sarah Kiguli • Hannes Steinberg • Mpho P. Jama (2019)

Abstract; Background It is well documented that workplace learning is a significant contributor to competence development as it offers engagement opportunities that enable students to participate in clinical ...
Primary validation of Charm II tests for the detection of antimicrobial residues in a range of aquaculture fish

Aziz Kimera Mukota • Melanie Flore Kamini Gondam • Julie Judith Takadong Tsafack • James Sasanya • Wim Reybroeck • Muhammad Ntale • Steven Allan Nyanzi • Emmanuel Tebandeke (2020)

Abstract; The study carried out a primary validation of Charm II tests for the detection of antimicrobial residues in aquaculture fish. The Validation was performed according to European Commission Decision 2002/657/EC ...

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