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Prevalence and predictors of work related musculoskeletal disorders among workers of a Gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Alfred Okello • Solomon Tsebeni Wafula • Deogratias K Deogratias • Richard K Mugambe (2020)

Abstract; Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are a major constraint to worker performance and health. However, research on their prevalence and associated factors among workers at gold mines ...
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 (2020)

Abstract; Background; ; Respiratory diseases are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Uganda, but there is little attention and capacity for management of chronic respiratory diseases in the health ...
Molecular genetic diversity and differentiation of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L. 1758) in East African natural and stocked populations

Papius Dias Tibihika • Manuel Curto • Esayas Alemayehu • Herwig Waidbacher • Charles Masembe • Peter Akoll • Harald Meimberg (2019)

Abstract; Background The need for enhancing the productivity of fisheries in Africa triggered the introduction of non-native fish, causing dramatic changes to local species. In East Africa, the extensive translocation ...
Specialty Career Preferences among Final Year Medical Students at the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda

Job Kuteesa • Victor Musiime • Ian G. Munabi • Aloysius G. Mubuuke • Robert Opoka • David Mukunya • Sarah Kiguli (2020)

Abstract; Background : Uganda has an imbalanced distribution of the health workforce, which may be influenced by the specialty career preferences of medical students. In spite of this, there is inadequate literature ...
Examining the roles of significant others of women in the uptake of health facility delivery in Northern Uganda: perspectives from the health belief model.

Evelyne Baelvina Nyachwo • Rose Naigino • Rebecca Rachael Apolot • Rhoda K. Wanyenze • Juliet Kiguli • Justine Bukenya (2019)

Abstract; Background: Health facility delivery improves maternal and child health outcomes but has not been fully achieved in countries with the poorest maternal health indicators. We identified and examined the ...
Within-Household Clustering of Genetically Related Plasmodium Falciparum Infections In A Moderate Transmission Area of Uganda

Briggs J • Kuchta A • Maxwell Murphy • Tessema S • Emmanuel Arinaitwe • John Rek • Chen A • Joaniter I. Nankabirwa • Drakeley C • Smith D • Bousema T • Moses R. Kamya • Rodriguez-Barraquer I • Sarah G. Staedke • Grant Dorsey • Philip J. Rosenthal • Greenhouse B (2020)

Abstract; Background: Evaluation of genetic relatedness of malaria parasites is a useful tool for understanding transmission patterns, but patterns are not easily detectable in areas with moderate to high malaria ...
Challenges with Scale-up of GeneXpert MTB/RIF® inUganda: a Health Systems Perspective

Talemwa Nalugwa • Priya B. Shete • Mariam Nantale • Katherine Farr • Christopher Ojok • Emma Ochom • Frank Mugabe • Moses Joloba • David W. Dowdy • David A.J. Moore • J. Lucian Davis • Adithya Cattamanchi • Achilles Katamba (2020)

Abstract; Background: Many high burden countries are scaling-up GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) testing for tuberculosis (TB) using a hub-and-spoke model. However, the effect of scale up on reducing TB has been limited. ...
Lycopene improves on basic hematological and immunological parameters in diabetes

Ejeike Daniel Eze • Adam Moyosore Afodun • Josephine Kasolo • Keneth Iceland Kasozi (2019)

Abstract; Objective Diabetes is associated with an upset of hematological and immunological parameters in humans, however information on the effects of Lycopene is scarce. The aim of the study was to gain information ...
Identification and characterization of immature Anopheles and culicines (Diptera: Culicidae) at three sites of varying malaria transmission intensities in Uganda.

Alex K. Musiime • David L. Smith • Maxwell Kilama • Geoffrey Otto • Patrick Kyagamba • John Rek • Melissa D. Conrad • Joaniter I. Nankabirwa • Emmanuel Arinaitwe • Anne M. Akol • Moses R. Kamya • Grant Dorsey • Sarah G. Staedke • Chris Drakeley • Steve W. Lindsay (2020)

Abstract; Background: Over the last two decades, there has been remarkable progress in malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa, due mainly to the massive deployment of long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual ...
Prevalence and predictors of work related musculoskeletal disorders among workers of a Gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Alfred Okello • Solomon Tsebeni Wafula • Deogratias K Deogratias • Richard K Mugambe (2020)

Abstract; Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are a major constraint to worker performance and health. However, research on their prevalence and associated factors among workers at gold ...
The Bacterial and Viral Complexity of Postinfectious Hydrocephalus in Uganda

Joseph N. Paulson • Brent L. Williams • Christine Hehnly • Nishay Mishra • Shamim A. Sinnar • Lijun Zhang • Paddy Ssentongo • Edith Mbabazi-Kabachelor • Dona Saumya S. Wijetunge • Benjamin von Bredow • Ronald Mulando • Julius Kiwanuka • Francis Bajunirwe • Joel Bazira • Lisa M. Bebell • Kathy Burgoine • Mara Curto-Rodriguez • Jessica E. Ericson • Tim Erickson • Matthew J. Ferrari • Melissa Gladstone • Cheng Guo • Murali Haran • Mady Hornig • Albert M. Isaacs • Brian Nsubuga Kaaya • Sheila M. Kangere • Abhaya V. Kulkarni • Elias Kumbakumba • Xiaoxiao Li • David D. Limbrick • Joshua Magombe • Sarah U. Morton • John Mugamba • James Ng • Peter Olupot-Olupot • Justin Onen • Mallory Peterson • Farrah Roy • Kathryn Sheldon • R. Reid Townsend • Andrew Weeks • Andrew J. Whalen • John Quackenbush • Peter Ssenyonga • Michael Y. Galperin • Mathieu Almeida • Hannah M Atkins • Benjamin C. Warf • W. Ian Lipkin • James R. Broach • Steven J. Schiff (2020)

Postinfectious hydrocephalus (PIH), often following neonatal sepsis, is the most common cause of pediatric hydrocephalus world-wide, yet the microbial pathogens remain uncharacterized. Characterization of the microbial ...
Impact of the World Health Organization Basic Emergency Care Course in Tanzania and Uganda

Sean Kivlehan • Julia Dixon • Joseph Kalanzi • Hendry Sawe • Emily Chien • Jordan Robert • Lee Wallis • Teri Reynolds (2019)

Abstract; Background: There is a pressing need for emergency care training in low-resource settings. We assessed the feasibility and acceptability of training front-line health care providers in emergency care with ...
Predictors Of Time To Obstetric Fistula Repair; A Case Study Of Fistula Survivors In Kitovu Mission Hospital (Masaka), Uganda

John Bosco Bomboka • Jennifer Nakilembe (2019)

Abstract; Background: Obstetrical fistula (OF) is a public health challenge that is among the previously neglected components of maternal health in the developing world. The condition, which in the recent past has ...
Invasive cattle ticks in East Africa: morphological and molecular confirmation of the presence of Rhipicephalus microplus in south-eastern Uganda

Dennis Muhanguzi • Joseph Byaruhanga • Wilson Amanyire • Christian Ndekezi • Sylvester Ochwo • Joseph Nkamwesiga • Frank Nobert Mwiine • Robert Tweyongyere • Josephus Fourie • Maxime Madder • Theo Schetters • Ivan Horak • Nick Juleff • Frans Jongejan (2020)

Abstract; Background: Rhipicephalus microplus, an invasive tick species of Asian origin and the main vector of Babesia species, is considered one of the most widespread ectoparasites of livestock. The tick has ...
Prevalence and factors associated with alcohol consumption among persons with diabetes in Kampala, Uganda: A cross sectional study

MAKI SIFA • JONH BOSCO ISUNJU • DAVID KAISHUSHA • FISTON MUNEZA • SYLVESTER SSEMANDA • NAZARIUS TUMWESIGYE (2020)

Abstract; BackgroundThe prevalence of Diabetes has been rising more rapidly in middle and low-income countries. In Africa, World Health Organization projections anticipate Diabetes Mellitus to be the seventh leading ...
Predicting Low Birth Weight: A comparison of Anthropometric Measurements taken by Midwives and Community Health Workers in Uganda

Savino Ayesiga • Catherine Abaasa • David Ayebare • Gakenia Wamuyu-Maina (2019)

Abstract; Background In many resource constrained countries Uganda inclusive, women continue to give birth from home/in the community where there are no weighing scales to measure and record birth weight. There is ...
Prevalence of Pathogenic Klebsiella Pneumoniae based on PCR Capsular Typing Harbouring Carbapenemases Encoding Genes in Ugandan Tertiary Hospitals

Kenneth Ssekatawa • Denis K. Byarugaba • Jesca L. Nakavuma • Charles D. Kato • Francis Ejobi • Robert Tweyongyere • Eddie M. Wampande (2020)

Abstract; Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen that has been implicated as one of commonest cause of hospital and community acquired infections. The K. pneumoniae infections have considerably ...
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 (2019)

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. ...
Identifying risk factors for perinatal death at Tororo District Hospital, Uganda: a case-control study

Martha Tesfalul • Paul Natureeba • Nathan Day • Ochar Thomas • Stephanie L Gaw (2020)

Abstract; Background; Sub-Saharan Africa faces a disproportionate burden of perinatal deaths globally. However, data to inform targeted interventions on an institutional level is lacking, especially in rural settings. ...
One year prevalence of psychotic disorders among first treatment contact patients at the National Psychiatric referral and teaching hospital in Uganda

Emmanuel Kiiza Mwesiga • Noeline Nakasujja • Juliet Nakku • Annet Nanyonga • Joy Louise Gumikiriza • Paul Bangirana • Dickens Akena • Seggane Musisi (2019)

IntroductionHospital based studies for psychotic disorders are scarce in low and middle income countries. This may impact on development of intervention programs.nnObjectiveWe aimed to determine the burden of psychotic ...

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