Background:The Ministry of Health is drafting a policy that aims at integrating health services delivery for people above 60 years within the existing delivery structures in Uganda. To inform their …
Smith H.,
Li B.,
Warf B.C.,
Schiff S.J.,
Hehnly C.,
Limbrick D.D.,
Broach J.R.,
Jin S.C.,
Dong W.,
Kundishora A.J.
and others...
2020
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Congenital hydrocephalus (CH), characterized by enlarged brain ventricles, is considered a disease of excessive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulation and thereby treated with neurosurgical CSF diversion with high morbidity and failure …
Haglund MM,
Kiryabwire J,
Muhumuza M,
Ssenyonjo H,
Mukasa J,
Jin MC,
Kakusa B,
Ku S,
Vaca SD,
Xu LDW
and others...
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Uganda and other low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Due to the difficulty of long-term in-person follow-up, there …
Comparison of diagnostic methods for Plasmodium spp. in humans from Uganda and the Central African Republic showed that parasites can be efficiently detected by PCR in fecal samples. These results, …
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is an enormous problem in Low Middle Income Countries and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. There is an estimated 500,000 children born in Africa with CHD each …
Joloba M.,
Jjingo D.,
Mboowa G.,
Sserwadda I.,
Kakaire R.,
Kiberu D.,
Amujal M.,
Galiwango R.,
Kateete D.,
Whalen C.C.
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
BACKGROUND: The two recent simultaneous developments of high-throughput sequencing and increased computational power have brought bioinformatics to the forefront as an important tool for effective and efficient biomedical research. Consequently, …
Muzoora C,
Jjumba I,
Kanyesigye M,
Ndagijimana G,
Wattira J,
Olong C,
Olok RA,
Beebwa E
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Introduction: South-Western region has the second highest HIV prevalence in Uganda. Youth aged 15-24 have shown poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy compared to the older cohorts. Previous studies from other …
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Jobayer C M,
Ahmed T,
Mangale D I,
Tickell K D,
Tornberg-Belanger Sn,
University of Washington Seattle W. A. United States
2017
Journal,
Article
Health Research
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global concern. Antibiotic stewardship is being promoted to reduce AMR. However, few studies have documented inpatient antibiotic prescription practices in lowresource …
Transgender people are an important key population for HIV risk globally; and several studies have found HIV prevalence rates in transgender populations that are significantly higher than those among other …
Objective:To quantify the number of cases and prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods We reviewed data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). …
