Post-stroke depression among stroke survivors attending two hospitals in Kampala Uganda

Background: The burden of stroke worldwide is increasing rapidly. There is paucity of data on post-stroke depression (PSD) among stroke survivors in Uganda, despite the high prevalence of PSD reported …

African Clinicians' Prioritization of Needs in International Breast Cancer Partnerships

Health service provider education and/or training in infant male circumcision to improve short- and long-term morbidity outcomes: A systematic review

Aim To systematically review the effectiveness of education and/or training for traditional (informal) and formal health service providers in infant male circumcision on morbidity or mortality outcomes. Methods We searched …

Youth access to cigarettes in six sub-Saharan African countries

Objective. Tobacco smoking is initiated and established mostly during adolescence. TheWorld Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Article 16 outlines the obligation of parties to prohibit the …

Selecting a Laboratory Information Management System for Biorepositories in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The H3Africa Experience and Lessons Learned

Biorepositories in Africa need significant infrastructural support to meet International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) Best Practices to support population-based genomics research. ISBER recommends a biorepository information management …

Out-of-pocket Payments for Noncommunicable Disease Care: A Threat and Opportunity for Universal Health Coverage

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are rising as a share of disease burden in low- and middle-income countries where out-of-pocket (OOP) payments are a major source of health financing. To realize universal …

Measuring contraceptive method mix, prevalence, and demand satisfied by age and marital status in 204 countries and territories, 1970â2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Summary Background Meeting the contraceptive needs of women of reproductive age is beneficial for the health of women and children, and the economic and social empowerment of women. Higher rates …

Monitoring and switching of first-line antiretroviral therapy in adult treatment cohorts in sub-Saharan Africa: collaborative analysis

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND:<BR>HIV-1 viral load testing is recommended to monitor antiretroviral therapy (ART) but is not universally available. The aim of our study was to assess monitoring of first-line ART …

Peer instruction can be as effective as lecture-based instruction in biomedical engineering

Peer instruction has been identified as an effective teaching method yet it is often used forsupplementary instruction rather than as a core technique. This study provides quantitativeevidence that peer teaching …

An investigation on factors associated with malnutrition among underfive children in Nakaseke and Nakasongola districts, Uganda

Background: Malnutrition is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity among under-five children in Sub Saharan Africa. To understand the factors associated with malnutrition among under-five children, a …