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Does access to credit services influence availability of essential child medicines and licensing status among private medicine retail outlets in Uganda?
Kabunga L N, Mujasi P
2017
DOI: 10.1186/s40545-017-0116-8

AbstractBackground: Despite making great progress in reducing under five mortality in the last three decades. Uganda stillranks high among countries with the highest under five mortality rates. More than a …

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Emotional intelligence and compassion fatigue among psychotherapists in selected districts of Northern Uganda
Kabunga A, Anyolitho MK, Betty A
2020
DOI: 10.1177/0081246319889174

Globally, close to 50% of the professionals working with traumatised individuals have issues related to compassion fatigue. In Uganda, although compassion fatigue is prevalent among psychotherapists, there is limited evidence …

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Prevalence and predictors of burnout among nurses during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in hospitals in central Uganda
Kabunga A, Okalo P
2021
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054284

Objective To determine the prevalence of burnout and associated factors among nurses during COVID-19 in central Uganda.Design A cross-sectional design.Setting Nurse from one referral and four general hospitals. These were …

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PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS AND ASSOCIATED DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AMONG REFUGEES AMIDST COVID-19 IN NAKIVALE REFUGEE CAMP IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
Kabunga Amir, Anyayo Lucas Goodgame
2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and health measures to prevent it have unprecedented effects on the mental health of the refugees. However, the situation ofrefugees in developing countries is unclear. Thus, this …

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Outcome of intravitreal Avastin (R) injections in patients with macular oedema in Uganda: a cohort study
Onyango J, Kabunga RR, Ruvuma S, Arunga S
2022
DOI: 10.1038/s41433-022-02006-5

Background To determine the outcome of Intravitreal Avastin (IVA) injections in patients with Macular Oedema (MO) in Uganda. Methods We prospectively recruited patients presenting with MO at the Department of …

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Outcome of intravitreal Avastin® injections in patients with macular oedema in Uganda: a cohort study
Onyango J, Ruvuma S, Arunga S, Kabunga R R
2022
DOI: 10.1038/s41433-022-02006-5

BACKGROUND: To determine the outcome of Intravitreal Avastin (IVA) injections in patients with Macular Oedema (MO) in Uganda.METHODS: We prospectively recruited patients presenting with MO at the Department of Ophthalmology …

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Prevalence and patterns of self-reported animal-related injury among veterinarians in metropolitan Kampala
Kabuusu RM, Keku EO, Kiyini R, McCann TJ
2010
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2010.11.4.363

To establish the prevalence, patterns and risk factors of animal-related injuries among veterinarians, self-administered questionnaires were given to 60 veterinarians practicing in metropolitan Kampala. The prevalence of animal-related injuries in …

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Efficacy of praziquantel treatment regimens in pre-school and school aged children infected with schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Kabuyaya M, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S
2018
DOI: 10.1186/s40249-018-0448-x

Background: Schistosomiasis is a serious public health burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Praziquantel is the only drug recommended by the World Health Organization to treat both urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis. The …

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Alcohol use among adults in Uganda: findings from the countrywide non-communicable diseases risk factor cross-sectional survey
Ndyanabangi S, Guwatudde D, Kabwama SN, Mutungi G, Wesonga R, Bahendeka SK
2016
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v9.31302

Background: There are limited data on levels of alcohol use in most sub-Saharan African countries.Objective: We analyzed data from Uganda's non-communicable diseases risk factor survey conducted in 2014, to identify …

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A large and persistent outbreak of typhoid fever caused by consuming contaminated water and street-vended beverages: Kampala, Uganda, January - June 2015
Hill VR, Kwesiga B, Bulage L, Zhu BP, Pande G, Nsubuga F, Oguttu DW, Masiira B, Okullo AE, Matovu J, Mafigiri R, Kihembo C, Kyazze S, Kabwama SN, Kajumbula H, Wetaka M, Sendagala JN, Musenero M, Nabukenya I, Mintz E, Kasozi S, Hughes P, Routh J, Gomez G, Dahlke M, Bicknese A, Makumbi I
2017
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-4002-0

Background: On 6 February 2015, Kampala city authorities alerted the Ugandan Ministry of Health of a "strange disease" that killed one person and sickened dozens. We conducted an epidemiologic investigation …

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