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    Glycaemic, blood pressure and lowdensity lipoprotein-cholesterol control among patients with diabetes mellitus in a specialised clinic in Botswana: a cross-sectional study 

    Mwita, Julius Chacha; Francis, Joel M; Omech, Bernard; Botsile, Elizabeth; Oyewo, Aderonke; Mokgwathi, Matshidiso; Molefe-Baikai, Onkabetse Julia; Godman, Brian; Tshikuka, Jose-Gaby (BMJ Open, 2019)
    Objective Control of glycaemic, hypertension and lowdensity lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is vital for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The current study was ...
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    Coping with post-war mental health problems among survivors of violence in Northern Uganda: Findings from the WAYS study 

    Amone-P'Olak, Kennedy; Omech, Bernard (J Health Psychol, 2018-05-01)
    Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and mental health problems were assessed in a sample of war-affected youth in Northern Uganda. Univariable and multivariable regression models were fitted to assess the influence of ...
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    Knowledge of alcohol-disease links and sociodemographic factors as predictors of support for alcohol-related policies among university students in Botswana 

    Amone-P’Olak, Kennedy; Chilunga, Wilfred; Omech, Bernard; Renison Opondo, Phillip (Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 2019)
    Background: Worldwide, harmful alcohol use is causally related to about 60 diseases and is linked to about 3.3 million deaths annually. Yet, awareness of alcohol-disease links is low. Objective: This study aims to assess ...
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    Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional survey of general medical outpatient clinics using National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III criteria in Botswana 

    Omech, Bernard; Tshikuka, Jose-Gaby; Mwita, Julius C; Tsima, Billy; Nkomazana, Oathokwa; Amone-P’Olak, Kennedy (Dovepress, 2016)
    Background: Low- and middle-income countries, including Botswana, are facing rising prevalence of obesity and obesity-related cardiometabolic complications. Very little information is known about clustering of cardiovascular ...
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    Stroke and HIV in Botswana: A prospective study of risk factors and outcomes 

    Beardena, David R.; Omech, Bernard; Rulaganyangc, Ikanyeng; Sesayd, Sheikh O.; Kolsone, Dennis L.; Kasnere, Scott E.; Mullene, Michael T. (Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2020)
    Objective: HIV is associated with an increased risk of stroke, but there are sparse data on risk factors for stroke in people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan African. The goal of this study was to identify HIV-specific ...
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    Novel Education Modules Addressing the Underrepresentation of Skin of Color in Dermatology Training 

    Slaught, Christa; Madu, Pamela; Chang, Aileen Y.; Williams, Victoria L.; Kebaetse, Masego B.; Nkomazana, Oathokwa; Molefe-Baikai, Onkabetse Julia; Bekele, Negussie A.; Omech, Bernard; Kellman, Philip J.; Krasne, Sally; Kovarik, Carrie L. (Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 2021)
    Background: Representative images of pathology in patients with skin of color are lacking in most medical education resources. This particularly affects training in dermatology, which relies heavily on the use of images ...
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    Prevalence of HIV-AssociatedMetabolic Abnormalities among Patients Taking First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda 

    Omech, Bernard; Sempa, Joseph; Castelnuovo, Barbara; Opio, Kenneth; Otim, Marcel; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Colebunders, Robert; Manabe, Yukari C. (International Scholarly Research Network, 2012)
    Introduction. While the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy decreased HIV-related morbidity and mortality rates in the sub-Saharan Africa, a subsequent increase in metabolic abnormalities has been observed. ...
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    Presentation and mortality of patients hospitalised with acute heart failure in Botswana 

    Mwita, Julius Chacha; Dewhurst, Matthew J; Magafu, Mgaywa GMD; Goepamang, Monkgogi; Omech, Bernard; Majuta, Koketso Lister; Gaenamong, Marea; Palai, Tommy Baboloki; Mosepele, Mosepele; Mashalla, Yohana (Cardiovascular journal of Africa, 2017)
    Introduction: Heart failure is a common cause of hospitalisation and therefore contributes to in-hospital outcomes such as mortality. In this study we describe patient characteristics and outcomes of acute heart failure ...
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    Predictors of Somatic Symptomatology in War-Affected Youth in Northern Uganda: Findings from the WAYS Study 

    Amone-P’Olak, Kennedy; Omech, Bernard (Psychological Studies, 2020)
    War experiences have been shown to have adverse long-term psychological sequelae. Nevertheless, the roles of different types of war events in predicting which mental health outcomes remain unclear. This study investigated ...
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    Validity of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score for Detecting Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes among General Medical Outpatients in Botswana 

    Omech, Bernard; Mwita, Julius Chacha; Tshikuka, Jose-Gaby; Tsima, Billy; Nkomazna, Oathokwa; Amone-P’Olak, Kennedy (ournal of diabetes research, 2016)
    This was a cross-sectional study designed to assess the validity of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score for detecting undiagnosed type 2 diabetes among general medical outpatients in Botswana. Participants aged ≥20 years ...
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