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The clinicopathological profile and value of multidisciplinary management of pediatric brain tumors in a low-income setting
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-10-31)
ABSTRACT
Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in children and a
leading cause of cancer-related mortality in children worldwide. Data
on the epidemiology and management of pediatric brain tumors in
Uganda are ...
Unsatisfactory COVID-19-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Undergraduate University Students in Uganda: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey
(Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2021)
Background: This study examined the COVID-19-related knowledge, attitude
and practices among undergraduate students in Uganda. Methods: An
online cross-sectional survey was conducted from 12th-19th June 2020 among
undergraduate ...
Pre‑hospital exposures to antibiotics among children presenting with fever in northern Uganda: a facility‑based cross‑sectional study
(BMC Pediatrics, 2022)
Abstract
Background: The rise in the indiscriminate use of antibiotics has become a major global public health problem and
presents the biggest global health challenge in the twenty-first century. In developing countries, ...
HIV-free survival among breastfed infants born to HIV-positive women in northern Uganda: a facility-based retrospective study
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2020)
Introduction: the HIV-free survival rate is the gold-standard measure of the effectiveness of interventions towards prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in any setting. However, data on HIV-free survival among ...
Oral–visceral iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma following treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report and review of the literature
(Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022)
Background: There have hardly been any reported cases of children presenting with Kaposi sarcoma as a second
malignancy following treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia outside a transplant setting.
Case presentation: ...
Knowledge and compliance with Covid-19 infection prevention and control measures among health workers in regional referral hospitals in northern Uganda: a cross sectional online survey [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
(F1000Research, 2021)
Background: Infection prevention and control (IPC) has increasingly
been underscored as a key tool for limiting the transmission
of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and safeguarding health
workers from infections ...