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Health seeking behaviour of small income market vendors: Diabetes primary care in Gulu Municipality, northern Uganda
(South Sudan Medical Journal, 2020)
Introduction: Uganda faces a serious threat of non-communicable diseases
including type 2 diabetes; sedentary lifestyles predispose people to these
diseases.
Objective: To understand the diabetes health seeking behaviour ...
Perinatal death in Northern Uganda: incidence and risk factors in a community-based prospective cohort study
(Global Health Action, 2021)
Background: Perinatal mortality in Uganda remains high at 38 deaths/1,000 births, an
estimate greater than the every newborn action plan (ENAP) target of ≤24/1,000 births by
2030. To improve perinatal survival, there is ...
Are Women In Low Income Setting Gaining Adequate Gestational Weight? A Prospective Cross Sectional Study In Urban Uganda
(School of Biological Sciences, 2016)
Introduction: Pre-pregnancy weight and weight gained during pregnancy significantly influence maternal and
infant health. Little information is available regarding prevalence of optimal GWG in relation to pre-pregnancy
body ...
Helicobacter pylori from Peptic Ulcer Patients in Uganda Is Highly Resistant to Clarithromycin and Fluoroquinolones: Results of the GenoType HelicoDR Test Directly Applied on Stool
(BioMed Research International, 2017)
Background. Around 70–90% of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is due to Helicobacter pylori and requires treatment with antimicrobials
to which these bacteria are susceptible. Common H. pylori diagnostic tests do not provide ...
A cross-sectional study of stress and its sources among health professional students at Makerere University, Uganda
(Wiley, 2017)
Aim: To assess prevalence of stress and its sources among undergraduate health professional
students at Makerere University.
Design: This was a descriptive cross-sectional
study using quantitative methods of
data ...
Effect of potato-bean intercrop arrangement, plant spacing and fertiliser usage on plant growth and tuber yield in different environments
(Makerere University Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 2022)
In Uganda, potato (Solanum tuberosum. L) is an important cash and food crop but its
productivity has stagnated at around 3.5 t ha-1, far below potential (20 t ha-1), mainly
due to soil exhaustion resulting from land ...
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy and associated factors in northern Uganda: a crosssectional study
(South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022)
Background: Anaemia in pregnancy is associated with poor maternal and foetal outcomes. Nonetheless, there is a paucity of
recent literature on the predictors of anaemia during pregnancy in the context of northern Uganda, ...
Gaps in available published data on abortion in Uganda and the missed opportunity to inform policy and practice
(International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics., 2022)
Globally, 25% of pregnancies end up in induced abortion, the majority of which are
unsafe. Abortion is safe when conducted according to WHO recommendations. The
objective of the present study was to identify gaps in the ...
Lactose intolerance among severely malnourished children with diarrhoea admitted to the nutrition unit, Mulago hospital, Uganda
(BMC Pediatrics, 2010)
Background: Lactose intolerance is a common complication of diarrhoea in infants with malnutrition and a cause of
treatment failure. A combination of nutritional injury and infectious insults in severe protein energy ...
Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Background: Medicines are kept in households Worldwide for first aid, treatment of chronic or acute disease
conditions. This promotes inappropriate use of medicines and hence the associated risks. The study explored ...