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Care Burden and Coping Strategies among Caregivers of Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Method Study
(Hindawi, 2021)
Background. Family caregivers provide the bulk of care to children living with HIV. +is places an enormous demand and care
burden on the caregivers who often struggle to cope in various ways, some of which may be maladaptive. ...
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 ...
Traditional Medicinal Vegetables in Northern Uganda: An Ethnobotanical Survey
(International Journal of Food Science, 2021)
Background. A wide range of indigenous vegetables grow in Uganda especially during rainy seasons but scarcely during droughts,
except those that are commercially grown. Although a number of these vegetables have medicinal ...
Factors Associated with Utilization of HIV Testing Services among Adolescents Aged 10-19 Years in Lira District, Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(BioMed Research International, 2021)
Background. HIV testing remains a problem among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, and yet, HIV testing is a
cornerstone in the fight against HIV. However, there is scanty literature on the utilization of ...
Factors Associated with Utilization of HIV Testing Services among Adolescents Aged 10-19 Years in Lira District, Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Hindawi BioMed Research International, 2021-08-12)
Background. HIV testing remains a problem among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, and yet, HIV testing is a cornerstone in the fight against HIV. However, there is scanty literature on the utilization of HIV ...
Incidental cholecystocolonic fistula in obstructive jaundice
(Wiley, 2021)
Cholecystocolonic fistula is a rare condition often diagnosed intraoperatively, requiring
an adequate set of knowledge and skills to allow safe intraoperative change of
prior planned surgery and alleviate significant morbidity.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome: diagnostic challenges in resource-poor settings (Ugandan perspectives)
(PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2021)
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is the most common
cause of anovulatory infertility accounting for up to
40% of the reasons for visiting a doctor. The
Ugandan government has recognized infertility as a
major problem affecting ...
Bilateral proptosis as an early manifestation of juvenile myelomonocitic leukemia in an African child
(Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology, 2021)
We report bilateral proptosis as the unusual initial presentation of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia in
a Ugandan child. Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia was diagnosed with complete blood count and bone
marrow aspiration ...
Incidence of male breast carcinoma in North Uganda A survey at Lacor Hospital, Gulu, during 2009–2016
(Advance online publication, 2021)
BACKGROUND:Little information is available on male breast cancer (MBC) incidence from sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVE:This is a retrospective study on MBC in rural North Uganda, based on the pathology records of a private, ...
Is Gastric Involvement by Strongyloides stercoralis in an Immunocompetent Patient a Common Finding? A Case Report and Review of the Literature
(Acta Parasitologica, 2021)
Purpose Gastric infection with Strongyloides stercoralis (SS) usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. The unexpected
observation of this parasite in an otherwise healthy young lady who had undergone upper endoscopy ...