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Barriers and Factors Affecting Personal Protective Equipment Usage in St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Northern Uganda
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2017)Background: To protect health workers (HCWs) from risky occupation exposure, CDC developed the universal precautions (Ups) including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs). However compliance to it by HCWs has remained ... -
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 ... -
Blood Culture Testing Outcomes among Non-Malarial Febrile Children at Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Sites in Uganda, 2017–2018
(Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021): Blood culture (BC) processes are critical to the utility of diagnostic testing, bloodstream infection (BSI) management, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance. While Uganda has established BC guidelines, often ... -
Breast‑feeding practices and maternal employment in health facilities of Lira District, Northern Uganda
(Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2022)Background: In Uganda, many working mothers stop breast-feeding before the end of the mandatory maternity leave of 60 days. Inadequate breast-feeding is a risk factor for infant morbidity and mortality. Thus, understanding ... -
Burnout and coping mechanisms among healthcare professionals in central Uganda
(Psychiatry, 2024)Background: The escalating global prevalence of burnout among healthcare professionals poses a serious health concern. Recent studies focus on prevalence and predictors of burnout among healthcare providers, emphasizing the ... -
Burnout Levels among Professional Counselors in Butabika and Mulago National Referral Hospitals in Uganda
(American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS), 2015)Counseling profession places unique demands on care-providers and has negative consequences. This study explored prevalence of burnout and its preventive measures among professional counselors in Butabika and Mulago national ... -
CaMK activation during exercise is required for histone hyperacetylation and MEF2A binding at the MEF2 site on the Glut4 gene
(Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 295, 2007)CaMK activation during exercise is required for histone hyperacetylation and MEF2A binding at the MEF2 site on the Glut4 gene. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 295: E698 –E704, 2008. First published July 22, 2008; ... -
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. ... -
Career Info, Counseling And Occupational Choices Among Learners In Secondary In Mbarara District, Uganda
(Researchjournali’s Journal of Economics, 2020)There is an increasing demand for career info and counselling services worldwide. Push and pull factors arising from labour market reforms and modernization of education and training systems in developing and middle-income ... -
Case Report: Biloma gastrostomy after failed sonogram-guided percutaneous aspiration, pigtail catheter insertion and surgical drainage [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]
(AAS Open Research, 2019)Bilomas are rare abnormal extrabiliary accumulation of bile. This can be either intrahepatic or extrahepatic following traumatic or spontaneous rupture of the biliary tree. The commonest causes of biloma are surgery, ... -
Case Report: Swallowed toothbrush in the stomach of a 56 year female at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor, Uganda [version 1; referees: 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
(AAS Open Research, 2018)Toothbrush swallowing is a rare occurrence. Toothbrush swallowing presents a risk of impaction and perforation along the gastrointestinal tract. This case report describes a 56 year old female that presented to the ... -
Challenges associated with the roll-out of HCC surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa - the case of Uganda
(Journal of Hepatology, 2020)In sub-Saharan Africa, where HBV infections are the main cause of HCC, surveillance programs are mostly not available.2 Nonetheless, with an incidence rate of 8.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year, which is likely ... -
Challenges Facing the Push and Pull Hybrid System in the Supply of Essential Medicines in Gulu, Northern Uganda
(American Journal of Public Health Research, 2015)Essential medicines are supplied to the public health facilities using the pull and push system. In many countries the decision to use the pull, push or combination of both is a policy decision, but Uganda has used each ... -
The “child size medicines” concept: policy provisions in Uganda
(Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2015)Background: In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the ‘make medicines child size’ (MMCS) campaign by urging countries to prioritize procurement of medicines with appropriate strengths for children’s age and ... -
Chronic alcohol use affects therapeutic steady state plasma drug concentrations of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine in HIV-infected patients during 9 months follow up period: WHO AUDIT tool application
(International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 2013)Chronic alcohol consumption is a common problem among the HIV-infected patients on HAART. The study determined the effect of chronic alcohol use on steady state plasma drug concentrations of stavudine (d4T), lamivudine ... -
Chronic alcohol use reduces CD4+counts in HIV/AIDS patients on d4T/3TC/NVP treatment regimen using WHO AUDIT tool and alcohol-use biomarkers
(Research & Reviews in BioSciences, 2014)Alcohol is one of the most abused drugs worldwide by people of different socio-economic status, age groups and including the HIV/AIDS patient on treatment. It is reward drug and a CNS depressant especially at high doses. ... -
Chronic ethanol use in alcoholic beverages by HIV-infected patients affects the therapeutic window of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine during the 9-month follow-up period: using chronic alcohol-use biomarkers
(Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology, 2013)Background: Chronic ethanol use is a global problem including among HIV-infected patients on stavudine/ lamivudine/nevirapine (d4T/3TC/NVP) regimen. The study determined the effect of chronic ethanol use on the therapeutic ... -
Chronic stress and coping mechanisms among nurses in Lango sub-region, northern Uganda
(Wiley Nursing Open, 2023)Aim: This study aimed to assess chronic stress and coping mechanisms among nurses in Lango sub-region, northern Uganda, conducted between May and June 2022. Design: Institutional-based cross-sectional design conducted ... -
Chronic stress and its correlates among nurses: A case of Central Uganda
(Avicenna J Neuro Psycho Physiology, 2023)Background: Despite an overwhelming disease burden, nursing shortages are evident in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the potential for significant healthcare crises. Nurses face increased work demands and chronic stress due to a ... -
Class Size And Learning Outcomes: Perceptions Of In-Service Teachers
(Researchjournali’s Journal of Education, 2016)Achieving quality learning outcomes within the education system in Kenya remains an elusive goal for educationists. Many strategic plans have been drafted and action plans implemented, but the aspiration remains a mirage. ...