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    • War related sexual violence and it's medical and psychological consequences as seen in Kitgum, Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study 

      Eugene, Kinyanda; Musisi, Seggane; Biryabarema, Christine; Ezati, Isaac; Oboke, Henry; Ojiambo-Ochieng, Ruth; Were-Oguttu, Juliet; Levin, Jonathan; Grosskurth, Heiner; Walugembe, James (BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2009)
      Background: Despite the recent adoption of the UN resolution 1820 (2008) which calls for the cessation of war related sexual violence against civilians in conflict zones, Africa continues to see some of the worst cases ...

    • WHO guidelines on fluid resuscitation in children : Authors’ reply to Southall 

      Kiguli, Sarah; Akech, Samuel O; Mtove, George; Opoka, Robert O; Engoru, Charles; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Nyeko, Richard; Evans, Jennifer; Crawley, Jane; Prevatt, Natalie; Reyburn, Hugh; Levin, Michael; George, Elizabeth C; South, Annabelle; Babiker, Abdel G; Gibb, Diana M; Maitland, Kathryn (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2014)
      Southall made several points about our recent article.1 2 He suggests that “lethal hyperchloraemia” secondary to use of normal saline in FEAST (for boluses or maintenance) resulted in excess mortality. However, he did ...

    • WHO guidelines on fluid resuscitation in children: missing the FEAST data 

      Kiguli, Sarah; Akech, Samuel O; Mtove, George; Opoka, Robert O; Engoru, Charles; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Nyeko, Richard; Evans, Jennifer; Crawley, Jane; Prevatt, Natalie; Reyburn, Hugh; Levin, Michael; George, Elizabeth C; Babiker, Abdel G; Gibb, Diana M; Maitland, Kathryn (Bmj, 2014)
      The World Health Organization recommendations on management of common childhood illnesses affect the lives of millions of children admitted to hospital worldwide. Its latest guidelines,1 released in May 2013, continue ...

    • Why women die after reaching the hospital: a qualitative critical incident analysis of the ‘third delay’ in postconflict northern Uganda 

      Alobo, Gasthony; Ochola, Emmanuel; Bayo, Pontius; Muhereza, Alex; Nahurira, Violah; Byamugisha, Josaphat (BMJ open, 2021)
      Objectives To critically explore and describe the pathways that women who require emergency obstetrics and newborn care (EmONC) go through and to understand the delays in accessing EmONC after reaching a health facility ...

    • Work stress and coping strategies among social workers: A case of Northern Uganda 

      Kabunga, Amir; Muya, Francis Kihoro (International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2014)
      Social workers are exposed to potent stressors due to the nature of their work. The study examined work stress and coping strategies among social workers in Northern Uganda. The target population consisted of 353 social ...