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A 10 years Trend of Peptic Ulcer Disease and other Gastrointestinal Disorders in Northern Uganda
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2016)Background: The changing trend of GI disorders has not been expounded in our setting, there is need to examine the extent to which major endoscopically diagnosed upper GI disorders have changed in the last 10 years (2005 ... -
919 Routine Hospital Acquired Infection surveys are feasible in low income health care settings and can inform quality improvement interventions
(Oxford University Press, 2014)Background. Prevention of acquisition of infection in the health care setting is imperative for reduction in morbidity and mortality for patients and health workers and improvement health care quality. However, data is ... -
Access and use of medicines information sources by physicians in public hospitals in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey
(African Health Sciences, 2008)Background: Rational and cost-effective prescription of medicines requires up-to-date and readily accessible medicines information. There are several studies on availability and access to medicines information sources, ... -
Acute toxicity effects of the methanolic extract of Fagara zanthoxyloides (Lam.) root-bark
(African Health Sciences, 2003)Background: Fagara zanthoxyloides is a well known medicinal plant in Uganda. It is used extensively in malaria and other infections. However nothing is known about its toxicity. Objective: The objective of the study was ... -
Adverse drug reactions in patients admitted on Internal Medicine wards in a district and Regional Hospital in Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2011)Introduction: The burden of both community and hospital acquired adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are some of the important issues in pharmacotherapy. At the time of this study there was very scanty literature in this area ... -
Aflatoxins in Uganda: An Encyclopedic Review of the Etiology, Epidemiology, Detection, Quantification, Exposure Assessment, Reduction, and Control
(International Journal of Microbiology, 2020)Uganda is an agrarian country where farming employs more than 60% of the population. Aflatoxins remain a scourge in the country, unprecedentedly reducing the nutritional and economic value of agricultural foods. *is review ... -
Aflatoxins metabolism, effects on epigenetic mechanisms and their role in carcinogenesis
(Health, 2013)Chronic consumption of aflatoxin-contaminated foods is a global problem in both developing and developed countries especially where there is poor regulation of their levels in foods. In the body, aflatoxins (AFBs) mainly ... -
African Health Sciences Vol 12 Issue 4 December 2012518Endoscopic findings in upper gastrointestinal bleeding patients atLacor hospital, northern Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2012)Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common emergency medical condition that may require hospitalization and resuscitation, and results in high patient morbidity. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is the ... -
Anaemia and blood transfusion in African children presenting to hospital with severe febrile illness
(BMC Medicine, 2015)Background: Severe anaemia in children is a leading cause of hospital admission and a major cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, yet there are limited published data on blood transfusion in this vulnerable group. Methods: ... -
An Analysis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Quality of Life Among Adults Living with HIV in Western Uganda
(HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative, 2024)Background: HIV/AIDS remains a significant global public health issue, profoundly impacting infected individuals. Living with HIV involves complex mental health dynamics, with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) being ... -
Anger and Bitter Hearts: The Spread of Suicide in Northern Ugandan Families
(Journal of Anthropology, 2019)In many societies, the phenomenon of suicide provides a particularly powerful example of how something sinister might ‘run in the family’. In the Acholi sub-region of northern Uganda, concerns about its capacity to spread ... -
Anti-malarial drug use, appropriateness and associated factors among children under-fve with febrile illnesses presenting to a tertiary health facility: a cross sectional study
(Malaria Journal, 2023)Background Malaria is endemic in 95% of Uganda and constitutes the country’s most signifcant public health prob lem—being the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, especially among children under fve years of age. The ... -
Anti-Plasmodium falciparum activity of Aloe dawei and Justicia betonica
(African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2013)Malaria is a fatal disease caused by different Plasmodium species of parasites and has remained the major killer of humans worldwide especially the children under five years of age and pregnant women. In this study, the ... -
Antibiograms from community-acquired uropathogens in Gulu, northern Uganda - a cross-sectional study
(BMC infectious diseases, 2013)Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in clinical practice and empirical treatment is largely employed due to predictability of pathogens. However, variations in antibiotic sensitivity patterns do occur, ... -
Antibiotic prescription practices among prescribers for children under five at public health centers III and IV in Mbarara district
(PLOS ONE, 2020)Introduction Rational use of medicines requires that patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs. Irrational prescription of antibiotics has been reported in many health systems across the world. ... -
Antifungal Medicinal Plants Used by Communities Adjacent to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, South-Western Uganda
(European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2015)Communities adjacent to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) in South-western Uganda largely depend on traditional herbal treatment for basic health care. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of medicinal ... -
Antimalarial Activity of Aspilia pruliseta, a Medicinal Plant from Uganda
(Planta Medica : Journal of Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, 2010)Aspilia prulisetaSchweinf. (Asteraceae) is a medicinal plant in-digenous to Uganda and the neighboring countries of East Africa.It has been used extensively by the rural population for the treat-ment of fevers and malaria. ... -
Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical fingerprints of five crude extracts obtained from indigenous medicinal plants of Uganda
(Research in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2017)Five crude extracts from four Ugandan plants were screened in vitro for their antimicrobial activity and phytochemical composition. They included the chloroform extracts of Bothliocline longipes, Maesa lanceolata, Trimeria ... -
Antiplasmodial activity of extracts of selected medicinal plants used by local communities in western Uganda for treatment of malaria
(African Journal of Ecology, 2007)This study investigated the antiplasmodial activity of ten medicinal plants used to treat malaria in Southwestern Uganda. The study plants were Bothlioclines longpipes (Olive and Hiern), N.E.Br., Toddalia asiatica (L.) ... -
Antivenin plants used for treatment of snakebites in Uganda: ethnobotanical reports and pharmacological evidences
(Tropical Medicine and Health, 2020)Snakebite envenomation is a serious public health concern in rural areas of Uganda. Snakebites are poorly documented in Uganda because most occur in rural settings where traditional therapists end up being the first-line defense ...
