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Therapists’ Past Traumatic Experiences, Compassion Fatigue and the Consequent Work Performance: A Case of Professional Therapists in Eldoret, Kenya
(International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2015)
This study aimed at establishing the impact of past traumatic experiences on the performance of professional therapists drawn from a group of professional therapists (N=84) working in Eldoret, Kenya. A simple random sampling ...
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 ...
Impaired renal function and associated risk factors in newly diagnosed HIV-infected adults in Gulu Hospital, Northern Uganda
(BMC nephrology, 2015)
Background: Screening for renal diseases should be performed at the time of diagnosis of human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection. Despite the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Northern Uganda, little is known about the ...
ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaires for PTSD and Complex PTSD: Validation among Civilians and Former Abducted Children in Northern Uganda
(Journal of Psychiatry, 2015)
Abstract
Objectives: ICD-11 is expected to introduce a new diagnosis of C-PTSD, along with a revision of the current
PTSD diagnosis. Are the suggested diagnostic tools for PTSD and C-PTSD valid in a developing country?
Method: ...
The Psychological Impact of War and Abduction on Children in Northern Uganda: A Review
(International Journal of Mental Health and Psychiatry, 2015)
In more than two decades northern Uganda was affected by the war between the government and the LRA. Children were abducted and affected during the war, but what is the psychological and social impact of war on the children? ...
Predicting mortality in sick African children: the FEAST Paediatric Emergency Triage (PET) Score
(BMC Medicine, 2015)
Background: Mortality in paediatric emergency care units in Africa often occurs within the first 24 h of admission
and remains high. Alongside effective triage systems, a practical clinical bedside risk score to identify ...
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: ...
Household antimicrobial self-medication: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the burden, risk factors and outcomes in developing countries
(BMC Public Health, 2015)
Background: Antimicrobial self-medication is common in most low and middle income countries (LMICs). However
there has been no systematic review on non-prescription antimicrobial use in these settings. This review thus ...
Prevalence and predictors of prior antibacterial use among patients presenting to hospitals in Northern Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Background: Human antibacterial exposure occur in different ways including consumption of animal and
agricultural products as well as use of prescribed and non-prescribed agents. We estimated the prevalence and
explored ...
Phytochemical Analysis and Screening of Ugandan Medicinal Plants for Antifungal Activity against Candida albicans
(International Journal of Tropical Disease & Health, 2015)
Aims: The potential activity against Candida albicans of five commonly used medicinal plant
species of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in southwestern Uganda was investigated.
Study Design: The phytochemical ...