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HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction as a Risk Factor for New HIV Infections: A Lived Experience Study of HIV Positive Young Women in a Rural Setting
(2022-06-05)
Background: HIV/AIDS-related stigma is a global problem among HIV patients with far-reaching implications. However,
there is an increase in HIV infections, especially among young women.
Objective: This study aimed at ...
Traditional herbal remedies for managing COVID-19 major symptoms: A case study of Kole district, Northern Uganda
(TMR Pharmacology Research, 2021)
Background: Today, the world is battling COVID-19 which has claimed millions of lives within a short period. As biotechnological research is in progress, it’s expedient to explore alternative sources of medication. Exploring ...
Refractory convulsive syncope in pregnancy: a rare presentation of Takayasu’s arteritis - a case report and literature review
(African Health Sciences, 2021-06-02)
Background: Neurological manifestation of Takayasu’s Arteritis (TA) in pregnancy presenting as convulsive syncope is
extremely rare, and poses a serious diagnostic dilemma due to other vast causes of fits in pregnancy.
...
Health seeking behaviour of small income market vendors: Diabetes primary care in Gulu Municipality, northern Uganda
(South Sudan Medical Journal, 2020)
Introduction: Uganda faces a serious threat of non-communicable diseases
including type 2 diabetes; sedentary lifestyles predispose people to these
diseases.
Objective: To understand the diabetes health seeking behaviour ...
Why women die after reaching the hospital: a qualitative critical incident analysis of the ‘third delay’ in postconflict northern Uganda
(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 ...
Prevalence and contextual factors associated with compassion fatigue among nurses in northern Uganda
(PLOS ONE, 2021)
Background
Compassion fatigue is associated with negative consequences that undermine workplace
performance. However, literature is scarce on compassion fatigue among nurses in the context
of Uganda who are at higher ...
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. ...
Off-label antibiotic use among paediatric in-patients: a mixed-method prospective study at a tertiary hospital in southwestern Uganda
(International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 2020)
Background The off-label use of drugs to treat children is a global practice attributed to the traditional exclusion of children from clinical trials mainly due to practical and ethical reasons. Off-label drug use carries ...
Medical Foods and Infant Formulas
(Springer, 2020)
Medical foods are foods that are formulated specifically to help in the management of diseases with particular dietary needs hardly met singly by normal diet. They are taken under medical prescription or supervision. On ...
Variations in Trim5α and Cyclophilin A genes among HIV‑1 elite controllers and non controllers in Uganda: a laboratory‑based cross‑sectional study
(2020)
Background: Tripartite Motif Containing 5 alpha (TRIM5α), a restriction factor produced ubiquitously in cells and
tissues of the body plays an important role in the immune response against HIV. TRIM5α targets the HIV ...