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Are Women In Low Income Setting Gaining Adequate Gestational Weight? A Prospective Cross Sectional Study In Urban Uganda
(School of Biological Sciences, 2016)
Introduction: Pre-pregnancy weight and weight gained during pregnancy significantly influence maternal and
infant health. Little information is available regarding prevalence of optimal GWG in relation to pre-pregnancy
body ...
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. ...
Mothers’ perceptions of the practice of kangaroo mother care for preterm neonates in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative systematic review protocol
(JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 2019)
Objective: The objective of this review is to explore the experiences of mothers with the practice of kangaroo
mother care (KMC) for preterm neonates at home in sub-Saharan Africa.
Introduction: About 7000 newborn babies ...
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 ...
Helicobacter pylori from Peptic Ulcer Patients in Uganda Is Highly Resistant to Clarithromycin and Fluoroquinolones: Results of the GenoType HelicoDR Test Directly Applied on Stool
(BioMed Research International, 2017)
Background. Around 70–90% of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is due to Helicobacter pylori and requires treatment with antimicrobials
to which these bacteria are susceptible. Common H. pylori diagnostic tests do not provide ...
Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producers in Gram-negative Urine Isolates at MBN Clinical Laboratories, Kampala Uganda
(Archives of Microbiology & Immunology, 2018)
Introduction: Occurrence of Extended Spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBLs) producing bacteria have presented
impediment in treatment choices for urinary tract infections. ESBLs embody a major cluster of lactamases
accountable ...
A cross-sectional study of stress and its sources among health professional students at Makerere University, Uganda
(Wiley, 2017)
Aim: To assess prevalence of stress and its sources among undergraduate health professional
students at Makerere University.
Design: This was a descriptive cross-sectional
study using quantitative methods of
data ...
Undergraduate students’ contributions to health service delivery through communitybased education: A qualitative study by the MESAU Consortium in Uganda
(BMC Medical Education, 2016)
Background: It has been realised that there is need to have medical training closer to communities where the majority
of the population lives in order to orient the trainees’ attitudes towards future practice in such ...