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Prevalence and correlates of teenage pregnancy among in-school teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hoima district western Uganda–A cross sectional community-based study
(PLoS ONE, 2022)Background The COVID-19 pandemic related restrictions and lockdown measures had compromised the routine delivery and access of sexual and reproductive health and rights services to the population including the teenage ... -
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy and associated factors in northern Uganda: a crosssectional study
(South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022)Background: Anaemia in pregnancy is associated with poor maternal and foetal outcomes. Nonetheless, there is a paucity of recent literature on the predictors of anaemia during pregnancy in the context of northern Uganda, ... -
Barriers and Facilitators to Successful Intensive Adherence Counseling in Rural Northern Uganda: An Exploratory Interview with HIV-Positive Clients Using the COM-B Framework
(HIV/AIDS-Research and Palliative Care, 2022)Purpose: Intensive adherence counseling (IAC) was introduced as a strategy to enhance adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV clients with non-suppressed viral loads. There has been sub-optimal viral load ... -
Caregiver’s perspectives on the Central Nervous System infection illness trajectory among older persons with dementia in Northern Uganda—a qualitative community‑based study
(BMC Geriatrics, 2022)Background: Few studies have explored the Central Nervous System (CNS) infection illness trajectory among older persons with dementia in sub-Saharan African (SSA) settings. This study explored the Caregiver’s perspectives ... -
HIV-related stigma experiences and coping strategies among pregnant women in rural Uganda: A qualitative descriptive study
(PloS one, 2022)Background HIV-related stigma is a global problem among HIV clients with far-reaching effects including increased rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. However, HIV-related stigma experiences and coping strategies ... -
A call for critical midwifery studies: Confronting systemic injustice in sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn care
(Wiley, 2022)ystemic injustice is a threat to sexual, reproductive, ma- ternal, and newborn (SRMN) health. The effects of this injustice are reflected in the high maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality rates in former colonized ... -
Intimate partner violence among pregnant women in Uganda
(African Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 2019)Background: Intimate partner violence may be more prevalent during pregnancy as women are more vulnerable. Aims: To determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence and associated factors among pregnant women at ... -
Perceptions of Undergraduates and Mentors on the Appropriateness, Acceptability, and Feasibility of the HEPI-TUITAH Micro-Research Approach to HIV Training in Uganda
(Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2022)Purpose: To evaluate the perceptions of undergraduates and mentors on the appropriateness, acceptability, and feasibility of a mentored seed-grant (micro-research) by Health Professions Education Partnership Initiative - ... -
Burnout and Associated Factors among Hospital-Based Nurses in Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Survey
(BioMed Research International, 2022)Background. Burnout is a public health problem that disproportionately affects nurses in sub-Saharan Africa because of the weak health systems that create an unconducive workplace environment. In Uganda, there is limited ... -
Factors Associated with Linkage to Care following Community-Level Identification of HIV-Positive Clients in Lira District
(Hindawi Advances in Public Health, 2022)Background. Community HIV testing helps to increase access to high-risk groups who are less likely to visit a clinic for a test. A large proportion of people identified with HIV following community-based testing are not ... -
Healthcare providers’ practice and attitude towards abortion service provision in Gulu city, Northern Uganda
(Research Square, 2020)Background: Unsafe abortion is a growing public health problem concern globally despite being preventable. The World Health Organization estimates that about 20 million pregnancies results into unsafe abortion globally. ... -
Factors Associated with Utilization of HIV Testing Services among Adolescents Aged 10-19 Years in Lira District, Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(BioMed Research International, 2021)Background. HIV testing remains a problem among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, and yet, HIV testing is a cornerstone in the fight against HIV. However, there is scanty literature on the utilization of ... -
Factors Associated with Utilization of HIV Testing Services among Adolescents Aged 10-19 Years in Lira District, Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Hindawi BioMed Research International, 2021-08-12)Background. HIV testing remains a problem among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, and yet, HIV testing is a cornerstone in the fight against HIV. However, there is scanty literature on the utilization of HIV ... -
Prevalence and predictors for unintended pregnancy among HIV‑infected pregnant women in Lira, Northern Uganda: a cross‑sectional study
(Scientific Reports, 2020)Prevention of unintended pregnancies is a global strategy to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Factors surrounding unintended pregnancy among women living with HIV are not well understood. We aimed to determine ... -
Perinatal death triples the prevalence of postpartum depression among women in Northern Uganda: A community-based crosssectional study
(PLoS ONE, 2020)Introduction Deaths during the perinatal period remain a big challenge in Africa, with 38 deaths per 1000 pregnancies in Uganda. The consequences of these deaths can be detrimental to the women; some ending up with ... -
Perinatal death in Northern Uganda: incidence and risk factors in a community-based prospective cohort study
(Global Health Action, 2021)Background: Perinatal mortality in Uganda remains high at 38 deaths/1,000 births, an estimate greater than the every newborn action plan (ENAP) target of ≤24/1,000 births by 2030. To improve perinatal survival, there is ... -
Polycystic ovarian syndrome: diagnostic challenges in resource-poor settings (Ugandan perspectives)
(PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2021)Polycystic ovarian syndrome is the most common cause of anovulatory infertility accounting for up to 40% of the reasons for visiting a doctor. The Ugandan government has recognized infertility as a major problem affecting ... -
WHO technical specifications Cryosurgical equipment for the treatment of precancerous cervical lesions and prevention of cervical cancer
(WHO, 2012)Cervical cancer is a serious and growing global health issue. In 2008, there were approximately 274 000 deaths from the disease, about 88% of which occurred in developing countries. Although it affects women worldwide, ... -
Using Formative Research to Design a Behavior Change Strategy to Increase the Use of Improved Cookstoves in Peri-Urban Kampala, Uganda
(International journal of environmental research and public health, 2013)Household air pollution from cooking with biomass fuels negatively impacts maternal and child health and the environment, and contributes to the global burden of disease. In Uganda, nearly 20,000 young children die of ... -
Significantly Reduced Genoprevalence of Vaccine-Type HPV-16/18 Infections among Vaccinated Compared to Non-Vaccinated Young Women 5.5 Years after a Bivalent HPV-16/18 Vaccine (Cervarix1) Pilot Project in Uganda
(2016)The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and some predictors for vaccine and non-vaccine types of HPV infections among bivalent HPV vaccinated and non-vaccinated young women in Uganda. This was a ...
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