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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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
HIV Treatment and Care of Adolescents: Perspectives of Adolescents on Community-Based Models in Northern Uganda
(HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care, 2023)
Background: Differentiated service delivery models for people living with HIV continue to be scaled up to expand access to HIV
services and treatment continuity. However, there is a gap in information on adolescents’ ...