Browsing Research Articles by Author "Okwir, Mark"
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Challenges associated with the roll-out of HCC surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa - the case of Uganda
Stijn, Van Hees; Muyindike, Winnie; Erem, Geoffrey; Ocama, Ponsianoo; Seremba, Emmanuel; Apiyo, Paska; Michielsen, Peter; Okwir, Mark; Vanwolleghem, Thomas (Journal of Hepatology, 2020)In sub-Saharan Africa, where HBV infections are the main cause of HCC, surveillance programs are mostly not available.2 Nonetheless, with an incidence rate of 8.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year, which is likely ... -
High Burden of Cryptococcal Meningitis Among Antiretroviral Therapy–Experienced Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients in Northern Uganda in the Era of “Test and Treat”: Implications for Cryptococcal Screening Programs
Okwir, Mark; Link, Abigail; Rhein, Joshua; Obbo, John Stephen; Okello, James; Nabongo, Betty; Alal, Jimmy; Meya, David; Bohjanen, Paul R. (Open forum infectious diseases, 2022)Background. The impact of the “test and treat” program for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment in rural areas of Uganda on cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening or cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is poorly ... -
Impact of a Cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis and treatment program at Lira Regional Referral Hospital in rural, Northern Uganda
Link, Abigail; Okwir, Mark; Meya, David; Nabongo, Betty; Okello, James; Kasprzyk, Danuta; Bohjanen, Paul R. (PLOS global public health, 2022)Abstract In rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, infrastructure and resources for treatment of crypto coccal meningitis (CM) are often lacking. We introduced a CM diagnosis and treatment pro gram (CM-DTP) at Lira Regional ... -
Improving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization
DeWyer, Alyssa; Scheel, Amy; Otim, Isaac Omara; Longenecker, Christopher T.; Okello, Emmy; Ssinabulya, Isaac; Morris, Stephen; Okwir, Mark; Oyang, William; Joyce, Erine; Nabongo, Betty; Sable, Craig; Alencherry, Ben; Tompsett, Alison; Aliku, Twalib; Beaton, Andrea (Global Health Action, 2019)Background: Task sharing of TTE may improve capacity for heart failure diagnosis and management in patients in remote, low-resource settings but the impact on diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes has not been ... -
Knowledge and compliance with Covid-19 infection prevention and control measures among health workers in regional referral hospitals in northern Uganda: a cross sectional online survey [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Amanya, Sharon Bright; Nyeko, Richard; Obura, Bonniface; Acen, Joy; Nabasirye, Caroline; Nakaziba, Rebecca; Oyella, Florence; Afayo, Victor; Okwir, Mark (F1000Research, 2021)Background: Infection prevention and control (IPC) has increasingly been underscored as a key tool for limiting the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and safeguarding health workers from infections ... -
Lack of education, knowledge, and supplies are barriers to cryptococcal meningitis care among nurses and other healthcare providers in rural Uganda: A mixed methods study
Link, Abigail; Okwir, Mark; Irebarren, Sarah; Meya, David; Bolijanen, Paul. R.; Danuta, Kasprzyk (Nurse Education Today, 2023)Abstract Background Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is one of the deadliest opportunistic infections related to HIV/AIDS. A research gap exists surrounding the barriers to CM diagnosis, treatment delivery, and care from ... -
Prevalence of Intestinal Helminth Coinfection in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Uganda
Baluku, Joseph Baruch; Nakazibwe, Bridget; Wasswa, Amir; Naloka, Joshua; Ntambi, Samuel; Waiswa, Damalie; Okwir, Mark; Nabwana, Martin; Bongomin, Felix; Katuramu, Richard; Nuwagira, Edwin; Ntabadde, Kauthrah; Katongole, Paul; Senyimba, Catherine; Andia-Biraro, Irene (Oxford University Press., 2022)Background. Although a third of people with tuberculosis (TB) are estimated to be coinfected with helminths, the prevalence is largely unknown among people with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). We determined the prevalence of ...