Browsing Research Articles by Subject "Uganda"
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Antibiograms from community-acquired uropathogens in Gulu, northern Uganda - a cross-sectional study
(BMC infectious diseases, 2013)Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in clinical practice and empirical treatment is largely employed due to predictability of pathogens. However, variations in antibiotic sensitivity patterns do occur, ... -
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 ... -
Effect of maternal Helicobacter Pylori infection on gestational weight gain in an urban community of Uganda
(The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017)Introduction: Maternal Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection has been associated with undesirable effects during pregnancy such as; hyperemesis gravidarum, anemia, intrauterine fetal growth restriction and miscarriage. ... -
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 ... -
Improving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization
(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 ...