Browsing by Author "Ssenku, Jamilu E."
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COVID-19 in the Eyes of Community Leaders in Selected Rural Districts in Eastern Uganda
Walusansa, Abdul; Iramiot, Jacob S.; Mpagi, Joseph L; Kudamba, Ali; Okurut, Shaban A.; Namuli, Aidah; Wasige, Godfrey; Nabuuma, Hawa; Kafeero, Hussein M.; Lubowa, Muhammad; Ssenku, Jamilu E. (Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021-05-14)Introduction: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is one of the topmost global hindrances to human existence. Rural settings have been reported to be more vulnerable in some parts of the world. In Uganda, community leaders in ... -
Disproportionate Distribution of HBV Genotypes A and D and the Recombinant Genotype D/E in the High and Low HBV Endemic Regions of Uganda: A Wake-Up Call for Regional Specific HBV Management
Mukasa Kafeero, Hussein; Ndagire, Dorothy; Ocama, Ponsiano; Kato, Charles Drago; Wampande, Eddie; Kajumbula, Henry; Kateete, David; Walusansa, Abdul; Kudamba, Ali; Kigozi, Edgar; Katabazi, Fred Ashaba; Namaganda, Maria Magdalene; Ssenku, Jamilu E.; Sendagire, Hakim (Hindawi, 2022-01-11)Background. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the leading cause of liver-related diseases. In Uganda, there is a regional disparity in the HBV burden. Our study was aimed at establishing the circulating genotypes in a low and a ... -
The Malaria-Poverty Dilemma in Peri-Urban University Communities in Eastern Uganda
Warsame, Abdishakur E.; Ssenku, Jamilu E.; Mpagi, Joseph L.; Iramiot, Stanley J; Okurut, Shaban A; Kudamba, Ali; Nkambo, Mujibu; Namuli, Aidah; Nakizito, Joweria; Gidudu, George; Nabuuma, Hawa; Kafeero, Hussein M; Nachuha, Sarah; Walusansa, Abdul (Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2021-04-28)Description Introduction: Malaria remains the world’s leading vector-born cause of mortality and morbidity, and Eastern Uganda contains some of the country’s highest prevalence rates. Though academic societies, such as ... -
TREAT-B Algorithm for Treatment Eligibility Among Chronically Infected Hepatitis B Virus Persons in a Low and a High Endemic Region: A Potential Strategy Towards Virus Elimination by 2030
Kafeero, Hussein Mukasa; Ndagire, Dorothy; Ocama, Ponsiano; Drago, Charles; Wampande, Eddie; Kajumbula, Henry; Kateete, David Patrick; Walusansa, Abdul; Kudamba, Ali; Ssenku, Jamilu E.; Sendagire, Hakim (Frontiers in Virology, 2022-04-11)Background: Little is known about treatment eligibility in Africa for the hepatitis B virus (TREAT-B) algorithm. We investigated the treatment eligibility among the HBV chronically infected patients in a low and a high ...