Faculty of Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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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
(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 ... -
EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE STRESS ON THYROID FUNCTION IN NORMAL ADULT RATS
(Sci.Int.(Lahore), 2019-06-19)The thyroid gland is an important gland that secretes thyroid hormones such as T3 and T4 which control various life processes and metabolism in cells. Most of the available literature on thyroid gland function is limited ... -
Market Vendor’s Poor Adherence to Sops for COVID-19: A Potential Source for Transmission of the Virus to the Local Communities. A Case Study of Sironko District
(Asian Journal of Medicine and Health, 2021-12-19)Abstract:Introduction: COVID-19 is one of the huge health burdens on the earth in the recent times. Massive campaigns on the adherence to standard operation procedures (SOPs) have been emphasized by the Government of Uganda ... -
Assessment of the Adherence to Standard Operating Procedures of Covid-19 among Market Vendors in Sironko District
(Asian Journal of Medicine and Health, 2021-08-24)Introduction: Coronavirus disease is one of leading causes of deaths in recent times that has surpassed cardiovascular and other respiratory diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) setup Standard Operating Procedures ... -
In-vivo Efficacy Profiles of Plasmodium falciparum to Artemether- Lumefantrine, the Recommended First-Line Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Kisii County Kenya
(South Asian Journal of Parasitology, 2021-12-29)Aims: This study was aimed at evaluating the In-vivo sensitivity patterns of Plasmodium. falciparum to Artemether-Lumefantrine in Kisii County, Kenya. Study Design: Single-arm, cross sectional, prospective study. Place ... -
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-863C/A and 1031 T/C Single nucleotide polymorphic sites (SNPs) may be putative markers of HBV disease prognosis among Caucasoids: Evidence from a systematic review with meta-analysis
(Elsevier, 2022-01-19)Background: The pathogenesis and prognosis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection have been correlated with genetic polymorphisms in the gene loci within the promoter region of the immune system modulator molecules such ... -
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
(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 ... -
Family Planning Utilization among PLWHIV Attending TASO Masaka: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study
(AIJR Publisher, 2021-07-31)People living with HIV (PLWHIV) need family planning (FP) services to avert the spread of HIV and eliminate mother to child transmission (MTCT). Besides, family planning services greatly reduce the incidence of vertical ... -
COVID-19 in the Eyes of Community Leaders in Selected Rural Districts in Eastern Uganda
(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 ... -
Prevalence and predictors of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in east Africa: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies published from 2005 to 2020
(BMC, 2021-09-18)Background: The epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the general population in east Africa is not well documented. In this meta-analysis, we examined 37 full published research articles to synthesise up-to-date data ... -
The Malaria-Poverty Dilemma in Peri-Urban University Communities in Eastern Uganda
(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 ... -
Relationship Between School Gardening and Self-Efficacy Towards Weekly Fruit & Vegetable Intake
(AIJR Publisher., 2020-11-27)The study was designed to understand the relationship between school gardens and student’s self-efficacy and its effect on weekly intake of fruits and vegetables. The survey used two Ugandan secondary schools; one ... -
Prevalence and dynamics of clinically significant bacterial contaminants in herbal medicines sold in East Africa from 2000 to 2020: a systematic review and meta analysis
(Tropical Medicine and Health, 2021-01-28)Background: Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of mortality and morbidity around the world, and those caused by bacteria are common in the East African region. In this region, trade and consumption of herbal medicine ... -
Sero‑prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus–hepatitis B virus (HIV– HBV) co‑infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) in sub‑Saharan Africa (SSA) and the associated risk factors: a systematic review and meta‑analysis
(BMC, 2020-10-27)Background: There is plenitude of information on HIV infection among pregnant mothers attending antenatal care (ANC) in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the epidemiology of HBV–HIV co-infections in the same cohort is not ... -
HOST AND VIRAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEPATITIS B CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN CHRONIC INFECTION -REVIEW ARTICLE
(International Journal of Pure Medical Research, 2019)Viral and host factors have been implicated in persistence of HBV infection to chronicity and perhaps to liver cancer. Fortunately 90- 95% of those who get infected in adult hood clear the virus and remain with antibodies ... -
Discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS by health care students of Islamic University in Uganda
(Akamai University, 2017)In May 2016, the World Health Assembly developed the Global Health Sector Strategy on HIV for 2016–2021 which strives to ensure zero HIV related discrimination especially in health institutions and settings. The main ... -
Anastomosed triplicated branches of the superior cerebellar arteries: a rare case of cerebral arterial plexus
(2018)Triplications of the superior cerebellar arteries are rare cases but when present are culminating factors to thromboembolism and arterisclerosis leading to infarction of areas supplied. We present a rare case of arterial ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with low back pain among healthcare workers in kibuli Muslim hospital kampala, Uganda
(OIMICS International, 2017)Background: Low back pain was not only considered to be the most common reason for functional disability worldwide, but also estimated to have affected 90% of the universal population. This study aimed at determining ... -
Determinants of compliance with the occupational health and safety practices among metal welders in Jinja municipality-Jinja district Uganda
(OIMICS International, 2018)Background: Compliance with the occupational health and safety measures at workplace is an important step towards providing a healthier welding workplace; especially in developing countries like Uganda where such measures are ... -
Individual risk factors contributing to the prevalence of teenage pregnancy among teenagers at Naguru teenage center kampala, Uganda
(Primary Healthcare: Open Access, 2016)Introduction: Teenage pregnancy and its effects on teen motherhood are among the major societal challenges of the teenagers in the contemporary global community. In a 30 million population 25 percent pregnancy rate ...
