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Needlestick injuries among clinical students at the College of Health Science, Makerere University. A cross-sectional study.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Introduction: More than 2 million occupational needle-stick injuries are sustained annually by Healthcare workers, including clinical students. Averagely, a healthcare worker in Africa suffers two to four needle stick ...
Prevalence and drug susceptibility pattern of pseudomonas aeruginosa using test records from February to June 2020 at Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Makerere University.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa has become an important cause of gram negative infection especially in patients with compromised host defence mechanisms, causing infection in blood, lungs and other body parts. It is the 2nd most ...
Self-management for HIV among people living with HIV/AIDS accessing care at Kiswa Health Centre III, Kampala Central Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Introduction: Effective and sustainable self-management programs are essential to ensure optimal uptake of medical, physical, emotional, and psychological recommendations in people living with chronic illnesses like HIV/AIDS. ...
Proportion and factors associated with unmet need for contraception in women 18 - 49 years at Kalerwe Market, Kampala Uganda. (unpublished undergraduate dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Introduction: Globally, 1.1 billion women of reproductive age (15-49 years) needed contraceptive services in the year 2020. Out of these, 172 million women used no contraceptive method at all, despite their desire to avoid ...
Assessing the effect of exposure to Mangifera indica extract on Staphylococcus aureus antimicrobial susceptibility.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
BACKGROUND
Medicinal plants such as the Mangifera indica have been shown to have activity against bacteria, fungi and viruses and are considered safe which may result underuse or overuse of the herbal products. However ...
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Acinetobacter Species, among blood culture samples received at Makerere University College of Health Science (MakCHS) Clinical Microbiology Laboratory between March and August 2021.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Acinetobacter spp. are glucose-non-fermentative, non-motile, non-fastidious, catalase-positive,
oxidative-negative, aerobic gram-negative cocco-bacilli (Lin & Lan, 2014) present in the
environment especially water and ...
Assessment of non lump changes among women who came with abnormal breast changes for cancer screening at FNAC Clinic at MAKCHS Pathology Department
(Makerere University, 2021-11)
Background:
Nipple discharge, nipple retraction and inversion the non-lump changes used. These changes could thus be helpful in early diagnosis of breast disease including breast cancer as they could be the only early ...
Prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance in salmonella species from clinical isolates at Makerere University College of Health Sciences clinical microbiology laboratory.
(Makerere University, 2021-12-01)
Background. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a rapidly spreading health problem across the world with the estimated annual deaths of 700,000 people due to infections by drug resistant strains of common bacterial infections. ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from clinical samples received at Makerere University Clinical Microbiology Laboratory from 2017 to 2020.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly prevalent among patients admitted to hospital wards, and is on the rise as a community associated infection. Laboratory surveillance of distribution ...
Prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and its associated risk factors among women attending mulago national referral hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-12-10)
Background: Although screening for cervical cancer is recommended for women in most countries, the incidence of cervical cancer is greater in developing countries.
The Aim: The goal of this study is to determine the ...