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Open AccessExperiences of medical students and faculty regarding the use of long case as a formative assessment method at a tertiary care teaching hospital in a low resource setting: a qualitative study
The long case is used to assess medical students’ proficiency in performing clinical tasks. As a formative assessment, the purpose is to offer feedback on performance, aiming to enhance and expedite clinical l...
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Open AccessA comparison of oral bacteriome isolated from periodontal pockets of participants with or without diabetes mellitus in Uganda: a case control study
Diabetes mellitus predisposes patients to increased incidence and severe forms of periodontal disease. Currently, information on the bacterial diversity of patients with diabetes mellitus and periodontitis in ...
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Open AccessPerceptions and experiences of undergraduate medical students regarding social accountability: a cross-sectional study at a Subsaharan African medical school
Medical schools are called to be socially accountable by medical education and healthcare system stakeholders. Social accountability is a feature of excellent medical education. Medical students are essential ...
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Open AccessDecreased renal function among children born to women with obstructed labour in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study
Over two million children and adolescents suffer from chronic kidney disease globally. Early childhood insults such as birth asphyxia could be risk factors for chronic kidney disease in later life. Our study a...
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Open AccessElevated blood pressure among children born to women with obstructed labour in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study
Globally, high systolic blood pressure accounts for 10.8 million deaths annually. The deaths are disproportionately higher among black people. The reasons for this disparity are poorly understood, but could in...
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Open AccessNutritional status of young children born with low birthweight in a low resource setting: an observational study
Every year, an estimated 20 million babies are born with low birthweight and this number is increasing globally. Survivors are at risk of lifelong morbidities like undernutrition. We assessed the growth and nu...
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Open AccessExperiences of faculty and students regarding a locally developed framework for implementing interprofessional education during international electives in Sub-Saharan Africa
Given that there are hardly any comprehensive frameworks to guide institutions on approaches to use as they implement interprofessional education and collaborative practice during international electives, we d...
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Open AccessPerceptions, beliefs, and current practices regarding neonatal skin care and emollient use in eastern Uganda: a qualitative study
The skin is a major route of infection in the neonatal period, especially in low birthweight (LBW) infants. Appropriate and safe neonatal skin care practices are required to reduce this risk. The perceptions a...
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Open AccessPrevalence and factors associated with hypothyroidism in children with sickle cell anemia aged 6 months − 17 years attending the Sickle Cell Clinic, Mulago Hospital, Uganda; a cross-sectional study
Hypothyroidism has been reported at a prevalence of 6% in children and adolescents with Sickle cell anemia. In this study, we determined the prevalence and factors associated with hypothyroidism among children...
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Open AccessFactors associated with prolonged hospitalization of patients with corona virus disease (COVID-19) in Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Identification of factors predicting prolonged hospitalization of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) guides the planning, care and flow of patients in the COVID-19 Treatment Units (CTUs). We determin...
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Open AccessSurvival analysis of patients with COVID-19 admitted at six hospitals in Uganda in 2021: a cohort study
Assessing factors associated with mortality among COVID-19 patients could guide in develo** context relevant interventions to mitigate the risk. The study aimed to describe mortality and associated factors a...
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Open AccessMalaria diagnostic and treatment practices for febrile children under 5 years at two general hospitals in Karamoja, a high transmission setting in Uganda
Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years of age in Uganda. Although Karamoja sub-region has the highest prevalence of malaria, and one of the highest case fa...
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Open AccessEvaluation of a competency based medical curriculum in a Sub-Saharan African medical school
Medical schools in Sub-Saharan Africa have adopted competency based medical education (CBME) to improve the quality of graduates trained. In 2015, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MaKCHS) implem...
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Open AccessPerceptions of orthopaedic medicine students and their supervisors about practice-based learning: an exploratory qualitative study
Practice-based learning is crucial in forming appropriate strategies for improving learning among the medical students that support the country’s understaffed health sector. Unsatisfactory learning consequentl...
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Open AccessAcute kidney injury in hospitalized children with sickle cell anemia
Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) are at increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) that may lead to death or chronic kidney disease. This study evaluated AKI prevalence and risk factors in children with...
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Open AccessOral health seeking behaviors of adults in Nebbi District, Uganda: a community-based survey
Dental health is often neglected by the majority of the population and has contributed to the global burden of oral diseases. We assessed awareness, utilization and barriers to seeking oral health care among a...
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Open AccessIncidence and predictors of hospital readmission in children presenting with severe anaemia in Uganda and Malawi: a secondary analysis of TRACT trial data
Severe anaemia (haemoglobin < 6 g/dL) is a leading cause of recurrent hospitalisation in African children. We investigated predictors of readmission in children hospitalised with severe anaemia in the TRACT tr...
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Open AccessSpecialty career preferences among final year medical students at Makerere University College of health sciences, Uganda: a mixed methods study
Uganda has an imbalanced distribution of the health workforce, which may be influenced by the specialty career preferences of medical students. In spite of this, there is inadequate literature concerning the f...
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Chronic kidney disease impacts health-related quality of life of children in Uganda, East Africa
Limited data exist about causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in African children. We evaluated types of kidney disease in Ugandan children 0–18 years and...
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Open AccessPrevalence and factors associated with neonatal hypoglycemia in Northern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
Neonatal hypoglycemia is the most common endocrine abnormality in children, which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The burden and risk factors of neonatal hypoglycemia in rural communities...
