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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

kafeero, Hussein; Ndagire, Dorothy; Ocama, Ponsiano; Walusansa, Abdul; Sendagire, Hakim (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 ...

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

Hussein, Mukasa Kafeero; Dorothy, Ndagire; Ponsiano, Ocama; Ali, Kudamba; Abdul, Walusansa; Hakim, Sendagire (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

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 ...

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

Kafeero, Hussein. M.; Walusansa, Abdul; Asiimwe, Savina; Iramiot, Stanley . J; Ssenku, Jamilu. E.; Nakavuma, Jesca. L.; Kakudidi, Esezah. K. (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 ...

Relationship Between School Gardening and Self-Efficacy Towards Weekly Fruit & Vegetable Intake

Kafeero, Hussein Mukasa; Kavuma, David; Mbabazi, Scovia (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 ...

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

Mukasa Kafeero, Hussein; Ndagire, Dorothy; Ocama, Ponsiano; Walusansa, Abdul; Sendagire, Hakim (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

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 ...

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 ...

Family Planning Utilization among PLWHIV Attending TASO Masaka: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study

Kizito, Benjamin Birungi; Ayebare, Angella Arigye; Namubiru, Sophia; Nabukeera, Swalha Kabogo; Kafeero, Mukasa Hussein; Kironde, Fred (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 ...

In-vivo Efficacy Profiles of Plasmodium falciparum to Artemether- Lumefantrine, the Recommended First-Line Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Kisii County Kenya

Maniga, Josephat Nyabayo; Rael, Masai; Bwogo, Pacifica; Ntulume, Ibrahim; Tibyangye, Julius; Atiku, Saad Mahjub; Bella, Onchoke Vera; Mong’are, Samuel (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 ...