Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Ndeezi, Grace"
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in HIV-infected, HAART-naïve Ugandan children: a hospital-based survey
Hestvik, Elin; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Ndeezi, Grace; Grahnquist, Lena; Olafsdottir, Edda; Tumwine, James K.; Kaddu-Mulindwa, Deogratias H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-06-30)Background: The aim of this survey was to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) colonization in HIV-infected, highly active antiretroviral therapy-naïve Ugandan children ... -
Risk factors for obstructed labour in Eastern Uganda: A case control study
Musaba, Milton W.; Ndeezi, Grace; Barageine, Justus K.; Weeks, Andrew; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Wamono, Felix; Semakula, Daniel; Tumwine, James K.; Wandabwa, Julius N. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-10)Introduction: Obstructed labour (OL) is an important clinical and public health problem because of the associated maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Risk factors for OL and its associated obstetric squeal are ... -
“She gives it to her child who doesn’t even talk”: a qualitative exploration of alcohol and drug use among primary school-age children in Uganda
Nalugya, Joyce Sserunjogi; Skylstad, Vilde; Babirye, Juliet Ndimwibo; Ssemata, Andrew Sentoogo; Ndeezi, Grace; Bangirana, Paul; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv; Nakasujja, Noeline (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background There is little research on alcohol and other drugs (AOD) use by school-age children in low-resource settings like Uganda. Including the voices of children in research can inform prevention and early intervention ... -
‘There is nowhere to take the child’: a qualitative study of community members’ views on managing early childhood substance use in Mbale, Uganda
Skylstad, Vilde; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv; Nalugya, S.J.; Opesen, C.; Ndeezi, Grace; Okello, E.S.; Moland, Karen Marie Ingeborg; Tumwine, James K; Skar, A.M.S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Harmful alcohol use by 5–8-year-old children has been identified in Mbale District, Uganda. To further examine this finding, the present study explores the experiences and perceptions of community members ... -
Umbilical Cord Stump Infections in Central Uganda: Incidence, Bacteriological Profile, and Risk Factors
Tumuhamye, Josephine; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tumwine, James K; Mukunya, David; Ndeezi, Grace; Namugga, Olive; Bwanga, Freddie; Steinsland, Hans; Nankabirwa, Victoria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Umbilical cord stump infection (omphalitis) is a risk factor for neonatal sepsis and death. We assessed the incidence of omphalitis, described the bacteriological and antibiotic-resistance profile of potentially pathogenic ... -
Vaginal colonization with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria among women in labor in central Uganda: prevalence and associated factors
Tumuhamye, Josephine; Steinsland, Hans; Bwanga, Freddie; Tumwine, James K.; Ndeezi, Grace; Mukunya, David; Namugga, Olive; Napyo, Agnes Kasede; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Nankabirwa, Victoria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background According to WHO ( CISMAC. Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child health), the antimicrobial resistant bacteria considered to be clinically most important for human health and earmarked for ... -
"We shall count it as a part of kyogero": acceptability and considerations for scale up of single dose chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care in Central Uganda
Mukunya, David; Haaland, Marte Emilie Sandvik; Tumwine, James K.; Ndeezi, Grace; Namugga, Olive; Tumuhamye, Josephine; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Rujumba, Joseph; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Moland, Karen Marie; Nankabirwa, Victoria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-04)Background: Cleansing the umbilical cord with chlorhexidine reduces neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in communities where newborn deaths and home births are common. As a result, the World Health Organization ... -
“Your heart keeps bleeding”: lived experiences of parents with a perinatal death in Northern Uganda
Arach, Anna Agnes Ojok; Kiguli, Juliet; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Nakasujja, Noeline; Mukunya, David; Musaba, Milton W.; Napyo, Agnes Kasede; Tumwine, James K; Ndeezi, Grace; Rujumba, Joseph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-15)Background: Worldwide, two million babies are stillborn and 1.8 million babies die before completing seven days of life. Approximately 4% of pregnant women in Uganda experience perinatal death. The response following a ... -
Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey
Ndeezi, Grace; Tumwine, James K.; Bolann, Bjørn J.; Ndugwa, Christopher M.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-21)Background Low concentrations of serum zinc have been reported in HIV infected adults and are associated with disease progression and an increased risk of death. Few studies have been conducted in HIV infected children in ...