HIV sero-positivity and risk factors for ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke in hospitalised patients in Uganda: A prospective-case-control study.

Objectives: We examined HIV sero-positivity and risk factors in patients admitted with ischaemic stroke (IS) and haemorrhagic stroke (HS) in Kampala, Uganda.

Study Design: We conducted a matched case-control study between December 2016 and December 2018 ​at ​St Francis Hospital, Nsambya.

Methods: The study population comprised of stroke cases (adults aged ≥18 years with IS or HS confirmed by neuroimaging) and controls (age- and sex-matched stroke-free adults aged ≥18 years who were recruited from the same hospital as the cases).

Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Uganda-a descriptive retrospective study.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Uganda.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: This study was conducted in the outpatient's T2DM clinic in St.

Predictors of 30-day and 90-day mortality among hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke patients in urban Uganda: a prospective hospital-based cohort study.

Background: We report here on a prospective hospital-based cohort study that investigates predictors of 30-day and 90-day mortality and functional disability among Ugandan stroke patients.

Methods: Between December 2016 and March 2019, we enrolled consecutive hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke patients at St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda. The primary outcome measure was mortality at 30 and 90 days.

Caring for a stroke patient: The burden and experiences of primary caregivers in Uganda - A qualitative study.

Aim: We assessed the burden and experiences of caregivers looking after stroke patients in Kampala, Uganda.

Design: We conducted a qualitative cross-sectional study between May 2018-July 2018 among primary caregivers of stroke patients.

Methods: The primary caregiver was defined as the person spending most of the time providing daily care for the stroke patient for at least four months.

Predictors of loss to follow up among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending a private not for profit urban diabetes clinic in Uganda - a descriptive retrospective study.

Background: Although the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing in Uganda, data on loss to follow up (LTFU) of patients in care is scanty. We aimed to estimate proportions of patients LTFU and document associated factors among patients attending a private not for profit urban diabetes clinic in Uganda.

Methods: We conducted a descriptive retrospective study between March and May 2017.