Publications by authors named "J Abeso"

Article Synopsis
  • Malaria is a major health threat in Uganda, especially for children under five, and following WHO guidelines can significantly reduce mortality rates in hospitalized cases.
  • The study evaluated how targeted interventions, like changes in workflow and using admission checklists, improved adherence to these guidelines in a Ugandan hospital setting.
  • Results showed that adherence to the WHO guidelines increased from 3% to 10% post-intervention, and there was a substantial rise in appropriate malaria diagnostic testing from 66% to 85%.
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Introduction: Blackwater fever (BWF), a complication of malaria, has in the past been considered as a rare complication of malaria in children living in high transmission settings. More recently, however, a growing number of paediatric clusters of BWF cases have been reported predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The aim of this study is to map evidence on BWF among children in SSA from 1 January 1960 to 31 December 2021.

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Background: Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) is widely used in both health and social facilities to prevent infection, but it is not known whether supplying it for regular perinatal use can prevent newborn sepsis in African rural homes. Our study piloted a cluster randomised trial of providing ABHR to postpartum mothers to prevent neonatal infection-related morbidity in the communities.

Methods: We conducted a pilot parallel cluster randomised controlled trial across ten villages (clusters) in rural Eastern Uganda.

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Background: Due to their immature immune system, neonates are at high risk of infection. This vulnerability when combined with limited resources and health education in developing countries can lead to sepsis, resulting in high global neonatal mortality rates. Many of these deaths are preventable.

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Background: Poor participant understanding of research information can be a problem in community interventional studies with rural African women, whose levels of illiteracy are high. This study aimed to improve the informed consent process for women living in rural eastern Uganda. We assessed the impact of alternative consent models on participants' understanding of clinical trial information and their contribution to the informed consent process in rural Uganda.

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