Community prevalence of and dyspepsia and efficacy of triple therapy in a rural district of eastern Uganda.

Background: () infection and chronic dyspepsia represent significant medical burdens in the developing world. An accurate assessment of the prevalence of chronic dyspepsia, as well as of the effectiveness of population-based screening and eradication of are warranted.

Objectives: We determined the prevalence of and chronic dyspepsia within the general adult population in a region of eastern Uganda.

Evaluation of a pilot, community-led mental illness de-stigmatization theater intervention in rural uganda.

Background: In rural areas of low- and middle- income countries, mental health care is often unavailable and inaccessible, and stigma is a major barrier to treatment. Destigmatization can increase treatment-seeking attitudes, community support, and acceptance of individuals suffering from mental illness. This study's primary objective was to evaluate the impact of a community-led, theater-based destigmatization campaign for mental illness conducted in the Busoga region of Eastern Uganda.

Exploring the factors motivating continued Lay First Responder participation in Uganda: a mixed-methods, 3-year follow-up.

Background: The WHO recommends training lay first responders (LFRs) as the first step towards establishing emergency medical services (EMS) in low-income and middle-income countries. Understanding social and financial benefits associated with responder involvement is essential for LFR programme continuity and may inform sustainable development.

Methods: A mixed-methods follow-up study was conducted in July 2019 with 239 motorcycle taxi drivers, including 115 (75%) of 154 initial participants in a Ugandan LFR course from July 2016, to evaluate LFR training on participants.

Survey on the prevalence of dyspepsia and practices of dyspepsia management in rural Eastern Uganda.

Aim: To investigate the current prevalence and management of dyspepsia in rural Eastern Uganda.

Methods: Residents older than 18 years of age across 95 study sites in Namutumba District, Eastern Uganda were surveyed. Each respondent was administered a questionnaire about dyspepsia and pertinent health-seeking behaviors.

Treatment-seeking behavior and practices among caregivers of children aged ≤5 y with presumed malaria in rural Uganda.

Background: We aimed to determine the rate of herbal medicine usage and the treatment-seeking patterns of children aged ≤5 y with presumed or confirmed malaria in an endemic area of Uganda.

Methods: We interviewed guardians of 722 children aged 6 months to 5 y, who had experienced an episode of presumed malaria in the previous 3 months, about the illness history.

Results: Overall, 36.