Rebecca Nekaka

Knowledge and Perception of Caregivers about Risk Factors and Manifestations of Pneumonia among Under Five Children in Butaleja District, Eastern Uganda

Beatrice Aguti, Godfrey Kalema, Dinah Maria Lutwama, Martin Loy Mawejje, Emmanuel Mupeyi, David Okanya, Rebecca Nekaka & Yahaya Gavamukulya · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2018

Background: Despite the widespread national intervention strategies to curb its occurrence, Pneumonia remains one of the leading causes of morbidity in Butaleja district. This was a cross-sectional study carried out at Busolwe Hospital and aimed at establishing the knowledge and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2018/44179

Awareness of Antimicrobial Resistance among Primary Health Care Workers in Buyende District, Rural Eastern Uganda

Ahebwa Amelia, Akol Walter, Achong Emmanuel, Mugerwa Timothy, Nakayenga Aminah, Omega Phillip, Rebecca Nekaka & Iramiot Jacob Stanley · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2018

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the awareness of antimicrobial resistance among Primary Health Care Workers in Buyende district. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study employing qualitative and quantitative methods. Administration of a questionnaire evaluating knowled...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2017/38832

Baseline Assessment of Risk Factors of Presumptive Tuberculosis among under Five Children Living with an Index Client under Treatment in Mbale District, Eastern Uganda

Rosemary Tumusiime, Charles Mukasa, Agatha K Kisakya-Maria, Irene Mildred Neumbe, Jerome Odyeny, Bernard Maube, Yahaya Gavamukulya & Rebecca Nekaka · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Background and Aims: Children in contact with adults having pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) are vulnerable to TB infection and hence contact tracing and screening is important for early detection of infection. However, there are few contacts traced and the prevalence and risk factors...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i530214

Community- based Active Tuberculosis Case Finding in Pastoralist Communities of North-Eastern Uganda

Guma Isaac, Emuron John Robert, Namugambe Swabrah, Nabirye Gloria, Philip Denis Okungura, Paul Oboth, Jacob S. Iramiot & Rebecca Nekaka · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2019

Background: Given the global urgency to improve tuberculosis (TB) case detection, a renewed interest in active case finding (ACF) has risen. Missed TB cases pose a serious threat as they continue to fuel TB transmission in the community. We aimed to assess the feasibility of comm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i330166

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Candida Colonization among Pregnant Women in a District Hospital in Eastern Uganda

Bakandonda Fredrick, Muwanguzi Shadrack, Nakate Prossy, Opolot Ismail, Imongit Sam, Nnakanwagi Mariam Mirembe, Nteziyaremye Julius, Rebecca Nekaka & Iramiot Jacob Stanley · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common reason for which antimicrobials are prescribed in pregnancy Worldwide. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, Candida colonization and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among pregn...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1030130

The Role of Hospital Surfaces and Theatre Environment in Transmission of Nosocomial Infections in a Rural District Hospital in Eastern Uganda

Waako Christopher Knox, Kateregga Elvis, Lulenzi Jalia, Nakhokho Ephraim, Oloka Emmanuel, Tebagerwa Annet, Ibilat Gorett, Rebecca Nekaka & Iramiot Jacob Stanley · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018

Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are the "most frequent adverse events" in the delivery of healthcare worldwide.  Most of these infections are linked to resistant pathogens harboured by hospital fomites and could persist for a long period of time thereby predis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMMR/2018/44101

Socio-demographic Determinants of Vaccine Coverage for Pneumococcus and Rotavirus among under Five Children in Busolwe Town Council, Butaleja District, Eastern Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study

Brenda Wafana Nabwana, Sylvia Sidney Namayanja, Collette Kemigisha, Erina Kisakye, Amos Kuddiza Kusetula, Silvester Wakabi, Ivan Wambi, Innocent Musiime, Rebecca Nekaka & Yahaya Gavamukulya · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2019

Background and Aims: There is a high burden of vaccine-preventable diseases in the children under five years of age, particularly pneumonia diarrhea and which is greatly affected by low immunization coverage despite the existing efforts and policies. This study was carried out in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i330209

A Retrospective Study on the Prevalence and Health Worker’s Perspective on Hepatitis B virus Infection in Ngora District, Eastern Uganda

Ssegawa Lawrence, Kasuka Iga Arafat, Angeyo Grace Samantha, Mudebo Emmanuel, Nakhabala Moses, Linda Kyomuhendo Jovia, Nabongho Aaron Kenneth, Ahimbisibwe Joseph, Ibilat Gorret, Rebecca Nekaka & Iramiot Jacob Stanley · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2018

Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is a global health problem and it is estimated that one-third of the world population has been infected with HBV with serological evidence of past or present infection. It is estimated that over 400 million people are chronically infected w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2018/42575