2022
Community prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and dyspepsia and efficacy of triple therapy in a rural district of eastern Uganda
Lee Y, Ssekalo I, Kazungu R, Blackwell T, Muwereza P, Wu Y, Sáenz J. Community prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and dyspepsia and efficacy of triple therapy in a rural district of eastern Uganda. Heliyon 2022, 8: e12612. PMID: 36593846, PMCID: PMC9803786, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandard triple therapyTriple therapyChronic dyspepsiaPopulation-based screeningIndependent predictorsEradication failureStudy populationSignificant medical burdenSeverity of dyspepsiaGeneral adult populationLogistic regression analysisEastern UgandaDyspepsia QuestionnaireAntigen testingClinical suspicionMedication adherenceCommunity prevalencePositive participantsMedical burdenStool samplesDyspepsiaAdult populationHelicobacter pyloriTherapyInfectionEvaluation of a pilot, community-led mental illness de-stigmatization theater intervention in rural Uganda
Lee Y, Rauben K, Liu C, Kim R, van der Velde N, Taylor C, Walsh A, Asasira M, Katongole I, Hatfield-King J, Blackwell S, Iheanacho T, Christ R, Ssekalo I. Evaluation of a pilot, community-led mental illness de-stigmatization theater intervention in rural Uganda. BMC Psychiatry 2022, 22: 794. PMID: 36526984, PMCID: PMC9756628, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04441-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessMental health stigmaBusoga regionHealth stigmaMental health careIll patientsMiddle-income countriesTreatment-seeking attitudesStudy's primary objectivePrimary objectiveConclusionThis studyLarger studyIllnessRural UgandaHealth careRural areasSignificant increaseDestigmatization campaignsStructured questionnaireEastern UgandaInterventionStigmaFocus groupsTreatmentMajor barrier
2019
Survey on the prevalence of dyspepsia and practices of dyspepsia management in rural Eastern Uganda
Lee YJ, Adusumilli G, Kyakulaga F, Muwereza P, Kazungu R, Blackwell TS, Saenz J, Schubert MC. Survey on the prevalence of dyspepsia and practices of dyspepsia management in rural Eastern Uganda. Heliyon 2019, 5: e01644. PMID: 31338438, PMCID: PMC6580192, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of dyspepsiaPrevalence of dyspepsiaRural eastern UgandaEpigastric painHealth workersCause of dyspepsiaPeptic ulcer diseaseEastern UgandaHealth care workersYears of ageHealth-seeking behaviourSelf-reported outcome variablesFormal health centersCurrent management strategiesTriple therapyDyspepsia managementUlcer diseaseMedication usageClinical symptomsCommon symptomsAppropriate medication usageHealth centersDyspepsiaHigh incidenceCurrent prevalence