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 prevalenceTreatment-seeking behavior and practices among caregivers of children aged ≤5 y with presumed malaria in rural Uganda
Lee YJ, Adusumilli G, Kazungu R, Anywar G, Kyakulaga F, Katuura E, Parikh S, Willcox M. Treatment-seeking behavior and practices among caregivers of children aged ≤5 y with presumed malaria in rural Uganda. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 113: 525-533. PMID: 31140566, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trz039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtemether-lumefantrineFormal health facilitiesDrug shopsHealth facilitiesHerbal medicineTreatment-seeking patternsCaregivers of childrenFormal health centersHerbal medicine usageQuality of careSelf-reported outcomesTreatment-seeking behaviorMajority of childrenModern medical careInappropriate antibioticsHealth centersIllness historyMedicine usageCorrect diagnosisEndemic areasCorrect doseMedical careDiagnostic testsPatientsMalaria