Browsing by Author "Ibingira, C.B.R."
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Item Prevalence of child injuries in Mbale region, Eastern Uganda(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2016) Ibingira, C.B.R.; Tumwiine, J.; Nankabirwa, P.; Nankunda, J.The rate of unintentional child injuries in sub-Saharan Africa is at 53.1 per 100,000, The highest for low income regions, data on these injuries and associated factors among children in Uganda is very scanty. Most child injuries are related to the way of life in rural communities typically burns from charcoal stoves, candle light , hot fluids, chemicals , falls, and animal bites . Methods: This was a cross sectional community survey among the Promise EBF participants in Mbale district of east Uganda. Objective; to establish the prevalence, causes and associated factors of un-intentional child injuries in Mbale District .Item Prevalence, Nature and Characteristics of External Congenital anomalies at Mulago Hospital(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2011) Ochieng, J.; Kiryowa, H.; Munabi, I.; Ibingira, C.B.R.Congenital anomalies may be structural, behavioral, functional or metabolic defects acquired before a baby is born and their nature and type are highly dependent on the causative agent as well as the time when they are first diagnosed. There was a need to identify the different defects present at birth among Ugandans in order to appreciate the magnitude of each and its eventual effect on the affected individual. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, nature and characteristics of external congenital anomalies in live born babies at Mulago hospital.