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Sarah Nakubulwa

Researcher at Makerere University

Publications -  24
Citations -  557

Sarah Nakubulwa is an academic researcher from Makerere University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Population. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 20 publications receiving 385 citations. Previous affiliations of Sarah Nakubulwa include College of Health Sciences, Bahrain.

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Attendance and Utilization of Antenatal Care (ANC) Services: Multi-Center Study in Upcountry Areas of Uganda.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identified the factors associated with late booking and inadequate utilization of antenatal care services in upcountry areas of Uganda and found that women in rural areas are two times less likely to attend ANC than the urban women.
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Still births, neonatal deaths and neonatal near miss cases attributable to severe obstetric complications: a prospective cohort study in two referral hospitals in Uganda

TL;DR: Development of severe maternal outcomes, the mothers having been referred, and gravidity of 5 or more were significantly associated with newborn deaths, and across the four groups, there were significant differences in mean birth weight.
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Advancing the application of systems thinking in health: understanding the dynamics of neonatal mortality in Uganda

TL;DR: Synthesis of theoretical concepts through CLDs facilitated the understanding and interpretation of the interactions and feedback loops that contributed to the stagnant neonatal mortality rates in Uganda, which is the first step towards discussing and exploring the potential strategies and their likely impact.
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Maternal near misses from two referral hospitals in Uganda: a prospective cohort study on incidence, determinants and prognostic factors

TL;DR: The analysis of near misses is a useful tool in the investigation of severe maternal morbidity and the prognostic factors for maternal death, if instituted, might save many women with obstetric complications.
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The burden of maternal morbidity and mortality attributable to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study from Uganda.

TL;DR: There is high morbidity attributable to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, and cyanosis, abnormal respiration, oliguria, circulatory collapse, coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia, and elevated serum lactate were significantly associated with severe maternal outcomes.