Collins Atuheire

Research

Invasive Bacterial and Malaria Co-Infection and Associated Factors among Pregnant Mothers Attending a Private Tertiary Teaching Hospital in South Western Rural Uganda: Retrospective Review of Records between Feb 2014-Feb 2018

Article December 20, 2018

Introduction: Malaria and invasive bacterial infection (IBI) adversely affects the prognosis of pregnant women, globally. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, data on IBI and malaria co-infection among pregnant women is scarce, rather most studies look at Malaria and Invasive bacterial infection dis-jointly. Objectives: We aimed to study the burden of Invasive bacterial and malaria co- infection and associated factors among pregnant mothers attending a private hospital in rural South-Western Uganda.