ArticlePloS one2023
Adherence of health workers to guidelines for screening and management of cryptococcal meningitis in Uganda.
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- Risk factors for cryptococcal infection among people with HIV receiving care at a referral hospital in Uganda: a nested case-control study.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
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- Assessment of Clinical Guideline Use in the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis Among Health Care Providers in Ethiopia.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- A cross-sectional study evaluating the screening, diagnosis and management of advanced HIV disease at the AIDS support organization service centre in Mbarara City, Southwestern Uganda.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- The evolution of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in Uganda from 2010 to 2022.Medical mycology · 2024Article
- Cryptococcal meningitis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2023Review
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introductionHealth workers' failure to adhere to guidelines for screening, diagnosis and management of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a significant public health concern. We aimed to assess adherence to the standards of care and management of HIV patients at risk of CM per the MoH guidelines and assess stock management of CM supplies in the period of January to June 2021 at selected public health facilities (HFs) in Uganda.
methodsThe study employed an observational cross-sectional design to assess the level of adherence of health workers to standards of clinical care and management of HIV positive patients at risk of CM as per the clinical guidelines for Uganda, and stock management of CM supplies in the period of January to June 2021in selected public health facilities. The study team used a survey guide designed by MoH to assess and score the screening, diagnosis and management practices of Health Facilities towards CM. Scoring was categorized as red (< 80%), light green (80%-95%), and dark green (˃95%) in the order from worst to best adherence. The data was transcribed into a spread sheet and analysed using STATA-v15.
resultsThe study team visited a total of 15 public health facilities including 5 general hospitals, 9 regional referral hospitals (RRHs) and 1 National Referral hospital (NRH). The mean score for adherence to screening and management of CM for all the combined facilities was 15 (64.7%) classified as red. 10 (66.7%) HFs had not performed a baseline CD4 test for eligible patients within 2 weeks of ART initiation. With regards to treatment, 9 (60%) of the HFs were scored as light green on knowledge of the procedure for reconstituting intravenous Liposomal Amphotericin B. None of the HFs visited had potassium chloride tablets in stock.
conclusionMajor MoH guidelines are generally not being adhered to by health workers while managing cryptococcal meningitis. It is vital that government and implementing partners regularly support HFs with training, mentorship, and support supervision on CM management to improve adherence to CM screening and treatment guidelines.
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