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Care Giver’s Experiences of Having a Child with Hydrocephalus: A Phenomenological Study at Ruharo Mission Hospital

2020-06-26

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<h4>Background</h4> Hydrocephalus is a long-term neurologic condition, normally identified in early childhood, where there is excessive fluid in the ventricular system within the brain which results into enlargement of the head to an abnormal size. The most common cause of hydrocephalus in most patient population is infection (over 60%) typically meningitis. In Uganda, it is estimated that about 1000 to 2000 new c...

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cc082b9e-d045-59fc-901d-a50583608f07
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10.1101/2020.06.25.20139683
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