Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) Collections by Subject "Elderly"
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A comparative study of the prevalence and clinical features associated with depression among HIV- positive and HIV- negative elderly patients in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2013)INTRODUCTION HIV/AIDS still remains a global health problem. Depression is a leading contributor to the burden of disease worldwide, a critical barrier to HIV care and as well as prevention and a common serious HIV ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with suicidality among the elderly attending non-psychiatric wards at Mulago National Referral Hospital and Uganda Cancer Institute
(Makerere University, 2023-09-11)Background: The elderly are especially vulnerable to suicide. Older adults are at a substantially higher risk of dying by suicide compared to the younger age categories for a number of reasons including the fact that they ...