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Electrolyte abnormalities among critically ill children presenting to acute care unit, Mulago hospital: Types, associated factors, and immediate outcome
(2010-04)
BACKGROUND:Electrolyte abnormalities are commonly seen in critically ill children and have been associated with poor outcome. However electrolyte abnormalities among critically ill children in resource poor settings are ...
Prevalence and pattern of irritable bowel syndrome among patients attending the gastroenterology outpatient clinic in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional bowel disorder in which abdominal pain or discomfort is related to defecation or a change in bowel habit. Patients with IBS are seen by clinicians among patients ...
Association between malnutrition and knowledge practices and perceptions on infant and young child feeding among HIV negative mothers at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)
Introduction: Appropriate knowledge, proper feeding practices together with good perceptions on infant and young child feeding among mothers are of fundamental importance for survival, growth, development and health of the ...
Viral load and reverse transcriptase drug resistance mutations in HIV-1 isolated from mothers who transmit the virus to their infants at Kibagabaga Hospital PMTCT Clinic, Kigali, Rwanda
(Makerere University, 2014-09)
Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 years, affecting five-million infants per year. HIV/AIDS is a disease with known modes of transmission and ...
HIV serostatus disclosure and lived experiences of adolescents at the Transition Clinic of the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative study
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2011)
Most studies on HIV serostatus disclosure and adolescents focus on whether, how and when to disclose to adolescents their HIV diagnosis. Fewer studies have examined HIV serostatus disclosure by adolescents who know they ...
The pattern and predictors of mental health service use among HIV positive children and adolescents
(Makerere University, 2014-03)
BACKGROUND: Psychiatric manifestations of pediatric HIV infection have been described mainly in adolescent populations in Uganda. However, data on the nature of mental health services used by the pediatric HIV-infected ...
Artesunate plus mefloquine versus mefloquine for treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)
(Cochrane Collaboration, 2010)
Background
Multiple-drug-resistant malaria is widespread, and in South-East Asia resistance is high against nearly all single therapy antimalarial drugs. Here, and in other areas with low malaria transmission, the combination ...
Brighter smiles Africa - translation of a Canadian community-based Health-promoting school program to Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2010-08)
Project goal: To adapt a successful Canadian health-promoting school initiative to a Ugandan context through international partnership. Rationale: Rural children face many health challenges worldwide; health professionals ...
What action can national and international agencies take?
(Radcliffe Medical Press, 2011)
This editorial accompanies the third paper in our series of four articles on how international donors can address mental health in low- and middle-income countries. The first paper introduced the topic and discussed core ...
Genetic polymorphisms in plasmodium falciparum associated with resistance to artemisnin combination therapy: complexity of infection during short-term culture and characterization of in-vitro sensitivity in Kampala Uganda
(2010)
Background Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is currently advocated in Africa as a means of improving treatment efficacy and slowing the development of drug resistance. However, the selection of resistant parasites, ...