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    Factors associated with adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment among children attending TB clinics in Mulago Hospital, Nsambya Home Care and Kawempe (KCCA Health Centre) 

    Nakiranda, Regina (Makerere University, 2014)
    Introduction: Tuberculosis(TB) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity with about 8.8 million new TB cases globally in 2010.Uganda like most of Sub-Saharan Africa, has a high burden of TB and this is fueled by the ...
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    Outcome of HIV-infected and uninfected children with severe pneumonia admitted to pediatric wards at Mulago Hospital 

    Nahurira, Shiba (Makerere University, 2012)
    Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under 5 years worldwide and contributes the greatest proportion of the global burden of childhood diseases. In Uganda, pneumonia is one of the leading causes ...
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    Hemoglobin status and its association with age in children under five years in the Central Region of Uganda. 

    Byabasheija, Robert (Makerere University, 2012-04)
    Background: The hemoglobin concentration is widely used as an aid in assessment of state of health. A sound factual basis is therefore necessary for establishing the trend of hemoglobin values its relation to age. WHO ...
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    Effect of blood storage age on the resolution of lactic acidosis in children with severe malarial anemia at Mulago Hospital. 

    Dhabangi, Aggrey (Makerere University, 2012)
    Background: Severe malarial anaemia requiring blood transfusion is a life threatening condition affecting millions of children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Up to 40% of children with severe malarial anemia have associated lactic ...
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    Presentation and immediate outcome of critically ill children presenting to acute care unit, MulagoHospital 

    Mbabazi, Jacqueline (2009)
    Background: Each year about eleven million children die before reaching their fifth birthday. About a third of these deaths occur in health units and most of health unit deaths happen within 24 hours of presentation. It ...
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    Prevalence and factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in children admitted with severe pneumonia in Mulago Hospital 

    Nantogo, Josephine (Makerere University, 2012)
    Introduction: Tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with severe pneumonia. A study done in Uganda by Bakeera et al in 2001 found 2% TB in children with severe pneumonia, while a similar study ...
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    Nutritional status and short term outcome among children presenting with surgical conditions to Mulago Hospital, Kampala 

    Kisa, Phyllis (Makerere University, 2012-05)
    Background: The acute stress due to surgical conditions results in varying degrees of hyper-catabolism and hypermetabolism manifesting as PEM. This, together with pre-existing PEM adversely affects the morbidity and mortality ...
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    Stroke in children with sickle cell anaemia in Mulago Hospital 

    Munube, Deogratius (Makerere University, 2012)
    Background: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a leading cause of child morbidity and mortality affecting 4% of all newborns in Uganda. Over 7000 SCA patients are registered in Mulago hospital. Stroke is a catastrophic complication ...
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    Efficacy of glutamine supplementation on the outcome of children admitted with persistent diarrhea to Mulago Hospital 

    Kamuchaki, Justine M. (Makerere University, 2012-07)
    Background: Globally, 1.8 million children die annually as a consequence of diarrhea most of these being due to persistent diarrhea. Persistent diarrhea contributes to about 50% of all diarrhea–related mortality even though ...
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    Prevalence and factors associated with hypomagnesaemia in severely malnourished children admitted to Mulago Hospital 

    Kyohairwe, Suzanne Musiime (Makerere University, 2010)
    Introduction: Magnesium, an alkaline earth metal type II nutrient participates in over 300 metabolic reactions that are very crucial for life and health. Hypomagnesaemia is known to compromise primary and secondary immune ...
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