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Patterns and predictors of self-medication in Northern Uganda
(PLOS One, 2014)
Self-medication with antimicrobial agents is a common form of self-care among patients globally with the prevalence and nature differing from country to country. Here we assessed the prevalence and predictors of antimicrobial ...
Chewing-stick practices using plants with anti-streptococcal activity in a Ugandan rural community
(2011)
Background: The high dental disease burden in developing countries has created a need to explore and develop cheap and accessible methods of dental disease prevention. Traditional toothbrushes (chewing-sticks) prepared ...
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous artesunate during severe malaria treatment in Ugandan adults
(BioMed Central, 2012-04-27)
Background: Severe malaria is a medical emergency with high mortality. Prompt achievement of therapeutic concentrations of highly effective anti-malarial drugs reduces the risk of death. The aim of this study was to assess ...
Peer counselors' role in supporting patients' adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda
(Routledge, 2011)
Our aim was to explore peer counselors’ work and their role in supporting patients’ adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-limited settings in Ethiopia and Uganda. Qualitative semi-structured interviews ...
Use of artemisia annua L. infusion for malaria prevention: mode of action and benefits in a Ugandan community
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2011)
Malaria is major public health problem in Uganda endemic in 95% contributing up to 40% of hospital outpatient attendances. Approaches to controlling the disease include; environmental, entomological and medicinal interventions. ...
An assessment of Makerere University College of Health Sciences: optimizing health research capacity to meet Uganda’s priorities
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Health research is critical to the institutional mission of the Makerere College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Optimizing the alignment of health research capacity at MakCHS with the health needs and priorities ...
A consortium approach to competency‑based undergraduate medical education in Uganda: Process, opportunities and challenges.
(Medknow Publications, 2014)
ABSTRACT
Background: Uganda, like the rest of Africa, is faced with serious health challenges including human immunodeficiency virus infection/
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), other infectious diseases and ...
Substandard rifampicin based anti-tuberculosis drugs common in Ugandan drug market
(Journal Of Pharmacy And Pharmacological Research, 2013)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an important curable infectious disease in Uganda; its treatment however is facing a
challenge of increasing drug resistance. Although Rifampicin containing Fixed-Dose Combination (R-FDC) ...
Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Abstract
Background
Medicines are kept in households Worldwide for first aid, treatment of chronic or acute
disease conditions. This promotes inappropriate use of medicines and hence the associated
risks. The study ...
Intermittent use of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention: A cross-sectional study of knowledge and practices among Ugandan women attending an urban antenatal clinic.
(Malaria Journal, 2014)
Abstract
Background: The WHO recommends supervised administration of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as intermittent
preventive treatment for malaria (IPTp) during pregnancy. Logistical constraints have however favoured ...