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Late diagnosis of HIV among elderly persons attending Kampala Capital City Authority HIV clinics
(Makerere University, 2019)
Background: Late diagnosis of HIV infection is associated with unfavourable clinical outcomes especially among the elderly because the disease progresses faster and their survival is shorter compared to their younger ...
Prevalence and factors associated with viral suppression among HIV positive young adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in KCCA Clinics
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
Introduction: Over 30% of all new HIV infections globally are estimated to occur among young adults aged 15 to 24 years. Despite improving access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), young adults have been reported to have low ...
TIME TO VIROLOGIC FAILURE, AND SECOND LINE ART INITIATION AMONG HIV INFECTED PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN RECEIVING OPTION B PLUS PROPHYLAXIS STRATEGY, KAMPALA, UGANDA
(Makerere University, 2019-02-15)
Background With the continued scale up of the World Health Organization(WHO) option B+ strategy in most of the Sub Saharan African (SAA) countries; there has been notable reduction in HIV related morbidity and mortality ...
Adherence among Female Sex Workers taking oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-06-17)
Title: Adherence among female sex workers taking oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Kampala, Uganda.
Background: Globally, Sub-Saharan Africa remains most severely affected with highest HIV
prevalence rates. Oral ...
Retention and its Determinants among HIV Infected Pregnant Women Enrolled on Elimination of Mother-To-Child Transmission Care in Six Public Health Facilities in Kampala: A Retrospective Cohort Study
(Makerere university, 2019-11-01)
Introduction: The Option B+ strategy for EMTCT recommends maternal lifelong triple ART
once HIV diagnosis is made. It has advantages and was rolled out to health facilities as MoH
policy. Whereas Uganda has invested in ...
Quality of HIV Serology and Malaria Testing by Clinical Laboratories in Wakiso District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11-21)
Background: Provision of quality laboratory services is a critical need for early diagnosis and control of disease. In many resource-constrained countries like Uganda, the quality of laboratory services is usually compromised ...
Evaluation of the impact of HIV-1 infections on Cytomegalovirus Specific T cells responses
(Makerere University, 2019-10-30)
Background: Incomplete understanding of the effect of HIV-1 infection on T cell immune response to HCMV is a barrier to development of better control strategies for HCMV infection in HIV-1 infected individuals. Depletion ...
Incidence and predictors of early and late HIV sero-conversion among HIV exposed infants In Oyam district, Northern Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2019-11-28)
Introduction: Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a major source of HIV infection among children. Uganda has progressed towards eliminating vertical transmission of HIV though 95,000 ...
Acceptability and perceptions of contraceptives among young HIV positive women in KCCA Art Clinics
(2019-09)
Introduction
There are about 7000 new HIV infections among young women in Sub Saharan Africa. Forty- three percent of pregnancies among young HIV positive women in Uganda are either unwanted or mistimed and this accounts ...
UPTAKE OF SAFE MALE CIRCUMCISION FOR HIV PREVENTION AMONG SEASONAL CULTIVATORS AND PASTORALISTS IN GOMBA DISTRICT, UGANDA
(Makerere University, 2019-11-11)
Introduction Safe male circumcision (SMC) is one of the elements in comprehensive HIV care strategy in prevention of HIV transmission from an infected woman to a man, but uptake was still very low in Gomba. This study, ...