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A comparison of the behavioral and emotional disorders of primary school-going orphans and non-orphans in Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2007)
Background: This study investigated the emotional and behavioral problems of orphans in Rakai District, Uganda, and to suggest interventions. Studies, elsewhere, have shown orphans to have high levels of psychological ...
Presentation and immediate outcome of critically ill children presenting to acute care unit, MulagoHospital
(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 ...
Factors influencing implementation of infection control measures in health units in Arua district, uganda.
(2009-06)
BACKGROUND:
According to the yellow star program, less than 60% of the health units in Arua district, Uganda, were adequately observing infection control measures inspite of the presence of guidelines on how to do ...
Clinical efficacy of cotrimoxazole versus amoxicillin in the treatment of community acquired pneumonia in children aged 2-59 months attending Mulago hospital: A randomized clinical trial
(2008-08)
BACKGROUND:
Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs), peincipally community acquired pneumonia, account for appropriately 1.9 million (95% confidence arrival (C1) 1.6-2.2 million) deaths globally in children under 5 ...
Prevalence and factors associated with utilisation of insecticide treated bednets among pregnant women in Gulu District Internally Displaced Persons’ camps
(Makerere University, 2009-09)
Background. Nearly 500 million people suffer a malaria episode every year and about 90% of all malaria deaths in the world today occur in sub-Sahara Africa. In Uganda, malaria accounts for about 30 - 50% of the outpatient ...
Comparison of glucose and lipid abnormalities in HIV-infected patients on stavudine and zidovudine –based antiretroviral regimens at the Infectious Disease Clinic
(Makerere University, 2009)
Background: HIV-infected patients treated with antiretroviral medications develop undesirable
changes in lipid and glucose metabolism and may be prone to atherogenesis. The comparisons of
glucose and lipid abnormalities ...
Factors associated with loss to follow up in HIV positive clients on ARVs at Infectious Disease Clinic, Mulago Hospital from 2005 to 2007
(Makerere University, 2009-06)
Background: Worldwide there approximately 40.3 million people with HIV of which 25.8million are in the sub Saharan region of Africa. In Uganda over 1million ( 100,000 children under 15years) people are infected with HIV(MOH ...
Ceftriaxone versus chloramphenicol for the treatment of severe Pneumonia in children at Mulago Hospital: A randomized clinical trial
(Makerere University, 2007)
Background
Acute lower respiratory tract infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in
Sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) still recommends intravenous chloramphenicol for the treatment ...
Assessment of health workers and volunteers performance levels in the Onchocercias Control Program in Mulanje District, Southern Malawi
(Makerere University, 2009-09)
Introduction: This is an intervention study entitled ‘Assessment of Health
Workers and Volunteers Performance Levels in the Onchocerciasis Control
Program in Mulanje District – Southern Malawi.’ Its aim was to identify ...
Coverage and factors associated with postnatal domiciliary care in Aruu county, Pader district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2008-10)
Introduction: Postnatal domiciliary care is one of the ways of delivering postnatal care which involves a skilled attendant or health worker following mother and baby at home and offering essential care. It’s emerging due ...