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Factors associated with uptake of community based directly observed tuberculosis treatment strategy in Kayunga District, Uganda
(Makerere University, Kampala - Uganda, 2011)
Background: Good uptake of CB-DOTS is critical for the successful control of TB both at the national and district level. Despite 100% geographical coverage with CB-DOTS in Kayunga district by 2005, in 2007 the uptake was ...
Prevalence and factors associated with use of traditional herbal medicine among infertility patients in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011-05)
Background: Infertility patients are a vulnerable group that often seeks non-medical solutions for their failure to conceive. Churches (spiritualists), traditional healers and hospitals (orthodox medical treatment) services ...
Prevalence and factors associated with hepatotoxicity amongst HIV infected patients on antituberculosis therapy in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)
Background information: HIV infected patients have been shown to have a five fold higher risk for developing hepatotoxicity during anti-TB therapy than their HIV negative counterparts. WHO (2009), now recommends that HIV- ...
Clinical sonographic and histological renal features of HIV seropositive patients with proteinuria at Mulago Hospital: A descriptive study
(Makerere University, 2011)
Background: A wide clinical spectrum of kidney diseases affects patients with HIV. Studies employing varying criteria for diagnosis of kidney disease have reported a variable prevalence of these diseases in patients with ...
Prevalence, presentation and factors associated with low serum vitamin b-12 levels in ART-naïve HIV positive patients attending two outpatient HIV Care Clinics in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)
Introduction: The extent of vitamin B-12 depletion among HIV positive patients in Uganda and Sub Saharan Africa is unknown. We describe serum vitamin B-12 levels and factors associated with suboptimal vitamin B-12 among ...
Prevalence and factors associated with glycemic, blood pressure and lipid control among diabetic patients attending Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)
Morbidity from diabetes is a consequence of both microvascular and macrovascular disease and atherosclerosis remains the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus. Large scale ...
Pre facility factors affecting the access to emergency obstetric care by mothers in Kibanda Health Sub District
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
Background: All pregnancies have a risk of developing complications and once these develop, access to Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) is all that is required to promote safe motherhood. However, globally, inequalities in ...
Prevalence, clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic ascites at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011-04)
Introduction and rationale: Patients with cirrhosis and ascites show a higher susceptibility to bacterial infections. In these patients, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis may occur in up to 25% of the cases and is usually ...
Efficacy and safety of sublingual versus vaginal misoprostol for labor induction in pregnancy with live fetus in Mulago Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-05)
Background: Induction of labour is artificial stimulation of uterine contractions, with the intention of accomplishing delivery prior to onset of spontaneous labor.
Misoprostol, a synthetic prostaglandin E1 analogue has ...
Utility of the ACTG staging criteria to predict survival in AIDS associated Kaposi’s Sarcoma in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-05)
Introduction: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is commonly staged using criteria established by the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG). ACTG staging is comprised of three dichotomous variables: Tumor extent (T), immune status (I) and ...