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Community knowledge, attitudes and practices about mental health problems in Mukono District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2004-10)
Mental problems are common affecting 25% of people at some time during their lives and accounting for 12% of global burden of disease. In Uganda, 25% of the population over 15 years suffer from diagonosable mental disorder. ...
Factors associated with postoperative nausea and vomiting at Mulago hospital
(2007-07)
INTRODUCTION: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are among the most common complications following surgery and despite modern anesthetic and surgical technique the incidence remains at 20% to 30%. Although some ...
Is it safe to switch from stavudine to zidovudine after developing symptomatic hyperlactatemia?
(African Health Sciences, 2008-06)
Introduction: In resource limited settings patients on antiretroviral treatment who develop stavudine induced hyperlactatemia are often switched to zidovudine on the basis of published studies that demonstrate that this ...
Analysis of HIV-1 sub types among blood donors in Uganda using a multi-region hybridization assay.
(2008-04)
BACKGROUND:
Uganda has been a focus of HIV/AIDS intervention efforts, including vaccine clinical trials. HIV-1 genetic diversity poses challenges for design of efficacious vaccines. Data on HIV-1 genetic diversity is ...
Assessment of the patient flow at the infectious diseases institute out-patient clinic, Kampala, Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2007-02)
In order to cope with the increasing patient load, a study was performed to identify bottlenecks in patient flow at the Infectious Diseases out-patient clinic in Kampala, Uganda on 10 January 2005. On a standardised ...
Evaluation of the community based directly observed treatment for tuberculosis-short implimentation in Rukungiri district, Uganda
(2005-02)
The Community Based Directly Observed Treatment Short course program for tuberculosis has been proved to be one of the most effective of all health interventions, but its performance in Rukungiri district was still poor ...
Community perceptions and factors influencing utilisation of health services in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2009)
Background: Healthcare utilization has particular relevance as a public health and development issue. Unlike material and human capital, there is little empirical evidence on the utility of social resources in overcoming ...
Clinical patterns, prevalence and factors associated with immune reconstitution syndrome in children on HAART attending Joint Clinical Resarch Centre
(2008)
Introduction: The introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has markedly decreased the rate of Opportunistic infections, the progression to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and overall mortality ...
Citywide trauma experience in Kampala, Uganda: a call for intervention
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2002)
Objectives: To describe injuries and their emergency care at five city hospitals. Setting: Data were collected between January and December 1998 from casualty departments of the five largest hospitals of Kampala city, ...
Antimalarial drug levels in biological samples: methods and applications.
(2008-09)
This thesis deals with the development and validation of analytical methods that are field-adapted and their application in the determination of antimalarial drug levels in biological samples. These methods are suitable ...