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Prevalence and associated factors of osteoporosis in HIV infected adults attending MU-JHU outpatient clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital.
(Namusoke, J. (2014). Prevalence and associated factors of osteoporosis in HIV infected adults attending MU-JHU outpatient clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Unpublished masters thesis. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda., 2014)
Introduction
Western studies have described and noted an increased prevalence rate of osteoporosis in HIV infected patients. The causes of osteoporosis in this population appear to be multifactorial and likely represent ...
Standardizing assessment practices of undergraduate medical competencies across medical schools: Challenges, opportunities and lessons learned from a consortium of medical schools in Uganda.
(African Field Epidemiology Network, 2014)
Abstract
Introduction: Health professions education is gradually moving away from the more traditional approaches to new innovative ways of training
aimed at producing professionals with the necessary competencies to ...
Financial interventions and movement restrictions for managing the movement of health workers between public and private organizations in low- and middle-income countries
(Wiley, 2014-02)
Background:
Health workers move between public and private organizations in both urban and rural areas during the course of their career. Depending on the proportion of the population served by public or private organizations ...
Prevalence and patterns of traumatic bone loss following open long bone fractures at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Significant traumatic bone loss occurs in a high proportion of open fractures ranging from 11.4% to 40% in developed countries.2,3 However, there is no documented literature concerning the prevalence and ...
Musculoskeletal disorder risk factors among nursing professionals in low resource settings: a cross-sectional study in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) constitute one of the main occupational hazards among health care
workers. However, few epidemiological studies on work related MSD among nursing professionals have been
carried ...
High Incidence of HIV-1 infection in a general population of fishing communities around Lake Victoria, Uganda
(PLOS ONE, 2014)
Background: High HIV-1 incidence rates were reported among persons in fisherfolk communities (FFC) in Uganda who were
selected for high risk behaviour. We assessed the incidence of HIV-1 and associated risk factors in a ...
High prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care: a cross-sectional study in two hospitals in northern Uganda
(BMJ, 2014)
Objective: To determine the prevalence of the hepatitis
B viral (HBV) infection and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)
positivity among pregnant women attending antenatal
clinics in two referral hospitals in northern ...
Prevalence of lower limb deep venous thrombosis using doppler ultrasound among patients with abdomino-pelvic malignancies at the Uganda Cancer Institute.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction:
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), a term encompassing deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a major complication of cancer. Studies show that 10-15% of patients with cancer suffer a VTE ...
Prevalence of aortic aneurysms at abdominal ultrasound and associated findings among hypertensive adults (≥50years) at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is defined by an increase in the diameter of the abdominal aorta in excess of 3cm. Hypertension and advanced age are some of the risk factors for development of abdominal aortic ...
Prevalence and factors associated with use of herbal medicine among women attending an infertility clinic in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Abstract
Background: Infertility is a public health problem associated with devastating psychosocial consequences. In countries
where infertility care is difficult to access, women turn to herbal medicines to achieve ...