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Prevalence and patterns of musculoskeletal deformities in adult stroke patients at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015-10)
Musculoskeletal deformities following stroke cause significant disability among stroke survivors.Deformities such as equinovarus, claw toes, etc. are amenable to surgical correction resulting in improved functional outcome. ...
Prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among adult Tuberculosis patients attending the national referral tuberculosis program clinic at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015-05)
Malnutrition is the major cause of morbidity for all age groups, accounting for 11 percent of the disease burden globally. According to the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS), 19 percent of the Ugandan population ...
Functional characterization of rhomboid proteases in pyogenic gram positive cocci
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: Rhomboid proteins are widely distributed in bacteria including the Gram positive pyogenic cocci. Rhomboid proteases are novel proteins that are increasingly being implicated in the pathogenecity of these ...
Diagnostic accuracy of Tzanakis score in acute appendicitis in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015-05)
Background:
Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis is not always a straight forward process; sometimes its
presentation is so atypical even for the most experienced surgeon leading to false positives of (15% to 37.6%) and false ...
Identification of the insertions, deletions and point mutations in rhomboid proteases from selected Mycobacterium species
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Background: Rhomboids, proteins that are conserved in all life kingdoms, are among the novel genes likely to encode roles in the pathogenesis of mycobacteria. While rhomboids have various specific functions across species, ...
Caudal bupivacaine vs intravenous morphine on time to first analgesic requirement in paediatric surgical patients; a randomised controlled trial
(Makerere University, 2016)
BACKGROUND
Postoperative pain causes significant suffering and stress. Strides have been made in the last 20 years to control pain in adults however this lagged behind in children due to the misconceptions that children ...
Evaluation of anti theilerial activity of a lipophilic root bark extract of stereospermum kunthianum against theileria parva
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: naphthoquinones are common compounds found in several species of bignoniaceae and exhibit anti plasmodial activity hence can serve as potential sources of lead compounds for discovery and development of ...
Factors associated with the final HIV status among infants born to HIV postive women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
This was a retrospective cohort study which investigated factors associated with the final HIV
status among infants born to HIV positive women at Regional Referral Hospitals (RRH) in
Uganda. The assessment was made by ...
Uptake of cervical screening and prevalence of abnormal cervical lesions among HIV infected women in an urban HIV care setting in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: Cervical cancer is the second commonest cancer in women worldwide and the commonest cancer among women in Uganda. Annual cervical screening is recommended for women living with HIV for early detection of ...
Tobacco use, knowledge of tobacco health effects and perceptions towards tobacco control among tobacco growers in Kihiihi Sub-County, Kanungu District
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Introduction:
Uganda is one of the developing countries experiencing an increasing trend in tobacco consumption, as well as, an increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that exemplify poor lifestyle changes. However, ...