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Determination of Lamivudine, Zidovudine, and Nevirapine in capillary blood sampled on filter paper by LC
(Oxford University Press, 2009-11)
A bioanalytical method for determination of lamivudine (3TC), zidovudine (AZT), and nevirapine (NVP) in 100 μL capillary blood applied onto sampling paper has been developed and validated. The antiretroviral drugs (ARV) ...
Developing standard methods to monitor adherence to antiretroviral medicines and treatment defaulting in resource-poor settings
(2009)
Adherence to antiretrovirals is critical for longterm effective therapy with first-line medicines.This important study describes how groups from the International Network for the Rational Use of Drugs in East Africa developed ...
Factors that influence the choice of career among psychiatric nursing students: case study of Butabika School of Psychiatric Nursing in Kampala, Uganda
(2008-05)
Background: Psychiatric disorders have become a global burden the world over. They account for 12.3% of the total global disease burden. Uganda's ministry of health has included mental health into the Uganda National Minimum ...
Factors predisposing to contamination of ready-to-eat food sold by food vendors in Rubaga Division, Kampala District
(2004)
Introduction Consumption of ready-to-eat food sold on streets and workplaces is common in Kampala city. However, the hygienic aspects of food vending operations are of major concern because cholera epidemics have been ...
Glycaemic control and prevalence of microalbuminuria among children with type 1 diabetes mellitus attending Mulago Hospital clinic
(2009-05)
Background: Uganda has an estimated 900 children under the age of 14 years with TIDM. Currently, there is limited information on burden and complications of diabetes in the country, as it is in sub-Saharan Africa where ...
Assessment of the drug storage facilities and quality of generic co-formulation tablets (Stavudine, Lamivudine, Nevirapine) at HIV/AIDS treatment centers in Uganda.
(Medwell Journals, 2008)
The study investigated the storage facilities and the quality of co-formulation tablets containing stavudine, lamivudine, and nevirapine at four treatment centres in Uganda. A cross-sectional survey of drug storage conditions ...
Detection of viral RNA from paraffin-embedded tissues after prolonged formalin fixation
(Elsevier, 2009)
Background: Isolating amplifiable RNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues is more difficult than isolating DNA because of RNases, chemical modification of the RNA, and cross-linking of nucleic acids and ...
Current knowledge, attitudes and practices of expectant women toward routine sonography in pregnancy at Naguru health centre, Uganda
(2009-12-01)
BACKGROUND: Ultrasound has become a routine part of care for pregnant women in Uganda, being one of a range of techniques used in screening. However, it differs from most others because it allows women to view their babies. ...
Injury patterns in rural and urban Uganda
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2001)
Objectives—To describe and contrast injury patterns in rural and urban Uganda. Settings—One rural and one urban community in Uganda. Methods—Community health workers interviewed adult respondents in households selected by ...
Domestic violence among women seeking pos-abortion care
(Elsevier, 2001-07)
Domestic violence victims are unlikely to make contraception choices [1], may have unplanned unwanted pregnancies [2], and thus resort to abortion [1,2]. Probably, many women with abortion complications are victims. The ...