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Initial outcomes of provider-initiated routine HIV testing and counseling during outpatient care at a rural Ugandan hospital: risky sexual behavior, partner HIV testing, disclosure, and HIV care seeking
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2010)
Provider-initiated routine HIV testing is being scaled up throughout the world, however, little is known about the outcomes of routine HIV testing on subsequent behavior. This study examined the initial outcomes of ...
Thyroid hormones profile in students of Makerere College of Health
(Tanzania Health Users' Trust Fund, 2010-01)
Serum concentrations of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3) and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) are used to assess thyroid function. It is recommended that each laboratory or hospital should establish its own reference ...
Targeting persistent HIV infection: where and how, if possible?
(Elsevier, 2011)
Sanctuaries of persistent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, which are diverse and stillincompletely resolved, account for the incomplete clearance of HIV among infected persons with a long-standing history of ...
Suicide in urban Kampala, Uganda: a preliminary exploration
(Makerere University Medical School, 2011-06)
Background: Suicide was investigated in the urban setting of Kampala, Uganda. Objectives: Firstly, to explore the use of two research methodologies, a retrospective review of patient records and the psychological autopsy ...
Attitudes and perceptions about the Research and Ethics Committee in Kampala, Uganda
(Renaissance Medical Publishing, 2010)
Background: The Makerere University Faculty of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee reviews and approves more than 100 new research protocols a year, yet its activities had never been evaluated as far as the researchers ...
Health system challenges and solutions to improving mental health outcomes
(Radcliffe Medical Press for World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), Working Party on Mental Health, 2011)
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Validity of the rapid strip assay test for detecting HBsAg in patients admitted to hospital in Uganda
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
Commercially available rapid strip assays (RSAs) for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) are used for most routine clinical testing in sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluated the validity of RSA and a more sophisticated ...
Use of artemisia annua L. infusion for malaria prevention: mode of action and benefits in a Ugandan community
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2011)
Malaria is major public health problem in Uganda endemic in 95% contributing up to 40% of hospital outpatient attendances. Approaches to controlling the disease include; environmental, entomological and medicinal interventions. ...
The use of Genotype MTBDRplus assay to assess drug resistance of microbacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients in rural Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: Drug resistance levels and patterns among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from newly diagnosed and previously treated tuberculosis patients in Mbarara Uganda were investigated. Methods: We enrolled, ...
HIV serostatus disclosure and lived experiences of adolescents at the Transition Clinic of the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative study
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2011)
Most studies on HIV serostatus disclosure and adolescents focus on whether, how and when to disclose to adolescents their HIV diagnosis. Fewer studies have examined HIV serostatus disclosure by adolescents who know they ...