School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collections: Recent submissions
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Influence of M. tuberculosis lineage variability within a clinical trial for pulmonary tuberculosis
(PLoS ONE, 2010)Abstract Recent studies suggest that M. tuberculosis lineage and host genetics interact to impact how active tuberculosis presents clinically. We determined the phylogenetic lineages of M. tuberculosis isolates from ... -
Domestic violence during pregnancy and risk of low birth-weight and maternal complications: a prospective cohort study at Mulago Hospital, Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing, 2006-10)Objectives: To investigate whether domestic violence during pregnancy is a risk factor for antepartum hospitalization or low birthweight (LBW) delivery. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted in Mulago hospital, ... -
The incidence and associated factors of hypertensive retinopathy among hypertensive patients attending mulago hospital.
(2005)BACKGROUND Elevated arterial pressure, otherwise known as hypertension, may well be the most important public health problem in developed countries today. It is widespread, asymptomatic, readily detectable, and usually ... -
Discontinuation of cost sharing in Uganda
(World Health Organization, 2003-09-15)Objective: To assess the effects of ending cost sharing on use of outpatient services and how this was perceived by health workers and members of a health unit management committee. Methods: From 10 districts across Uganda, ... -
Discontinuation and modification of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-infected Ugandans prevalence and associated factors.
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007-03-16)Background: Data on discontinuation and modification of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are scarce among sub-Saharan African populations. We sought to estimate the prevalence and to identify factors associated ... -
Creation of virtual patients from CT images of cadavers to enhance integration of basic and clinical science student learning in anatomy
(Informa Healthcare Ltd., 2009)Objective: The goal of this study was to determine whether computerized tomographic (CT) images of cadavers could be used in addition to images from patients to develop virtual patients (VPs) to enhance integrated learning ... -
Co-trimoxazole resistance of streptococcus pnemoniae and commensal strptococci from Kampala, Uganda
(2007)Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (co-trimoxazole) is used frequently for people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa. In this study, the prevalence and mechanisms of resistance to sulfonamides and trimethoprim in commensal oral ... -
Involvement of Husbands in Antenatal Care in Ayivu County, Arua District.
(2001-05)ABSTRACT The main objective of this study were: to determine the awareness among the husbands about the need for their wives to attend to ANC from trained personal, to describe the perception among husbands on ANC in Arua ... -
Knowledge Attitudes and Practise of Postnantal Mothers regarding Care of the Umbilical Cord.
(2001-06)Cord functions and neonatal tetanus contribute significantly to high neonatal mortality rates in developing countries. In 1992, Uganda was identified as one of the countries contributing 80% of the estimated causes of ... -
The costs and effectiveness of four HIV counseling and testing strategies in Uganda
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2009)Objective: HIV counseling and testing (HCT) is a key intervention for HIV/AIDS control, and new strategies have been developed for expanding coverage in developing countries. We compared costs and outcomes of four HCT ... -
Coping responses during pregnancy and early motherhood among adolescents in Central Uganda.
(2008)This study was conducted to better understand adolescents' experiences and coping strategies during pregnancy and childbirth in order to meet their needs. It explored and analyzed adolescents' coping responses during these ... -
Views and Opinions of Mothers and husbands Towards the Presence of Husbands in the Labour Ward s during ChildBirth.
(2001-09)ABSTARCT Poor obstetric care contributes significantly to high maternal mortality rate(MMR) in developing countries. In Uganda MMR is estimated at 506/100,000 live births compared to 27/100,000 live birth in developed ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practise of Patients regarding Management of their Condition.
(2001)Tuberculosis (TB) has always been a public concern in most developing countries. It is a disease of global importance. A third of the world’s population is estimated to have been infected with mycobacterium TB; 8 million ... -
Client and provider perspectives of the efficiency and quality of care in the context of rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2010)Global scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has focused on clinical outcomes with little attention on its impact on existing health systems. In June–August 2008, we conducted a formative evaluation on ART scale-up and ... -
Climate for evidence-informed health systems: A print media analysis in 44 low- and middle income countries that host knowledge-translation platforms
(BioMed Central, 2011)Background: We conducted a print media analysis in 44 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Eastern Mediterranean in order to understand one dimension of the climate for evidence-informed health systems and to ... -
Clinical presentation of bipolar mania in HIV-positive patients in Uganda.
(American Psychiatric Publishing, 2009)Background: Secondary mania in HIV-positive individuals has been well documented; however, cases of bipolar mania in HIV infection occur, as well. Objective: This is the first controlled study of the demographic and clinical ... -
Community-acquired pnemonia in Ugandan adults: short-term parenteral ampicilin therapy for bacterial pnemonia
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2001)A hospital-based prospective study of 99 patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was carried out in Kampala, Uganda. We evaluated microbiological etiologies, clinical features and effectiveness of short-term ... -
Community effectiveness of malaria treatment in Uganda: a long way to Abuja targets
(Taylor & Francis, 2005)Introduction: At the Roll Back Malaria summit for African countries in Abuja, the heads of state committed to ensure that by the year 2005 at least 60% of those suffering from malaria would have access to effective treatment ... -
Community perception of intestinal schistosomiasis in Busia District of Uganda.
(Kenya Medical Association, 2007-02-02)Objective: To elicit and understand peoples’ perceptions of intestinal schistosomiasis that is a prerequisite for designing appropriate control strategies. Design: Cross-sectional study using six focus group discussions ... -
Circumcision and HIV infection: assessment of causality
(springer, 2008-11)Whether the observed association between male circumcision and HIV infection is causal or not has not been verified. We did a meta-analysis of published data and applied Hill’s criteria for causality on all available ...