School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collections: Recent submissions
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Citywide trauma experience in Kampala, Uganda: a call for intervention
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2002)Objectives: To describe injuries and their emergency care at five city hospitals. Setting: Data were collected between January and December 1998 from casualty departments of the five largest hospitals of Kampala city, ... -
Community perceptions and factors influencing utilisation of health services in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2009)Background: Healthcare utilization has particular relevance as a public health and development issue. Unlike material and human capital, there is little empirical evidence on the utility of social resources in overcoming ... -
Coarctation of aorta presenting as acute haemorrhagic stroke in a 14- year old. A case report.
(Makerere University Medical School, 2008-12)Coarctation of the aorta is a relatively common defect. It may occur as an isolated defect or in association with a variety of other lesions, most commonly bicuspid aortic valve. The diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta ... -
Diameters of the lumbar vertebral canal in adult skeletons at the Galloway osteological collection museum of Makerere university.
(2005)Normal values of lumbar vertebral canal diameters are useful in facilitating diagnosis of lumbar vertebral canal stenosis. Various studies have established variation on values between different populations, gender, age, ... -
Assessment of the patient flow at the infectious diseases institute out-patient clinic, Kampala, Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2007-02)In order to cope with the increasing patient load, a study was performed to identify bottlenecks in patient flow at the Infectious Diseases out-patient clinic in Kampala, Uganda on 10 January 2005. On a standardised ... -
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 ... -
Chlorproguanil-dapsone for treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)
(JohnWiley & Sons, 2010)Background In Africa, malaria is often resistant to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine. Chlorproguanil-dapsone is a potential alternative. Objectives To compare chlorproguanil-dapsone with other antimalarial drugs ... -
Elevated natural killer cell activity despite altered functional and phenotypic profile in Ugandans with HIV-1 Clade A or Clade D infection.
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009)Background and Objective: Natural killer (NK) cells most likely contribute toward limiting HIV-1 replication, and investigation into their function throughout the course of infection is therefore important. We here aimed ... -
Chewing-stick practices using plants with anti-streptococcal activity in a Ugandan rural community
(2011)Background: The high dental disease burden in developing countries has created a need to explore and develop cheap and accessible methods of dental disease prevention. Traditional toothbrushes (chewing-sticks) prepared ... -
Improving the quality of interpersonal communication skills of clinical officers at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya
(2009-08-08)The way health care providers communicate has been linked to proximate outcomes such as patient satisfaction and recall, and to final outcomes, such as client compliance with treatment regimes and improved health results ... -
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 ... -
Efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-centre analysis
(BioMed Central, 2009-08-23)Background: Artesunate and amodiaquine (AS&AQ) is at present the world's second most widely used artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). It was necessary to evaluate the efficacy of ACT, recently adopted by the World ... -
Peripheral arterial disease and its risk factors in patients with Diabetes Mellitus attending Mulago Hospital Diabetic Clinic
(Makerere University, 2004)Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common but under-recognised problem affecting older patients. Diabetes is one of the most powerful risk factor for PAD. Intermittent claudication is the most frequent symptom of PAD, ... -
Factors affecting utilization of HOV post exposure prophylaxis among nurses and mid wives in mulago hospital, Uganda.
(2008-05)INTRODUCTION: Exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in hospital settings is a major concern for health care workers particularly in developing countries because of the high prevalence of HIV in many poorer ... -
Health workers compliance and practices with guidelines for clinical screening of pulmonary tuberculosis in Mufulira district, Zambia Africa.
(2008-10)BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) has re-emerged as a major and global public health problem with a third of the world’s population infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent. Approximately eight million ... -
Factors affecting adherence to nutrition therapy by type 11 diabetics attending mulago hospital diabetic clinic, uganda.
(2008-11)The prevalence of type II diabetes is on the increase due to dietary changes, reduction in physical activity and increasing obesity. The prevalence of type II diabetes in Uganda is 8.1% and it is estimated that the prevalence ... -
Characteristics of HIV-1 discordant couples enrolled in a trial of HSV-2 suppression to reduce HIV-1 transmission: the partners study.
(Public Library of Science, 2009-04-30)Background: The Partners HSV-2/HIV-1 Transmission Study (Partners Study) is a phase III, placebo-controlled trial of daily acyclovir for genital herpes (HSV-2) suppression among HIV-1/HSV-2 co-infected persons to reduce ... -
Fixed-dose chloroquine and sulphurdoxine/pyrimethamine treatment of malaria: outcome and pharmacokinetic aspect
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Estimating the healthcare burden of osteomyelitis in Uganda
(Elsevier, 2009-08-25)Chronic osteomyelitis is a considerable healthcare burden in many developing countries, but this burden is poorly quantified. To estimate the clinical burden of osteomyelitis we systematically sampled the medical records ... -
Tuberculosis in household contacts of infectious cases in Kampala, Uganda
(2003)Tuberculosis remains a serious threat to public health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. To determine the host and environmental factors responsible for tuberculosis in African households, the authors performed a prospective ...