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Factors associated with loss to follow up among HIV positive clients started on anti-retroviral therapy under the test-and treat treatment guidelines in Luwero District
(Makerere University, 2023-09)
Introduction: Following the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations in 2015 that all persons diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) be started on antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately termed as ...
Prevalence and factors associated with HPV-vaccine uptake among adolescent girls living with HIV attending Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) HIV Clinic, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background
Women living with HIV are more prone to HPV-related cancers and illnesses. HPV vaccination is the best tool for decreasing the burden of HPV-associated-disease yet HPV vaccination uptake among teenagers including ...
Time to and factors associated with incident tuberculosis among PLHIV on ART and isoniazid preventive therapy in selected Kampala public health facilities
(Makerere University, 2023-07-03)
Introduction: People Living with HIV (PLHIV) are treated with Isoniazid to lower the risk of incident Tuberculosis disease. In Uganda, routine HIV program data in DHIS2, showed a rising trend of new TB cases in this ...
Fetal outcomes in HIV positive mothers on Antiretroviral Therapy compared to HIV negative mothers at Kawempe National Referral Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2023-09-26)
Background: The initiation of lifelong ART in all HIV-infected pregnant women has the potential to make perinatal HIV infection a rare event, as well as to improve maternal health and survival. However, it will also lead ...
Inflammaging and anti-inflammaging cytokines in the HIV-seropositive geriatric population in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: Although the life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH) has increased significantly, HIV infection seems to be associated with accelerated ageing processes compared to uninfected individuals. Longevity ...
Prevalence of high CSF fungal burden and its estimation using CSF glucose among HIV-infected adults with cryptococcal meningitis admitted to Masaka and Entebbe hospitals
(Makerere University, 2023-11-07)
Globally, cryptococcal meningitis (CM) was responsible for 19% of AIDS-related deaths and of these, sub-Saharan Africa contributed 75% in 2020. It is the leading central nervous system (CNS) fungal infection worldwide. In ...
Binding characteristics of selected commercial antibodies against recombinant HIV Subtype D P24 antigens
(Makerere University, 2023-01)
The standard method for monitoring HIV treatment response is quantitative RT-PCR, but it is difficult to implement in low and middle income countries due to infrastructure and personnel requirements. Point of care technologies ...
Estimating HIV prevalence and associated factors among Multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients in treatment centres in Uganda for the period 2017-2019; A comparison of methods
(Makerere University, 2023-11-27)
Background: Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major clinical challenge, particularly in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection. The main objective of this study was to determine the ...
Prevalence and factors associated with depression among young adults living with HIV attending the Infectious Diseases Institute
(Makerere University, 2023-09-20)
Introduction: Depression among young adults living with HIV increases their risk of complications from HIV and has been consistently associated with disruption of the important developmental process, subsequently leading ...