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Factors associated with health seeking behaviour of pulmonary tuberculosis patients at Mulago National Referral Tuberculosis Treatment Centre.
(2002-06)
SETTING:
The study was carried out at Mulago National Referral Tuberculosis Treatment Centre, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa.
OBJECTIVE:
The study aimed at assessing factors associated with the health-seeking behavior of ...
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 ...
Acceptance of routine testing for HIV among adult patients at the medical emergency unit at a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda
(2006)
HIV testing is an entry point to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention and care. In Uganda, Routine Testing and Counseling for HIV (RTC) is not widely offered as part of standard medical care in acute care settings. This study ...
Physical assault injury patients admitted in New Mulago Hospital.
(2001-04)
Physical assault injury (PAI) is sustained as a result of violence used by one person with intent to cause harm, injury or death to another. Though it is agreed that physical assault injury is a common cause to hospital ...
Prevalence and factors associated with cryptococcal antigenemia among severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2012-03-14)
Background: Cryptococcal infection is a common opportunistic infection among severely immunosuppressed HIV patients and is associated with high mortality. Positive cryptococcal antigenemia is an independent predictor of ...
Prevalence, associated factors and immediate outcome of neonatal jaundice in special care unit, Mulago Hospital
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
Neonatal jaundice is one of the major contributors to childhood neurological impairments and neonatal mortality in developing countries. Although worldwide, most cases are benign, etiological and perpetuating ...
The aetiology of pulmonary infections among AAFB sputum smear negative HIV adults presenting to Mulago hospital
(2000)
Background: Pulmonary infections are an important cause of complications in up to 60% of HIV infected patients during the course of their disease. Tuberculosis (TB) is a common cause of such infections. Sub-Saharan Africa ...
Influence of the level of symphsis pubis on the time of fetal head engagement in primegravidae mothers at Mulago Hospital.
(2005-10)
Introduction Fetal head engagement is used to demonstrate the maternal pelvic capacity to accommodate the fetal head. In the African mother the high prevalence of mothers with small pelvic dimensions makes this assessment ...
Risk factors and seroprevalence of Hepatitis C among patients hospitalised at Mulago Hospital, Uganda
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2011-06-01)
The emergence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and its associated sequelae in Africa is a cause for significant concern. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients are at an increased risk of contracting HCV infection ...
Linkage to HIV care and survival following inpatient HIV counseling and testing
(Springer, 2010)
Linkage to HIV care and survival in sub-Saharan Africa is not well documented. In 2004 we conducted a randomized trial among medical inpatients in Mulago Hospital to assess the impact of HIV counseling and testing (HCT) ...