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The prevalence and factors associated with adrenal insufficiency among patients with sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis admitted to Mulago Hospital.
(2009-09)
BACKGROUND:
Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the common infections which cause adrenal insufficiency in the developing countries. That is why we set out to determine the prevalence and factors associated with adrenal ...
Incidence and predictors of two months’ sputum non follow-up and patients’ perceived quality of care among tuberculosis patients, Hoima District
(Makerere University, 2019-06)
Introduction: The World Health Organization and Ministry of health recommend monitoring of
tuberculosis patients on treatment for progress. Provision of sufficiently high tuberculosis care
quality is necessary to achieve ...
Factors associated with healthcare workers’ adherence to national guidelines for MDR TB surveillance in Uganda: A case study of the West Nile region
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background:
A previous history of tuberculosis (TB) treatment has been identified as a risk factor for multidrug resistant TB. Therefore these patients are a high priority group for whom culture and drug-susceptibility ...
Prevalence, immunological profile, and factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection among adults with diabetes mellitus at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Introduction: The dual epidemic of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) is a growing public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Uganda inclusive. Due to the immunologic dysfunction associated with diabetes ...
Prevalence, Immunological and Clinical Factors Associated with Malaria Among Patients with Tuberculosis in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2018-04)
Background: Uganda is among the 30 most TB/HIV burdened countries. Similarly, Uganda ranks 9th among the 15 countries that contribute 80% of the global malaria deaths. There is a possibility of a dual infection of malaria ...
Developing a theory informed intervention to improve linkage to treatment for patients diagnosed with tuberculosis using XPERT® MTB/RIF testing in Central and Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)
Background:
In 2019, Uganda notified only 74% of estimated TB cases against an END TB target of 90%. This
gap between estimated incident TB cases and those accessing TB treatment is due to a combination
of underdiagnosis ...