Browsing by Author "Guwatudde, D."
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The challenge to restoring basic health care in Uganda
Okello, D.O; Lubanga, R.; Guwatudde, D.; Sebina-Zziwa, A. (Elsevier Science, 1998)This paper presents the results of a health facility survey conducted in Uganda between June 1992 and December 1993. The survey covered both government and non-government organization (NGO) facilities from 10 districts in ... -
Citywide trauma experience in Kampala, Uganda: a call for intervention
Kobusingye, O.C; Guwatudde, D.; Owor, G; Lett, R.R (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, ... -
The effect of bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination at birth on tuberculin skin test reactivity in Ugandan children
Mudido, P. Musoke; Guwatudde, D.; Nakakeeto, M. K.; Bukenya, G. B.; Nsamba, D.; Johnson, J. L.; Mugerwa, R. D.; Ellner, J. J.; Whalen, C. C. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 1999)SETTING: In Uganda, bacille-Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccination coverage at birth is between 82 and 84%. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of neonatal BCG vaccination on tuberculin skin test positivity in Ugandan children ... -
Tuberculosis in household contacts of infectious cases in Kampala, Uganda
Guwatudde, D.; Nakakeeto, M.; Jones-Lopez, E. C.; Maganda, A.; Chiunda, A.; Mugerwa, R. D.; Ellner, J. J.; Bukenya, G.; Whalen, C. C. (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 ...