Browsing School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collections by Type
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Condom use among commercial sex workers in Kawempe Division, Kampala District.
(2004)Background: In Kampala district, commercial sex workers (CSWs) have been reported with high incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (Ministry of Health 1998). As one of the methods of STDs/HIV prevention, the level of ... -
Contraceptive knowledge, attitude and practice among secondary school adolescents in Kalungu sub-county, Masaka District.
(2005-07)Introduction: There is a high rate and early sexual activity among adolescents in Uganda. These contribute greatly to adolescents multiple problems, which include among others, unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, early ... -
Contraceptive use and timing of first pregnancy among young women attending jinja hospital in eastern Uganda.
(2005)Introduction/Objectives: The timing of first pregnancy among young women has an impact on the life of the mother, the children and the health indicators of a country. Early timing of first pregnancy (conceiving the first ... -
Costs of setting up and maintaining home based management of fever in Kumi District
(2004)Introduction Prompt and effective treatment of malaria in the under five year old children is essential in malaria control. Death often results from complications of malaria if treatment is not given within 24 hours. In ... -
Description of patterns of chronic headache among patients attending Mulago hospital neurology clinic.
(2005)Background: Headache is a cause of disability affecting all populations and among the common complaints prompting referral of patients to physicians for assessment. Primary care Physicians often misdiagnose and hence poorly ... -
The diagnostic accuracy of cranial ultrasound in acute baterial meningitis in infants at Mulago Hospital
(2009-05)Introduction: Acute bacterial meningitis remains an impoliant cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda and worldwide and a noticeable number of survivors (22-28%) are left with marked neurological sequel despite adequate ... -
The diagonostic value of Serum Cryptococcal Antigen Titres among HIV infected patients with suspected cryptococcal meningo-encephalitis attending Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2004)Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis(CM) is the commonest, most important and most serious opportunisitc infection of the central nervous system (CNS) among HIV-AIDS Patients.The clinical presentation of CM is often non-specific ... -
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, ... -
Early candida colonization of preterm eonates admitted to special care unit Mulago Hospital: prevalence, associated factors and early outcome
(2009)Background: Candida species are the third most frequent cause of septicaemia after 72 hours of life among preterm neonates with an estimated incidence of 1.6 - 15% in neonatal intensive care units. Candida colonization is ... -
Early complications of radiotherapy in patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancers at Mulago Hospital
(2004-06)Head and Neck cancers are one of the major public concerns in many parts of World. They are the sixth commonest type of Malignancy worldwide, and account for 7.9% of patients admitted in Ear, Nose and Throat Department, ... -
Early results of sign nailing of diaphyseal tibial fractures at Mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2004)Sign nails are a new generation of solid IM-nails, which were originally designed, for the management of open tibial fractures but their use has evolved over time and now used for external fixation of both diaphyseal tibial ... -
The effect of a criterion based surgical audit on outcome of intervention among patients with limb injuries in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2004)Background: In recent years, several studies have reported improvement in quality in quality of health care following regular surgical audits. Objective: The aim of the study was to review clinical performance and derive ... -
Effect of moringa oleifera leaf extracts on the isolated rabbit heart and uterus
(2010-11)Background: Local communities, world over prevent and treat indigenous diseases using local herbal remedies. Moringa oleifera is one of the many plants used in herbal preparations in Uganda for treating numerous human ... -
The Effect of School feeding Programmes on Nutritional status of Pupils Attending Primary day Schools in Jinja District
(2004)Despite a gorvenment policy to the effect that all children in day schools shall be provided with lunch, only 35% of day primary schools had a feeding program in Jinja district. No information was available on effects on ... -
Effect of toxicities to triomune on virologic outcomes among HIV-1infected adults at the Infectius Diseases Insititute, Uganda
(2008)Introduction: Use of fixed dose generic combination of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine (Triomune) for the treatment of HIV I AIDS is wide spread in Resource Limited Settings (RLS). However, the clinical benefits of ... -
Effects of neem (azadirachta indica) on vascular development in chick embryo area vasculosa.
(2006)Background: Neem is increasingly being used widely even by expectant mothers in many human products. Yet, its teratogenic effects are being queried since it has been observed to cause anaemia in mature chicks and a wide ... -
Evaluation of pain control following laparotomy in Mulago Hospital.
(2005-06)Introduction Postoperative pain following major surgery contributes greatly to morbidity and anxiety, especially in the first 24 hours. If controlled adequately and effectively, the patient's general condition and satisfaction ... -
Evaluation of the availability and use of skin lightening creams containing hydroquinone in uganda: A case of kampala district.
(2008-12)BACKGROUND: Exposure to hydroquinone through use of HQ based skin lightening creams is a major public health hazard world-wide. The use of these products is associated with various dermatological or skin disorders and ... -
Evaluation of the sleeping sickness control program in Mukono District, Uganda
(2004)Introduction Although Sleeping sickness was eliminated from Africa in the 1960's, it has re-emerged as a disease of public health importance (WHO, 2000). In Uganda, the control target of reducing cases of sleeping sickness ... -
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 ...