Browsing School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collections by Issue Date "2006"
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Can community health workers and caretakers recognise pneumonia in children? Experiences from Western Uganda
(Elsevier, 2006)Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are leading killers of children. Case management using community health workers (CHW) has halved ARI mortality in children in Asia. WHO/UNICEF recommend integrating pneumonia into Home ... -
Domestic violence as risk factor for unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Mulago hospital, Kampala, Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing, 2006)Objective: To compare pregnancy intention and domestic violence among women with induced and spontaneous abortion. Method: Case-control study in Mulago Hospital, Uganda, from September 2003 to June 2004 of 942 women seeking ... -
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 ... -
Examining the nexus between nature, wealth and power in the Lake George fishery: a case of major actors in the fish product chain
(2006)This briefing paper arises out of one of ACODE’s current research undertakings meant to influence policy processes in biodiversity conservation through generation of policy relevant information. The main aim of this paper ... -
Improved efficacy with amodiaquine instead of chloroquine in sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine combination treatment of falciparum malaria in Uganda: Experience with fixed-dose formulation
(Acta Tropica, 2006)Amodiaquine (AQ) is an affordable compound, chemically related to chloroquine (CQ) but often effective against CQ resistant Plasmodium falciparum. In Uganda, a pre-packed fixed-dose combination of CQ plus sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine ... -
Outcome of blunt abdominal trauma in Mulago hospital.
(2006)Background This study was conducted at Mulago hospital, a 1500 bed National referral and teaching hospital that is situated in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The A&E Unit of this hospital handles over 4,700 trauma ... -
The paradox of poverty amidst plenty in the fish product chain in Uganda: the case of Lake George
(2006)Lake George is an important fi sh habitat supporting fi sh stocks estimated to be worth 4-5 billion shillings per year. Secondly, the economic value of fish to the Ugandan economy reached record levels in 2005 with fi sh ... -
Pharmacokinetic interactions between chloroquine, sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine and their bioequivalence in a generic fixed-dose combination in healthy volunteers in Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2006)Background: A pre-packaged fixed-dose formulation of chloroquine (CQ) and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (S/P) combination (Homapak) is widely used for the treatment of falciparum malaria in Ugandan children. It is however a ...