Browsing School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collections by Author "Nakanjako, Damalie"
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Baseline severe anaemia should not preclude use of zidovudine in antiretroviral-eligible patients in resource-limited settings
Kiragga, Agnes N; Castelnuovo, Barbara; Nakanjako, Damalie; Manabe, Yukari C (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Stavudine is no longer recommended as part of first-line therapy for patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda. Most patients are currently initiated on zidovudine-containing regimens, which ... -
Effect of home based water chlorination and safe storage on diarrhea among persons with human immonodeficiency virus in Uganda.
Lule, John R.; Mermin, Jonathan; Ekwaru, John Paul; Malamba, Samuel; Downing, Robert; Ransom, Raymond; Nakanjako, Damalie; Wafula, Winnie; Hughes, Peter; Bunnell, Rebecca; Kaharuza, Frank; Coutinho, Alex; Kigozi, Aminah; Quick, Robert (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2005)Diarrhea is frequent among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but few interventions are available for people in Africa. We conducted a randomized controlled trial of a home-based, safe water intervention ... -
Eligibility for HIV/AIDS treatment among adults in a medical emergency setting at an urban hospital in Uganda
Nakanjako, Damalie; Kyabayinze, Daniel J.; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Kamya, Moses R; Katabira, Elly (Makerere University Medical School, 2007)Background: Despite global effort to scale up access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), many people in need of HIV/AIDS care in Uganda have not been reached. HIV testing and ART are not widely offered as routine medical ... -
Strategies to optimize HIV treatment outcomes in resource-limited settings
Nakanjako, Damalie; Colebunders, Robert; Coutinho, Alex G.; Kamya, Moses R. (Permanyer Publications, 2009)Although the availability of antiretroviral therapy has increased rapidly to reach over three million people in low- and middle-income countries, coverage remains low as only 31% of people in need were receiving antiretroviral ... -
Sub-optimal CD4 reconstitution despite viral suppression in an urban cohort on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa: Frequency and clinical significance
Nakanjako, Damalie; Kiragga, Agnes; Ibrahim, Fowzia; Castelnuovo, Barbara; Kamya, Moses R.; Easterbrook, Philippa J. (BioMed Central, 2008-10)Background: A proportion of individuals who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) fail to achieve adequate CD4 cell reconstitution despite sustained viral suppression. We determined the frequency and clinical significance of ...