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Community involvement in health services at Namayumba and Bobi Health Ccentres: A case study.
(African Journal Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2014)
Background: Community involvement has been employed in the development of both vertical
and horizontal health programmes. In Uganda, there is no empirical evidence on whether and
how communities are involved in their ...
Prevalence and outcome of community acquired Clostridium Difficile infection among children admitted with diarrhoea at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a potentially serious emerging infectious disease. CDI is usually considered to be hospital acquired, causing diarrhoea in as high as 15% of children in health care ...
Knowledge and perception of stroke: A population-based survey in Uganda.
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)
Purpose. This study, designed to complement a large population survey on prevalence of stroke risk factors, assessed knowledge
and perception of stroke and associated factors. Methods. A population survey was conducted ...
Sonographic cytologic correlation of thyroid nodules at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014-06)
Introduction: Nodular thyroid disease accounts for 82.2% of all the patients referred with thyroid symptoms at Mulago Hosital. Ultrasound(US) is the most sensitive and specific radiologic detection method for thyroid ...
Prevalence and factors associated with low birth weight in Lubaga Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014-04)
Introduction: Progress in achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number 4 which aims at reduction of child mortality has been noted to be slow nationally, regionally and globally. Neonatal mortality contributes a big ...
Aerobic cervical bacteriology and antibiotic sensitivity patterns inpatients with advanced cervical cancer before and after radiotherapy at a national referral hospital in Uganda.
(International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2014)
Objective: To determine prevalent aerobic cervical bacteria and sensitivity to commonly used antibiotics in
patients with advanced cervical cancer before and after 4 weeks of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT).
Methods: ...
A case control study to determine predictors of gestational diabetes mellitus among antenatal women at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014-04)
Introduction: Gestational diabetes is rising globally and it is associated with poor pregnancy outcome. The WHO recommends selective screening in resource limited settings. There is need to determine factors strongly ...
Outcome of male circumcision performed by Medical Officers versus non–doctor health workers in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: It has been proven in several clinical trials that HIV transmission from female to male is reduced by 60% among circumcised males. The national target for Uganda by 2015 is to circumcise 4.2 million adult ...
A cost effectiveness analysis of quinine or artemisinins in management of severe malaria in pregnancies at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Malaria kills one million people each year in the world. It accounts for up to 40% of all outpatient attendances, 20% of all admissions and 14% of all in-patient deaths in Uganda. Among pregnant women, it ...
Efficacy and safety of dexamethasone in preventing intraoperative hypotension, nausea and vomiting in caesarean sections under spinal anaesthesia in Mulago Hospital: A double blind clinical trial.
(Makerere University, 2014-07)
Introduction: Hypotension is one of the most common and feared side effect of spinal anesthesia among parturients undergoing caesarean section which may compromise the wellbeing of both the mother and the fetus. Severe ...