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Randomized controlled trial of a rapid diagnostic test in home-based management of endemic malaria in Bugiri District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-02)
Introduction: Malaria is endemic in Uganda, and is the commonest cause of morbidity and mortality of children under-fives. The Government of Uganda is implementing Home Based Management of Fever (HBMF) Strategy.
Objective: ...
Optimal number of samples required to diagnose tuberculosis by sputum culture among adult HIV infected smear negative suspects in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
Background; The World Health Organization recommended sputum culture among smear negative HIV infected TB suspects; but the number of samples to be examined is still unspecified. A study was set out to determine the ...
Criterion based audit on clinical management of critically ill mothers admitted to the High Dependency Unit, Labour Ward, Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2012-07)
Introduction: MMR still remains unacceptably high and is a major global health challenge. To achieve MDG5 targets by 2015 will require not only sustained and urgent emphasis on improved pregnancy and delivery care throughout ...
Capacity of private health failities to care for newborns in Jinja District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-05-22)
Uganda has a high neonatal mortality rate (NMR) at 27 per 1000 live births. One of the reducing trategies for NMR is to ensure that health facilities have adequate capacity to care for newborns. 13% of mothers in Uganda ...
Factors associated with initiation of Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis among people living with HIV in Busia District
(Makerere University, 2012-11)
Introduction: HIV/AIDS remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality and much of this morbidity and mortality is due to opportunistic infections some of which can be prevented using cotrimoxazole. In Busia ...
A comparative assessment of the conventional and the community based system of solid waste management in Kisenyi II Parish, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2010-08)
Introduction:
Worldwide, solid waste management (SWM) is a challenge to many urban areas and concerns related to it continue to grow. In Uganda, SWM is the responsibility of local governments and Kampala City Council ...
Awareness of occupational hazards and use of safety measures among road-side welders in Jinja Town
(Makerere University, 2011-11)
Background: About 2.6 billion people worldwide spend one-third of their adult life in hazardous work environments. These hazards are most common in the informal sector which is inadequately supervised and lacks occupational ...
Factors associated with participation of private medical practitioners in integrated disease surveillance in Butaleja District
(Makerere University, 2010-07)
Background: Communicable diseases are the commonest cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world, and their proper control requires effective surveillance. Although Private Health Practitioners (PHPs) attend ...
Sero-prevalence of herpes simplex type 2 virus (HSV-2) and HIV infection in Kampala, Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2014)
Background:
Prevalence of herpes simplex type 2 virus (HSV-2) is high worldwide. Previous studies in Uganda were rural or in women.
We estimated age and sex-specific sero- prevalence of HSV-2 in Kampala, Uganda.
Methods: ...
Interventions to manage dual practice among health workers (Review)
(John Wiley & Sons, 2011)
Background
Dual practice, whereby health workers hold two or more jobs, is a common phenomenon globally. In resource constrained low- and
middle-income countries dual practice poses an ongoing threat to the efficiency, ...