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Utilization of HIV and tuberculosis services by Health Care Workers in Uganda: Implications for occupational health policies and implementation
(PLOS One, 2012)
infection control measures for HCWs. Challenges to and gaps in access to HIV services among HCWs may thus compromise TB infection control. This study assessed HCWs HIV and TB screening uptake and explored their preferences ...
The Interrelationship between religiosity and HIV infections in Uganda: A community case study
(Makerere University, 2012)
Background
In Uganda one of the strategic actions to accelerate prevention of sexual transmission of HIV infections is to utilize religious institutions for delivery of HIV prevention messages. There is limited empirical ...
Prevalence and factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis among adults in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-06)
Background: Although TB is both a treatable and immunizable disease, it still causes a lot of morbidity and mortality globally, and particularly in the developing world. With a national TB incidence of 330 cases of all ...
Parasite-based diagnosis for malaria in Uganda: feasibility and cost-effectiveness
(Makerere University, 2012)
From 2006 the first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in Uganda was with
artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). In 2010, Uganda adopted the universal
parasite-based diagnosis for malaria before treatment ...