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Access to health care for febrile children in Uganda: symptom recognition, care seeking practices and provider choice
(Karolinska Institutet and Makerere University, 2009)Background: Febrile illnesses including malaria and pneumonia are leading causes of death among children under five in Uganda. Despite government efforts to increase health care access by offering free services at government ... -
Antimalarial drug levels in biological samples: methods and applications.
(2008-09)This thesis deals with the development and validation of analytical methods that are field-adapted and their application in the determination of antimalarial drug levels in biological samples. These methods are suitable ... -
Characteristics of acceptors of Planned Parenthood at Mbale Family Planning Clinic
(1979)The Concept of Planned Parenthood:- Definition and Synonyms:- A common misconception by the layman is to regard Planned Parenthood as a method of stopping to produce anymore children. In Public Health parlance, this has a ... -
Cultural explanatory models of depression in Uganda
(Karolinska University Press, 2006)Background: Depressive disorders are among the most frequent psychiatric disorders, accounting for up to 30% of primary care service utilisation in developing countries in general, and Uganda in particular. However, delays ... -
Domestic violence during pregnancy in Uganda: the social context, biomedical consequences and relationship with induced abortion
(Axis Printers, 2006-05)Background: The 2000/2001 Uganda Demographic and Health Surveillance report indicated that domestic violence, unwanted pregnancies and induced abortion were common reproductive health problems in Uganda. Women’s and men’s ... -
Fertility and HIV Infection: fertility decision-making challenges of mutually-disclosed discordant couples and young people
(2010)ABSTRACT Background: Sexuality and reproduction in mature generalised HIV epidemics pose significant dilemma to both HIV infected and negative people. Sexually active young people and HIV serodiscordant couples are faced ... -
Fixed-dose chloroquine and sulphurdoxine/pyrimethamine treatment of malaria: outcome and pharmacokinetic aspect
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Genetic polymorphisms in plasmodium falciparum associated with resistance to artemisnin combination therapy: complexity of infection during short-term culture and characterization of in-vitro sensitivity in Kampala Uganda
(2010)Background Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is currently advocated in Africa as a means of improving treatment efficacy and slowing the development of drug resistance. However, the selection of resistant parasites, ... -
Immunity to malaria
(1970)Section I: literature is reviewed and the pattern of the development of immunity in a population exposed to high malarial endemicity is followed. This is followed by a brief discussion of specific aspects of malarial ... -
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 ... -
The pathology of chronic pancreatic disease in Uganda
(1970)Chronic pancreatic disease may be defined pathologically as a condition characterized by loss of pancreatic lobular architecture with replacement of most of the parenchyma by fibrous tissue. These features are accompanied ... -
Primary schools' survey: (Kyadondo County, West Buganda, Uganda)
(1973)Some work has already been done on school health in Uganda. But with the quick pace in scientific research in this field, it’s necessary that field surveys be carried out to focus our attention on the most common problems ...