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MOS HIP: McMaster outcome study of hypertension in pregnancy
(Elsevier, 2001-05-08)
Background: The offspring of women with hypertension during pregnancy are at increased risk of low birth weight, preterm birth, diseases of prematurity and death. The risk of developing these outcomes among women with ...
The academic alliance for AIDS care and prevention in Africa
(The Johns Hopkins University AIDS Service, 2001-11)
In the continent of Africa, AIDS is the leading cause of death, responsible for over 20% of all fatalities. To date, over 16 million people in Africa have died from AIDS, and approximately 26 million or 70% of the world’s ...
The Pathology of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV Positive Adults: An Autopsy study.
(2001-06)
An autopsy study of the pathology of extra pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV/AIDS infection has not been carried out at Mulago Hospital before yet tuberculosis is assuming epidemic proportions in this era of HIV/AIDS and s ...
Evaluation of suspected tuberculous pleurisy: clinical and diagnostic findings in HIV-1-positive and HIV-negative adults in Uganda
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2001-04)
SETTING: National Tuberculosis Treatment Centre, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. OBJECTIVES: To compare clinical and radiographic presentation, and diagnostic methods, in adults with tuberculous pleurisy who are negative ...
Assessment of measles related morbidity and mortality following the september 1999 mass measles vaccination campaign in Jinja district.
(2001-07)
INTRODUCTION:
Measles continues to be a very serious public health problem in developing countries despite the availability of an excellent vaccine. In 1999, UNEPI launched measles catch-up campaigns in phases by geographic ...
Factors associated with utilisation of health unit maternity services among women who attend antenatal care in Tororo district.
(2001-06)
INTRODUCTION:
The MMR for Tororo is estimated at 1,200/100,000 live birth compared to national figure of 506/100,000. Low utilization of delivery services had not been well documented.
OBJECTIVE:
To determine factors ...
Factors influencing the prevalence of Intensinal Helmiths among Pupils in Primary Schools in Troro District- Uganda.
(2001)
INTRODUCTION:
Intestinal helminths continue to be a public health problem in Tororo District affecting many primary school pupils, irrespective of their age and sex. Much of the published information at the national and ...
Involvement of Husbands in Antenatal Care in Ayivu County, Arua District.
(2001-05)
ABSTRACT
The main objective of this study were: to determine the awareness among the husbands about the need for their wives to attend to ANC from trained personal, to describe the perception among husbands on ANC in Arua ...
Assessment of the surveillance system for diseases of epidemic potential in Rukungiri District, Uganda.
(2001-06)
BACKGROUND:
During a workshop held on 4th May 2000, DHT members in Rukungiri district expressed concern over the various problems facing the surveillance system. The magnitude of these problems and the factors responsible ...
Risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases among sexually active individuals in Mbarara District, Uganda.
(2001-07)
BACKGROUND:
STDs and HIV/AIDS prevalence has persistently remained high at 14.3% and 11.9% respectively in Mbarara district. HIV (80-85% transmission by sexual intercourse in Uganda), was ranking eighth (1997) among the ...