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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 ...
Position of pedicle screw in free hand spine surgery at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Background: Posterior spine stabilization using pedicle screws and rod instrumentation surgery is on the increase in Uganda. However, most of the pedicle screws are placed using the “freehand” technique due to unavailability ...
The toxicity profile of Moringa oleifera leaves and roots.
(Makerere University, 2014-04)
Introduction: Moringa oleifera is a fast growing tree of significant, medicinal, nutritional and socio-economic importance. It is grown and its leaves and roots are consumed by many people around the world as a medicine, ...
Prevalence and features of maxillofacial injuries in adult trauma patients undergoing head computed tomography scan at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014-04)
Introduction: Maxillofacial injuries are on the rise in Uganda. Traffic accidents are among the main etiologic factors of maxillofacial injuries; they are the reasons of 34.42% to 90.15% of all the skeletal and soft tissues ...
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: ...
Adrogenic effects of crude aqueous leaf extracts of citropsis articulata and mystroxylon aethiopicum and their safety profile in male albino rats.
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Background: Erectile dysfunction is the inability of the male to attain or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual intercourse. Many plants extracts are traditionally used to improve sexual performance in ...
Subclinical atherosclerosis among HIV-infected adults attending HIV/AIDS care at two large Ambulatory HIV clinics in Uganda
(PLOS One, 2014)
Background: The increased immune activation and inflammation of chronic HIV-infection and the characteristic dyslipidemias associated with HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) contribute to an increased risk of ...
Health seeking behaviour and challenges in utilising health facilities in Wakiso district, Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2014)
Background: The health seeking behaviour of a community determines how they use health services. Utilisation of health
facilities can be influenced by the cost of services, distance to health facilities, cultural beliefs, ...
Type 2 diabetes in rural Uganda: Prevalence, risk factors, perceptions and implications for the health system.
(Makerere University and Karolinska Institutet, 2014)
Background: Between 2010 and 2030, a 69% increase in type-2 diabetes is expected in low-income countries compared to a 20% increase in high income countries. Yet health system responsiveness to non-communicable diseases ...
Changes in Glomerular Kidney Function Among HIV-1– Uninfected Men andWomen Receiving Emtricitabine– Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Preexposure Prophylaxis A Randomized Clinical Trial
(JAMA Internal Medicine, 2014-12)
IMPORTANCE Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) use has been associated with declines in
the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) when used as part of antiretroviral treatment
by persons with human immunodeficiency ...