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Prevalence and factors associated with utilisation of insecticide treated bednets among pregnant women in Gulu District Internally Displaced Persons’ camps
(Makerere University, 2009-09)
Background. Nearly 500 million people suffer a malaria episode every year and about 90% of all malaria deaths in the world today occur in sub-Sahara Africa. In Uganda, malaria accounts for about 30 - 50% of the outpatient ...
Presumptive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine versus weekly chloroquine for malaria prophylaxis in children with sickle cell anaemia in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2009-10-24)
Background: Malaria carries high case fatality among children with sickle cell anaemia. In Uganda, chloroquine is used for prophylaxis in these children despite unacceptably high levels of resistance. Intermittent presumptive ...
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 ...
Selection of parasites with diminished drug susceptibility by amodiaquine-containing antimalarial regimens in Uganda.
(Oxford University Press, 2009-11-04)
Background. Amodiaquine (AQ) is paired with artesunate (AS) or sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in recommended antimalarial regimens. It is unclear how readily AQ resistance will be selected with combination chemotherapy. ...
Assessment of the process of implementation of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy strategy in Tororo District, Uganda.
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
Malaria in pregnancy is a long known problem in Uganda associated with maternal and child morbidity, mortality and disability. In Uganda, the MOH malaria control strategy mainly focuses on IPT, early diagnosis ...
Effect of HIV-Infection on parasite clearance in pregnant women with severe malaria in Lacor and Gulu hospitals, Northern Uganda.
(2009-05)
TITTLE:
Effect of HIV infection on parasite clearance in pregnant women with severe malaria in Lacor and Gulu hospitals, Northern Uganda.
INTRODUCTION:
Malaria and HIV/AIDS share determinants of vulnerability and have ...
Variations of plasma concentrations of artemether-lumefantrine with age and weight in children presenting with uncomplicated malaria at Mulago Hospital.
(2009-10)
INTRODUCTION:
Malaria is still one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in Ugandan children with the under 5 year mortality rate of 136/100,000. ACTs are the first line of treatment of uncomplicated malaria. ...
Factors influencing coartem uptake of children 6 to 59 months old with umcomplicated malaria in Ntungamo District, Uganda.
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
Artemisinin based combination therapies are recommended for malaria treatment. In Ntungamo district, only 38% of the children aged 6 to 59 months receive coartem following onset of fever compared to national ...
Update on the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of artemether–lumefantrine combination therapy for treatment of uncomplicated malaria
(Dove Medical Press, 2009)
Artemether–lumefantrine is one of the artemisisnin-based combination therapies recommended for treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria. The drug combination is highly efficacious against sensitive and multidrug ...
Existing capacity to manage pharmaceuticals and related commodities in East Africa: an assessment with specific reference to antiretroviral therapy
(BioMed Central, 2009)
Background: East African countries have in the recent past experienced a tremendous increase in the volume of antiretroviral drugs. Capacity to manage these medicines in the region remains limited. Makerere University, ...