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Costs of setting up and maintaining home based management of fever in Kumi District
(2004)
Introduction Prompt and effective treatment of malaria in the under five year old children is essential in malaria control. Death often results from complications of malaria if treatment is not given within 24 hours. In ...
Availability of child-friendly medicines and child caretaker knowledge on administering them among children below 5 years at lower public health facilities under Kampala Capital City Authority
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Introduction
In 2011, an estimated 7.6 million children under the age of 5 years died globally (Lozano et al.,2011). In Uganda, 32% of childhood mortality is due to malaria (MoH, 2010) and another 17–26% attributed to ...
Treatment of severe sepsis with Artemether-Lumefantrine Is associated with decreased mortality in Ugandan patients without malaria
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2009)
We enrolled 382 patients at two hospitals in Uganda in a prospective observational study of severe sepsis. Because artemisinins improve survival in murine sepsis models, we performed a post hoc analysis of the association ...
Inpatient mortality in children with clinically diagnosed malaria as compared with microscopically confirmed malaria
(Lippincott Wilkins & Williams, 2008)
Background: Inpatient treatment for malaria without microscopic confirmation of the diagnosis occurs commonly in sub-Saharan Africa. Differences in mortality in children who are tested by microscopy for Plasmodium falciparum ...
Cognition, behaviour and academic skills after cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan children surviving severe malaria: a randomised trial
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Infection with severe malaria in African children is associated with not only a high mortality but also a high risk of cognitive deficits. There is evidence that interventions done a few years after the illness ...
Treatment of severe sepsis with Artemether-Lumefantrine Is associated with decreased mortality in Ugandan patients without malaria
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2009)
We enrolled 382 patients at two hospitals in Uganda in a prospective observational study of severe sepsis. Because artemisinins improve survival in murine sepsis models, we performed a post hoc analysis of the association ...
Effect of HIV-1 infection on malaria treatment outcome in Uganda patients
(Makerere University Medical School, 2007)
Background: Malaria and HIV-1 infection cause significant morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV-1 increases risk for malaria with the risk increasing as immunity declines. The effect of HIV-1 infection on ...
Prevalence and factors associated with congenital malaria in newborns aged 1-7 days attending Tororo District Hospital- Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Malaria is the most prevalent infection in Sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for a great degree of morbidity and mortality especially in the paediatric population. There is evidence to show that babies born to ...
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus chloroquine or amodiaquine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a randomized, multisite trial to guide national policy in Uganda
(2005)
The use of combinations of inexpensive drugs for the treatment of malaria in Africa has been proposed as an interim policy while awaiting the widespread availability of more effective regimens. We compared sulfadoxinepyrimethamine ...
Daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults in Africa started on combination antiretroviral therapy: an observational analysis of the DART cohort
(Elsevier, 2010-03-29)
Background: Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis can reduce mortality from untreated HIV infection in Africa; whether benefits occur alongside combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is unclear. We estimated the effect of prophylaxis ...