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The prevalence and predictors of health unit delivery among HIV positive pregnant women who attend ANC at Mulago Hospital
(2012-05)
About 700,000 children in 2005 were infected with HIV worldwide virtually all of them through mother to child transmission (MTCT). About 90% of them occurred in sub-Saharan Africa due to a continuation of the high prevalence ...
Barriers to timely antiretroviral therapy initiation among HIV infected children attending TASO clinics at Tororo, Mulago and Jinja
(Makerere University, 2014-02-20)
Background: statistics show an increase in the prevalence and incidence of HIV among children yet these figures do not match with the numbers on treatment. Records showed evidence of delayed ART initiation (initiation ...
Health-related quality of life among antiretroviral therapy (ART) experienced and ART naїve adults attending an urban HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-12)
Introduction: Antiretroviral therapy has reduced HIV/AIDS related mortality. However, unlike in developed countries, little is documented about it’s the impact on Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in developing ...
Predictors of unknown HIV serostatus at the time of labor and delivery in Kampala, Uganda.
(Elsevier Ireland, 2013)
Objective: To determine factors associated with an unknown HIV serostatus among pregnantwomen admitted in
labor to Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Methods: In total, 665 pregnant women admitted to Mulago Hospital
were ...
Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: Low concentrations of serum zinc have been reported in HIV infected adults and are associated with disease progression and an increased risk of death. Few studies have been conducted in HIV infected children ...
Comments on: predictors of immune recovery and the association with late mortalty while on antiretroviral treatment in Cambodia.
(Elsevier, 2012)
We read with great interest the article by van Griensven and Thai, who report on the risk factors for late mortality after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in a cohort of 2840 patients in Cambodia. The main risk ...
Evaluation of portable point-of-care CD4 counter with high sensitivity for detecting patients eligible for antiretroviral therapy
(Public Library of Science, 2012-04-19)
Background: Accurate, inexpensive point-of-care CD4+ T cell testing technologies are needed that can deliver CD4+ T cell results at lower level health centers or community outreach voluntary counseling and testing. We ...
Challenges faced by health workers in providing counselling services to HIV-positive children in Uganda: a descriptive study
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: The delivery of HIV counselling and testing services for children remains an uphill task for many health workers in HIV-endemic countries, including Uganda. We conducted a descriptive study to explore the ...
Sub-optimal vitamin B-12 levels among ART-Naïve HIV positive individuals in an urban cohort in Uganda
(Public Library of Science, 2012-07-02)
Malnutrition is common among HIV-infected individuals and is often accompanied by low serum levels of micronutrients. Vitamin B-12 deficiency has been associated with various factors including faster HIV disease progression ...
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive adolescents in Uganda assessed by multiple methods a prospective cohort study
(Adis, 2012-10)
Background: The effectiveness of traditional adherence measurements used in adolescent populations isdifficult to assess. Antiretroviral (ARV) adherence research among adolescents living with HIV in resourceconstrained ...