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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 ...
The prevalence and factors associated with stunting and wasting in children aged 6-10 years in Kiyeyi target area - Tororo district.
(2002-06)
INTRODUCTION:
In Uganda, the prevalence of stunting and wasting among the under fives is well documented (UDHS 1988 / 89, 1995, 2000). It is assumed that during the school age period children usually catch up in growth. ...
Factors influencing acceptance and utilization of ITNs and IRS as malaria vector control measures in Rakai District, Uganda.
(2008)
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide treated nets (ITNs) are the two recommended strategies promoted for scaling up malaria control in Rakai district. The question has been, How acceptable are these methods and ...
Can community health workers and caretakers recognise pneumonia in children? Experiences from Western Uganda
(Elsevier, 2006)
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are leading killers of children. Case management using community health workers (CHW) has halved ARI mortality in children in Asia. WHO/UNICEF recommend integrating pneumonia into Home ...
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. ...
Selection of plasmodium falciparum pfmdr1 Alleles following therapy with artemether-lumefantrine in an area of Uganda where malaria is highly endemic
(American Society for Microbiology, 2006-03-08)
Polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum pfmdr1 gene were assayed in pretreatment samples and in samples from patients reinfected following therapy with artemether-lumefantrine. The pfmdr1 alleles 86N,184F, and 1246D ...
Community effectiveness of malaria treatment in Uganda: a long way to Abuja targets
(Taylor & Francis, 2005)
Introduction: At the Roll Back Malaria summit for African countries in Abuja, the heads of state committed to ensure that by the year 2005 at least 60% of those suffering from malaria would have access to effective treatment ...
Complexity of plasmodium falciparum infections and antimalarial drug efficacy at 7 sites in Uganda.
(University of Chicago Press, 2006-03-13)
Malaria infections in Africa frequently include multiple parasite strains.We examined the relationship between the number of infecting Plasmodium falciparum strains and the responses to 3 different combination therapies ...
Campylobacter spp among Children with acute diarrhea attending Mulago hospital in Kampala - Uganda
(2002-05)
Introduction HIV positive (HIV+) women are more susceptible to malaria infection during pregnancy than their HIV negative (HIV-) counterparts but the actual prevalence of infection in Ugandan pregnant women is not known. ...