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The reliability of sickling and solubility tests and peripheral blood film method for sickle cell disease screening at dictrict health centers in Uganda
(Clinics in Mother and Child Health, 2010)
Although sickling and solubility tests and peripheral blood film methods are today available for sickle cell disease screening in Uganda, their reliability and ease of applicability have not been determined. This study was ...
Type-specific incidence, clearance and predictors of cervical human papillomavirus infections (HPV) among young women: a prospective study in Uganda.
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: While infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) are highly prevalent among sexually active young women in Uganda, information on incidence, clearance and their associated risk factors is sparse. To estimate ...
Effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on survival of HIV-infected children in Uganda: a randomized, controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: Micronutrient deficiencies compromise the survival of HIV-infected children in low-income countries. We assessed the effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on the mortality of HIV-infected children ...
EBV, HHV8 and HIV in B cell non Hodgkin lymphoma in Kampala, Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: B cell non Hodgkin lymphomas account for the majority of lymphomas in Uganda. The commonest is endemic Burkitt lymphoma, followed by diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). There has been an increase in incidence ...
Thyroid hormones profile in students of Makerere College of Health
(Tanzania Health Users' Trust Fund, 2010-01)
Serum concentrations of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3) and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) are used to assess thyroid function. It is recommended that each laboratory or hospital should establish its own reference ...
Attitudes and perceptions about the Research and Ethics Committee in Kampala, Uganda
(Renaissance Medical Publishing, 2010)
Background: The Makerere University Faculty of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee reviews and approves more than 100 new research protocols a year, yet its activities had never been evaluated as far as the researchers ...
Levels of Bifurcation of the Sciatic Nerve among Ugandans at School of Biomedical Sciences Makerere and Mulago Hospital Uganda
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2010)
Background: The sciatic nerve is derived from the lumbo-sacral plexus, It is the thickest nerve in the whole body, it exits the gluteal region through the lower part of the greater sciatic foramen, it is the
main innervator ...
Baseline severe anaemia should not preclude use of zidovudine in antiretroviral-eligible patients in resource-limited settings
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: Stavudine is no longer recommended as part of first-line therapy for patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda. Most patients are currently initiated on zidovudine-containing regimens, which ...
An up-date on the prevalence of sickle cell trait in Eastern and Western Uganda.
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: The first survey on sickle cell disease (SCD) done in Uganda in 1949, reported the district of Bundibugyo
in Western Uganda to have the highest sickle cell trait (SCT) prevalence (45%). This is believed to be ...
Plasma levels of DDE/DDT and liver function in malaria control personnel 6 months after indoor residual spraying with DDT in Northern Uganda, 2008
(The South African Medical Journal, 2010-02)
Objective. We investigated the relationship between plasma levels of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and liver function in malaria control personnel 6 months after one round of DDT indoor residual spraying (IRS).
Method. ...