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Blood and body fluid exposures among surgeons in Mulago hospital
(COSECSA/ASEA, 2011-11)
Background: It is now recognized that health workers are at risk of acquiring infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), HIV and other blood borne pathogens through contact with infected blood and ...
Factors associated with participation of private medical practitioners in integrated disease surveillance in Butaleja District
(2011-03-17)
Background: Communicable diseases are the commonest cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world, and their proper control requires effective surveillance. Although Private Health Practitioners (PHPs) attend ...
Prevalence and factors associated with depressive disorders in an HIV+ rural patient population in Southern Uganda
(Elsevier, 2011-12)
Background: Depressive disorders are estimated to occur in nearly half of HIV-infected individuals worldwide. Aim: To examine the prevalence and cardinal demographic, psychosocial and clinical features associated with ...
Levels of bifurcation of the sciatic nerve among Ugandans at School of Biomedical Sciences Makerere and Mulago Hospital Uganda
(Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa, 2011)
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 ...
Smart, nano-engineered drug (NRTI)-immune conjugates for targeting HIV within reservoirs
(BioMed Central, 2011-07-22)
Background: Infection with HIV, which culminates in the establishment of a latent proviral reservoir, presents formidable challenges for ultimate cure. Building on the hypothesis that ex-vivo or even in-vivo abolition or ...
Building capacity for HIV/AIDS program leadership and management in Uganda through mentored Fellowships
(Co-Action Publishing, 2011)
Background: Around the world, health professionals and program managers are leading and managing public and private health organizations with little or no formal management and leadership training and experience. Objective: ...
Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in Sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial
(Elsevier, 2011-07-12)
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is reported to be a life-saving intervention in low-income settings. The effect of breastfeeding counselling by peer counsellors was assessed in Africa. Methods: 24 communities in ...
HIV serostatus disclosure and lived experiences of adolescents at the Transition Clinic of the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative study
(Routledge, 2011)
Most studies on HIV serostatus disclosure and adolescents focus on whether, how and when to disclose to adolescents their HIV diagnosis. Fewer studies have examined HIV serostatus disclosure by adolescents who know they ...
HIV/AIDS patients display lower relative bioavailability of Efavirenz than healthy subjects
(Adis Data Information BV., 2011)
Background: Pharmacokinetic studies of antiretroviral drugs are often conducted in adult healthy subjects, and the results are extrapolated to HIV/AIDS patients. HIV/AIDS, however, is known to cause morphological and ...
Factors influencing the use of personal protective equipment by employees of Kinyara Sugar Limited Masindi District, Uganda
(2011-11)
Introduction
Workers in every workplace are faced with several health hazards. To reduce the effect of hazards, personal protective equipments are provided to employees though as the last line of defense.
Objectives
The ...