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Optimal number of samples required to diagnose tuberculosis by sputum culture among adult HIV infected smear negative suspects in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
Background; The World Health Organization recommended sputum culture among smear negative HIV infected TB suspects; but the number of samples to be examined is still unspecified. A study was set out to determine the ...
Awareness of occupational hazards and use of safety measures among road-side welders in Jinja Town
(Makerere University, 2011-11)
Background: About 2.6 billion people worldwide spend one-third of their adult life in hazardous work environments. These hazards are most common in the informal sector which is inadequately supervised and lacks occupational ...
Interventions to manage dual practice among health workers (Review)
(John Wiley & Sons, 2011)
Background
Dual practice, whereby health workers hold two or more jobs, is a common phenomenon globally. In resource constrained low- and
middle-income countries dual practice poses an ongoing threat to the efficiency, ...
Knowledge, attitudes and risk perception of Genital Herpes among people aged 15-49 years in Kayunga District
(Makerere University, 2011-05)
Background: Genital herpes has an epidemiological synergistic relationship with HIV.
Therefore there is need to curb its spread through design of appropriate messages, dispelling myths and misconceptions by targeting the ...
The effect of one versus two Praziquantel treatments on Schistosoma Monsoni morbidity and re-infection along Lake Victoria in Uganda
(2011-02)
Schistosomiasis is a debilitating disease and the most widespread water-borne parasitic disease. It affects approximately 4 million people in Uganda and 13% of the population are at risk of infection. Schistosomiasis control ...
Acceptability of masking and patient separation to control nosocomial Tuberculosis in Uganda: a qualitative study
(J Public Health, 2011)
Objectives: This study explored the acceptability of cough etiquette, wearing masks and separation by tuberculosis (TB) suspects and TB patients in two districts in Uganda.
Design: The study was conducted in Mukono and ...
Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and health-seeking behaviour in rural Uganda
(International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2011)
OBJECTIVES: To assess tuberculosis (TB) knowledge, attitudes and health-seeking behaviour to inform the design of communication and social mobilisation interventions.
SETTING: Iganga/Mayuge Demographic Surveillance Site, ...
Unmet obstetric needs in post-conflict settings in Kitgum and Pader Districts, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-11)
Introduction: The two decades of civil war of the Lord’s Resistant Army rebels led to the displacement of over 1.6 million people in internally displaced persons camps in Northern and Eastern Uganda. Displacement greatly ...
Prevalence and associated factors of tuberculosis infection among medical and veterinary undergraduate students in Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-04)
Introduction: Uganda ranks 16th on the list of 22 high-burden tuberculosis (TB) countries in the world. Medical students are likely to have an increased exposure to TB infection due to their training in hospitals compared ...
Factors associated with uptake of community based directly observed tuberculosis treatment strategy in Kayunga District, Uganda
(Makerere University, Kampala - Uganda, 2011)
Background: Good uptake of CB-DOTS is critical for the successful control of TB both at the national and district level. Despite 100% geographical coverage with CB-DOTS in Kayunga district by 2005, in 2007 the uptake was ...