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Factors associated with male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programmes in Entebbe Municipality
(Makerere University, 2012)
Background: Involving men in PMTCT programmes increases its uptake by women. Despite this observation, providers and implementers of PMTCT programmes continue to face challenges in reaching sexual partners of HIV positive ...
Prevalence and factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis among adults in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-06)
Background: Although TB is both a treatable and immunizable disease, it still causes a lot of morbidity and mortality globally, and particularly in the developing world. With a national TB incidence of 330 cases of all ...
Prevalence and factors associated with use of traditional medicine among HIV positive clients in Mubende District, Uganda
(2012-03)
Introduction: Traditional Medicine is widely used in Uganda and Sub-Saharan African in general.There are proven adverse interactions between some herbal medications and ARV drugs hence the practice of concurrent use of the ...
Health system facilitators and barriers to the implementation of cotrimoxazole preventive therapy recommendations among HIV positive adults in Mityana District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-07)
Introduction: In Sub Saharan Africa, only 36% of those eligible for Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) receive it. Well implemented Septrin use among HIV positives can reduce morbidity, mortality, the rate of HIV progression ...
Factors associated with delay in receiving health care services at Luwero District Hospital HIV/AIDS Clinic, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-05-01)
Background: There is still high proportion of delays in accessing and receiving adequate HIV care
and treatment which contributes to poor client satisfaction, retention, poor adherence to lifelong
HAART that increases ...
Parasite-based diagnosis for malaria in Uganda: feasibility and cost-effectiveness
(Makerere University, 2012)
From 2006 the first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in Uganda was with
artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). In 2010, Uganda adopted the universal
parasite-based diagnosis for malaria before treatment ...