Introduction: Vertical HIV transmission continues to be a big challenge and the target of virtually eliminating it by the year 2015 was not achieved. Though considerable progress has been achieved via adoption of Option B ...
BACKGROUND
Postoperative pain causes significant suffering and stress. Strides have been made in the last 20 years to control pain in adults however this lagged behind in children due to the misconceptions that children ...
ABSTRACT
Scrotal filariasis is a devastating and disfiguring disease that is a major public health problem with socioeconomic impacts. It is a disease condition resulting from infestation with the mosquito borne parasitic ...
Introduction: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) poses a major challenge to TB control due to its complex diagnostic and treatment challenges. Globally, 3.7% of new cases and 20% of previously treated cases are ...
Introduction
Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. They also cause
high financial burden in healthcare systems worldwide. The development of postoperative
surgical site infections ...
Dentoalveolar injuries are a common problem worldwide and their prevalence, pattern and etiologic factors vary from country to country and within the same country.
General objective
This study was carried out to establish ...
Background: Malnutrition is among the leading causes of death in children less than five years of age in sub-Saharan Africa. Uganda is one of the sub-Saharan African countries with the highest number of malnourished children. ...
Introduction: The harmful side effects of the various chemotherapeutic agents versus their useful anticancer effects present patient management challenges. Left ventricular dysfunction is one of the early and the most ...
Background: Rhomboid proteins are widely distributed in bacteria including the Gram positive pyogenic cocci. Rhomboid proteases are novel proteins that are increasingly being implicated in the pathogenecity of these ...
Introduction
Aminoglycosides form part of the second-line drugs used in treatment of Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Cochleotoxicity is one of the side effects of aminoglycosides. It usually presents as permanent, ...
Introduction:
Musculoskeletal System (MSK) disorders are common manifestation of sickle cell anaemia (SCA). These disorders may include avascular necrosis (AVN), osteomyelitis, leg ulcers or septic arthritis. Early diagnosis ...
Background: The prevalence of diabetes is increasing worldwide and the burden is worse in the Sub-Saharan Africa where the health budgets are already constrained. It is well known that diabetes education is a pillar to ...
Introduction and background; Tonsillitis is a common condition among ENT patients, with raw data showing up to 10 patients with tonsillitis seen daily in the Mulago hospital ENT OPD. The throat swab has been the main ...
Background:
Malignant musculoskeletal tumours are comparatively rare tumours and delays in diagnosis and treatment are common.
Several factors have been associated with delayed presentation of patients with tumours. These ...
BACKGROUND:
Pneumonia is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in children less than five years in Uganda. Electrolyte abnormalities in children with pneumonia have been associated with increased risk of morbidity ...
Introduction
Lumbar spine plain radiography contributes relatively high doses of radiation compared to a chest x-ray; 10mGy for AP and 30mGy for lateral projections according to IAEA and European commission on radiation ...
Introduction: Northern Uganda is emerging from two decades of conflict from 1986 to 2006. Health and nutritional well being are potentially major challenges in these resettling communities mainly due to limited access to ...
Background:
Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis is not always a straight forward process; sometimes its
presentation is so atypical even for the most experienced surgeon leading to false positives of (15% to 37.6%) and false ...
Introduction: Progress in acute pain management over the last 30 years has demonstrated that effective pain relief can be achieved with a range of inexpensive drugs and treatments, yet the vast majority of patients in less ...