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Antenatal HIV testing in rural eastern Uganda in 2003: incomplete rollout of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme?
(BioMed Central, 2006-05-03)Background: Uganda began to implement the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programme in 2000, and by the end of 2003 it had expanded to cover 38 of the 56 districts including Mbale District. However, ... -
Antiretroviral therapy improves cognitive impairment in HIV individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa
(American Academy of Neurology (AAN), 2006)Abstract—Background: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) can improve cognitive performance in some patients with HIV-associated cognitive impairment in the United States. The effect of HAART on HIV dementia ... -
Association between HSV-2 and HIV serostatus in pregnant women of known HIV serostatus attending Mulago Hospital antenatal clinic, Kampala, Uganda
(Open Learning on Enteric Pathogens, 2009-11)Background: Studies show that STIs such as HSV-2 increase the probability of HIV-1 acquisition and enhance transmission by increasing susceptibility and infectiousness respectively. The objective of this study was to compare ... -
Bacterial aetiology and outcome in children with severe pneumonia in Uganda
(Maney Publishing, 2008-12)Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the ‘under-5s’ and in Uganda accounts for 10–30% of childhood deaths. Antibiotic resistance is increasing. Objective: To describe the bacterial aetiology, ... -
Benefits and risks of stavudine therapy for HIV-associated neurologic complications in Uganda
(American Academy of Neyurology, 2009)Background: The frequency of HIV dementia in a recent study of HIV individuals at the Infectious Disease Institute in Kampala, Uganda, was 31%. Coformulated generic drugs, which include stavudine, are the most common ... -
Blood pressure profiles among Makerere University undergraduate students
(Makerere University Medical School, 2005)Introduction: The purpose of this study was to set reference values for spot blood pressure and its derivatives among Makerere University undergraduate students. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study. Materials ... -
Bridging the health gap in Uganda: the surgical role of the clinical officer
(Africa Health Sciences, 2005)Introduction: A scarcity of trained medical personnel impedes Uganda's ability to deliver healthcare effectively. The role of the Clinical Officer (CO) was established to assist the provision of primary healthcare to rural ... -
Causes of lower respiratory infection in HIV-infected Ugandan adults who are sputum AFB smear-negative
(IUATLD, 2003)SETTING: Mulago national referral and teaching hospital. OBJECTIVE: To assess the etiology of lower respiratory infections in HIV-infected Ugandan adults who are sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear-negative. DESIGN: A ... -
Cerebral malaria in children is associated with long-term cognitive impairment
(2008)OBJECTIVE. Cerebral malaria affects 785 000 African children every year. We previously documented an increased frequency of cognitive impairment in children with cerebral malaria 6 months after their initial malaria ... -
Clinical and electroencephalographic profiles of patients with Epilepsy in Mulago Hospital Medical Neurology Clinic
(Makerere University, 2002-06)Background: Epilepsy is a common neurological problem in Uganda and specifically in the neurology clinic of Mulago hospital. Whereas knowledge of seizure types and aetiology are important in the management of patients with ... -
Clinical presentation and management of alleged sexually assaulted females at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2005)Objective: To determine the presentation and treatment offered to sexually assaulted females attending emergency gynaecological ward in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Setting: Mulago Hospital Gynaecological emergency ... -
Cognition, behaviour and academic skills after cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan children surviving severe malaria: a randomised trial
(BioMed Central, 2011)Background: Infection with severe malaria in African children is associated with not only a high mortality but also a high risk of cognitive deficits. There is evidence that interventions done a few years after the illness ... -
Cognitive dysfunction among HIV positive and HIV negative patients with psychosis in Uganda
(Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: Cognitive impairment is an established phenomenon in HIV infected individuals and patients that have psychosis. However there is need to establish the severity of the impairment if patients are co morbid with ... -
Cognitive impairment after cerebral malaria in children: a prospective study
(American Academy of Pediatrics, 2007-01-15)OBJECTIVE. This study was conducted to assess prospectively the frequency of cognitive deficits in children with cerebral malaria. METHODS. Cognitive testing in the areas of working memory, attention, and learning was ... -
Community based peer counsellors for support of exclusive breastfeeding: experiences from rural Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2006-10-20)Background: Universal exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months could reduce infant mortality by 13%. Although 99% women initiate breastfeeding in Uganda, exclusive breastfeeding rates remain low. Although peer ... -
Coping with TB immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
(Expert Reviews, 2009)The TB immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a relatively frequent complication in HIV–TB-coinfected patients after they start highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). There are two forms of TB IRIS: ... -
Cryptosproridiosis and microsporidiosis in Ugandan children with persistent diarrhea with and without concurrent infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2005)Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi are enteric pathogens that have emerged as significant causes of persistent diarrhea (PD) in immunologically compromised individuals particularly in association with HIV/AIDS. ... -
Determinants of infant growth in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional health study
(BioMed Central, 2008-12-22)Background: Child under-nutrition is a leading factor underlying child mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies from Uganda have reported impaired growth, but there have been few if any community-based ... -
Developing independent investigators for clinical research relevant for Africa
(BioMed Central, 2011-12-29)Sustainable research capacity building requires training individuals at multiple levels within a supportive institutional infrastructure to develop a critical mass of independent researchers. At many African medical ... -
Developing methods of evaluation appropriate to undergraduate teaching in general practice at Glasgow University
(University of Glasgow, 1977-04)The teaching of general practice in the undergraduate medical curriculum now takes place in all medical schools in the United Kingdom. The main expansion has taken place after the Report of the Royal Commission on Medical ...