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Health service delay and associated factors among pulmonary tuberculosis patients presenting to Mulago Hospital: a cross sectional study.
(2009-10)
Delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is common in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Timely diagnosis of active TB is particularly crucial to minimise not only morbidity and mortality in the community, ...
Practices of diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, associated factors, barriers and facilitators among private practitioners in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-11)
Introduction: Globally, tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality accounting for an estimated 10.0 million new cases and 1.451million deaths in 2018. Uganda is one of the world’s high TB burden countries ...
Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated factors among HIV infected patients attending the Mulago ISS Clinic
(Makerere University, 2017-10-12)
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the 3rd leading cause of death worldwide by 2020. Data from Africa indicate that the prevalence of COPD is high (4% to 25%). We sought to determine its ...