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Neonatal prevalence of the sickle cell gene at mulago hospital.
(2008-06)
BACKGROUND:
Sickle cell anaemia is a public health problem in Uganda. It contributes significantly to childhood deaths most of which occur during the first year of life. Uganda has one of the highest adult frequencies of ...
Second assessment of NeuroAIDS in Africa
(Informa Healthcare, 2008)
In July of 2006, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Center for Mental
Health Research on AIDS (CMHRA) sponsored the second conference on
the Assessment of NeuroAIDS in Africa, which was held in Arusha, ...
Reasons for seeking treatment and complications of fractures and dislocations among patients from bonesetters seen in mulago hospital.
(2008-06)
INTRODUCTION:
Traditional bonesetters participate in the management of fractures and dislocations in most communities in Uganda. The practice is occasioned by complications. This study was carried out to establish reasons ...
Early clinical outcome of modified retropubic versus transvesical prostatectomy in management of benign prostatic hyperplasia: A randomized clinical trial.
(2008-04)
TITTLE:
Early clinical outcome of modified retropubic prostatectomy versus transvesical prostatectomy in management of BPH: Arandomized clinical trial.
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the early clinical outcome of modified ...
Clinical amd immunological markers of virologic failure in patients taking antiretroviral therapy at joint clinical research centre.
(2008-09)
About 33.2 million adults and children are living with HIV/AIDS and of these, 22.5 million live in Sub- Saharan Africa. The Uganda government is providing free voluntary counselling and testing and antiretroviral therapy ...
Predicting birth weight using an index derived from symphysiofundal height, abdominal circumference and skin fold thickness in Mulago hospital parturients.
(2008-03)
BACKROUND:
Predicting birth weight using an index derived from symphysiofundal height, abdominal circumference and skin fold skin thickness in at mulago hospital parturients.
Estimated intrapartum fatal weight impacts ...
Factors associated with complications in women presenting with abortion in Mulago Hospital Emergency Gynecological ward
(2008-05)
Abortion complications are a common cause of maternal morbidity and mortality among women worldwide. Maternal mortality from abortion is well studied, but other abortion complications are not documented, especially in ...
Factors associated with fresh stillbirths and low apgarscore in selected health units in Kiboga district, Uganda.
(2008-03)
Each year, thousands of new born babies arebeing born in the world with low apgarscore while others are fresh stillbirths. These two conditions are among the contributors of perinatal mortality and poor pregnancy outcomes ...
Validity of fine needle aspiration in evaluation of aetiology of cervical lymphadenopathy in adult HIV positive patients in mulago hospital.
(2008-10)
BACKGROUND:
HIV is a pandemic most felt in sub Saharan Africa where it was the greatest impact. A number of opportunistic infections and malignancies are associated with this growing HIV pandemic and they have various ...
Predictors of treatment failure among patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in the treatment clinic in mulago hospital: A case control study.
(2008-08)
Title: Predictors of treatment failure among patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in the tuberculosis clinic in mulago hospital.
BACKGROUND:
Treatment failure is a threat to the control of tuberculosis ...