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Tungiasis presenting as a soft tissue oral leison.
(BioMed Central, 2014-09)
Background: The sand flea Tunga penetrans usually infects the feet and affects primary school-age children and
elderly persons in rural Uganda. Tungiasis occurs nationwide but disease outbreaks have been reported in ...
Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Abstract
Background
Medicines are kept in households Worldwide for first aid, treatment of chronic or acute
disease conditions. This promotes inappropriate use of medicines and hence the associated
risks. The study ...
Intermittent use of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention: A cross-sectional study of knowledge and practices among Ugandan women attending an urban antenatal clinic.
(Malaria Journal, 2014)
Abstract
Background: The WHO recommends supervised administration of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as intermittent
preventive treatment for malaria (IPTp) during pregnancy. Logistical constraints have however favoured ...
Developing a real-time PCR technique for Mycobacteria Tuberculosis strain typing using 15-Loci MIRU-VNTR based on high resolution melting - Step one
(Makerere University, 2015-08)
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern worldwide, with more than 2 billion people with latent infection. The precise identification of bacterial pathogens at the strain level is essential for ...
Growth patterns and survivability of the different mycobacterium tuberculosis sub lineages predominant in peri urban Kampala
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) infects over 2 billion people world-wide with the vast majority of deaths from TB in the developing world. Strains of MTB vary in ...
EFFECT OF INTENSIVE VERSUS STANDARD ANTHELMINTHIC TREATMENT ON INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSES IN HIGH HELMINTH BURDEN UGANDAN FISHING VILLAGES
(Makerere University, 2018-11-22)
Background: Mass drug administration (MDA) was one of the strategies set by the World Health Organization (2012), to eliminate helminths, reduce helminth-associated morbidity and mortality. Following MDA implementation, a ...
Molecular Diversity of HIV-1 among Long Term Non-progressors attending MJAP-ISS clinic, Mulago
(Makerere University, 2018-11)
Background: To date efforts are still being made to develop an efficacious and safe vaccine to stop the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Long term non-progressors (LTNPs); who harbour the virus but clinically show ...
Knowledge, attitude and use of direction signs among patients and care givers within Mulago national referral hospital.
(Makerere University, 2018-05-07)
Background
Signage is a way of creating knowledge or awareness of where one is going prior to arrival. Signs are used in various environments such as large facilities, schools, roads etc. Before the existence of language, ...
Evaluation of levels of T. cruzi ribosomal P protein homologous antigens and IgG antibodies among patients with Endomyocardial Fibrosis in Mulago Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-11-22)
Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the heart whose cause is still unknown yet about 10 to 12 million people are affected worldwide. In Uganda EMF prevalence is about 10-20% of all the cardiac ...
The prevalence and factors associated with allergic rhinitis among asthma patients 3 to 18 years attending the chest clinics at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015-08)
Introduction
Allergic rhinitis is the most common allergic respiratory disorder globally. It constitutes a public health problem with a prevalence of 10% - 40%. The trend is increasing, affecting 19% of the general ...