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The preverance hypertension among HIV infected women of reproductive age in HIV care atfour health facilities in Kampala and Wakiso districts, in Uganda
(Makerere university, 2015-11)
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Non-Communicable Diseases including hypertension are increasingly becoming common among HIV-infected patients in chronic care. HIV-infected women who also become pregnant are at increased risk of ...
Risk factors for uterine rupture in Mulago hospital: unmatched case control study
(Makerere University, 2015-06)
Introduction:
Maternal mortality ratio for Uganda has remained high despite the different measures to prevent maternal mortality. Uterine rupture remains one of the main direct causes of maternal and perinatal mortality ...
Incidence and factors associated with delayed completion of dissertations by graduate students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
(Makerere University, 2015-05)
Background
Completion of graduate education is evidenced at most academic institutions as submission of the final dissertation. Many students progress successfully in their course works, tests and written examinations. ...
P53 protein expression in nephroblastoma and its association with different histological types and components as seen in the Department of Pathology, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-08)
Background:
Wilms’ tumour is one of the common solid tumours of childhood with an incidence of
approximately 1 in 10,000 children. It is highly responsive to chemotherapy and carries overall good prognosis. However, 10 ...
Prevalence of phenotypic pyrazinamide resistance and agreement with PNCA mutations in mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from the national drug resistance survey in Uganda, 2008-2011.
(Makerere University, 2018-12-06)
Background: Pyrazinamide (PZA) is a pro-drug with high sterilizing effect used to treat both susceptible and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. PZA susceptibility testing is not commonly done in Uganda because it is expensive ...
Strain diversity of mycobacterium tuberculosis non-Uganda isolates from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Kawempe
(Makerere University, 2013-05)
Background: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in peri-urban areas of Kampala and Uganda in general. To date there is inconclusive information about strain diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the non ...
Establishment of a transformation and regeneration protocol for Uganda’s passion fruit using gus reporter gene
(Makerere university, 2014-10)
Declining yields from passion fruit farming due to a number of problems ranging from pests, diseases, environmental stress, low yields, have initiated widespread enterprise abandonment by farmers. Crop improvement efforts ...
Comparison of Ackers culture to Inpouch culture for the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis among Symptomatic Females at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere university, 2015-10)
Background: Trichomoniasis is the most curable sexually transmitted Infection (STI) in the world, caused by the genital Trichomonas vaginalis infection. The Trichomona vaginalis is a single celled flagellated eukaryote ...
The sputum microbiome composition in pulmonary TB patients and its changes through TB treatment.
(Makerere University, 2018-12-02)
Background: Commensal microbiota residing in or on the human body play key roles in maintaining health and immunity. The abundance and dynamics of these microbial communities when disrupted can result in dysbiosis and the ...
Effects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on B cell responses.
(Makerere University, 2018-11-04)
Background
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) causes tuberculosis (TB), the leading cause of death from a single pathogen. The success of this microbe has been linked to its subversive effects on host immunity. Indeed, ...