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Nutritional status and food habits of adolescents in public and private boarding secondary schools in Hoima District
(Makerere University, 2012)
Background: Good nutrition is essential during adolescence as it supports the increased growth spurt that characterized puberty and teen years. Adolescence nutritional problems are common in the developing countries and ...
Knowledge of first time mothers about postpartum care
(Makerere University, 2013)
Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality rates in the postnatal period have been noted to be very high. In most hospital settings in Uganda, the mother who delivers by spontaneous vertex delivery is discharged within ...
The liver in HIV in Africa
(International Medical Press, 2005)
As access to antiretroviral therapy improves across the African continent, liver disease is emerging as an important cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected individuals. Although coinfection with hepatitis B ...
Initial outcomes of provider-initiated routine HIV testing and counseling during outpatient care at a rural Ugandan hospital: risky sexual behavior, partner HIV testing, disclosure, and HIV care seeking
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2010)
Provider-initiated routine HIV testing is being scaled up throughout the world, however, little is known about the outcomes of routine HIV testing on subsequent behavior. This study examined the initial outcomes of ...
Thyroid hormones profile in students of Makerere College of Health
(Tanzania Health Users' Trust Fund, 2010-01)
Serum concentrations of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3) and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) are used to assess thyroid function. It is recommended that each laboratory or hospital should establish its own reference ...
Root and canal morphology of maxillary first and second permanent molar teeth in a Ugandan population
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2007-02-16)
Aim: To investigate the root and canal morphology of permanent maxillary molar teeth from a Ugandan population. Methodology: Maxillary first (n ¼ 221) and second molar (n ¼ 221) teeth were collected from patients attending ...
Pattern of Primary skin Malignacies seen in Mulago Hospital Kampala.
(2004)
Primary Skin malignancies are common presentations of patients seen in Mulago Hospital Kampala. In the Department of Surgery, an average of 12 patients are admitted on the three surgical firms per month ( i.e one patient ...
Surviving crisis: how systems and communities cope with instability, insecurity and infection
(Social Development Research Center, College of Liberal Arts - De La Salle University, 2005)
The relationship between political conflict and infectious diseases has been established by many studies, yet the way affected communities respond to infectious diseases as effects of political conflict has not been carefully ...
Targeting persistent HIV infection: where and how, if possible?
(Elsevier, 2011)
Sanctuaries of persistent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, which are diverse and stillincompletely resolved, account for the incomplete clearance of HIV among infected persons with a long-standing history of ...
Suicide in urban Kampala, Uganda: a preliminary exploration
(Makerere University Medical School, 2011-06)
Background: Suicide was investigated in the urban setting of Kampala, Uganda. Objectives: Firstly, to explore the use of two research methodologies, a retrospective review of patient records and the psychological autopsy ...