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Increasing access to surgical services in Sub-Saharan Africa: priorities for national and international agencies recommended by the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group.
(PLoS Medicine, 2009-12-22)
In sub-Saharan Africa, only 46% of births are attended by skilled personnel, compared to 96% in Europe (according to data for the African Region of the World Health Organization [WHO] from 2000 to 2008 [1]). In 2005, ...
The diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in an HIV-endemic setting and the use of induced sputum
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2005)
Setting: A hospital in the capital city of Uganda. Objectives: To determine the proportion of positive induced sputum cultures among probable childhood tuberculosis (TB) cases, to describe the laboratory and radiological ...
Detection of major depression in Ugandan primary health care settings using simple questions from a subjective well-being (SWB) subscale
(Springer Verlag, 2007)
Objective To explore whether the 4- item subjective well-being subscale could be used to detect a major depressive illness. Secondly, to describe the prevalence and characteristics of depressed health care attendees at ...
Artemether-lumefantrine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treatment of malaria: a randomized trial.
(2007-05-18)
Objectives: To compare the efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Uganda. Design: Randomized single-blinded clinical ...
Determination of Lamivudine, Zidovudine, and Nevirapine in capillary blood sampled on filter paper by LC
(Oxford University Press, 2009-11)
A bioanalytical method for determination of lamivudine (3TC), zidovudine (AZT), and nevirapine (NVP) in 100 μL capillary blood applied onto sampling paper has been developed and validated. The antiretroviral drugs (ARV) ...
Developing standard methods to monitor adherence to antiretroviral medicines and treatment defaulting in resource-poor settings
(2009)
Adherence to antiretrovirals is critical for longterm effective therapy with first-line medicines.This important study describes how groups from the International Network for the Rational Use of Drugs in East Africa developed ...
Factors that influence the choice of career among psychiatric nursing students: case study of Butabika School of Psychiatric Nursing in Kampala, Uganda
(2008-05)
Background: Psychiatric disorders have become a global burden the world over. They account for 12.3% of the total global disease burden. Uganda's ministry of health has included mental health into the Uganda National Minimum ...
Factors predisposing to contamination of ready-to-eat food sold by food vendors in Rubaga Division, Kampala District
(2004)
Introduction Consumption of ready-to-eat food sold on streets and workplaces is common in Kampala city. However, the hygienic aspects of food vending operations are of major concern because cholera epidemics have been ...
Glycaemic control and prevalence of microalbuminuria among children with type 1 diabetes mellitus attending Mulago Hospital clinic
(2009-05)
Background: Uganda has an estimated 900 children under the age of 14 years with TIDM. Currently, there is limited information on burden and complications of diabetes in the country, as it is in sub-Saharan Africa where ...
Assessment of the drug storage facilities and quality of generic co-formulation tablets (Stavudine, Lamivudine, Nevirapine) at HIV/AIDS treatment centers in Uganda.
(Medwell Journals, 2008)
The study investigated the storage facilities and the quality of co-formulation tablets containing stavudine, lamivudine, and nevirapine at four treatment centres in Uganda. A cross-sectional survey of drug storage conditions ...