Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) Collections by Subject "HIV positive patients"
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Clinical sonographic and histological renal features of HIV seropositive patients with proteinuria at Mulago Hospital: A descriptive study
(Makerere University, 2011)Background: A wide clinical spectrum of kidney diseases affects patients with HIV. Studies employing varying criteria for diagnosis of kidney disease have reported a variable prevalence of these diseases in patients with ... -
Depression with pain co morbidity and factors associated among HIV positive patients
(Makerere University, 2014-03)This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of depression with pain co morbidity among HIV positive patients. Three-hundred and seventy three adult ambulatory HIV/AIDS patients were randomly recruited ... -
Diagnostic performance of multiplex polymerase chain reaction test in identifying pneumonia causing micro-organisms on sputum samples of HIV positive patients accessing clinical care at Kiruddu and Naguru hospitals
(Makerere University, 2020-06)Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among HIV infected people in sub-Saharan Africa. A disease with such a burden requires an appropriate diagnostic modality to allow a logical approach to ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with delayed ART initiation among HIV positive patients referred to Mulago ISS clinic in the test and treat era.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)Background: In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the test and treat strategy due to evidence that early antiretroviral therapy (ART) prevented the pathophysiological progression of HIV to AIDS, reduced ... -
Prevalence, presentation and factors associated with low serum vitamin b-12 levels in ART-naïve HIV positive patients attending two outpatient HIV Care Clinics in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)Introduction: The extent of vitamin B-12 depletion among HIV positive patients in Uganda and Sub Saharan Africa is unknown. We describe serum vitamin B-12 levels and factors associated with suboptimal vitamin B-12 among ... -
Prevalence, types and associated factors of anxiety disorders among HIV positive patients attending Taso HIV Clinic, Mulago, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-06)Introduction. HIV/AIDS has been reported in all regions of the world with Sub-Saharan Africa being the worst affected. In Uganda, the prevalence of HIV infection is 6.4% for persons aged 15-49 years. Co-morbidity between ...