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Iron status in patients with plasmodium falciparum malaria and anaemia in Mulago hospital
(2002)
Malaria is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. It is associated with a wide range of complications including severe anaemia especially in children. Anaemia impairs motor and cognitive development in ...
Malaria with neurological involvement in Ugandan children: effect on cognitive ability, academic achievement and behaviour
(BioMed Central, 2011-11-03)
Background
Malaria is a leading cause of ill health and neuro-disability in children in sub-Saharan Africa.
Impaired cognition is a common outcome of malaria with neurological involvement. There is
also a possibility ...
Treatment and outcomes of children with negative malaria smears at Aduku, Kihihi and Nagongera health centres.
(2007-08)
INTRODUCTION:
The Uganda Ministry of Health guidelines recommend that all patients with fever without evidence of other diseases be treated for malaria regardless of smear results. With the introduction of Artemisinin-based ...
Malaria treatment practice and clinical presentation of adult patients with antimalarial prescriptions in Mulago hospital assessment centre.
(Makerere University, 2013)
Back ground: Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is endemic in over 95% of Uganda and accounts for 25-40% of all outpatient attendances. The World Health Organisation recommends parasitological ...
Some aspects of malaria in Mulago Hospital
(1974)
Thirty patients with malaria were studied. Seven had cerebral malaria, ten severe and thirteen non-severe malaria. Age ranged from seven weeks to eight years with equal sex distribution. All were febrile except two infants ...
A cost effectiveness analysis of quinine or artemisinins in management of severe malaria in pregnancies at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Malaria kills one million people each year in the world. It accounts for up to 40% of all outpatient attendances, 20% of all admissions and 14% of all in-patient deaths in Uganda. Among pregnant women, it ...
Prevalence, severity and clinical characteristics of acute kidney injury among children with severe malaria at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: There were 219 million malaria cases reported in 2010, and 660,000 deaths of which 91% were in Sub Saharan Africa. Disordered renal physiology in patients with severe malaria is associated with 45% mortality. ...
Underweight and mortality among children 0 to 60 months hospitalized with malaria in regions of varying malaria endemicity in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-10)
Background:
Malaria and underweight have contributed to high morbidity and mortality in children. The two conditions have the potential to co-exist, but their relationship is not well understood in Uganda. The objective ...
The age-specific incidence of hospitalized paediatric malaria in Uganda
(BMC, 2020)
Background: Understanding the relationship between malaria infection risk and disease outcomes represents a fundamental component of morbidity and mortality burden estimations. Contemporary data on severe malaria risks ...
Malaria diagnosed in an urban setting strongly associated with recent overnight travel: A case–control study from Kampala, Uganda
(2020)
Malaria is frequently diagnosed in urban Kampala, despite low transmission intensity. To evaluate the association between recent travel out of Kampala and malaria, we conducted a matched case–control study. Cases were ...