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Prevalence and atiology of bacteraemia in severely malnourished children attending Mulago Hospital
(2002)
BACKGROUND:
Severe malnutrition is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality especially in developing counties. Severe malnutrition affects 7% of Uganda children below 5 years. During a 3 months study period, 226 ...
The prevalence and factors associated with stunting and wasting in children aged 6-10 years in Kiyeyi target area - Tororo district.
(2002-06)
INTRODUCTION:
In Uganda, the prevalence of stunting and wasting among the under fives is well documented (UDHS 1988 / 89, 1995, 2000). It is assumed that during the school age period children usually catch up in growth. ...
Cognition, behaviour and academic skills after cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan children surviving severe malaria: a randomised trial
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Infection with severe malaria in African children is associated with not only a high mortality but also a high risk of cognitive deficits. There is evidence that interventions done a few years after the illness ...
Variations of plasma concentrations of artemether-lumefantrine with age and weight in children presenting with uncomplicated malaria at Mulago Hospital.
(2009-10)
INTRODUCTION:
Malaria is still one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in Ugandan children with the under 5 year mortality rate of 136/100,000. ACTs are the first line of treatment of uncomplicated malaria. ...
Socioeconomic predictors of cognition in Ugandan children: implications for community interventions
(Public Library of Science, 2009)
Background: Several interventions to improve cognition in at risk children have been suggested. Identification of key
variables predicting cognition is necessary to guide these interventions. This study was conducted to ...
Presentation and immediate outcome of critically ill children presenting to acute care unit, Mulago Hospital.
(2009-08)
BACKGROUND:
Each year, about eleven million children die before reaching their fifth birthday. About a third of these deaths occur in health units and most of health unit deaths happen within 24 hours of presentation. It ...
The diagnostic accuracy of cervical ultrasound in acute bacterial meningitis in infants at Mulago Hospital.
(2009-05)
INTRODUCTION:
Acute bacterial meningitis remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda and worldwide and a noticeable number of survivors (22-28%) are left with marked neurological sequel despite adequate ...
Prevalence and factors associated with rotavirus infection among children admitted with acute care diarrhoea in Mulago hospital
(2007-07)
BACKGROUND:
Rotavirus remains the most common cause of severe dehydration diarrhoea among children worldwide. By five years of age, almost all children will have had an episode of rotavirus gastroenteritis. Children in ...
Effect of blood storage age on the resolution of lactic acidosis in children with severe malarial anemia at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2012)
Background: Severe malarial anaemia requiring blood transfusion is a life threatening condition affecting millions of children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Up to 40% of children with severe malarial anemia have associated lactic ...
Prevalence and factors associated with nocturnal hypoxaemia among children with sickle cell anaemia in Mulago hospital.
(2009-09)
INTRODUCTION:
Sickle cell anaemia is the commonest hereditary haemolytic disease in Uganda. It is often associated with multi organ complications such as vaso-occlusive crises, stroke and acute chest syndrome.
Hypoxemia ...