Browsing Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Collections by Subject "Sub-Saharan Africa"
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Adherence to anti-retroviral ttherapy among HIV infected mothers on option B plus aattending the Upper Mulago post natal clinic
(Makerere University, 2014-06)Background: Over 90% of the children living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa acquire the infection through mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). Elimination of MTCT (eMTCT) of HIV could be realized by country wide rollout of ... -
Etiology of pruritic papular eruption with HIV infection in Uganda
(American Medical Association., 200-12-01)Context A frequent cause of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–related morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa is a commonly occurring, intensely pruritic skin rash. The resulting scars are disfiguring and stigmatizing. Despite ... -
HIV immune reconstitution syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008)Over the last 5 years, there has been remarkable progress in providing HAART to patients in developing countries. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, the number receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) has more than doubled in ... -
The impact on nurses and nurse managers of introducing PEPFAR clinical services in urban government clinics in Uganda
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2011)Background: Improving provider performance is central to strengthening health services in developing countries. Because of critical shortages of physicians, many clinics in sub-Saharan Africa are led by nurses. In addition ... -
Laboratory medicine in Africa: a barrier to effective health care
(University of Chicago Press, 2006)Providing health care in sub-Saharan Africa is a complex problem. Recent reports call for more resources to assist in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases that affect this population, but policy makers, ... -
Measuring the outcomes of a comprehensive HIV care course: pilot test at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006)Objective: To evaluate the effects of the Infectious Diseases Institute’s 4-week course for African doctors on comprehensive management of HIV including antiretroviral therapy on four outcomes: (1) clinical skills, (2) ... -
Modern contraceptive uptake and associated factors among hiv positive women attending Soroti Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-07)Introduction: In SSA about 60% of PHAs are reproductive age women. HIV+ women continue to have unplanned pregnancies due to low uptake of MFP methods. Unplanned pregnancies among PHAs are associated with increased paediatric ... -
Outcomes of cryptococcal meningitis in Uganda before and after the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy
(CID, 2008)Background. Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is the proximate cause of death in 20%–30% of persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Africa. Methods. Two prospective, observational cohorts enrolled human immunodeficiency ... -
Pattern of neuropsychological performance among HIV positive patients in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2007)Background: Few studies have examined cognitive functioning of HIV positive patients in sub-Saharan Africa. It cannot be assumed that HIV positive patients in Africa exhibit the same declines as patients in high-resource ... -
Rifampicin for continuation phase tuberculosis treatment in Uganda: a cost-effectiveness analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2012-06)Background: In Uganda, isoniazid plus ethambutol is used for 6 months (6HE) during the continuation treatment phase of new tuberculosis (TB) cases. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using isoniazid ...