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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 ...
Cost Effectiveness of a Pharmacy-Only Refill Program in a Large Urban HIV/AIDS Clinic in Uganda
(Public Library of Science, 2011-03-28)
Background: HIV/AIDS clinics in Uganda and other low-income countries face increasing numbers of patients and workforce shortages. We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing a Pharmacy-only Refill Program (PRP), ...
Using a clinic based creativity initiative to reduce HIV related stigma at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda.
(African Health Sciences, 2012-06-02)
Background: Stigma has been associated with chronic health conditions such as HIV/AIDS, leprosy, tuberculosis, Mental illness and Epilepsy. Different forms of stigma have been identified: enacted stigma, perceived stigma, ...
The effects of an HIV project on HIV and non-HIV services at local government clinics in urban Kampala
(Biomed Central, 2011)
Background: HIV/AIDS is a major public health concern in Uganda. There is widespread consensus that weak health systems hamper the effective provision of HIV/AIDS services. In recent years, the ways in which HIV/AIDS focused ...
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 ...
Factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral therapy among women initiated on treatment during antenatal care clinic in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Introduction: Transmission of HIV from an infected woman to the child contributes about 18% of new HIV infections in Uganda. In the bid to prevent this transmission, Uganda has adopted new PMTCT guidelines where all HIV ...
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 ...
Chest radiographic findings of pulmonary tuberculosis in severely immunocompromised patients with the human immunodeficiency virus
(The British Institute of Radiology, 2012-06)
Objective: We describe chest radiograph (CXR) findings in a population with a high
prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) in order to
identify radiological features associated with TB; to ...
Knowledge of, attitudes towards and factors associated with diabetes mellitus prevention practices among adults (18-35 years) in Kampala Central Division, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-01)
Introduction: Non Communicable Diseases including Diabetes are the leading cause of mortality in the world In Uganda in 1972, only 254 people were diagnosed. In 2009, the prevalence was at about 1.5 million. This emerging ...
Factors associated with fruit and vegetable intake among adults in Kasubi Parish, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2015-08)
Introduction and background: Regular and optimal consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with promoting good health and preventing or alleviating diseases. Globally there is low consumption of fruit and vegetables ...