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Nutritional status and short term outcome among children presenting with surgical conditions to Mulago Hospital, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
Background: The acute stress due to surgical conditions results in varying degrees of hyper-catabolism and hypermetabolism manifesting as PEM. This, together with pre-existing PEM adversely affects the morbidity and mortality ...
Health-related quality of life among antiretroviral therapy (ART) experienced and ART naїve adults attending an urban HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-12)
Introduction: Antiretroviral therapy has reduced HIV/AIDS related mortality. However, unlike in developed countries, little is documented about it’s the impact on Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in developing ...
Prevalence and factors associated with congenital malaria in newborns aged 1-7 days attending Tororo District Hospital- Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Malaria is the most prevalent infection in Sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for a great degree of morbidity and mortality especially in the paediatric population. There is evidence to show that babies born to ...
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 ...
Incidence and predictors of mortality and the effect of tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a cohort of TB/HIV patients commencing antiretroviral therapy
(Lippincott Wilkins & Williams, 2011)
Background: Tuberculosis-HIV (TB-HIV) coinfection remains an
important cause of mortality in antiretroviral therapy (ART)
programs. In a cohort of TB-HIV–coinfected patients starting
ART, we examined the incidence and ...
Daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults in Africa started on combination antiretroviral therapy: an observational analysis of the DART cohort
(Elsevier, 2010-03-29)
Background: Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis can reduce mortality from untreated HIV infection in Africa; whether benefits occur alongside combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is unclear. We estimated the effect of prophylaxis ...
Waiting time for triaged children with emergency signs in Emergency Paediatric Unit of Mulago National Referral Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: Triage is an essential tool for early recognition of very sick participants, rapid initiation of treatment and has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in high-income countries. In Low-income countries ...
Zinc adjunct therapy reduces case fatality in severe childhood pneumonia: a randomized double blind placebo-controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2012)
Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of children’s deaths in developing countries and hinders achievement of the fourth Millennium Development Goal. This goal aims to reduce the under-five mortality rate, by two thirds, ...
Factors associated with mortality among patients who absconded from Jinja children’s hospital
(MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2013-06)
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 ...