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Assessing the role of family support on non adherence to TB treatment by patients in Mulago hospital TB clinic
(Makerere University, 2013-08)
Background: Drug resistance among tuberculosis patients in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing mainly due to poor adherence to TB treatment despite various interventions aimed at improving treatment completion. Family support ...
Health-related quality of life among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Mbale District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Introduction: Drug therapy prevents tuberculosis (TB) spread, morbidity and mortality but it affects the patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Currently, TB case management guidelines focus so much attention ...
Time to tuberculosis treatment default and its determinants among adult TB patients in Jinja District, A retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2015-10)
Introduction: Whereas Tuberculosis is both preventable and curable, the disease remains a global health problem causing ill-health among millions of people each year and ranks as the second leading cause of death from an ...
Strain diversity of mycobacterium tuberculosis non-Uganda isolates from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Kawempe
(Makerere University, 2013-05)
Background: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in peri-urban areas of Kampala and Uganda in general. To date there is inconclusive information about strain diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the non ...
Rhomboids of mycobacteria: insight from phylogeny, genomic and complementation analysis.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background
The rhomboid superfamily of proteins includes novel trans-membrane Serine-proteases that occur in all life-kingdoms, and are responsible for vital roles such as signaling in Drosophila, red blood cell invasion ...