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Prevalence and factors associated with Hepatitis B Infection among health care workers in Mulago Hospital
(2003)
Hepatitis B infection is a world wide health problem; however, the biggest burden is in Sub-Saharan Africa. Given the parental mode of transmission of HB Virus, health care workers (HCW) are at a special risk of acquiring ...
Nucleic acid amplification tests for diagnosis of smear-negative TB in a high HIV prevalence setting: a prospective cohort study
(Public Library of Science, 2011-01)
Background: Nucleic acid amplification tests are sensitive for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in populations with positive sputum smears for acid-fast bacilli, but less sensitive in sputum-smear-negative populations. ...
Association between HSV-2 and HIV serostatus in pregnant women of known HIV serostatus attending Mulago Hospital antenatal clinic, Kampala, Uganda
(Open Learning on Enteric Pathogens, 2009-11)
Background: Studies show that STIs such as HSV-2 increase the probability of HIV-1 acquisition and enhance transmission by increasing susceptibility and infectiousness respectively. The objective of this study was to compare ...
Prevalence of acute malnutrition and associated factors among children 6 to 59 months that present to Assessment Centre at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2013)
INTRODUCTION: Malnutrition has a number of contributing factors which may be dietary, environmental and social, or related to the child’s health. It is important that children grow up in an environment that provides adequate ...
Prevalence and risk factors of echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs in Moroto and Bukedea districts in Uganda
(Springer Netherlands, 2016)
A cross sectional study was conducted in Moroto and Bukedea districts of Uganda from May to September 2013 to determine the prevalence and risk factors of Echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs. Fresh dog faecal samples ...
Prevalence and factors associated with low birth weight in Lubaga Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014-04)
Introduction: Progress in achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number 4 which aims at reduction of child mortality has been noted to be slow nationally, regionally and globally. Neonatal mortality contributes a big ...
Multiple HIV-1 subtype infection and transmitted drug resistance; prevalence in HIV-1 infected Ugandans and association to disease stage and progression
(Makerere University, 2011-08)
Infection of an individual with two or more viral strains (dual/mixed infection) occurs in
HIV-1 infection. The identification of the immunological and virological determinants of
dual infection would provide data that ...
Domestic violence among women seeking pos-abortion care
(Elsevier, 2001-07)
Domestic violence victims are unlikely to make contraception choices [1], may have unplanned unwanted pregnancies [2], and thus resort to abortion [1,2]. Probably, many women with abortion complications are victims. The ...
Prevalence, clinical features and outcome of Camq-defined delirium among medical admissions to the Medical Emergency Ward of Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2008-01)
BACKGROUND: Delirium is a complex neuro-psychiatric syndrome with an acute onset and fluctuating course, which is a medical emergency associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Despite its common occurance, ...
Mental Disorders Among Children Admitted to Mulago Hospital: Prevalence, Types of Disorder and Associated Factors
(2004)
Mental Illnesses among Children admitted on general wards are a frequent but often unidentified problem. The Literature suggests 20-29% prevalence among the general child clinic populations. There is a paucity of Literature ...