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Plasma rennin activity in the African hypertensives
(1974)
Early reports, particularly from East Africa, concerning surveys of arterial pressures in Africans showed hypertension as an unusual event in the indigenous population (Donnison, 1929; Vint, 1937). This impression has in ...
Trends in the incidence of primary liver cancer in Central Uganda, 1960-1980 and 1991-2005
(Nature Publishing Group, 2009)
Primary liver cancer (PLC) incidence trends from Africa are unknown. Using Kampala Cancer Registry data from 1960 to 1980 and 1991 to 2005, we identified 771 PLCs. Although rates were stable among men, PLC incidence among ...
Are the best antiretrovirals being used in Africa?
(Mediscript Limited, 2006)
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A preliminary examination of the construct validity of the KABC-II in Ugandan children with a history of cerebral malaria
(Makerere University Medical School, 2009)
Background: Several diseases and adverse conditions affect the cognitive development of children in Sub-Saharan African.
There is need to assess these children to determine which abilities are affected and the severity ...
Children will always be children’: Exploring perceptions and experiences of HIV-positive children who may not take their treatment and why they may not tell
(Routledge Informa Ltd, 2014-07-21)
HIV-positive children and young people may face substantial social barriers to maintaining appropriate levels of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) during childhood and adolescence. In this paper, we focus on these ...
Consumer health information literacy promotion program in public and community libraries in Africa : experience from Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)
The aim of this project was to enhance the capacity of public and community librarians in four African countries (Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zimbabwe) in meeting the consumer health information (CHI) needs of their patrons. ...
Comparative genomics of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Africa using virulence and drug resistance markers
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
Introduction
There is wide diversity among Staphylococcus aureus lineages colonizing and infecting the African population, yet information on S. aureus infections in Africa is limited. Africa bears a particularly high ...
Prediction of stillbirth low resource setting in Northern Uganda
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022-11-19)
Background: Women of Afro‑Caribbean and Asian origin are more at risk of stillbirths. However, there are limited tools built for risk‑prediction models for stillbirth within sub‑Saharan Africa. Therefore, we examined the ...
Incidence of preeclampsia and retention to prenatal care in Northern Uganda.
(East African Medical Journal, 2022-08-23)
Background: Known risk factors for preeclampsia include women of African descent and low socioeconomic status. This means all the mothers in Northern Uganda are at risk. In Uganda preeclampsia causes 12 – 19% of maternal ...
Prediction of low birth weight at term in low resource setting of Gulu City, Uganda : a prospective cohort study
(PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2022-11-08)
Introduction: despite the widespread poverty in Northern Uganda resulting in undernutrition, not all mothers deliver low birth weight babies. Therefore, we developed and validated the risk prediction models for low birth ...