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Trends in HIV counseling and testing uptake among married individuals in Rakai, Uganda.
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Abstract
Background: Despite efforts to promote HIV counseling and testing (HCT) among couples, few couples know their
own or their partners’ HIV status. We assessed trends in HCT uptake among married individuals in Rakai ...
Factors influencing infant feeding prctices among HIV/AIDS-Positive mothers attending the PMTCT programme at Gulu Referral and Lacor Hospitals
(2008)
Background
Breastfeeding is usually the best way to feed infants, yet the advent of HIV has complicated this practice in our mothers today. There is enough evidence that exclusively breastfed infants are more protected ...
A new model to monitor the virological efficacy of antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor countries
(Elsevier, 2006)
Monitoring the efficacy of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries is difficult because these countries have few laboratory facilities to test viral load and drug resistance. Those that exist are faced with a ...
A case report: Harpes zooster IRIS in pregnancy
(African Health Sciences, 2009)
Pregnant women are increasingly being initiated on antiretroviral therapy either as part of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV or as purely highly active antiretroviral therapy. In this case report, we ...
Factors influencing frequency and timing of antenatal clinic attendance among women attending post natal care in two government health facilities in Makindye Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2014-10)
Antenatal care is care given to a pregnant woman to ensure safe pregnancy, labour and delivery of her child. Early, timely and frequent antenatal care attendance during pregnancy is important in identifying, preventing and ...
Seeking referral care for newborns in Eastern Uganda: Community health workers’ role, caretakers’ compliance and provision of care
(Makerere University and Karolinska Institutet, 2014)
Background: Newborn deaths contribute 44% of all under-five deaths. Community health
worker (CHW) during home-visits may identify and refer newborns to health facilities for
postnatal care and treatment of danger signs. ...
Potential role of village health teams in improving anti-retroviral therapy service delivery in Gulu District
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Village Health Teams (VHTs) are community health workers trained to carry out health activities at the community level with close supervision by health professionals at a health centre level II. However, the provision of ...
Factors influencing the acceptance of directly observed therapy in the delivery of anti-retroviral drugs for treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Urban Uganda
(2008-05)
Background: Directly observed therapy for highly active antiretroviral therapy (DOT-HAART) has the potential to improve adherence and social support in HIV+ patients. Aims were to determine; the level of DOT-HAART acceptance, ...
Association between invasive cancer of the cervix and HIV-1 infection in Tanzania: the need for dual screening
(BioMed Central, 2008-07-30)
Background: Cancer of the cervix is the second commonest malignancy in females worldwide and is the leading malignancy among women in Tanzania. Cancer of the cervix has been strongly associated with Human Papilloma Virus ...
Voices on adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda: a matter of choice or simply not an option
(Routledge - Taylor & Francis, 2009)
This paper explores HIV patients’ adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-limited contexts in Uganda and Ethiopia, where ART is provided free of charge. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted ...