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Some pharmacological effects of the leaf extracts of vernonia lasiopus and maesa lanceolata: palnts tradiotionally used to treat common ailments in humans in East Africa.
(2009-11)
BACKGROUND:
Maesa lanceolata and vernonia lasiopus are important traditional medicinal plants in E. Africa. M.Lanceolata is used to treat malaria, dysentery, dermatosis, hypertension, ascariasis, difficult deliveries, ...
Female genital tuberculosis in Uganda
(African Journal of Animal and Biomedical Sciences., 2008)
A retrospective clinico-pathological study of 39 cases of female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) observed from 1976 – 1986 was conducted in the Department of Pathology, Medical School, Makerere University. The frequency of ...
Initial attempt to establish population reference values for blood glucose and lipids in Makerere University undergraduate students
(Makerere University Medical School, 2006-12)
The purpose of this study was to establish blood glucose and lipid profile of Makerere University undergraduate students. Study design: This was a cross-sectional study. Materials and methods: A total of 183 students ...
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)
(John Wiley, 2009)
Background Artemisinin-based combination treatments are strongly advocated, but supplies are limited. Sulfadoxine combined with amodiaquine is an alternative non-artemisinin combination. Objectives To compare sulfadoxine ...
Emergence of sickle cell gene through migration and intermarriage: A case study
(Africa Journal of Animal and Biomedical Sciences, 2009)
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inheritable disorder which is very common among persons of equatorial regions
including Africa. The evolution of SCD is linked to malaria endemicity in which sickle cell traits are selected
for ...
A comparison of sodium hypochlorite n-acetyl-l-cystein sputum concentration methods and culture for diagnosis of smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis suspects attending Mulago hospital.
(2005)
The sensitivity of direct sputum smear microscopy is very low, ranging from 25 to 65%. It is thus inevitable that direct smear microscopy needs to be improved or other methods of diagnosis of smear negative (TB) be designed. ...
Prevalence and factors associated with brucellosis in humans and animals in Kajiado county, Kenya
(Makerere University, 2009-11-06)
Introduction: Brucellosis is one of the world’s most widespread zoonosis. It is caused by gram-negative bacilli of the genus Brucella. A strategy for brucellosis control would greatly benefit from detailed knowledge of ...
Knowledge gaps, attitude and beliefs of the communities about sickle cell disease in Eastern and Western Uganda
(East African Medical Journal, 2009)
Background: The management of sickle cell disease (SCD) has remained insurmountable in developing countries such as Uganda, because most communities are not aware of it.
Objective: To determine knowledge gaps, attitudes ...
Low adherence to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study comparing dietary recall since birth with 24-hour recall
(BioMed Central, 2007-03-01)
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the best feeding alternative for infants up to six months and has a protective effect against mortality and morbidity. It also seems to lower HIV-1 transmission compared ...
The clinical, radiological and laboratory features of tuberculosis in children at Mulago Hospital.
(2002)
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) In Uganda is 150-200/100,000 of the population and an estimated incidence of smear positive adult cases of > 110/100,000 of the population. About a half of the ugandan population was ...