Search
Now showing items 881-890 of 1003
Satisfaction of post caesarean section mothers with pain management at Mulago National Refferal Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015-06)
Back ground: Delivery by caesarean section (CS) is becoming more frequent and one of the most common operative procedures performed worldwide. The optimal rate for CS births is indicated to be 5% to 10% of all births. In ...
Depression, psycho-social covariates and glycemic control among people with Type II Diabetes at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014-03)
Co morbid depression among people with Type II diabetes is twice as prevalent as in the general population. Moreover, there is scanty literature on depression among people with Type II diabetes in the context of Uganda. ...
Comparison of accuracy of Johnson and Risantos formula for fetal weight estimation in term parturients in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2018-05)
Introduction: Precise and accurate estimation of birth weight (BW) is one of the most important aspects at the start of labor. Estimation of fetal weight using measurements of fundal height (FH) and abdominal girth (AG) ...
Factors associated with unsuppressed viral load among adolescents on antiretroviral therapy at The AIDS Support Organization, Jinja District
(Makerere University, 2018-08)
Introduction: The percentage of unsuppressed viral load among adolescents is higher than the acceptable UNAIDS 10% globally yet the associated factors are poorly understood.
Objectives: To determine the factors associated ...
Validity of ultrasound in dignosis of scrotal filariasis in a filarial endemic area in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-09)
ABSTRACT
Scrotal filariasis is a devastating and disfiguring disease that is a major public health problem with socioeconomic impacts. It is a disease condition resulting from infestation with the mosquito borne parasitic ...
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 ...
Factors affecting antiretroviral therapy initiation among tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infected patients at health facilities in Masaka district.
(2018-12-10)
Background: Evidence shows that infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection following exposure to TB germs and HIV
also promotes progression of TB infection to ...
Immunological consequence of alcohol consumption on mucosa derived CD4+ T cell phenotype and In Vitro susceptibility to HIV-1 infection.
(2018-11-21)
In Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a significant over-lap in Alcohol use disorder and HIV
infection burden and about 60% of the HIV infections occur in women. Alcohol exerts several modulatory
effects on the immune system ...
Influence of type 1 & 2 innate lymphoid cells, and their cytokine production on increasing risk of tuberculosis infection among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
(Makerere University, 2018-11-15)
Absence of or reduced interferon gamma (IFN-γ) production is associated with increased susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI), and also with progression from latent to active TB. Immune suppressive diseases ...
Quality of water from protected water sources and associated factors in Buswale subcounty, Namayingo District
(Makerere University, 2018)
Introduction: About 41% of protected water sources in Uganda are estimated to be contaminated with faeces. Lack of knowledge of the quality of water from protected sources and associated factors may hinder the implementation ...