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To use or not to use a condom: A prospective cohort study comparing contraceptive practices among HIV-infected and HIV-negative youth in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Unwanted pregnancy and HIV infection are issues of significant concern to young people. Limited data exists on contraceptive decision-making and practices among HIV-infected and HIV-negative young people in low ...
The organization and implementation of community-based education programs for health worker training institutions in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Community-based education (CBE) is part of the training curriculum for most health workers in Uganda. Most programs have a stated purpose of strengthening clinical skills, medical knowledge, communication skills, ...
Perception and valuations of community-based education and service by alumni at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Training of health professionals can be deliberately structured to enhance rural recruitment by exposing the trainees to the realities of rural life and practice through Community-Based Education and Service ...
Peer counselors' role in supporting patients' adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda
(Routledge, 2011)
Our aim was to explore peer counselors’ work and their role in supporting patients’ adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-limited settings in Ethiopia and Uganda. Qualitative semi-structured interviews ...
Scaling up mental health services: where would the money come from?
(Radcliffe Medical Press, 2011-08-03)
This editorial and accompanying article are the second in a series of four articles and editorials about the central importance of including mental health in global development policy and practice. The first article set ...
Lessons learnt from comprehensive evaluation of community-based education in Uganda: a proposal for an ideal model community-based education for health professional training institutions
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Community-based education (CBE) can provide contextual learning that addresses manpower scarcity by enabling trainees acquire requisite experiences, competence, confidence and values. In Uganda, many health ...
Frontloading versus standard sputum smears for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Mulago Hospital, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2011-04)
Introduction: In Uganda, the prevalence of smear positive TB is 4.4 per 1000. Diagnosis of TB in resource limited settings depends on smear microscopy of 2 samples. Frontloading is the examination of two sputum sample ...
Targeting persistent HIV infection: where and how, if possible?
(Elsevier, 2011)
Sanctuaries of persistent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, which are diverse and stillincompletely resolved, account for the incomplete clearance of HIV among infected persons with a long-standing history of ...
Suicide in urban Kampala, Uganda: a preliminary exploration
(Makerere University Medical School, 2011-06)
Background: Suicide was investigated in the urban setting of Kampala, Uganda. Objectives: Firstly, to explore the use of two research methodologies, a retrospective review of patient records and the psychological autopsy ...
Health system challenges and solutions to improving mental health outcomes
(Radcliffe Medical Press for World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), Working Party on Mental Health, 2011)
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