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Taking down ‘the Ivory Tower’: leveraging academia for better health outcomes in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is home to less than ten
percent of the world’s population but bears nearly a quarter
of the world’s disease burden. At the same time, the
region has limited financial resources to invest in ...
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 ...
Sub-optimal CD4 reconstitution despite viral suppression in an urban cohort on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa: Frequency and clinical significance
(BioMed Central, 2008-10)
Background: A proportion of individuals who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) fail to achieve adequate CD4 cell reconstitution despite sustained viral suppression. We determined the frequency and clinical significance of ...
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus chloroquine or amodiaquine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a randomized, multisite trial to guide national policy in Uganda
(2005)
The use of combinations of inexpensive drugs for the treatment of malaria in Africa has been proposed as an interim policy while awaiting the widespread availability of more effective regimens. We compared sulfadoxinepyrimethamine ...
Increasing access to surgical services in Sub-Saharan Africa: priorities for national and international agencies recommended by the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group.
(PLoS Medicine, 2009-12-22)
In sub-Saharan Africa, only 46% of births are attended by skilled personnel, compared to 96% in Europe (according to data for the African Region of the World Health Organization [WHO] from 2000 to 2008 [1]). In 2005, ...
Determination of Lamivudine, Zidovudine, and Nevirapine in capillary blood sampled on filter paper by LC
(Oxford University Press, 2009-11)
A bioanalytical method for determination of lamivudine (3TC), zidovudine (AZT), and nevirapine (NVP) in 100 μL capillary blood applied onto sampling paper has been developed and validated. The antiretroviral drugs (ARV) ...
Glycaemic control and prevalence of microalbuminuria among children with type 1 diabetes mellitus attending Mulago Hospital clinic
(2009-05)
Background: Uganda has an estimated 900 children under the age of 14 years with TIDM. Currently, there is limited information on burden and complications of diabetes in the country, as it is in sub-Saharan Africa where ...
Eligibility for HIV/AIDS treatment among adults in a medical emergency setting at an urban hospital in Uganda
(Makerere University Medical School, 2007)
Background: Despite global effort to scale up access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), many people in need of HIV/AIDS care in Uganda have not been reached. HIV testing and ART are not widely offered as routine medical ...
Prevalence and factors associated with spontaneous laboratory tumor lysis syndrome in children with high grade tumors at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014-06)
Background: High grade tumors like Burkitt ’s lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma are among the most common pediatric malignancies in Sub-Saharan Africa. These malignancies are characterized by high tumor burden and ...
Assessing performance and factors affecting outpatient therapeutic care program for acute malnutrition in the health centres of Kabale District
(Makerere University, 2015-08)
BACKGROUND
Severe Acute Malnutrition is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children under five years of age in Sub Saharan Africa and Uganda in particular Kabale district it affects 0.05% of children aged ...