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Spatial phylodynamics of HIV-1 epidemic emergence in East Africa.
(2009-09-11)
Design—We sought to investigate the evolutionary and historical reasons for the different epidemiological patterns of HIV-1 in the early epidemic. In order to characterize the demographic history of HIV-1 subtypes A and D ...
Longitudinal antiretroviral adherence in HIV+ Ugandan parents and their children initiating HAART in the MTCT-plus family treatment model: role of depression in declining adherence over time.
(Springer, 2009-03-20)
We conducted a study to assess the effect of family-based treatment on adherence amongst HIV-infected parents and their HIV-infected children attending the Mother-To-Child-Transmission Plus program in Kampala, Uganda. ...
Perceptions about human rights, sexual and reproductive health services by Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Uganda
(Makerere University Medical School, 2009-10)
Background: About 1.6 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) from northern Uganda have been living in encampments since the late 1980s. In conflict settings such as northern Uganda women are disproportionately affected ...
Searching for new clues about the molecular cause of endomyocardial fibrosis by way of in SilicoProteomics and analytical chemistry
(Public Library of Science, 2009-10-12)
Background: Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF) –is a chronic inflammatory disease of the heart with related pathology to that of late stage Chaga’s disease. Indeed, both diseases are thought to result from auto-immune responses ...
Existing capacity to manage pharmaceuticals and related commodities in East Africa: an assessment with specific reference to antiretroviral therapy
(BioMed Central, 2009)
Background: East African countries have in the recent past experienced a tremendous increase in the volume of antiretroviral drugs. Capacity to manage these medicines in the region remains limited. Makerere University, ...
Prevalence and factor associated with nocturnal hypoxaemia among children with Sickle Cell Aneamia in Mulago Hospital
(2009)
Introduction: Sickle cell anaemia is the commonest hereditary hemolytic disease in Uganda. It is often associated with multi organ complications such as vaso-occlusive crises, stroke and acute chest. Hypoxaemia is generally ...
Presentation and immediate outcome of critically ill children presenting to Acute Care Unit, Mulago Hospital
(2009)
Background: Each year about eleven million children die before reaching their fifth birthday. About a third of these deaths occur in health units and most of health unit deaths happen within 24 hours of presentation. It ...
Creation of virtual patients from CT images of cadavers to enhance integration of basic and clinical science student learning in anatomy
(Informa Healthcare Ltd., 2009)
Objective: The goal of this study was to determine whether computerized tomographic (CT) images of cadavers could be used in addition to images from patients to develop virtual patients (VPs) to enhance integrated learning ...
Suspected outbreak of cutaneous anthrax in Kasese District: The investigation and response, April to May 2007.
(East African Public Health Association, 2009-12)
Background: A report of suspected anthrax was submitted by the Kasese District Health Office to the Epidemiology Surveillance Division of Ministry of Health. A joint team comprising officers from MOH, IPH and MPH officers ...
Trichinella spiralis infestation complicating open reduction and internal fixation for closed fracture femur.
(Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa, 2009-04)
Trichinella Spiralis infestation complicating internally fixed fracture has not been reported. We report a case of trichinella spiralis infestation complicating a closed fracture of femur that was managed by open reduction ...