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Utilization and factors associated with intermittent preventive treatment of malaria among women attending antenatal clinic in Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Background: The greatest impact of malaria is felt in sub-Saharan Africa where up to 90% of the global deaths due to the disease occur. Malaria infection in pregnancy is a major cause of maternal and child morbidity and ...
The Influence of pre-hospital treatment of fever on severity of malaria among children 6-59 months presenting at Mulago Hospital: A case-control study
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Delivery of prompt and adequate treatment for malaria at the community level remains a strategy to reduce the burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. As a result of this many patients with suspected malaria ...
Prevalence and factors associated with congenital malaria in newborns aged 1-7 days attending Tororo District Hospital- Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Malaria is the most prevalent infection in Sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for a great degree of morbidity and mortality especially in the paediatric population. There is evidence to show that babies born to ...
Genetic polymorphisms in plasmodium falciparum associated with resistance to artemisinin combination therapy: complexity of infection during short-term culture and characterization of in vitro sensitivity in Kampala Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010)
Background: Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is currently advocated in Africa as a means of improving treatment efficacy and slowing the development of drug resistance. However, the selection of resistant ...
Cognition, behaviour and academic skills after cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan children surviving severe malaria: a randomised trial
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Infection with severe malaria in African children is associated with not only a high mortality but also a high risk of cognitive deficits. There is evidence that interventions done a few years after the illness ...
Malaria with neurological involvement in Ugandan children: effect on cognitive ability, academic achievement and behaviour
(BioMed Central, 2011-11-03)
Background
Malaria is a leading cause of ill health and neuro-disability in children in sub-Saharan Africa.
Impaired cognition is a common outcome of malaria with neurological involvement. There is
also a possibility ...
Malaria treatment practice and clinical presentation of adult patients with antimalarial prescriptions in Mulago hospital assessment centre.
(Makerere University, 2013)
Back ground: Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is endemic in over 95% of Uganda and accounts for 25-40% of all outpatient attendances. The World Health Organisation recommends parasitological ...
A cost effectiveness analysis of quinine or artemisinins in management of severe malaria in pregnancies at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Malaria kills one million people each year in the world. It accounts for up to 40% of all outpatient attendances, 20% of all admissions and 14% of all in-patient deaths in Uganda. Among pregnant women, it ...
Prevalence, severity and clinical characteristics of acute kidney injury among children with severe malaria at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: There were 219 million malaria cases reported in 2010, and 660,000 deaths of which 91% were in Sub Saharan Africa. Disordered renal physiology in patients with severe malaria is associated with 45% mortality. ...
Underweight and mortality among children 0 to 60 months hospitalized with malaria in regions of varying malaria endemicity in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-10)
Background:
Malaria and underweight have contributed to high morbidity and mortality in children. The two conditions have the potential to co-exist, but their relationship is not well understood in Uganda. The objective ...