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Presumptive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine versus weekly chloroquine for malaria prophylaxis in children with sickle cell anaemia in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2009-10-24)
Background: Malaria carries high case fatality among children with sickle cell anaemia. In Uganda, chloroquine is used for prophylaxis in these children despite unacceptably high levels of resistance. Intermittent presumptive ...
HIV Subtype D Is Associated with Dementia, Compared with Subtype A, in Immunosuppressed Individuals at Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Kampala, Uganda
(Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2009)
Background. In the United States, clade B is the predominant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) subtype,
whereas in sub-Saharan Africa, clades A, C, and D are the predominant subtypes. HIV subtype may have an impact
on ...
Variations of plasma concentrations of artemether-lumefantrine with age and weight in children presenting with uncomplicated malaria at Mulago Hospital.
(2009-10)
INTRODUCTION:
Malaria is still one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in Ugandan children with the under 5 year mortality rate of 136/100,000. ACTs are the first line of treatment of uncomplicated malaria. ...
Socioeconomic predictors of cognition in Ugandan children: implications for community interventions
(Public Library of Science, 2009)
Background: Several interventions to improve cognition in at risk children have been suggested. Identification of key
variables predicting cognition is necessary to guide these interventions. This study was conducted to ...
A randomised controlled trial of radiotherapy and metronidazole versus radiotherapy alone in anaemia patients with advanced cervical cancer in Mulago Hospital.
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
Cancer of the cervix accounts for 60% of gynaecological cancers in Uganda and 40% of patients on radiotherapy in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Only 15.1% are medically eligible for chemoradiation yet ...
Benefits and risks of stavudine therapy for HIV-associated neurologic complications in Uganda
(American Academy of Neyurology, 2009)
Background: The frequency of HIV dementia in a recent study of HIV individuals at the Infectious
Disease Institute in Kampala, Uganda, was 31%. Coformulated generic drugs, which include
stavudine, are the most common ...
The prevalence and factors associated with adrenal insufficiency among patients with sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis admitted to Mulago Hospital.
(2009-09)
BACKGROUND:
Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the common infections which cause adrenal insufficiency in the developing countries. That is why we set out to determine the prevalence and factors associated with adrenal ...
Prevalence, socio-demographic factors and antimicrobial susceptibility of neisseria gonorrhoea among men presenting with urethral discharge at Mulago and Murchison-bay Hospitals.
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
Neisseria gonorrhoea remains a major sexually transmitted infection that is believed to be associated with increased risk of HIV transmission. It has shown an ever evolving pattern of increasing resistance ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of cervical cancer screening among private health workers in Kampala District, Uganda.
(2009)
BACKGROUND:
Cervical cancer is an important public health problem for adult women in developing countries including Uganda. Over 80% patients with cervical cancer presenting to Mulago Hospital have advanced disease. ...
Knowledge gaps, attitude and beliefs of the communities about sickle cell disease in Eastern and Western Uganda
(East African Medical Journal, 2009)
Background: The management of sickle cell disease (SCD) has remained insurmountable in developing countries such as Uganda, because most communities are not aware of it.
Objective: To determine knowledge gaps, attitudes ...