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Factors influencing consistence condom use among Barmaids in Kawempe Division.
(Makerere University, 2013-08)
Introduction:
Barmaids are a group of employees who work in alcohol selling venues. Their job is to serve alcohol and other beverages to customers. They are a group of people at high risk of acquiring and transmitting ...
Ectopic pregnancy; incidence and its common characteristics among women admitted in Emergency Gynecological ward at Mulago Hospital, Kampala.
(Makerere University, Kampala - Uganda, 2013-04)
Introduction: There has been a global trend increase in Ectopic pregnancy rate over the past decade with Uganda not an exception (Ola ER et al 1999).This is due to changes in distribution patterns of the various known risk ...
Efficacy of oral water soluble contrast medium (gastrografin) compared with standard conservative treatment in management of adhesive small bowel obstruction at mulago national hospital.
(Makerere University, 2013-06)
Background: Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is an important cause of hospital admission, repeated admission and its treatment is still controversial. Emergency surgery is mandatory when strangulation or complete ...
Association between androgen deprivation and serum insulin levels among Ugandan men with advanced prostate cancer in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2013)
Background: In Uganda, cancer of the prostate is now the commonest malignancy in the male, most patients presenting with advanced disease for which the standard treatment remains androgen ablation (ADT), usually by surgical ...
The efficacy of methylene blue compared to air in the assessment of anastomotic integrity: A randomized controlled trial.
(Makerere University, 2013)
Background: Anastomotic leak is the most dreaded postoperative complication following bowel surgery because it causes significant morbidity and mortality with resultant increase in duration of hospital stay and cost of ...
Prevalence and factors associated with iodine deficiency among goiter patients in Rubkona, Guit and Koch communities in South Sudan.
(Makerere University, 2013-11)
Background: WHO 2004 global health report, estimated that 30% of the world’s 6 billion people live in iodine-deficient areas. Over 80% of these cases were found to occur in low and middle income countries. With wide spread ...
Attitude and practice towards female genital cutting among Somali immigrant community in Kampala-Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013)
Introduction: Female genital cutting (FGC) has lifelong adverse social and health consequences on women, and its prevention will not only enhance the health of children and women, but also promote gender equality. Like ...
Comparison of the visual prostate symptom score with the international prostate symptom score in men with lower urinary tract symptoms.
(Makerere University, 2013-06)
Background: LUTS predominantly due to BPH, pose tremendous morbidity in men
above 50. Accurate clinical assessment of these LUTS is crucial in planning treatment
and patient follow up.
The IPSS is the universally accepted ...
Postoperative comparison of chest closure with or without a drain following patent ductus arteriosus ligation: A non-blinded randomised controlled clinical trial
(Makerere University, 2013)
Background: Patent ductus arteriosus is the commonest congenital cardiac lesion encountered at the cardiovascular surgical division of the Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital complex. It accounted for 54% (47/86) of ...
Postoperative pain in Lichtenstein with Iliohypogastric neurectomy compared to standard Lichtenstein repair in patients with Inguinal hernia at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2013)
Background: Groin hernias comprise a great percentage of the surgical volume and account for high morbidity rates worldwide. Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures. In recent years great ...