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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 ...
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 ...
Missed opportunities in the diagnosis and management of protein energy malnutrition among children under 5 years in Wakiso District, Uganda.
(Academic Journals, 2013)
Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is one of the leading causes of death among children below 5 years
in Uganda. It develops after acute childhood illnesses despite children having received treatment from
health facilities. ...
Self-medication practices by caretakers for children under five years in Tororo District.
(Makerere University, 2013)
BACKGROUND Majority of caretakers in Uganda prefer to initiate treatment for children with common childhood illness at home. Inappropriate and unregulated use of medicinal agents by self-medication has been widely attributed ...
High burden of hepatitis B infection in Northern Uganda: results of a population-based survey.
(BMC Public Health, 2013-08)
Background: Worldwide 2 billion people are exposed to hepatitis B infection, 350 million have chronic infection,
65 million in sub-Saharan Africa. Uganda is highly endemic with 10% national prevalence of hepatitis B ...