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The Prevalence, Aetiology and types of long Bone Fractures in Children 18 years and below as seen at Mulago Hospital.
(2001-05)
Children 18 years and below with fractures of long bones were studied prospectively over a period of 4 months from 1st of August to the 30th of November 2000 in the Accident and Emergency Department(AED) of Mulago ...
The effect of Aids defining conditions on immunological recovery among patients initiating antiretroviral therapy at JCRC, Kampala, Uganda
(2008-10)
BACKGROUND:
During 2005, the world health organization (WHO) estimated that there were over 1.3 million people receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). As the number of individuals able to access treatment is ever increasing, ...
Clinical outcome of manual dilation of the anus (MDA), for anal fissure at Mulago Hospital
(2005-06)
Background: The modern treatment of chronic anal fissure is aimed at reducing the resting anal pressure. This can be achieved either by a conservative approach as the first line of clinical management or surgery, if the ...
Short Term Outcome in One Stage Pantalar Soft Tissue Release with Transifixation of Talonavicular Joint in Resistant Idiopathic congenital ClubFoot.
(2001-04)
Twenty one patients with 32 idiopathic resistant clubfoot were operated on by the sane surgeon at Mulago and Mengo hospitals. The mean patient age was 20.69 months (range 5.00-43.50 months). A single surgical technique of ...
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. ...
Seizure activity and neurological sequelae in Ugandan children who have survived an episode of cerebral malaria
(African Health Sciences, 2009)
Background: Seizures are a common presenting feature in children with cerebral malaria (CM) and neurologic deficits have been
described in survivors of CM. However few prospective studies have described the frequency of ...
Reliability of the Luganda version of the Child Behaviour Checklist in measuring behavioural problems after cerebral malaria
(BioMed Central, 2009-12-08)
Background: No measure of childhood behaviour has been validated in Uganda despite the
documented risks to behaviour. Cerebral malaria in children poses a great risk to their behaviour,
however behavioural outcomes after ...
A preliminary examination of the construct validity of the KABC-II in Ugandan children with a history of cerebral malaria
(Makerere University Medical School, 2009)
Background: Several diseases and adverse conditions affect the cognitive development of children in Sub-Saharan African.
There is need to assess these children to determine which abilities are affected and the severity ...
Cerebral malaria in children is associated with long-term cognitive impairment
(2008)
OBJECTIVE. Cerebral malaria affects 785 000 African children every year. We previously
documented an increased frequency of cognitive impairment in children with cerebral malaria 6 months after their initial malaria ...
Prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and its association with plasmodium falciparum infection among children in iganga district.
(2009-11)
BACKGROUND/ RATIONALE:
Glucose-6-phosphate (G6PD) is an enzyme that is present in the cytoplasm of all body cells with a role in the generation of reduced glutathione. This is necessary for the reduction of oxidant stress ...