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Psychosocial functioning amon bipolar 1 disorder patients in remission phases as seen in mulago and butabika hospitals in uganda.
(2008-05)
INTRODUCTION:
Bipolar disorder is a common lifelong psychiatric illness, which may carry severe impairment of patients’ general functioning. In 1990, the world health organisation reported that bipolar disorder is the 6th ...
Prevalence and factors associated with helicobacter pylori infection among children aged one month to twelve years in Mulago hospital
(2008-07)
BACKGROUND:
Helicobacter pylori infection is currently estimated to affect at least half of the world’s population and is mostly acquired in early childhood. The magnitude of this infection among children in Uganda remains ...
Factors influencing infant feeding practices among HIV-positive mothers attending the PMTCT program at Gulu regional referral and Lacor hospitals.
(2008-07)
BACKROUND:
Breast feeding is usually the best way to feed infants, yet the advent of HIV has complicated this practice in our mothers today. There is enough evidence that exclusively breastfed infants are more protected ...
Prevalence of HBV Infection among parturients in Lower mulago.
(2008-04)
INTRODUCTION:
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major health problem with 5% of the world population being chronic carriers. Parts of Africa including Uganda have a higher carrier rate of 10-15%. The causative agent, the ...
Children's anxiety and depression and parent's HIV status.
(2008-01)
This study set to investigate the levels of anxiety and depression among children of parents living with HIV/AIDS. Across-sectional study design using a comparative approach was used. Translated revised children’s manifest ...
Effect of toxicities to triomune on virologic outcomes among HIV-1 infected adults at the infectious diseases insititute, Uganda.
(2008-08)
INTRODUCTION:
Use of fixed dose generic combination of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine (Triomune) for the treatment of HIV/AIDS is wide sparead in resource limited settings (RLS). However, the clinical benefits of ...
Prevalence, bacterial causes and antibiotoc sensitivity of urinary tract infections in children presenting with fever to acute care unit in mulago hospital.
(2008-04)
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a problem that is frequently encountered by pediatric health care providers. The role of UTI as an occult cause of febrile illness in young children has been ...
Clinical pattern, prevalence and factors associated with immune reconstitution syndrone in children on HAART attending joint clinical research institute.
(2008-04)
INTRODUCTION:
The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has markedly decreased the rate of opportunistic infections, the progression to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and overall mortality ...
Prevalence and factors associated with risk of HIV occupational exposure and PEP utilization among healthcare workers in Mwanza referral hospitals-Tanzania.
(2008-05)
INTRODUCTION:
It is estimated that about 40 million people are living with HIV/AIDS globally, and of these, two thirds are in sub Saharan Africa. In Tanzania the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among adults is 7%. The increasing ...
Clinical presentation and outcome of acute leukemias in children at uganda cancer institute.
(2008-03)
INTRODUCTION:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are the commonest acute leukemias in children. Over the past three decades, significant progress has been made in the treatment of children ...