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The effect of the Burdizzo castration on serum prostatic specific antigen and testosterone levels in men with prostate cancer
(Makerere University, 2011)
Background
Bilateral subcapsular orchidectomy has been one of the surgical methods of androgen deprivation treatment in late stage prostate cancer however it is invasive and has been associated with complications such as ...
Patterns of skeletal trauma in children seen at the Orthopaedic Department of Mulago Hospital, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2011)
Skeletal trauma is very common in children constituting 10 – 25% of all pediatric trauma worldwide. In developed countries, except for the first year of life, mortality from accidents is the leading cause of death in ...
Socio-demographic and clinical predictors of time to discharge among patients admitted with bipolar disorder at Butabika Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)
INTRODUCTION: Bipolar disorder (BD) is recognized as a significant psychiatric condition worldwide and accounts for 30-35% of annual admissions at Butabika National Referral hospital. However, little is known about predictors ...
The role of speciation in positive Lowenstein-Jensen culture isolates from a high tuberculosis burden country
(Public Library of Science, 2011-11)
Objective: To determine the need for routine speciation of positive Lowenstein-Jensen mycobacterial cultures in HIVinfected
patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Methods: ...
Cognition, behaviour and academic skills after cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan children surviving severe malaria: a randomised trial
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Infection with severe malaria in African children is associated with not only a high mortality but also a high risk of cognitive deficits. There is evidence that interventions done a few years after the illness ...
Incidence and predictors of mortality and the effect of tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a cohort of TB/HIV patients commencing antiretroviral therapy
(Lippincott Wilkins & Williams, 2011)
Background: Tuberculosis-HIV (TB-HIV) coinfection remains an
important cause of mortality in antiretroviral therapy (ART)
programs. In a cohort of TB-HIV–coinfected patients starting
ART, we examined the incidence and ...
Developing independent investigators for clinical research relevant for Africa
(BioMed Central, 2011-12-29)
Sustainable research capacity building requires training individuals at multiple
levels within a supportive institutional infrastructure to develop a critical mass of
independent researchers. At many African medical ...
Malaria with neurological involvement in Ugandan children: effect on cognitive ability, academic achievement and behaviour
(BioMed Central, 2011-11-03)
Background
Malaria is a leading cause of ill health and neuro-disability in children in sub-Saharan Africa.
Impaired cognition is a common outcome of malaria with neurological involvement. There is
also a possibility ...
Prevalece and factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding among mothers who deliver in Mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)
Background: The MDG 4 aims at reducing U5MR by 2/3 by 2015 and currently U5MR is at 137/1000 per live birth. Exclusive breast feeding could prevent 15 million child death in 10 years. Breastfeeding within the first hour ...
Incidence and factors associated with antenatal HIV seroconversion among women at term presenting in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)
Introduction: Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (MTCT) is the leading mode of HIV transmission to children. A combination of antiretroviral medicines and practice of various obstetric care procedures like avoidance of ...