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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 ...
Prevalence and factors associated with use of traditional herbal medicine among infertility patients in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011-05)
Background: Infertility patients are a vulnerable group that often seeks non-medical solutions for their failure to conceive. Churches (spiritualists), traditional healers and hospitals (orthodox medical treatment) services ...
Prevalence and factors associated with hepatotoxicity amongst HIV infected patients on antituberculosis therapy in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)
Background information: HIV infected patients have been shown to have a five fold higher risk for developing hepatotoxicity during anti-TB therapy than their HIV negative counterparts. WHO (2009), now recommends that HIV- ...
Diagnostic accuracy of the genexpert system among children with pulmonary tuberculosis at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2012)
Background:
The GeneXpert system is a rapid mycobacteria tuberculosis diagnostic tool which has shown higher sensitivity and was validated for use in children based on successful data among the adult population. This ...
Prevalence of missed critical care opportunities; associated factors and 72 hour mortality in adult patients admitted at Mulago Hospital Emergency Ward
(Makerere University, 2012-07)
Background: Mulago Hospital is the national referral Hospital for Uganda. It serves a population of 32.4 million. Mulago Hospital has an in - patient bed capacity of 1500 beds but has only one general intensive care unit ...
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 ...
Factors associated with adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment among children attending TB clinics in Mulago Hospital, Nsambya Home Care and Kawempe (KCCA Health Centre)
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Tuberculosis(TB) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity with about 8.8 million new TB cases globally in 2010.Uganda like most of Sub-Saharan Africa, has a high burden of TB and this is fueled by the ...
Prevalence and factors associated with Electrocardiography (ECG) abnormalities among children with congenital heart disease attending Mulago Hospital, Kampala Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Background: In Uganda, few children with congenital heart disease (CHD) benefit from early corrective cardiac surgery. These children are at high risk of having malnutrition, heart failure and electrolyte imbalances; factors ...