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The prevalence and severely of peripheral arterial disease at Doppler ultrasound among diabetic patients at Mulago Hospital.
(2009-11)
INTRODUCTION:
Peripheral arteries disease is a manifestation of macro vascular damage seen in diabetes mellitus, among other conditions, characterised by occlusion of the lower limb arteries. Is also a marker of coronary ...
Socioeconomic predictors of cognition in Ugandan children: implications for community interventions
(Public Library of Science, 2009)
Background: Several interventions to improve cognition in at risk children have been suggested. Identification of key
variables predicting cognition is necessary to guide these interventions. This study was conducted to ...
Causes, associated factors and sonographic patterns of non-traumatic acute abdomen.
(2009-09)
Key words
Non-traumatic acute abdomen, causes, associated factors, sonographic patterns
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:
Non-traumatic acute abdomen (NTAA) is a common abdominal emergency at Mulago Hospital and it is accomplished ...
Presentation and immediate outcome of critically ill children presenting to acute care unit, Mulago Hospital.
(2009-08)
BACKGROUND:
Each year, about eleven million children die before reaching their fifth birthday. About a third of these deaths occur in health units and most of health unit deaths happen within 24 hours of presentation. It ...
The diagnostic accuracy of cervical ultrasound in acute bacterial meningitis in infants at Mulago Hospital.
(2009-05)
INTRODUCTION:
Acute bacterial meningitis remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda and worldwide and a noticeable number of survivors (22-28%) are left with marked neurological sequel despite adequate ...
A randomised controlled trial of radiotherapy and metronidazole versus radiotherapy alone in anaemia patients with advanced cervical cancer in Mulago Hospital.
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
Cancer of the cervix accounts for 60% of gynaecological cancers in Uganda and 40% of patients on radiotherapy in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Only 15.1% are medically eligible for chemoradiation yet ...
Prevalence and factors associated with hyphaema in mulago hospital.
(2009-04)
INTRODUCTION/ BACKGROUND:
Hyphaema is the presence of red blood cells in the anterior chamber of the eye. Hypahema is most often encountered in children. The available reports in the United States of America indicate a ...
Prevalence and aetiology of bacteraemia among children with lymphomas on cancer chemotherapy at the uganda cancer institute.
(2009-08)
INTRODUCTION:
The prevalence of cancers has been noted to be on the increase worldwide. In Africa, this increase has mainly been attributed to viral infections especially HIV. Lymphomas are currently the commonest childhood ...
Early candida colonization of preterm neonates admitted to special care unit Mulago Hospital, prevalence, associated factors and early outcome
(2009)
BACKGROUND:
Candida species are the third most frequent cause of septicaemia after 72 hours of life among pattern neonates with an estimated incidence of 1.6-15% in neonatal intensive care units. Candida colonization is ...
Knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among commercial motor- cycle riders in kawempe division, Kampala district, Uganda.
(2009-05)
BACKGROUND:
Few studies have been done on men about their knowledge, attitude and practice on contraception as most studies are directed at women. Commercial motorcycle riders are a unique group of men who are young, ...