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Knowledge, attitudes and barriers to condom use among female sex workers and truck drivers in Uganda: a mixed-methods study
(African Journals Online, 2013)Background: There is limited documentation on knowledge, attitudes and barriers to condom use among female sex workers (FSWs) and truck drivers (truckers). Objective: To explore knowledge, attitudes and barriers to condom ... -
Trends in HIV counseling and testing uptake among married individuals in Rakai, Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2013)Background: Despite efforts to promote HIV counseling and testing (HCT) among couples, few couples know their own or their partners’ HIV status. We assessed trends in HCT uptake among married individuals in Rakai district, ... -
Short Communication HIV Type 1 Transmitted Drug Resistance and Evidence of Transmission Clusters among Recently Infected Antiretroviral-Naive Individuals from Ugandan Fishing Communities of Lake Victoria
(Aids Research and Human Retroviruses, 2013)Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) prevalence and incidence in the fishing communities on Lake Victoria in Uganda are high. This population may play a role in driving the HIV epidemic in Uganda including the spread ... -
Prescription patterns and drug use among pregnant women with febrile Illnesses in Uganda: a survey in out-patient clinics.
(2013)Background: Malaria is a public health problem in Uganda; affecting mainly women and children. Effective treatment has been hampered by over-diagnosis and over-treatment with anti-malarial drugs among patients presenting ... -
Strengthening health workforce capacity through work-based training
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2013-01)Background: Although much attention has been given to increasing the number of health workers, less focus has been directed at developing models of training that address real-life workplace needs. Makerere University School ... -
High incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in children admitted with severe pneumonia in Uganda
(BMC Pediatrics, 2013-01)Background A high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in children presenting with severe pneumonia has previously been reported in South Africa. However, little is known about TB among children with pneumonia in Uganda and ... -
The household contact study design for genetic epidemiological studies of infectious diseases
(Applied genetic epidemiology, 2013-04)Most genetic epidemiological study designs fall into one of two categories: family based and population-based (case–control). However, recent advances in statistical genetics call for study designs that combine these two ... -
Community knowledge and perceptions about indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in Soroti district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study.
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2013-05)Background: Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. The Ministry of Health (MoH) plans to scale up indoor residual spraying (IRS) for malaria vector control. However, there is limited information ... -
Uptake of Preventive Treatment for Intestinal Schistosomiasis among School Children in Jinja District, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study.
(PLoS ONE, 2013-05-07)Background: In Uganda, the current national health sector strategic and investment plan underscores schistosomiasis as one of the diseases targeted for elimination by the year 2015. However, uptake of treatment among school ... -
Stigma trajectories among people living with HIV (PLHIV) embarking on a life time journey with antiretroviral drugs in Jinja, Uganda
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2013-09-05)Background: Stigma is a barrier to HIV prevention and treatment. There is a limited understanding of the types of stigma facing people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART). We describe the stigma ... -
Long-term dominance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Uganda family in peri-urban Kampala-Uganda is not associated with cavitary disease
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2013-10)Background Previous studies have shown that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) Uganda family, a sub-lineage of the MTB Lineage 4, is the main cause of tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda. Using a well characterized patient population, ... -
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Jinja, Uganda: A Six-Year Follow-Up Study
(2013-10-11)Introduction: We report on the adherence experience of a group of people living with HIV on ART over six years in Uganda. Methods: Between 2005 and 2009, we followed up 41 participants who were also part of a clinical ... -
Increasing teacher motivation and supervision is an important but not sufficient strategy for improving praziquantel uptake in Schistosoma mansoni control programs: serial cross sectional surveys in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2013-12-13)Background: Realization of the public health benefits of mass drug administration (MDA) for the control of schistosomiasis depends on achieving and maintaining high annual treatment coverage. In Uganda, the uptake ... -
A new strategy and its effect on adherence to intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Uganda
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2013-12-18)Background: Few women in Uganda access intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP). Previous studies have shown that high costs, frequent stock-out of drugs, supplies ... -
Health-related quality of life in epilepsy patients receiving anti-epileptic drugs at National Referral Hospitals in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2014)Background: Epilepsy is a devastating disorder that impacts on patients’ quality of life, irrespective of use of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). This study estimates the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its associated ... -
‘‘Men are always scared to test with their partners . . . it is like taking them to the Police’’: Motivations for and barriers to couples’ HIV counselling and testing in Rakai, Uganda: a qualitative study
(Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2014)Introduction: Uptake of couples’ HIV counselling and testing (couples’ HCT) can positively influence sexual risk behaviours and improve linkage to HIV care among HIV-positive couples. However, less than 30% of married ... -
Wasting among Uganda men with pulmonary tuberculosis is associated with linear regain in lean tissue mass during and after treatment in contrast to women with wasting who regain fat tissue mass: prospective cohort study
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2014-01)Background: Nutritional changes during and after tuberculosis treatment have not been well described. We therefore determined the effect of wasting on rate of mean change in lean tissue and fat mass as measured by bioelectrical ... -
Communication between HIV-infected children and their caregivers about HIV medicines: a cross-sectional study in Jinja district, Uganda
(Wiley Online Library, 2014-01-17)Introduction: Knowledge of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among children with HIV depends on open communication with them about their health and medicines. Guidelines assign responsibility for communication to children’s ... -
Living with Obstetric Fistula: Perceived Causes, Challenges and Coping Strategies among Women Attending the Fistula Clinic at Mulago Hospital, Uganda
(2014-03)Aims: To determine perceived causes, challenges and coping mechanisms of women living with obstetric fistula (OF) in Uganda. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Mulago National Referral ... -
Understanding Low Up Take of Mass Treatment for Intestinal Schistosomiasis Among School Children: a qualitative study in Jinja district, Uganda.
(Cambridge University Press, 2014-04-16)Despite attempts to control intestinal schistosomiasis through school-based mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel using school teachers in Uganda, less than 30% of the school children take the treatment in some ...
