Prevalência da tensão pré-menstrual entre universitárias

Introduction: On reproductive phase of women appear symptoms related to menstrual cycle. Premenstrual tension (PMT) is the junction of disturbances that appear before the monthly menstruation and affecting the woman's …

HIV: Science and stigma

Prevalence and Outcomes of Cryptococcal Antigenemia in HIV-Seropositive Patients Hospitalized for Suspected Tuberculosis in Uganda

Background: Cryptococcal infection occurs in HIV-seropositive patients and is associated with high mortality. However, limited information is available on the prevalence and outcomes of cryptococcal antigenemia among hospitalized HIV-seropositive patients …

HIV-Related Shame, Stigma and the Mental Health Functioning of Adolescents Living with HIV: Findings from a Pilot Study in Uganda

This study examined the relationship between HIV-related shame, stigma and the mental health of adolescents (10-14 years) living with HIV in Uganda. Cross sectional data from a 2-year pilot study …

Health-care seeking behaviour among persons with diabetes in Uganda: an interview study

Background: Healthcare-seeking behaviour in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) has been investigated to a limited extent, and not in developing countries. Switches between different health sectors may interrupt glycaemic control, …

Breast cancer care in Uganda: A multicenter study on the frequency of breast cancer surgery in relation to the incidence of breast cancer

BackgroundBreast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Considerable funding and efforts are invested in breast cancer research and healthcare, but only a fraction of this reaches women …

Suicide in Urban Kampala; Uganda: a Preliminary Exploration

Background: Suicide was investigated in the urban setting of Kampala; Uganda. Objectives: Firstly; to explore the use of two research methodologies; a retrospective review of patient records and the psychological …

Mental health workers' views on the criminalization of suicidal behaviour in Uganda

Attempted suicide is still criminalized in Uganda. However, the Ministry of Health has asked the psychiatric community to help in the work to abolish this law. The purpose of this …

Association Between Transfusion With Human Herpesvirus 8 Antibody-Positive Blood and Subsequent Mortality

Background. Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is endemic in Uganda and transmissible by blood. We evaluated mortality following transfusion of HHV-8 antibody-positive blood.Methods. In a hospital-based, observational, prospective cohort study with …

Effect of CD4+ T cell count and antiretroviral treatment on two serological HIV incidence assays

MEDLINE Abstract: Serological assays are increasingly being used to measure HIV incidence in cross-sectional studies, but their specificity to determine incident infections remains problematic. We estimated the specificity of the …