Exploring barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among pregnant women: A scoping literature review

Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is one of the most effective ways of preventing HIV-related maternal mortality. However, the rates of retention in care and long-term adherence remain extremely low. Objective: …

Home medication management practices and associated factors among patients with selected chronic diseases in a community pharmacy in Uganda

Background: Chronic diseases are rapidly increasing and are currently the major cause of death and disability worldwide. Patients with chronic diseases experience many challenges including medicine-related problems. However, there is …

Increased Use of Community Medicine Distributors and Rational Use of Drugs in Children Less than Five Years of Age in Uganda Caused by Integrated Community Case Management of Fever

We compared use of community medicine distributors (CMDs) and drug use under integrated community case management and home-based management strategies in children 6-59 months of age in eastern Uganda. A …

Performance of community health workers under integrated community case management of childhood illnesses in eastern Uganda

Background: Curative interventions delivered by community health workers (CHWs) were introduced to increase access to health services for children less than five years and have previously targeted single illnesses. However, …

Appointment keeping for medical review among patients with selected chronic diseases in an urban area of Uganda

Introduction: proper management of chronic diseases is important for prevention of disease complications and yet some patients miss appointments for medical review thereby missing the opportunity for proper monitoring of …

Intra-cavitary pulmonary cryptococcoma in poorly controlled diabetes mellitus

A 59-year-old HIV-negative Ugandan man presented with a long-standing history of respiratory symptoms and was found to have an intra-cavitary pulmonary cryptococoma by chest imaging and sputum culture. The serum …

Household preferences and willingness to pay for health insurance in Kampala City: a discrete choice experiment

Introduction Uganda is in discussions to introduce a national health insurance scheme. However, there is a paucity of information on household preferences and willingness to pay for health insurance attributes …

Relational factors contributing to leadership development among youth in compassion assisted child development centers in Uganda

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to identify and describe relational factors contributing to leadership development among youth. This research was accomplished through a case study of beneficiaries …

Hepatotoxicity from first line antiretroviral therapy: An experience from a resource limited setting

Nephrotoxicity of HAART

MEDLINE Abstract: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and other medical therapies for HIV-related infections have been associated with toxicities. Antiretroviral therapy can contribute to renal dysfunction directly by inducing acute …