Influence of Carotid Intima Media Thickness on Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Black Hypertensive Patients. A Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: to assess the influence of carotid intima-media thickness in addition to traditional risk factors on cardiovascular risk assessment in hypertensive patients. Methods: 60 hypertensive patients ( 45 years) seen …

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF CONDOM USE IN A RURAL AREA IN UGANDA

Knowledge, attitutes and practices of condom use in a rural area in Uganda

During the past decade antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) revolutionised AIDS treatment in Uganda.Although this endeavour demonstrates successes, new challenges emerged, for example thecontinued use of condoms amidst the increasing availability of …

Development of Point-Of-Care Assays for Zika Virus Diagnostic

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging flavivirus transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitos. ZIKV can be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy and can cause microcephaly and other birth …

Abdominal pain in the female patient: A case of concurrent acute appendicitis and infected ovarian cyst

Background: Abdominal pain is a common presentation in women of child bearing age. It has a broad diagnosis that includes disorders of the gastrointestinal, gynaecological, vascular, urogenital, and pulmonary systems. …

Factors associated with community-acquired urinary tract infections among adults attending assessment centre, Mulago Hospital Uganda

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a common medical problem affecting the general population and thus commonly encountered in medical practice, with the global burden of UTIs at about 150 …

Evaluation of a laboratory capacity strengthening project: A case of the summative assessment of the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) laboratory project 2010 - 2016

Mixed-method study to assess the feasibility, acceptability and early effectiveness of the Hospital to Home programme for follow-up of high-risk newborns in a rural district of Central Uganda: a study protocol

Introduction A follow-up programme designed for high-risk newborns discharged from inpatient newborn units in low-resource settings is imperative to ensure these newborns receive the healthiest possible start to life. We …

User Requirements for an Electronic Medical Records System for Oncology in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Uganda

Cancer is a major public health challenge in developing countries but the healthcare systems are not well preparedto deal with the epidemic. Health information technologies such as electronic medical records …

Towards an Open-Source Oncology Electronic Medical Records System for Low-Resource Settings: Development of Chemotherapy Management in OpenMRS

MEDLINE Abstract: Cancer is a major public health challenge in low and middle income countries (LMICs). In this paper, we describe work in progress to develop functionality within an open-source …