Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with never having tested for HIV among sexually active men across the four administrative regions of Uganda

Background HIV testing among men is paramount in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV. There is limited literature in understanding the socio-economic and demographic factors associated with never having …

Urinary Sodium and Potassium, and Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke (INTERSTROKE): A Case-Control Study

Although low sodium intake (<2 g/day) and high potassium intake (>3.5 g/day) are proposed as public health interventions to reduce stroke risk, there is uncertainty about the benefit and feasibility …

PM267 Spectrum of Infective Endocarditis Among Children at the Uganda Heart Institute

Lymph node fibrosis: a structural barrier to unleashing effective vaccine immunity

There is marked variability in vaccine efficacy among global populations. In particular, individuals in low- to middle-income countries have been shown to be less responsive to vaccines than those from …

The impact of mass deworming programmes on schooling and economic development: an appraisal of long-term studies

Background: Documents from advocacy and fund-raising organizations for child mass deworming programmes in low-and middle-income countries cite unpublished economic studies claiming long-term effects on health, schooling and economic development.Methods: To …

African health innovation systems: preface

[...] the case studies show that Africa's health innovation systems are integrated into the global knowledge ecology and benefit from extensive international partnerships. [...] they have come at a time …

Governance of health research in four eastern and southern African countries

Background Health research governance is an essential function of national health research systems. Yet many African countries have not developed strong health research governance structures and processes. This paper presents …

First Africa non-communicable disease research conference 2017: sharing evidence and identifying research priorities

MEDLINE Abstract: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevalence is rising fastest in lower income settings, and with more devastating outcomes compared to High Income Countries (HICs). While evidence is consistent on the …

A critical assessment of decentralisation and service delivery in Wakiso and Nakaseke Districts, Uganda

Validation and comparative analysis of kogene mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number of tandem repeat typing kit and its application on clinically isolated mycobacterium tuberculosis samples from national tuberculosis hospital, Republic of Korea

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health burden in Korea. Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable NumberTandem Repeat (MIRU-VNTR) is preferred for epidemiological TB investigation. Until recently, the difficulty lies in …