Features and challenges of alcohol abuse treatment in Uganda

Perspectives of alcohol treatment providers and users on alcohol addiction and its facilitating factors in Uganda and Belgium

Background: Although conceptualisation of addiction varies with time and culture, literature on intercultural studies between high and low income countries is scarce. This article uses Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of …

Predictors of Early Recovery after Treatment for Alcohol use Disorders in Uganda

Data on treatment for AUD (Alcohol Use Disorders) in developing countries are scarce. This study explores aspects of early recovery and correlates of alcohol use after residential AUD treatment in …

Enough children: reproduction, risk and "unmet need" among people receiving antiretroviral treatment in western Uganda.

Establishing Pre-Clinic Huddles to Decrease Total Patient Appointment Times in a Cystic Fibrosis Multispecialty Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project

The Cystic Fibrosis Multidisciplinary Team noted confusion surrounding which clinic patients had been seen or not seen by each provider. The team also noted patients waiting long periods in the …

AIDS and community-based care in Uganda: The AIDS support organization, TASO

Describes a community-based approach to care for Ugandan patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Developed by an AIDS support organization called TASO, the approach …

Examining dimensions of vulnerability among children in Uganda

Insufficient data on the nature and extent of children's vulnerability in Uganda has challenged government and donors in priority setting, resource allocation and developing effective approaches to improve well-being. We …

The harms of internalized AIDS stigma: A comment on Tsai et al

Comments on an article by Alexander C. Tsai et al. (see record [rid]2013-39537-007[/rid]). Alexander Tsai and colleagues reported that internalized stigma inhibits disclosure of HIV status among people living with …

Perceived HIV stigma and HIV testing among men and women in rural Uganda: a population-based study

Background Stigma is a formidable social structural barrier to HIV testing, and yet the effect of stigma on HIV testing is rarely examined at the community level. We aimed to …

Magnitude and factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding among mothers who deliver in Mulago hospital, Uganda

AbstractBackground: Breastfeeding as a determinant of infant health and nutrition saves up to 1.5 million infant lives annually.Though breastfeeding is mostly universal in sub-Saharan Africa, early initiation of breastfeeding is …