What is new in HIV/AIDS research in developing countries?

HIV epidemic has had greatest impact in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and mainly in East and Southern Africa with HIV prevalence in some parts going up to 30%. In the recent …

Research on the epidemiology and prevention of HIV in rural south west Uganda, 1989-2010

This thesis is based on research on the epidemiology and prevention of HIV among adults in rural Masaka district, Uganda (1989-2010). Arising from this research are 10 published papers, which …

Heterogeneity of HIV incidence: a comparative analysis between fishing communities and in a neighbouring rural general population, Uganda, and implications for HIV control

Objectives To describe HIV heterogeneity in rural Uganda using incidence data collected between January 2012 and December 2014 among fishing cohort (FC) and in an adjacent rural general population cohort …

Association between crural vessel patency and successful transmetatarsal amputation: a single centre experience

Background:Transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) has a reputation for failure, centred around wound breakdown. No study has looked at the direct association between the patency of individual crural arteries and the healing …

A Case of Recrudescence Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Treated with Atovaquone-Proguanil

Dyslipidaemia and hypertension among adults with diabetes in rural Uganda

Dyslipidaemia and hypertension in patients with diabetes increase the risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications.We took anthropometric measurements, lipids, blood pressure and fasting blood sugar of 150 diabetics and 151 …

Understanding Caregivers Perceptions of Malnutrition in the Jinja District of Uganda

Background: In 2006, 16.4% of children under 5 years were reported to be underweight in Uganda. In spite of this high prevalence, only 3.3% of children taken to the Allan …

The Socioeconomic and Sexual Health Status of Young People Living in Urban Slum Areas of Kampala, Uganda

Slum dweller youth in Kampala, Uganda, face social economic exclusion and a plethora of health risks, and their needs are poorly understood. The aim of the current study was to …

POSC165 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Free Anti-Hypertensive Medicines on Blood Pressure Among HIV Positive Patients at IDI

Objectives: To determine the cost effectiveness of free anti-hypertensive drug intervention on HIV patients with hypertension. 1.To determine the impact of increased access to free-anti-hypertensive on median blood pressure. 2.To …

Medicinal plants of Otwal and Ngai Sub Counties in Oyam District, Northern Uganda

Background: An ethnobotanical study was carried out in four parishes in the Ngai and Otwal Sub Counties in Oyam district, Northern Uganda, where insurgency has been prevalent for the past …