Background:The Ministry of Health is drafting a policy that aims at integrating health services delivery for people above 60 years within the existing delivery structures in Uganda. To inform their …
Nielsen K,
Glasser M,
Hunsaker M,
Mac-Dowell M,
Meurer M,
Peters K,
Salafsky B
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: This paper examines factors influencing physicians' decisions to practise in rural communities as well as the results of a programme focused on rural recruitment and retention. Methods: Data from …
This chapter will provide a brief overview to illustrate the roles that the arts have held in traditional healing practices in the pre-colonial and colonial periods in Uganda, and will …
Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Uganda family is the predominant cause of tuberculosis in Uganda. Reasons for this are not clear but are likely to be due to the rampant person-to-person transmission …
Serwadda D,
Reynolds SJ,
Kasule J,
Gabriel EE,
Anok A,
Neal J,
Eastman RT,
Penzak S,
Newell K,
Duffy PE
and others...
2018
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) prophylaxis in HIV-uninfected, exposed (HUE) children variably reduces clinical malaria burden despite antifolate resistance, but data regarding achieved serum levels and adherence are lacking. Serum samples from 70 …
SUMMARY. The Mildmay Centre Kampala offers training and pallia-tive care to patients living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Within the clinic,there is an information resource centre which serves patients, carers, staff,participants, …
Kasusse Michael L,
Tumwesigye Nazarius M,
Aisu Steven,
Matovu Joseph K.B,
Wanyenze Rhoda
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Improving laboratory service delivery requires a functioning logistics and supply system. Uganda's Ministry of Health uses the credit-line approach to provide laboratory supplies including commodities for CD4 test equipment.Objectives: …
Worodria W,
Bwanga F,
Huang L,
Kaswabuli S,
Musisi E,
Byanyima P,
Sessolo A,
Sanyu I,
Zawedde J,
Okeng A
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the diagnostic performance of the GenoQuick MTB test on heated sputum against the conventional Lowenstein-Jensen Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture as the reference …
Katabarwa Moses N.,
Richards Frank O. Jr.,
Rakers Lindsay
2004
Journal,
Article
Health Research
It is noted that the traditional kinship system can be instrumental in involving both men and women in caring for vulnerable groups such as children, teenagers, the elderly, and the …
Habomugisha P,
Katabarwa M,
Eyamba A,
Agunyo S,
Mentou C
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
OBJECTIVES To assess and compare the effectiveness of ivermectin distributors in attaining 90% treatment coverage of the eligible population with each additional health activity they take up.METHODS Random sampling was …
Habomugisha P,
Agunyo S,
Katabarwa M N,
McKelvey A C,
Ogweng N,
Kwebiiha S,
Byenume F,
Male B,
McFarland D
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
The challenges of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) for onchocerciasiscontrol in Africa have been: maintaining a desired treatment coverage, demand for mone-tary incentives, high attrition of community distributors and low …
