Management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding

This paper will describe the common symptoms, signs and causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We will then provide advice on the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at primary care level

Oral manifestations of dengue fever

Background: Dengue is a life­threatening viral infection which has become an epidemic in India in the postmonsoon period (August­November). It mostly associated with nonspecific fever and rashes, arthralgia, myalgia, and …

Uptake and yield of HIV testing and counselling among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Introduction: In recent years children and adolescents have emerged as a priority for HIV prevention and care services. We conducted a systematic review to investigate the acceptability, yield and prevalence …

The general population cohort in rural south-western Uganda: a platform for communicable and non-communicable disease studies

The General Population Cohort (GPC) was set up in 1989 to examine trends in HIV prevalence and incidence, and their determinants in rural south-western Uganda. Recently, the research questions have …

The contribution of HIV-discordant relationships to new HIV infections in Rakai, Uganda

Childhood Lead Exposure After the Phaseout of Leaded Gasoline: An Ecological Study of School-Age Children in Kampala, Uganda

BACKGROUND: Tetraethyl lead was phased out of gasoline in Uganda in 2005. Recent mitigation of an important source of lead exposure suggests examination and re-evaluation of the prevalence of childhood …

Male circumcision reduces high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) viral shedding in female partners in Rakai, Uganda

High-risk human papillomavirus viral load and persistence among heterosexual HIV-negative and HIV-positive men

SObjectives High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) viral load is associated with HR-HPV transmission and HR-HPV persistence in women. It is unknown whether HR-HPV viral load is associated with persistence in HIV-negative …

The small scale spatial dynamics of HIV-1 transmission in Rakai, Uganda

The highest prevalence of viral sexually transmitted infections is found in sub-Saharan Africa where very little is known about the dynamics of viral transmission within local sexual networks. An understanding …

Herpes Simples Virus Type 2 Shedding from Male Circumcision Wounds in Rakai, Uganda

A prospective observational study of 176 men coinfected withhuman immunodeficiency virus and herpes simplex virustype 2 (HSV-2) was conducted to assess whether their sexualpartners may be at an increased risk …