Food access and diet quality independently predict nutritional status among people living with HIV in Uganda

AbstractObjective: Although undernutrition is recognized as a risk factor for mortalityamong people living with HIV (PLWHIV), even among those initiating antiretroviral therapy, few studies have explored the underlying determinants ofundernutrition. …

Timing of maternal HIV infection: Association with HIV mother-to-child transmission and clinical outcome

The majority of children living with HIV/AIDS reside in sub-Saharan Africa. Most children become HIV-infected through mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). Methods used to prevent MTCT include antiretroviral therapy (ART), caesarean section, …

Hypoxaemia prevalence and management among children and adults presenting to primary care facilities in Uganda: a prospective cohort study

Introduction Hypoxaemia (low blood oxygen) is common among hospitalised patients, increasing risk of death five-fold and requiring prompt detection and treatment. However, we know little about hypoxaemia prevalence in primary …

BRIDEWEALTH PAYMENT AND ACTUAL CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR IN UGANDA

Slow Clearance of Plasmodium falciparum in Severe Pediatric Malaria, Uganda, 2011-2013

Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin derivatives is emerging in Asia. We examined molecular markers of resistance in 78 children in Uganda who had severe malaria and were treated with intravenous …

Universal Access in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

The article discusses the global response to HIV and AIDS, a lack of universal access to HIV treatment, and criticisms levied against the global response to AIDS. The article indicates …

The HIV and STI syndemic following mass scale-up of combination HIV interventions in Uganda: a population-based cross-sectional study

Background: Combination HIV interventions (CHIs) have led to significant declines in HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa; however, population-level data on non-HIV sexually transmitted infection (STI) burden in the context of …

Fragile, threatened, and still urgently needed: Family planning programs in sub-Saharan Africa

Many family planning (FP) programs in sub-Saharan Africa are fragile; recent performance has fallen off and future performance is challenged. Yet robust and well functioning FP programs are still urgently …

Blood Meal Identification in Off-Host Cat Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) from a Plague-Endemic Region of Uganda

The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is an inefficient vector of the plague bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and is the predominant off-host flea species in human habitations in the West Nile region, …

Successful antiretroviral therapy delivery and retention in care among asymptomatic individuals with high CD4+T-cell counts above 350 cells/ml in rural Uganda

Background: HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being rapidly scaled up in sub-Saharan Africa, including recently patients with CD4+ T-cell counts above 350 cells/μl. However, concerns persist about adherence and virologic …