Background Intermittent treatment with sulfadoxineâpyrimethamine, recommended for prevention of malaria inpregnant women throughout sub-Saharan Africa, is threatened by parasite resistance. We assessed the efficacy and safetyof intermittent preventive treatment with …
Reducing multiple and concurrent partnerships has been identified as a priority in generalised HIV epidemics, yet developing successful interventions to bring about such behaviour change has proven challenging. We offered …
The concurrence of COVID-19 with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) can increase the likelihood of neuromuscular respiratory failure, autonomic dysfunction, and other life-threatening symptoms. Currently, very little is known about the underlying …
MEDLINE Abstract: UNLABELLED:<BR> <BR>BACKGROUND:<BR>Malaria causes immense human morbidity and mortality globally. The plasmodium species vivax and falciparum cause over 75 % clinical malaria cases. Until now, gene-based strategies against malaria …
Background: Maternal immunization is a successful and most costeffective public health strategy that protects pregnant women and their infants from vaccine-preventable diseases directly associated with reduced morbidity and mortality. Uganda …
Background: Studies from different contexts worldwide indicate that HIV positive patients manifest high-risk sexual behavior characterized by fertility intentions, multiple sexual partners, non-use of contraceptives and non-disclosure of HIV status …
STUDY QUESTION: Does laboratory testing after syndromic screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) reduce the rate of intrauterine contraception (IUC) removal among women living with HIV/AIDS (WLHA)?SUMMARY ANSWER: Additional laboratory …
OBJECTIVE:To compare discontinuation rates of the levonorgestrel and copper intrauterine devices (IUDs) among women with human immunodeficiency virus.METHODS:A double-masked randomized trial was conducted at Mulago Hospital, Uganda. Women received either …
Whilst multi-lateral funding for HIV/AIDS dramatically increased from 2004 to 2008, it has largely plateaued in the last 8 years. Across sub-Saharan Africa, up to 20 % of total spending …