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Nutritional responses in management of persistent diarrhea in children with severe acute malnutrition and HIV: Lessons from Mildmay Uganda (MUg)
Odiit M, Karamagi Y, Kasirye I, Kirungi G, Kawuma E, Naluwooza J, Mukasa B N. M
2014

Background: One third of all child deaths globally are associ-ated with malnutrition and 11% child deaths are due to diarrhealdiseases. Children with HIV and malnutrition are therefore morevulnerable to severe …

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Comparing antiretroviral treatment outcomes between a prospective community-based and hospital-based cohort of HIV patients in rural Uganda
Rubaale Tom, Kipp Walter, Konde-Lule Joseph, Okech-Ojony Joa, Alibhai Arif, Saunders Duncan L.
2011

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND: Improved availability of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa is intended to benefit all eligible HIV-infected patients; however in reality antiretroviral services are mainly offered in urban hospitals. …

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Prevalence and factors associated with sexual violence among women aged 15-49 years in rural Uganda: evidence from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016
Mukunya D, Kawuki J, Sserwanja Q, Sepenu AS, Musaba MW
2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.05.004

Objectives: Sexual violence is a serious global health problem with short- and long-term physical, mental, and reproductive adverse effects. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with …

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Higher cost of implementing Xpert (R) MTB/RIF in Ugandan peripheral settings: implications for cost-effectiveness
Katamba A, Cattamanchi A, Davis JL, Hsiang E, Little KM, Hagurna P, Hanrahan CF, Vassall A, Dowdy D
2016
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0200

SETTING: Initial cost-effectiveness evaluations of Xpert (R) MTB/RIF for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis have not fully accounted for the realities of implementation in peripheral settings.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate costs and diagnostic outcomes …

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The importance of botanical treatments in traditional societies and challenges in developing countries
Kakooza-Mwesige Angelina
2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.06.017

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions worldwide, with many affected persons found in Asia, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa. Relatedly, the large majority found in these regions …

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Barriers to and acceptability of provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling and adopting HIV-prevention behaviours in rural Uganda: A qualitative study
Wanyenze RK, Bateganya MH, Lule H, Kiene SM, Sileo K, Jasperse J, Nantaba H, Jayaratne K
2015
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313500685

In Uganda, a nationwide scale-up of provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling presents an opportunity to deliver HIV-prevention services to large numbers of people. In a rural Ugandan hospital, focus group …

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Maternal plasma soluble fins-like tyrosine kinase-1 and free vascular endothelial growth factor at 11 to 13 weeks of gestation in preeclampsia
Akolekar R, de Cruz J, Foidart JM, Munaut C, Nicolaides KH
2010
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2433

Objective To investigate the maternal plasma concentration of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFIt-1) and free Vascular endothelial growth factor (free-VEGF) at 11 to 13 weeks of gestation in patients destined …

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Apabetalone downregulates fibrotic, inflammatory and calcific processes in renal mesangial cells which may contribute to reduced cardiac events observed in ckd patients
Gilham D., Fu L., Rakai B., Wasiak S., Tsujikawa L., Halliday C., Sarsons C., Stotz S., Jahagirdar R., Johansson J., Sweeney M., Wong N., Kalantar-Zadeh K., Kulikowski E.
2021
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab078.008

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) remain a leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Apabetalone is an orally available inhibitor of bromodomain & extraterminal (BET) …

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