Browsing by Author "Oduru, Gloria"

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    • Associations Between Maternal Helminth and Malaria Infections in Pregnancy and Clinical Malaria in the Offspring: A Birth Cohort in Entebbe, Uganda 

      Ndibazza, Juliet; Webb, Emily L; Lule, Swaib; Mpairwe, Harriet; Akello, Miriam; Oduru, Gloria; Kizza, Moses; Akurut, Helen; Muhangi, Lawrence; Magnussen, Pascal; Vennervald, Birgitte J.; Elliott, Alison M (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2013)
      Helminth and malaria coinfections are common in the tropics. We investigated the hypothesis that prenatal exposure to these parasites might influence susceptibility to malaria in childhood. Methods. In a birth cohort of ...

    • A Description of Congenital Anomalies Among Infants in Entebbe, Uganda 

      Ndibazza, Juliet; Lule, Swaib; Nampijja, Margaret; Mpairwe, Harriet; Oduru, Gloria; Kiggundu, Molly; Akello, Miriam; Muhangi, Lawrence; Elliott, Alison M (Wiley-Liss, Inc., 2011)
      Background: Data on congenital anomalies from developing countries of the sub-Saharan region are scarce. However, it is important to have comprehensive and reliable data on the description and prevalence of congenital ...

    • Impact of Anthelminthic Treatment in Pregnancy and Childhood on Immunisations, Infections and Eczema in Childhood: A Randomised Controlled Trial 

      Ndibazza, Juliet; Mpairwe, Harriet; Webb, Emily L.; Mawa, Patrice A.; Nampijja, Margaret; Muhang, Lawrence; Kihembo, Macklyn; Lule, Swaib A.; Rutebarika, Diana; Apule, Barbara; Akello, Florence; Akurut, Hellen; Oduru, Gloria; Naniima, Peter; Kizito, Dennison; Kizza, Moses; Kizindo, Robert; Tweyongere, Robert; Alcock, Katherine J.; Muwanga, Moses; Elliott, Alison M. (Uganda Martyrs University, 2012)
      Background: Helminth infections may modulate immune responses to unrelated pathogens and allergens; these effects may commence prenatally. We addressed the hypothesis that anthelminthic treatment in pregnancy and early ...