Browsing by Subject "Africa"
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Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Associated With Moderate Elevations in Blood Pressure or Blood Glucose in Ugandan Women: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Elsevier, 2021-05)BACKGROUND: The association between overt hypertension and diabetes and adverse pregnancy outcomes is well documented. Recentevidence suggests that even moderate elevations in blood pressure or blood glucose may confer a ... -
Africa Peace and Conflict Journal, v. 4, no. 1, June 2011
(2011)Two sets of standards are often applied to Africa: in one, the international community takes decisive action when there is sufficient geo-political interest in a state, and in the other, the international community remains ... -
Agro-ecology Systems Approach to Achieving Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa: Contributions of Uganda Martyrs University
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Antiretrovirals are Coming to Africa: Are you Ready?
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-04)International agencies are beginning a rapid scaling up of antiretroviral distribution programs in Africa. Some are particularly looking for "faith-based organizations" (FBOs) as partners. The new initiatives may offer ... -
Assessment of Second-Line Antiretroviral Regimens for HIV Therapy in Africa
(Massachusetts Medical Society., 2014-07-17)Background The efficacy and toxic effects of nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) are uncertain when these agents are used with a protease inhibitor in second-line therapy for human immunodeficiency virus ... -
Building Research Capacity in Africa: Equity and Global Health Collaborations
(Public Library Science, 1160 Battery Street, Ste 100, San Francisco, Usa, Ca, 94111, 2014)Global health has increased the number of high-income country (HIC) investigators conducting research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). N Partnerships with local collaborators rather than extractive research ... -
Community Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Epilepsy in Rural and Urban Mukono District, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Elsevier, 2016-01)Introduction: The lack of adequate knowledge poses a barrier in the provision of appropriate treatment and care of patients with epilepsy within the community. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge of ... -
A Descriptive Epidemiological Study on Stroke in Kampala, Uganda: A Hospital Based Study
(Pan African Association of Neurological Sciences, 2012)Background Basic stroke features are hardly known in sub-Saharan countries, and no data are available in Uganda. Objective To characterize patients presenting with clinical stroke to Mulago Hospital. Design Descriptive ... -
The Desired Rwandan Health Care Provider: Development and Delivery of Undergraduate Social and Community Medicine Training
(Taylor & Francis Inc , 530 Walnut Street, Ste 850, Philadelphia, USA, PA, 19106, 2015)What works well in primary care education in your locality, region or country? • The new undergraduate social and community medicine training (iSOCO) in Rwanda focuses on crosscutting skills, knowledge and attitudes in ... -
Developing research potential and building partnerships: a report of the fundamentals of surgical research course at the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science , 525 B St, Ste 1900, San Diego, USA, CA, 92101-4495, 2021)Background Approximately a decade after the inaugural Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course (FSRC) at the West African College of Surgeons meeting (2008), the Association for Academic Surgery expanded the course offering ... -
Development of Phenotypic and Genotypic Resistance to Antiretroviral Therapy in the UNAIDS HIV Drug Access Initiative – Uganda
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2003-07)Objective: We describe phenotypic drug resistance, response to therapy, and geno-typic mutations among HIV-infected patients in Uganda taking antiretroviral medica-tions for ≥ 90 days who had a viral load ≥ 1000 ... -
Effect of rural trauma team development on outcomes of motorcycle related injuries: a protocol for a multi-center cluster randomized controlled clinical trial (The MOTOR trial)
(medRxiv preprint, 2023-12-09)Injury is a global health concern whose mortality disproportionately impact low-income countries. Compelling evidence from high-income countries show that rural trauma team development courses (RTTDC) increase clinicians’ ... -
Exploring the relationship between privatisation of health care and infant mortality in Africa
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-08)The introduction of user fee system in the government health facilities of most Sub-Saharan African countries (SSA), shifted part of the burden of financing health care onto the community, raising concerns about its relation ... -
Feasibility of rural trauma team development amongst medical trainees and traffic law enforcement professionals in a low-income country: a prospective multi-centre study of interrupted time series of interventional training
(Research Square Preprints, 2023-10-05)Research shows that trauma team formation could potentially improve effectiveness of injury care in rural settings. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of the use of rural medical trainees and road ... -
Frameworks Underpinning Corporate Governance: Evidence on Ugandan Perceptions
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009)Manuscript Type: Empirical Research Question/Issue: This paper sets out to investigate perceptions about corporate governance practices in the developing African nation of Uganda. The study employs interview and questionnaire ... -
Gestational Diabetes (GDM) Does Not Predict Large Birthweight or Perinatal Death in a Relatively Untreated Population in Uganda: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.
(Elsevier, 2021-05)BACKGROUND The association between overt hypertension and diabetes and adverse pregnancy outcomes is well documented. Recent evidence suggests that even moderate elevations in blood pressure or blood glucose may confer a ... -
Long-Term Experience Providing Antiretroviral Drugs in a Fee-for-Service HIV Clinic in Uganda
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2005-04-15)Objective: To describe the long-term experience of providing anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy, including CD4+ cell count and virologic response, at St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya, Uganda. Methods: The HIV clinic established ... -
Mentorship Needs at Academic Institutions in Resource-Limited Settings: A Survey at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
(BMC , CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW, 2011-07-29)Background: Mentoring is a core component of medical education and career success. There is increasing global emphasis on mentorship of young scientists in order to train and develop the next leaders in global health. ... -
Molecular Detection and Characterization of Brucella Species in Raw Informally Marketed Milk from Uganda
(2016)This study identified and characterizedBrucellaspecies in the informal milk chain in Uganda. A total of324 cattle bulk milk samples were screened for the genusBrucellaby real-time PCR with primers targeting thebcsp31gene ... -
Molecular epidemiology of anaplasmosis in small ruminants along a human-livestock-wildlife interface in Uganda
(Elsevier, 2020-12-04)Information as regards the epidemiology of the Anaplasmataceae in small ruminants in several lowand middle-income countries is scarce. In this study a total of 712 DNA samples collected from small ruminants were analyzed ...