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Vitamin B12 Deficiency Among Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: Is Routine Screening and Supplementation Justified?
(Bio Med Central, 2013)
Vitamin B12 is an essential micronutrient required for optimal hemopoetic, neuro-cognitive and cardiovascular
function. Biochemical and clinical vitamin B12 deficiency has been demonstrated to be highly prevalent ...
Viral Load Detection Using Dried Blood Spots in a Cohort of HIV-1- Infected Children in Uganda: Correlations with Clinical and Immunological Criteria for Treatment Failure
(AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY , 1752 N ST NW, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20036-2904, 2014-07)
Correlations between clinical/immunological treatment failure and viral load (VL) detected by dried blood spot (DBS) sampling were explored in HIV-1-infected children in Uganda. Of 104 children on combined antiretroviral ...
Prevalence of hyperglycaemia frst detected during pregnancy and subsequent obstetric outcomes at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya
(BMC, 2017-05-02)
Background: Women with hyperglycaemia detected during pregnancy are at greater risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Data on hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa is scanty and varied depending on the populations ...
An exploratory study of men’s companionship, perceptions and experiences during pregnancy and delivery in Uganda2017
(BMC, 2017-06-19)
Background: Globally, low involvement of men in maternal health care services remains a problem to health care
providers and policy makers. Men’s support is essential for making women’s world better. There are increasing
debates ...
Perinatal death audits in a peri-urban hospital in Kampala, Uganda
(African health sciences, 2012-12)
Background: The perinatal mortality of 70 deaths per 1,000 total births in Uganda is unacceptably high.
Perinatal death audits are important for improvement of perinatal care and reduction of perinatal morality. We ...