Browsing Department of Peadiatrics and Child Health by Issue Date
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Tuberculosis in children at Mbarara University Teaching Hospital, Uganda: diagnosis and outcome of treatment
(African Health Sciences, 2002)Background: The diagnosis of tuberculosis in children is difficult particularly in HIV infected children. The poor outcome following antituberculosis treatment usually reported in HIV infected children might be due, in ... -
Needle-stick injuries in an Ugandan teaching hospital
(Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 2002)The on-going HIV epidemic has generally increased fear of needle-stick injuries (NSI) and renewed interest in the problem such injuries pose in Africa. The aims of the present study were to evaluate the frequency of NSI, ... -
Proteinuric renal disease in children in South-Western Uganda
(QJM, 2003)Proteinuric renal disease is common in Africa in both children and adults: in the 1960s it accounted for 2–3% of medical admissions.1 The condition is more severe than nephrotic syndrome in developed countries, incurring ... -
Interpretation of tuberculin skin-test results in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children
(African Health Sciences, 2005)Introduction: The tuberculin skin test is one of the most valuable tests for demonstrating tuberculous infection in both symptomatic and asymptomatic children. However, its application is often undermined by difficulties ... -
Internet Use among Ugandan Adolescents: Implications for HIV Intervention
(PLoS Medicine, 2006-11-07)Background: The Internet is fast gaining recognition as a powerful, low-cost method to deliver health intervention and prevention programs to large numbers of young people across diverse geographic regions. The feasibility ... -
Health information seeking among Mbararan adolescents: results from the Uganda Media and You survey
(Health education research, 2008)To maximize scarce intervention dollars, pediatricians and other adolescent health professionals must position health promotion efforts in mediums that most effectively reach youth. This may be especially true in ... -
Photographing Ugandan Physical Activity: Perspectives From Mbararan Youth
(Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 2009)The Community Policy Brief is intended to inform community based organizations, public health policy makers, and other individuals whose primary interest is not research, but who would be interested in the application and ... -
Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial
(The Lancet, 2010)Background: Severe malaria is a major cause of childhood death and often the main reason for paediatric hospital admission in sub-Saharan Africa. Quinine is still the established treatment of choice, although evidence from ... -
Challenges in using mobile phones for collection of antiretroviral therapy adherence data in a resource-limited setting
(AIDS and Behavior, 2010-12)Frequent antiretroviral therapy adherence monitoring could detect incomplete adherence before viral rebound develops and thus potentially prevent treatment failure. Mobile phone technologies make frequent, brief adherence ... -
Opportunities and barriers for implementation of integrated TB and HIV care in lower level health units: experiences from a rural western Ugandan district
(African Health Sciences, 2010-12-04)Background: As countries with a high burden of TB and HIV roll out integrated TB/HIV care, there is need to assess possibility of lower level health units treating TB to provide integrated TB/HIV care. Objective: To ... -
Heterogeneous decrease in malaria prevalence in children over a six-year period in south-western Uganda
(Malaria Journal, 2011)Background: Malaria is a major public health problem, especially for children. However, recent reports suggest a decline in the malaria burden. The aim of this study was to assess the change in the prevalence of malaria ... -
Cell phone usage among adolescents in Uganda: acceptability for relaying health information
(HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH, 2011-03-15)The increase in cell phone use has manifested a growing interest in using this technology for health promotion. The portability and ‘always on’ features of the cell phone, along with increasing capability for the devices ... -
Sexual Relationship Power and Depression among HIVInfected Women in Rural Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2012)Background: Depression is associated with increased HIV transmission risk, increased morbidity, and higher risk of HIV related death among HIV-infected women. Low sexual relationship power also contributes to HIV risk, but ... -
Pediatric sepsis in the developing world:Challenges in defining sepsis and issues in post-discharge mortality
(2012)Sepsis represents the progressive underlying inflammatory pathway secondary to any infectious illness, and ultimately is responsible for most infectious disease-related deaths. Addressing issues related to sepsis has ... -
Diagnosing Severe Falciparum Malaria in Parasitaemic African Children- a Prospective Evaluation of Plasma Pf HRP2 Measurement
(PLOS Medicine, 2012)Background: In African children, distinguishing severe falciparum malaria from other severe febrile illnesses with coincidental Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia is a major challenge. P. falciparum histidine-rich protein ... -
Sequence variation does not confound the measurement of plasma PfHRP2 concentration in African children presenting with severe malaria
(Malaria journal, 2012)Background: Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein PFHRP2 measurement is used widely for diagnosis, and more recently for severity assessment in falciparum malaria. The Pfhrp2 gene is highly polymorphic, with deletion ... -
Examining the Applicability of the IMB Model in Predicting Condom Use Among Sexually Active Secondary School Students in Mbarara, Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2012-02-15)The applicability of the IMB model in predicting condom use was tested among 390 sexually active secondary school students in Mbarara, Uganda. Adolescents across five secondary schools completed a self-report survey about ... -
Prevalence rates of sexual coercion victimization and perpetration among Uganda adolescents
(AIDS Care, 2012-11)Coercion is consistently reported as a risk factor for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Because of the gendered nature of previous research, however, little is known about male victims or female perpetrators. To address ... -
Knowledge and practices of women regarding prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in rural southwest Uganda
(International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013)Worldwide, about 3.4 million children aged under 15 years are HIV-infected, with 90% living in Sub-Saharan Africa;1 150 000 of these children are in Uganda. Ninety-five percent of pediatric HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa results ... -
Adolescent Abstinence and Unprotected Sex in CyberSenga, an Internet-Based HIV Prevention Program: Randomized Clinical Trial of Efficacy
(PLoS ONE, 2013)Context: Cost-effective, scalable programs are urgently needed in countries deeply affected by HIV. Methods: This parallel-group RCT was conducted in four secondary schools in Mbarara, Uganda. Participants were 12 years ...
