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Open AccessMedicinal plants used for treatment of malaria by indigenous communities of Tororo District, Eastern Uganda
Malaria remains the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. Although recent developments such as malaria vaccine trials inspire optimism, the search for novel antimalarial drugs is urgently needed to con...
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Open AccessIncidence of home delivery among women living with HIV in Lira, Northern Uganda: a prospective cohort study
Home delivery has been associated with mother-to-child transmission of HIV and remains high among HIV-infected women. Predictors for home delivery in the context of HIV have not been fully studied and understo...
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Open AccessIncidence and determinants of perinatal mortality among women with obstructed labour in eastern Uganda: a prospective cohort study
In Uganda, the incidence and determinants of perinatal death in obstructed labour are not well documented. We determined the incidence and determinants of perinatal mortality among women with obstructed labour...
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Open AccessPrevalence and predictors for unintended pregnancy among HIV-infected pregnant women in Lira, Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Prevention of unintended pregnancies is a global strategy to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Factors surrounding unintended pregnancy among women living with HIV are not well understood. We aime...
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Open AccessThree year survival among patients with aids-related Kaposi sarcoma treated with chemotherapy and combination antiretroviral therapy at Moi teaching and referral hospital, Kenya
AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma (AIDS-KS), a common malignancy in Kenya is associated with high morbidity and mortality. AIDS-KS is treated using bleomycin and vincristine (BV) plus or minus doxorubicin in most lo...
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Open AccessPotential of Zanthoxylum leprieurii as a source of active compounds against drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a global health problem mainly due to development of resistance and co-infection with the Human immune Virus (HIV). Treatment of multi and extensively drug resistant TB requires use ...
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Open AccessMedication Error Disclosure and Attitudes to Reporting by Healthcare Professionals in a Sub-Saharan African Setting: A Survey in Uganda
Medication errors (MEs) are largely under-reported, which undermines quality improvement and medication risk management in healthcare.
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Open AccessThe availability of six tracer medicines in private medicine outlets in Uganda
Many low income countries struggle to provide safe and effective medicines due to poor public health care infrastructure, budgetary constraints, and lack of human resource capacity. Private sector pharmacies a...
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Open AccessFactors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda
Medicines are kept in households Worldwide for first aid, treatment of chronic or acute disease conditions. This promotes inappropriate use of medicines and hence the associated risks. The study explored the f...
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Doctoral Education and Institutional Research Capacity Strengthening: An Example at Makerere University in Uganda (2000–2013)
Bilateral research cooperation between Sweden (Sida/SAREC) and Uganda has supported major advances in institutional research capacity strengthening at Makerere University (2000–2013). This case study illustrat...
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Open AccessInfluence of efavirenz pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics on neuropsychological disorders in Ugandan HIV-positive patients with or without tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study
HIV infection, anti-tuberculosis and efavirenz therapy are associated with neuropsychological effects. We evaluated the influence of rifampicin cotreatment, efavirenz pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics on n...
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Open AccessNaturalistic outcome of treatment of psychosis by traditional healers in **ja and Iganga districts, Eastern Uganda – a 3- and 6 months follow up
To determine the naturalistic outcome of treatment of psychosis by traditional healers in **ja and Iganga districts of Eastern Uganda.
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Open AccessPrevalence and factors associated with traditional herbal medicine use among patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
In Africa, herbal medicines are often used as primary treatment for Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related problems. Concurrent use of traditional herbal medicines (THM) with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) is...
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HIV/AIDS Patients Display Lower Relative Bioavailability of Efavirenz than Healthy Subjects
Background: Pharmacokinetic studies of antiretroviral drugs are often conducted in adult healthy subjects, and the results are extrapolated to HIV/AIDS patients. HIV/AIDS, however, is known to ca...
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Open AccessMeasuring adherence to antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor settings: The feasibility of collecting routine data for key indicators
An East African survey showed that among the few health facilities that measured adherence to antiretroviral therapy, practices and definitions varied widely. We evaluated the feasibility of collecting routine...
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Open AccessA strategy to improve skills in pharmaceutical supply management in East Africa: the regional technical resource collaboration for pharmaceutical management
International initiatives such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the President's Malaria Initiative have significantly increased ava...
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Open AccessPsychological distress and associated factors among the attendees of traditional healing practices in **ja and Iganga districts, Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Mental health problems are a major public health concern worldwide. Evidence shows that African communities, including Uganda, use both modern and traditional healing systems. There is limited literature about...
