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Viral load and heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(New England journal of medicine, 2000)
Background and Methods We examined the influence of viral load in relation to other risk factors for
the heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). In a community-based
study of 15,127 ...
Regeneration of an afromontane forest Following agricultural encroachment in Southwestern Uganda
(Israel Journal Of Plant Sciences, 2000)
A study of the regeneration of an Afromontane forest was carried out in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (MGNP), southwestern Uganda, following agricultural encroachment in the last 50 years. The landscape was changed by ...
Depressive symptoms and lack of social integration in relation to prognosis of CHD in middle-aged women
(European Heart Journal, 2000)
Several studies have reported that women with coronary heart disease have a poorer prognosis than men. Psychosocial factors, including social isolation and depressive symptoms have been suggested as a possible cause. ...
Men’s Attitudes To Condoms And Female Controlled Means Of Protection Against HIV And STDS In South-Western Uganda
(Culture, Health & Sexuality, 2000)
There is widespread demand for the development of female controlled methods of protection against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV. The success of such methods will not only depend on their acceptability to ...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection Is Associated with Increased NK Cell Polyfunctionality and Higher Levels of KIR3DL1+ NK Cells in Ugandans Carrying the HLA-B Bw4 Motif
(The Journal of infectious diseases, 2000)
Natural killer (NK) cells are important innate effector cells controlled by an array of activating and
inhibitory receptors. Some alleles of the inhibitory killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor KIR3DL1 in
combination ...
Comparison of damage levels caused by Radopholus similis and Helicotylenchus multicinctus on bananas in Uganda
(Annals of Applied Biology, 2000)
Field surveys were done in 1997 and 1998 in Masaka district, Uganda, an area which is experiencing a
decline in banana production, to assess level of damage caused by nematodes Radopholus similis and
Helicotylenchus ...
Assessment of the Validity and Consequences of Different Methods of Expressing the Severity of Dental Fluorosis in a Subject
(Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2000)
The aim was to assess the validity and consequences of different methods of expressing severity of dental fluorosis in a subject. The analyses were based on Ugandan children (n = 481), aged 10-14 years, with life-long ...
Socializing influences and the value of sex: the experience of adolescent school girls in rural Masaka, Uganda
(Uganda. Culture, health & sexuality, 2000)
In order to explore the socializing in¯uences which have shaped rural adolescent schoolgirls’
views and values about sex in a high HIV prevalence area of Uganda, detailed qualitative data
was obtained over a one year ...
Molecular Epidemiology of HIV Type 1 in a Rural Community in Southwest Uganda
(AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 2000)
The molecular epidemiology of a population-based cohort in a cluster of 15 villages in southwestern Uganda was investigated by sequencing part of the p24 gag gene and performing heteroduplex mobility assays (HMAs) of the ...
Spatial Distribution of Nematode Population Densities and Nematode Damage in Roots of Three Banana Cultivars in Uganda
(Nematropica, 2000)
The spatial distribution of nematode populations and damage in roots of Nabusa (
Musa
AAAgroup
‘Matooke’), Pisang Awak (
Musa
ABB) and Sukali Ndizi (
Musa
AB) three banana cultivars widely
grown in Uganda, was ...