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Banana streak virus is very diverse in Uganda
(Virus Research, 2004)
Banana streak virus (BSV) is a badnavirus that causes a viral leaf streak disease of banana and plantain (Musa spp.). Identified in essentially
all Musa growing areas of the world, it has a deleterious effect on the ...
Characterization of Nevirapine Resistance Mutations in Women With Subtype A Vs. D HIV-1 6–8 Weeks After Single-Dose Nevirapine (HIVNET 012)
(JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2004)
To compare the number and type of nevirapine (NVP) resistance mutations detected in Ugandan women with subtype A vs.D HIV-1 infection after single-dose NVP prophylaxis.In the HIVNET 012 trial, a higher rate of NVP resistance ...
Kitchen Practices Used in Handling Broiler Chickens and Survival of Campylobacter spp. on Cutting Surfaces in Kampala, Uganda
(Journal of food protection, 2004)
Cross-contamination during food preparation has been identified as an important factor associated with foodborne illnesses.
Handling practices used during preparation of broiler chickens in 31 fast-food restaurants and ...
Determinants of HIV-1 Load in Subjects with Early and Later HIV Infections, in a General-Population Cohort of Rakai, Uganda
(Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2004)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 RNA loads were determined for 256 subjects with early (incident)
HIV infection and for 1293 subjects with later (prevalent) HIV infection, in a Ugandan cohort. Prevalent ...
Mobility, sexual networks and exchange among bodabodamen in southwest Uganda
(An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care, 2004)
In order to examine the sexual behaviour of a highly mobile social group, qualitative data
and quantitative data were elicited from 212 private motorbike taxi-men, locally called
bodabodamen, from two study sites in ...
Coping with paediatric referral—Ugandan parents’ experience
(The Lancet, 2004)
Referral of severely ill children to hospital is key in the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). In rural Uganda, we documented the caretakers' ability to complete referral to hospital from 12 health facilities. ...
The significance of addressing trauma in outpatient psychiatry
(Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 2004)
Establishing post-traumatic stress disorder as a psychiatric diagnosis has only marginally
increased awareness of traumatic experiences. Traumas are inconsistently recorded in initial
psychiatric histories and, when ...
The Relationship between HIV Type 1 Disease Progression and V3 Serotype in a Rural Ugandan Cohort
(AIDS Research & Human Retroviruses, 2004)
Antigenic properties of the V3 region are reflected by HIV-1 serotypes. These may represent biological properties of the virus. We serotyped HIV-1 in 142 serum samples from participants in a rural Uganda cohort who ...
The Traditional Medicine Practitioners (Tmps) And Attitudes Of The Rural Community Of Bulamogi County (Uganda) Towards Traditional Medicine: Preliminary Findings
(African Journal of Ecology, 2004)
Traditional medicine (TM) is very important for primary health care delivery and its use is widespread in developing countries; in Africa up to 80% of the population use TM (WHO, 2002). Traditional medicine owes its ...
Satisfaction with care: a study of parents of children with congenital heart disease and parents of children with other diseases
(Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2004)
Wecompared parents of childrenwith congenital heart
disease (PCCHD, n ¼ 1092) with parents of children with
other diseases (PCOD, n ¼ 112) regarding satisfaction with
their children’s care (SCC).Wealso examined the ...