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Psychiatric disorders in HIV-positive individuals in urban Uganda
(Psychiatric Bulletin, 205)There is a well-documented strong association between depressive disorders and HIV/AIDS (e.g. Maj et al, 1994; Perkins et al, 1994; Judd et al, 1997). High levels of depression are seen in people with HIV/AIDS ... -
Investigating factors associated with uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing among pregnant women living in North Uganda
(Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV,, 207)We investigated factors potentially associated with the uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT), which is the first step in acceding to programmes for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV ... -
Mycobacteria causing human cervical lymphadenitis in pastoral communities in the Karamoja region of Uganda
(Epidemiology & Infection, 208)Mycobacteria from lymph node biopsies of patients with cervical lymphadenitis reporting for tuberculosis treatment in Matany and Moroto Hospitals in the transhumant areas of Karamoja, Uganda were isolated and characterized. ... -
Ethnobotanical uses of Lantana trifolia L. and Sida cuneifolia Roxb. in Mukungwe and Wabinyonyi sub-counties of central Uganda
(Journal of Complementary Medicine Research, 1970)Aim: This was an ethnobotanical study that was carried out to establish the traditional uses of Lantana trifolia L. and Sida cuneifolia Roxb. plants in selected parts of Central Uganda. Methods: The ethnobotanical study ... -
A Pepsin-Revealed Material Possibly Related to Chromosomal Banding
(Chromosoma, 1978)The enzymes pepsin, c~-chymotrypsin, trypsin, RNase and DNase were applied to preparations of human metaphase chromosomes before staining to study whether dissociable materials related to the formation of G-, Q- and ... -
Long-Term Experience With Burkitt’s Lymphoma In Uganda
(International journal of cancer, 1980)The cumulative results and long-term follow-up of all patients with Burkitt's lymphoma treated at the Uganda cancer Institute Kampala are reported. The annual admission rate is 29. The tumor patients commonly present with ... -
Birth Asphyxia. I. Measurement of Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) in the Healthy Fetus and Newborn Lamb
(1981)The visual evoked potential (VEP) of five healthy, near-term exteriorized fetal lambs was compared with the VEP obtained from the same animals during the first hour after ventilation. Characteristics of the individual ... -
Effects of chronic health conditions on school adaptation
(Paediatrics research,, 1984)This study of children with chronic health conditions (CHC) assessed the relationship of demographic and health variables to school achievement and absenteeism. From July 1982 to June 1983 data were collected in 11 ... -
Time course of the changes in uterine vascular permeability associated with the development of the decidual cell reaction in ovariectomized steroid-treated rats
(Reproduction, 1984)Uterine vascular permeability and tissue blood volume during the development of the oil-induced decidual cell reaction (DCR) in ovariectomized steroid\x=req-\ treated rats were assessed by measuring the extravascular ... -
Intraluminally injected oil induces changes in vascular permeability in the 'sensitized' and 'non-sensitized' uterus of the mouse
(Reproduction, 1985)After suitable sensitization of ovariectomized mice with progesterone and oestradiol, the intrauterine instillation of oil produces a massive decidual cell reaction. Vascular permeability, as reflected by the extra-vascular ... -
Slim disease
(Lancet, 1985)A new disease has recently been recognised in rural Uganda. Because the major symptoms are weight loss and diarrhoea, it is known locally as slim disease. It is strongly associated with HTLV-III infection (63 out of 71 ... -
Blackwater Fever Caused By Plasmodium Vivax Infection In The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(British medical journal, 1988)Blackwater fever is usually associated with malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum infection in susceptible subjects. It is not associated with other parasites in man.' We describe a case of blackwater fever caused by P ... -
Hematological Reference Ranges among Healthy Ugandans
(Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, 1995)An estimated 8 million individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa (including Uganda) are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (2). Infection with HIV results in progressive generalized immune suppression due ... -
Kaposi’s Sarcoma In Childhood: An Analysis Of 100 Cases From Uganda And Relationship To HIV Infection
(International Journal of Cancer, 1996)We report 100 cases of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in children under 15 years of age treated at the Uganda Cancer Institute in the 6-year period 1989–1994. The incidence of childhood KS has risen more than 40-fold in the era of ... -
HIV-1 infection associated with abnormal vaginal flora morphology and bacterial vaginosis
(Lancet, 1997)In-vitro research has suggested that bacterial vaginosis may increase the survival of HIV-1 in the genital tract. Therefore, we investigated the association of HIV-1 infection with vaginal flora abnormalities, including ... -
Change in Sexual Behaviour and Decline in HIV Infection among Young Pregnant Women in Urban Uganda
(Aids, 1997)To describe sexual behaviour that may partly explain a decline in HIV seroprevalence in pregnant women in urban settings in Uganda, East Africa.Two major urban districts in Uganda.Repeated population-based behavioural ... -
Conducting Successful Focus Groups and Analysis: Experience from a Pilot Study on Family Planning and Sexual Behaviour in the Era of HIV/AIDS and STDs
(African Journal of Reproductive Health, 1998)The pilot was a qualitative study using four focus group discussions (FGD's). It was undertaken district among sexually active men and female contraceptive users and non-users. The pilot focus discussions were conducted ... -
Combination Therapy with Fluconazole and Flucytosine for Cryptococcal Meningitis in Ugandan Patients with AIDS
(Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1998)We performed a randomized trial in which combination therapy with fluconazole and shortterm flucytosine was compared with fluconazole monotherapy in 58 patients with AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM). Thirty of ... -
Induction of the Antigen 85 Complex of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sputum: A Determinant of Outcome in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment
(The Journal of infectious diseases, 1998)Sputum quantitative culture, acid-fast smear, days-to-positive by BACTEC, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 85 complex were monitored during therapy in 42 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). By BACTEC, 4 patients ... -
Population-based study of fertility in women with HIV-1 infection in Uganda
(Lancet, 1998)Background To assess the effects of HIV-1 and other sexually transmitted infections on pregnancy, we undertook cross-sectional and prospective studies of a rural population in Rakai district, Uganda. Methods 4813 ...
