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Incomplete reversal of genotypic resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine after a decade of change in malaria treatment policy in Uganda
(Reports in Parasitology, 2016)
Background: The potential re-emergence of Plasmodium falciparum parasites sensitive to chloroquine provides an opportunity for the reintroduction of the drug in patient care. With the recent discovery and spread of artemisinin ...
Availability and utilization of the WHO recommended priority lifesaving medicines for under five-year old children in public health facilities in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey
(Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2015)
Objectives: To explore the availability and utilization of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended
priority life-saving medicines for children under five in public health facilities in Uganda.
Methods: We conducted ...
Phytochemicals and uses of Moringa oleifera leaves in Ugandan rural communities
(Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2010)
Moringa oleifera grown and used in many countries around the world is a multi-purpose tree with medicinal, nutritional and socio-economic values. In Senegal and Benin, M. oleifera leaves are dispensed as powder at health ...
Acute toxicity effects of the methanolic extract of Fagara zanthoxyloides (Lam.) root-bark
(African Health Sciences, 2003)
Background: Fagara zanthoxyloides is a well known medicinal plant in Uganda. It is used extensively in malaria and other
infections. However nothing is known about its toxicity.
Objective: The objective of the study was ...
Intimate partner violence among pregnant teenagers in Lira district, northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 2020)
Background/aims Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is associated with adverse
health outcomes for mothers and their unborn babies. Whereas the literature on intimate
partner violence in the general population is ...
Short-term outcomes of laparotomy in the two teaching hospitals of gulu university, northern uganda.
(Archives of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2020)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical indication for laparotomy, the intra-operative fi ndings and the 30 days post-operative outcome of
laparotomy in Gulu university teaching hospitals.
Methods: ...
Incidental cholecystocolonic fistula in obstructive jaundice
(Wiley, 2021)
Cholecystocolonic fistula is a rare condition often diagnosed intraoperatively, requiring
an adequate set of knowledge and skills to allow safe intraoperative change of
prior planned surgery and alleviate significant morbidity.
Major limb loss (MLL): An overview of etiology, outcomes, experiences and challenges faced by amputees and service providers in the post-conflict period in Northern Uganda
(Journal of Global Health Reports, 2019)
Background Trauma is a leading cause for major limb loss (MLL) during war. As
societies transition into peace other factors become important. The voluntary sector
plays a diminishing role in service delivery as countries ...
Prevalence of Major Limb Loss (MLL) in Post conflict Acholi sub-region of Northern Uganda: Cross sectional study
(BioRxiv, 2020)
Background: Awareness of residual disabilities amongst people living in countries recovering
from prolonged armed conflicts and their socio-economic consequences is increasing. Robust data
on the prevalence of such ...
Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA) Relationship to Patient Age, Prostate Volume and Prostate Histology at St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor,
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2014)
The use of PSA for the diagnosis of cancer prostate has remained
controversial as well as unreliable because many factors affect PSA levels. Included
amongst the many factors that can increase PSA level are riding bicycle, ...