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Neuropathological Changes in Nakalanga Syndrome—A Case Report
(Pathogens, 2021)
Nakalanga syndrome is a clinical manifestation of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy characterized
by stunting, delayed or absent secondary sexual development and skeletal deformities,
and is often accompanied by epileptic ...
Nodding syndrome in Uganda is a tauopathy
(Acta neuropathologica, 2018)
Nodding syndrome is an epidemic neurologic disorder of unknown cause that affects children in the subsistence-farming
communities of East Africa. We report the neuropathologic findings in five fatal cases (13–18 years of ...
Improving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization
(Global Health Action, 2019)
Background: Task sharing of TTE may improve capacity for heart failure diagnosis and
management in patients in remote, low-resource settings but the impact on diagnostic
accuracy and patient outcomes has not been ...
Utilization of antiretroviral therapy services and associated factors among adolescents living with HIV in northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study
(PLoS ONE, 2023)
Background
Suboptimal utilization of antiretroviral therapy (ART) services remains a problem among
adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, which has a negative impact on their
response to treatment and increases ...
Impact of a Cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis and treatment program at Lira Regional Referral Hospital in rural, Northern Uganda
(PLOS global public health, 2022)
Abstract
In rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, infrastructure and resources for treatment of crypto coccal meningitis (CM) are often lacking. We introduced a CM diagnosis and treatment pro gram (CM-DTP) at Lira Regional ...
Knowledge and compliance with Covid-19 infection prevention and control measures among health workers in regional referral hospitals in northern Uganda: a cross sectional online survey [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
(F1000Research, 2021)
Background: Infection prevention and control (IPC) has increasingly
been underscored as a key tool for limiting the transmission
of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and safeguarding health
workers from infections ...
High Burden of Cryptococcal Meningitis Among Antiretroviral Therapy–Experienced Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients in Northern Uganda in the Era of “Test and Treat”: Implications for Cryptococcal Screening Programs
(Open forum infectious diseases, 2022)
Background. The impact of the “test and treat” program for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment in rural areas of
Uganda on cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening or cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is poorly ...
Challenges associated with the roll-out of HCC surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa - the case of Uganda
(Journal of Hepatology, 2020)
In sub-Saharan Africa, where HBV infections are the main
cause of HCC, surveillance programs are mostly not available.2
Nonetheless, with an incidence rate of 8.9 cases per 100,000
inhabitants per year, which is likely ...
Lack of education, knowledge, and supplies are barriers to cryptococcal meningitis care among nurses and other healthcare providers in rural Uganda: A mixed methods study
(Nurse Education Today, 2023)
Abstract
Background
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is one of the deadliest opportunistic infections related to
HIV/AIDS. A research gap exists surrounding the barriers to CM diagnosis, treatment delivery,
and care from ...
Plasma levels of DDE/DDT and liver function in malaria control personnel 6 months after indoor residual spraying with DDT in northern Uganda, 2008
(South African Medical Journal, 2008)
Objective. We investigated the relationship between plasma
levels of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and liver
function in malaria control personnel 6 months after one
round of DDT indoor residual spraying ...