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Chronic ethanol use in alcoholic beverages by HIV-infected patients affects the therapeutic window of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine during the 9-month follow-up period: using chronic alcohol-use biomarkers
(Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology, 2013)Background: Chronic ethanol use is a global problem including among HIV-infected patients on stavudine/ lamivudine/nevirapine (d4T/3TC/NVP) regimen. The study determined the effect of chronic ethanol use on the therapeutic ... -
Artemisia Annua L. Infusion Consumed Once a Week Reduces Risk of Multiple Episodes of Malaria: A Randomised Trial in a Ugandan Community
(Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2012)Purpose: To evaluate the protective effect of Artemisia annua infusion against malaria in a community that uses it as herbal ‘tea’ for malaria prevention. Methods: 132 flower farm workers who met the study inclusion ... -
Anti-Plasmodium falciparum activity of Aloe dawei and Justicia betonica
(African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2013)Malaria is a fatal disease caused by different Plasmodium species of parasites and has remained the major killer of humans worldwide especially the children under five years of age and pregnant women. In this study, the ... -
Antiplasmodial activity of extracts of selected medicinal plants used by local communities in western Uganda for treatment of malaria
(African Journal of Ecology, 2007)This study investigated the antiplasmodial activity of ten medicinal plants used to treat malaria in Southwestern Uganda. The study plants were Bothlioclines longpipes (Olive and Hiern), N.E.Br., Toddalia asiatica (L.) ... -
Chronic alcohol use reduces CD4+counts in HIV/AIDS patients on d4T/3TC/NVP treatment regimen using WHO AUDIT tool and alcohol-use biomarkers
(Research & Reviews in BioSciences, 2014)Alcohol is one of the most abused drugs worldwide by people of different socio-economic status, age groups and including the HIV/AIDS patient on treatment. It is reward drug and a CNS depressant especially at high doses. ... -
Antibiotic prescription practices among prescribers for children under five at public health centers III and IV in Mbarara district
(PLOS ONE, 2020)Introduction Rational use of medicines requires that patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs. Irrational prescription of antibiotics has been reported in many health systems across the world. ... -
Financial inclusion: Is it a precursor to agricultural commercialization amongst smallholder farmers in Uganda? A comparative analysis between Lango and Buganda sub-regions
(Journal of Economics and International Finance, 2020)This study examines the contributions of financial inclusion in supporting agricultural commercialization amongst smallholder farmers in Uganda in Lango and Buganda sub-regions. The researcher adopted a comparative study ... -
Some Non-Linear Problems in Accounting and Finance: Can We Apply Regression?
(International Journal of Business, Economics and Management, 2020)Recent studies have indicated that many decision problems in accounting and finance can be better modeled by non-linear models in practice. However, existing literatures have also shown that managers and decision makers ... -
The relationship between voters’ behaviour and electoral aggression in Uganda: a case of mid-western Uganda
(2015)This investigation aimed to appraise election aggression and voter behaviour in Uganda. The rule of the thumb was used to draw the sample for the study. Copies of structured questionnaires were administered to the respondents ... -
The Contribution of Community Sensitization on Efficient Use Of Woodfuel Energy in Alebtong Local Government
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2020)Community sensitisation influences not only public policy direction but the general behaviour of an individual or group or a community in a number of settings. This article examines how community sensitisation contributes ... -
WHO technical specifications Cryosurgical equipment for the treatment of precancerous cervical lesions and prevention of cervical cancer
(WHO, 2012)Cervical cancer is a serious and growing global health issue. In 2008, there were approximately 274 000 deaths from the disease, about 88% of which occurred in developing countries. Although it affects women worldwide, ... -
Using Formative Research to Design a Behavior Change Strategy to Increase the Use of Improved Cookstoves in Peri-Urban Kampala, Uganda
(International journal of environmental research and public health, 2013)Household air pollution from cooking with biomass fuels negatively impacts maternal and child health and the environment, and contributes to the global burden of disease. In Uganda, nearly 20,000 young children die of ... -
Significantly Reduced Genoprevalence of Vaccine-Type HPV-16/18 Infections among Vaccinated Compared to Non-Vaccinated Young Women 5.5 Years after a Bivalent HPV-16/18 Vaccine (Cervarix1) Pilot Project in Uganda
(2016)The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and some predictors for vaccine and non-vaccine types of HPV infections among bivalent HPV vaccinated and non-vaccinated young women in Uganda. This was a ... -
Screen-and-Treat Approach to Cervical Cancer Prevention Using Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid and Cryotherapy: Experiences, Perceptions, and Beliefs From Demonstration Projects in Peru, Uganda, and Vietnam
(The oncologist, 2013)Cervical cancer is preventable but continues to cause the deaths of more than 270,000 women worldwide each year, most of them in developing countries where programs to detect and treat precancerous lesions are not ... -
Performance of Cervical Cancer Screening Techniques in HIV-Infected Women in Uganda
(Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 2015)Women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher risk of HPV infections and developing cervical cancer, thus screening them is imperative. This study was aimed to evaluate and compare the performance ... -
Occupational exposure to HIV: a conflict situation for health workersinr
(International Nursing Review, 2011)Aim: To determine the frequency of occupational exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the circumstances and predisposing factors, the high-risk groups, the extent to which exposures are reported and the ... -
Impacts of IRC’s Fifth Child community engagement strategy to increase immunisation in northern Uganda
(2019)The 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) reported that the national coverage of the third dose of the combined diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus vaccine (DPT3) among children 12-23 months of age was 73%, and only ... -
Immunogenicity of bivalent HPV vaccine among partially vaccinatedyoung adolescent girls in Uganda
(Elsevier Ltd., 2014)Background: Investigations of vaccine efficacy and immunogenicity for adult females receiving fewerthan three doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine have suggested protection against infection andprecancerous lesions. ... -
Human papillomavirus vaccine delivery strategies that achieved high coverage in low- and middle-income countries
(Bull World Health Organ, 2011)Objective To assess human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage after demonstration projects conducted in India, Peru, Uganda and Viet Nam by PATH and national governments and to explore the reasons for vaccine ... -
Deconstructing Local Economic Development in The Framework of The Political Farmer in Mid-Western Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2020)Extant provisions of Uganda’s local economic development seek to promote a rural development strategy through diverse sector initiatives built in the structures of local governments as grassroots units. Since its recommendation, ...