نتایج جستجو برای: uganda

تعداد نتایج: 15599  

2013
David Kalenzi Atuhaire Mathias Afayoa Sylvester Ochwo Savannah Mwesigwa Frank Norbert Mwiine Julius Boniface Okuni William Olaho-Mukani Lonzy Ojok

BACKGROUND African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease which can cause up to 100% mortality among domestic pigs leading to serious socio-economic impact on people's livelihoods. ASF is endemic in Uganda and there is paucity of information on the epidemiology of the disease. The major aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence and prevalence of African swine fever virus (A...

Journal: :Public health nutrition 2010
Gina Kennedy Andrea Berardo Cinzia Papavero Peter Horjus Terri Ballard MarieClaude Dop Jan Delbaere Inge D Brouwer

OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of the household dietary diversity score and the food consumption score, two indicators used for food security assessment and surveillance, and compare their performance in food security assessments in three countries. DESIGN Cross-sectional cluster sampling design using an interview-administered structured questionnaire on household food security, including h...

2014
Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde Roy Gonzaga Mubuuke Sam Bugeza Brian Mutungi

INTRODUCTION Breast cancer is one of the leading cancers amongst women world-wide. Although mortality has been reduced and survival rates increased in developed countries, mortality rates from breast cancer are still a major health challenge for many developing countries. In Uganda, there are no screening programmes and in many cases mammography is used for diagnostic purposes. The purpose of t...

2014
Preetha J. Iyengar Joseph Wamala Jeffrey Ratto Curtis Blanton Mugagga Malimbo Luswa Lukwago Steven Becknell Robert Downing Sudhir Bunga James Sejvar Issa Makumbi

Nodding syndrome (NS) is a seizure disorder of unknown etiology, predominately affecting children aged 3-18 years in three sub-Saharan countries (Uganda, South Sudan, and Tanzania), with the primary feature of episodic head nodding. These episodes are thought to be one manifestation of a syndrome that includes neurologic deterioration, cognitive impairment, and additional seizure types. NS inve...

Journal: :Paediatrics & child health 2012
Ashaba Scholastic Teddy Kyomuhangi Data Santorino Noni Macdonald John Leblanc

1Department of Psychiatry, Mbarara University of Science and Technology; 2Healthy Child Uganda (HCU); 3Department of Paediatrics, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 4Department of Paediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia; 5CPS/CCHCSP Mentor Correspondence: Dr Noni MacDonald, Department of Paediatrics, IWK Health Centre, 5850/5980 University Avenue, Hal...

Journal: :Infection and immunity 2004
Lorna MacLean John E Chisi Martin Odiit Wendy C Gibson Vanessa Ferris Kim Picozzi Jeremy M Sternberg

The mechanisms underlying virulence in human African trypanosomiasis are poorly understood, although studies with experimental mice suggest that unregulated host inflammatory responses are associated with disease severity. We identified two trypanosomiasis foci with dramatically different disease virulence profiles. In Uganda, infections followed an acute profile with rapid progression to the l...

Background: There is limited understanding about the development of the online one-stop shops for evidence in a limited-resource setting, such as Uganda. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive account of the development process of the online resource for local policy and systems-relevant information in this setting. Methods: We utilized a case study design to address our objective where ...

Journal: :Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2013
Carol E Levin Hoang Van Minh John Odaga Swampa Sarit Rout Diep Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lysander Menezes Maria Ana Mendoza Araujo D Scott LaMontagne

OBJECTIVE To estimate the incremental delivery cost of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of young adolescent girls in Peru, Uganda and Viet Nam. METHODS Data were collected from a sample of facilities that participated in five demonstration projects for hpv vaccine delivery: school-based delivery was used in Peru, Uganda and Viet Nam; health-centre-based delivery was also used in Viet Na...

Journal: :Preventive veterinary medicine 2014
Kokas Ikwap Joseph Erume David Okello Owiny George William Nasinyama Lennart Melin Björn Bengtsson Nils Lundeheim Claes Fellström Magdalena Jacobson

Non-typhoidal salmonellosis is of concern in humans in sub-Saharan Africa, and this is partly due to the high number of immunocompromised persons. Pork and pork products could be among the sources of these non-typhi Salmonella spp. The aim of this study was to identify Salmonella spp. in piglets and weaners in northern and eastern Uganda, characterize their antimicrobial resistance patterns and...

2010
Sheila Kamunyori Sara Al-Bader Nelson Sewankambo Peter A Singer Abdallah S Daar

BACKGROUND Uganda has a long history of health research, but still faces critical health problems. It has made a number of recent moves towards building science and technology capacity which could have an impact on local health, if innovation can be fostered and harnessed. METHODS Qualitative case study research methodology was used. Data were collected through reviews of academic literature ...

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