A5022296532- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
World Health Organization - Uganda
2020
Management Sciences for Health
2019
Butabika Hospital
2019
Kampala Capital City Authority
2019
Cavendish University Uganda
2019
The East Central (EC) region of Uganda has the least viral suppression rate despite having a relatively low prevalence human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although in Kamuli district is higher than that observed some districts region, one largest populations people living with HIV (PLHIV). We sought to examine factors associated after provision intensive adherence counselling (IAC) among PLHIV district.We reviewed records and used them construct retrospective cohort patients started...
Worldwide, Drug-resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a big problem; the diagnostic capacity has superseded clinical management thereby causing ethical challenges. In Sub-Saharan Africa, treatment is either inadequate or lacking and some diagnosed patients are on waiting lists. Uganda, various health system challenges impeded scale-up of DR-TB care in 2012; only three initiation facilities existed, with 41 estimated 1010 RR-TB/MDR-TB cases enrolled yet 300 were list there was no plan. To...
The management and control of pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed (PBC) tuberculosis (TB) also known as infectious TB is important not only to monitor for resistance but check severity, treatment response limit its spread. A retrospective analysis diagnosis smear results PBC patients in Kampala district registered between January 2012 December 2015 at 65 units (DTUs) was done. Of the 10,404 records; 6551 (63.0%) belonged patients, 3734 (57.0%) whom were male. Sputum microscopy diagnostic...
While old age is a known risk factor for developing active tuberculosis (TB), studies on TB in the population aged 60 years and older (considered elderly this study) are few, especially world. Results of prevalence survey Uganda found high (570/100,000) people over 65. We focused treatment outcomes to understand epidemic better. conducted retrospective analysis data from facility registers Kampala City period 2014-2015. analyzed 2014-15 cohort with respect age, sex, disease class, patients'...
Systematic screening for TB among patients presenting to care and high risk populations is recommended improve case finding. We aimed describe the comparative yield of three approaches implemented by a large urban project in central Uganda.We abstracted data on cascade from 65 health facilities their surrounding communities (numbers screened, with presumptive TB, receiving diagnostic test diagnosed TB) different clinic community registers.From January 2018 December 2019, 93,378 (24%) all...
Abstract Background Worldwide, Drug resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a big problem; the diagnostic capacity has superseded DR-TB clinical management thereby causing ethical challenges. In Sub-Saharan Africa, treatment is either inadequate or lacking and some diagnosed patients are on waiting lists. Uganda, various health system challenges impeded scale up of care in 2012; only three initiation facilities existed, with 41 estimated 1010 cases enrolled yet 300 were list there was no...
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends systematic and active investigation of TB contacts. However, lower priority is given to contact among other non-pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed (PBC) cases; it thus contributes the scarce information on yield contacts index patients without microbiological confirmation (non-PBC patients). This study therefore aimed at establishing PBC non-PBC in urban setting central Uganda. Methods We abstracted data from Uganda national...
Abstract Background The renaissance of tuberculosis (TB) through certain groups the population including patients with mental illness has been observed for last 30 years. However, literature on treatment outcomes is still scarce. following research examines impact concurrent health TB in Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital. Methods A retrospective analysis data registered and without mental-illness period July 2013 to December 2015. Data was extracted age, sex, human immunodeficiency...