Aims: To assess the community’s views on the socioeconomic effects of primary pyomyositis to patients, family, health facilities and community. Study Design: A cross-sectional study design using qualitative research methods Place and Duration of Study: Gulu Regional and other Hos...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14726
Aim: To describe the determinants of primary pyomyositis in Northern Uganda. Study Design and Setting: A case-control and a cohort study designs were conducted in Hospitals in Northern Uganda. Methods: Primary pyomyositis patients were consecutively recruited and followed to disc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14596
Aim: To determine the prevalence of malnutrition and its association with primary pyomyositis among patients and controls who were age and sex matched. Study Design and Setting: A case-control study was conducted at Gulu Regional, Lacor, Kalongo, Kitgum and St. Joseph’s Hospitals...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14597
Introduction: Nodding syndrome is an unknown neurological disorder affecting children in Northern Uganda, South Sudan and Southern Tanzania. The patient in our case report is, to the best of our knowledge, the first with the syndrome that has been serially followed up for more th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14595
Aims: To determine the factors that influence outcome of management of sigmoid volvulus in Northern Uganda Study Design: A prospective observational study was conducted on 103 sigmoid volvulus patients admitted and surgically managed in 19 hospitals in northern Uganda and followe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12283
Aims: To determine the incidence of sigmoid volvulus in Northern Uganda. Study Design: A cross-sectional (2 years retrospective and one year prospective) study design was conducted on patients’ medical records and those admitted, surgically managed or referred from the 19 hospita...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12451
Aims: To conduct a hormonal and biochemical studies on 10 patients with diagnosis of probable Nodding Syndrome (NS). Study Design: A cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Atanga Health Center III in Pader District in Northern Uganda in September 2012. Methodology: We...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6151
Aims: To conduct an epidemiological study to establish the association between malnutrition, metabolic disorder and Onchocerciasis to Nodding Syndrome (NS) in Northern Uganda. Study Design: Case-control study design. Place and Duration of Study: Odek and Atiak sub counties in Gul...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4357
Aims: To examine the relationship between self-esteem and attitudes to education among orphaned and non-orphaned adolescent secondary school girls in Kampala. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Institute of Psychology, School of Education, Makerere...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2012/1194