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A ten-year study of Retinoblastoma in Uganda: An approach to improving outcome with limited resources
(Elsevier, 2021)Background: Survival of children with cancer in resource-limited regions is very poor compared to betterresourced regions. Retinoblastoma (RB) is a childhood cancer that is commonly reported in many regions of Africa. RB ... -
Traditional eye medicine use in microbial keratitis in Uganda: a mixed methods study
(The Wellcome Trust, 2019)Background: Traditional eye medicine (TEM) is frequently used to treat microbial keratitis (MK) in many parts of Africa. Few reports have suggested that this is associated with a worse outcome. We undertook this large ... -
User and provider acceptability of intermittent screening and treatment and intermittent preventive treatment with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine to prevent malaria in …
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Background The World Health Organization recommends intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) alongside long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLIN) and case management ... -
Weekly miscarriage rates in a community-based prospective cohort study in rural western Kenya
(British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2016)Objective: Information on adverse pregnancy outcomes is important to monitor the impact of public health interventions. Miscarriage is a challenging end point to ascertain and there is scarce information on its rate ...