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| J A G WhitworthSummaryAffiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Country: UK Publications
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HIV-1 epidemic trends in rural south-west Uganda over a 10-year periodJ A G Whitworth
Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
Trop Med Int Health 7:1047-52. 2002..This was an observational cohort exposed to national health education messages, giving hope that similar campaigns elsewhere in Africa could be used effectively in efforts to control the HIV epidemic...- Incidence of visual loss in rural southwest UgandaS M Mbulaiteye
Medical Research Council Uganda Virus Research Institute, PO Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda
Br J Ophthalmol 87:829-33. 2003..Surveys have been conducted to measure prevalence of eye disease in Africa, but not of incidence, which is needed to forecast trends. The incidence of visual loss is reported in southwest Uganda... - Declining HIV-1 incidence and associated prevalence over 10 years in a rural population in south-west Uganda: a cohort studyS M Mbulaiteye
Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS in Uganda, Uganda Virus Research Institute, PO Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda
Lancet 360:41-6. 2002..001, chi(2) for trend). INTERPRETATION: Our findings of a significant drop in adult HIV-1 incidence in rural Ugandans give hope to AIDS control programmes elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa where rates of HIV-1 infection remain high... - Generalizability of population-based studies on AIDS: a comparison of newly and continuously surveyed villages in rural southwest UgandaS M Mbulaiteye
Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS Uganda Virus Research Institute, PO Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda
Int J Epidemiol 31:961-7. 2002..However, longitudinal studies are susceptible to bias from added attention caused by study activities. We compare HIV-1 prevalence in previously and newly surveyed villages in rural southwest Uganda... - Evaluation of E-optotypes as a screening test and the prevalence and causes of visual loss in a rural population in SW UgandaS M Mbulaiteye
Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 9:251-62. 2002..In the present paper, we describe the prevalence of visual loss in rural Uganda and the screening accuracy of E-optotypes when used by non-medical staff... - Understanding sexual behaviour change in rural southwest Uganda: a multi-method studyR Pool
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
AIDS Care 18:479-88. 2006..Not only behaviour change, but also the maintenance of safe behaviour is important. Also, understanding reasons for change and extent and consistency of change are important when planning and evaluating interventions... - Social marketing of pre-packaged treatment for men with urethral discharge (Clear Seven) in UgandaB Jacobs
Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
Int J STD AIDS 14:216-21. 2003..Distribution of socially marketed pre-packaged treatment for male urethritis should be expanded in sub-Saharan Africa. Consideration should be given to developing similar kits for women... - The effect of tuberculin skin testing on viral load and anti-mycobacterial immune responses in HIV-1-infected Ugandan adultsP A Mawa
MRC Programme on AIDS in Uganda, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 8:586-92. 2004..To determine whether tuberculin skin testing (TST) is associated with an increase in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load, and to examine the effect of TST on anti-mycobacterial immune responses... - Community sex education among adolescents in rural Uganda: utilizing indigenous institutionsH Muyinda
Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS in Uganda and Uganda Virus Research Institute London, UK
AIDS Care 16:69-79. 2004..As a result, despite initial suspicion by the community, their activities were supported by the community generally and effective as intervention... - Chronic facial crustsB N Mayanja
Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe
Lancet 360:1940. 2002 - Aetiology of sexually transmitted infections and response to syndromic treatment in southwest UgandaJ M Pickering
Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, 222 Euston Road, London NW1, UK
Sex Transm Infect 81:488-93. 2005..To determine the aetiology of genital ulcers and discharges in rural south western Uganda and to assess response to syndromic treatment... - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in developing countriesN French
Wellcome Trust/LEPRA Karonga Prevention Study, P.O. Box 46, Chilumba, Malawi
Ann Trop Med Parasitol 100:433-54. 2006....