To whom, when and why? Actual patterns of HIV disclosure in East-Central Uganda.
The Ugandan HIV programme has shortcomings in the following areas: access to treatment, partner testing, safe sex behaviour and social support. All these areas are positively influenced by...

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Prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Village of Palmas Bellas, Province of Colon, Panama
This study was done with the intention to generate information about the prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a rural area (Palmas Bellas) of the District of Chagres, Province of Colon, Panama...

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Prevalence and factors influencing cigarette smoking among medical and nonmedical university students in Tbilisi, Georgia: a cross-sectional study
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. Huge share of today’s smokers come to newly independent countries of Soviet Union, due to its unregulated anti-tobacco laws and...

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The prevalence of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the city of Telavi, Georgia:across-sectional study.
COPD, which is defined as an airflow limitation is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity, health expenditures of which have been rising sharply. The major risk factors of COPD are...

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Assessment of HIV Workplace Programmes (WPP) in Public and Private Organisations in Namibia
The assessment of Workplace Programmes (WPPs) in the public and private sector is part of the Namibian HIV Research and Evaluation Agenda. The study was hosted by the Ministry of Health and Social...

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A Comparative Descriptive Study of Visceral Leishmaniasis between Patients Attending a Hospital and Non-Hospitalized Patients Found after Active Case Finding at Trishal, in Bangladesh
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), or kala-azar (KA), is an endemic disease with great public health implication in certain rural communities of Bangladesh. It is characterized by irregular fever...

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Determinants of drug resistant tuberculosis in Swaziland
This study looked at factors being associated with MDR-TB in Swaziland. Genotyping analysis were applied to assess prevalent lineages in the country and to identify dominant strain-families such as...

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Clients’ perceived quality of PMTCT: Ugandan and Tanzanian Experience
Low uptake of PMTCT services has been noted in sub-Saharan Africa despite wide scale-up of ARVs as well as expansion of PMTCT programme. The aim of the study was to assess the quality of care...

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Sociocultural, Infrastructural and Political Determinants surrounding Severe Maternal Morbidity: The case of Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity and Obstetric Fistula in Kasese district, Western Uganda
This study is to explore the underlying sociocultural, infrastructural and political factors contributing to severe maternal morbidity in Western Uganda by understanding the experiences of...

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Lessons learned from the current influenza H1N1v pandemic and its potential consequences for future regulatory preparedness in particular for the authorisation of pandemic influenza vaccines.
One objective of this thesis is to compare and analyse the regulatory pathways for the authorization of pandemic influenza vaccines especially in light of the respective data requirements for a...

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