| Title |
High Prevalence of tuberculosis infection among medical students in Makerere University, Kampala: results of a cross sectional study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Public Health, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/0778-7367-71-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Henry Mugerwa, Denis K Byarugaba, Simon Mpooya, Penelope Miremba, Joan N Kalyango, Charles Karamagi, Achilles Katamba |
| Abstract |
Uganda's Ministry of Health registered a 12% increase in new Tuberculosis (TB) cases between 2001 and 2005. Of these, 20% were from Kampala district and most from Mulago national referral hospital where the largest and the oldest medical school is found. Medical students are likely to have an increased exposure to TB infection due to their training in hospitals compared to other university students. The study compared the prevalence of TB infection and associated factors among undergraduate medical and veterinary students in Makerere University, Uganda. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 30% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
| Uganda | 1 | 10% |
| Argentina | 1 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 2 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 70% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 52 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 23% |
| Unknown | 12 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 42% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 15 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
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