Background Many studies in sub-Saharan Africa have occasionally reported a higher prevalence
of stunting in male children compared to female children. This study examined whether …

Background Data on non-specific effects of BCG vaccination in well described, general
population African cohorts is scanty. We report the effects of BCG vaccination on post-neonatal …

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) persists in Uganda and the consumption of β-carotene–rich
orange sweet potato (OSP) may help to alleviate it. Two large-scale, 2-y intervention programs …

Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is reported to be a life-saving intervention in low-income
settings. The effect of breastfeeding counselling by peer counsellors was assessed …

Background We were interested in finding out if the very low antenatal VCT acceptance rate
reported in Mbale Hospital was linked to intimate partner violence against women. We …

Objective. To assess the dietary and environmental factors influencing stunting and other
signs of poor nutritional status of children <30 months of age in a central Ugandan community, …

Background Mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) accounts for over 95% of all
paediatric HIV infections worldwide. Several studies have shown that male participation in the …

Background Health and nutrition inequality is a result of a complex web of factors that include
socio-economic inequalities. Various socio-economic indicators exist however some do …

Apart from Drawers of Water (DOW I) published in 1972, there have been only a handful of
publishedstudies on domestic water use and environmental health in East Africa, based on …

Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi are enteric pathogens that have
emerged as significant causes of persistent diarrhea (PD) in immunologically compromised …