Prevalence of asthma among school children in Gaborone, Botswana.

Background: Asthma prevalence is high (>10%) in developed countries and although data is still missing for most of Africa, rates are increasing in developing regions as they become more westernized. We investigated the prevalence of asthma in school children in Gaborone, Botswana.

Methods: This was a cross sectional descriptive study.

Combination antiretroviral therapy in population affected by conflict: outcomes from large cohort in northern Uganda.

Objective: To measure the clinical and immunological outcomes of HIV positive adult patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in conflict affected northern Uganda.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Gulu District, northern Uganda.

Clinical and immunological outcomes of a national paediatric cohort receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in Uganda.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate clinical and immunological outcomes of paediatric patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) enrolled in The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda national HIV/AIDS programme.

Design: Observational study of patients (age <14 years) enrolled in 10 clinics across Uganda for which TASO has data.

Methods: We extracted patient demographic, immunological and clinical outcomes from the TASO databases regarding age, sex, cART regimen, CD4 cell count and WHO stage at initiation, tuberculosis, mortality and adherence.