Introducing quality management into primary health care services in Uganda.

In 1994, a national quality assurance programme was established in Uganda to strengthen district-level management of primary health care services. Within 18 months both objective and subjective improvements in the quality of services had been observed. In the examples documented here, there was a major reduction in maternal mortality among pregnant women referred to Jinja District Hospital, a reduction in waiting times and increased patient satisfaction at Masaka District Hospital, and a marked reduction in reported cases of measles in Arua District.

Female partners of AIDS patients in Uganda: reported knowledge, perceptions and plans.

Objective: To assess reported knowledge of a partner's AIDS diagnosis, perceived risk of HIV infection, need for HIV testing and future support plans among women partners of male Ugandan AIDS patients.

Subjects And Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted at New Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. The subjects were women partners of consecutive male AIDS patients admitted to medical wards.