Prevalence and predictors of tuberculosis among HIV patients who completed isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) at Reach out Mbuya community health initiative.

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals in Sub Saharan Africa, including Uganda. Isoniazid prophylaxis therapy (IPT) is a major public health intervention to limit tuberculosis disease among people living with HIV. However, there is limited information about the influence of IPT on TB disease incidence and its associated risk factors among HIV positive patients in Uganda especially at Reach out-Mbuya community health initiative hence the study.

Measles outbreak in Semuto Subcounty, Nakaseke District, Uganda, June-August 2021.

Background: Semuto Subcounty reported rubella/measles outbreaks in January 2020 and June-August 2021. This study investigated the outbreak in 2021 to determine the scope, and the factors associated with transmission.

Methods: A probable case was defined as a resident of Semuto Subcounty with acute onset of fever and a generalized maculopapular rash with either cough/cold or red eyes from 1 June to 31 August 2021.

An assessment of patient behavior over time-periods: a case study of managing type 2 diabetes through blood glucose readings and insulin doses.

This paper focuses on assessing the behavior of a patient over time periods for managing type 2 Diabetes. In some cases, patients with type 2 diabetes not only behave differently from other patients, but the severity of a given health problem varies even for an individual patient. We focus on understanding how and when patients differ from other patients.