Browsing by Subject "Diarrhoea"
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An evaluation of community led total sanitation in Molo Subcounty, Tororo District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)Introduction and Background: Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is an integrated approach done to achieve and sustain open defecation free status and is focused on igniting a change in sanitation behaviour rather than ... -
Factors associated with occurrence of diarrhoea in children aged less than 5 years in Uganda: A case study of seven towns on the shores of Lake Victoria
(Makerere University, 2012-05)This study assessed the socio-demographic, environmental and behavioural factors associated with the occurrence of childhood diarrhoea using already existing cross-sectional data from the 2006/07 Uganda Urban Inequities ... -
Factors associated with practices towards diarrhoea prevention among caretakers of children under five years in Lwengo district, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2018-11-23)ABSTRACT Introduction: Diarrhoea remained the second leading cause of death among children under five years globally. It killed more young children than Aids, malaria and measles combined. Uganda remained among the ... -
Household management of diarrhoeal diseases and associated factors among children in internally displaced peoples camps-Lira District.
(2005)Introduction: Diarrhoea occurs worldwide and causes 4% of deaths. It causes high mortality and morbidity especially in displaced populations. Uganda has about 1.8million people displaced due to civil conflict mainly in the ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of HIV clients on the management of safe water chain: A case study for Alive Medical Services
(Makerere University, 2014-08)Introduction: Diarrhoea, a result of un-safe water, is one of the most common symptoms affecting People Living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus (PLHIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). 90% of PLHIV and ... -
Markov chain prediction of the recurrence of common diseases in a community and their corresponding proportions
(Makerere University, 2012-09)Multi-state Markov models have been used to analyze the recurrence times, the average first passage times and proportions of individuals who are likely to suffer from common diseases in the long run with in the community. ... -
The mothers’ experience of their infants’ teething at three different settings in Uganda and South Africa.
(2004)‘Teething’ – a common subject of discussion among nursing mothers has been held responsible for a variety of childhood ailments by both health professionals and parents. It appears to be a social construct coined by society ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with diarrhoea among children under five years in Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement Camp Adjumani District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-10)Background: Diarrhoea remains a major cause of mortality in children under five years of age in African refugees’ settlement camps. Broadly recognized risk factors for diarrhoeal diseases include little or no access to ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with helicobacter pylori infection among children aged one month to twelve years in Mulago hospital
(2008-07)BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori infection is currently estimated to affect at least half of the world’s population and is mostly acquired in early childhood. The magnitude of this infection among children in Uganda remains ... -
Prevalence of diarrhoea and associated factors among children under five years in Lubombo region, Eswatini
(Makerere University, 2022-06-22)Introduction Diarrhoea is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under five years of age, with the highest number of deaths being reported in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The available ... -
Prevalence, severity and factors of rotavirus diarrhoea in children presenting at Kampala City Council Authority health facilities post vaccine introduction
(Makerere University, 2023)INTRODUCTION: Diarrhoea is the second most common cause of fatal childhood diseases, estimated to cause approximately half a million deaths among children aged <5 years annually. Rotavirus infection is the commonest cause ... -
The role of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in the etiology of piglet diarrhea in Kayunga and Mityana Districts of Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Pig production in Uganda is highly constrained by rampant piglet mortalities with diarrhea being a key feature. The present study was conducted to determine possible involvement of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli as agents ... -
Some pharmacological effects of the leaf extracts of vernonia lasiopus and maesa lanceolata: palnts tradiotionally used to treat common ailments in humans in East Africa.
(2009-11)BACKGROUND: Maesa lanceolata and vernonia lasiopus are important traditional medicinal plants in E. Africa. M.Lanceolata is used to treat malaria, dysentery, dermatosis, hypertension, ascariasis, difficult deliveries, ...