Browsing School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collections by Issue Date "2004"
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Anthropometric Profile of Secondary School Pupils in Uganda: A case Study of Kampala and Kamuli Districts.
(2004)The incidence of youthful obesity in Uganda is rising, parallel to the growth of Urbanisation. Obesity in Childhood and early Adulthood strongly predicts Adulthood obesity and the risk for Cardiovascular diseases. Primary ... -
Antibacterial Activity of Selected Medicinal Plants used to Prevent and treat Infections in Humans and Animals in Uganda.
(2004)The study screened for the Antibacterial activity of Capsicum Frutescens, Carica Papaya, Erythrina abyssinica, Eucalyptus globulus and Mangifera indica selected mediinal plants used to treat and prevent infections in Humans ... -
A clinical survey of nutritional status in surgical patients undergoing laparotomy and its impact on postoperative outcome in Mulago Hospital.
(2004)Introduction: The study was based on the observations that many hospitalized patients gave a history of weight loss and the clinically wasted patients were associated with complications such as; prolong& hospital stay, ... -
A Clinical trial to compare the Efficacy of Intrarectal versus Intravenous quinine in the Treatment of Childhood Cerebral Malaria in Mulago Hospital.
(2004)Malaria is by far the most tropical parasitic disease. It is responsible for up to 500 million episodes of infection, 2.7 million deaths and remains the makor cause of morbility and mortality in children, Malaria kills one ... -
Community knowledge, attitudes and practice on control and management of cholera in Kibandama parish, Kilembe sub-county, Kasese District
(Makerere University, 2004)The study was done on people's knowledge, attitude and practice on control and management of cholera in Kibandama parish, kilembe sub-county, Kasese District. The distict experienced recurrent outbreaks of cholera in the ... -
Community’s willingness to pay for solid waste collection and disposal in Nakawa Division, Kampala District
(2004)Although the importance of adequate funding for proper solid waste management can not be over emphasized, Nakawa Division for the last five years did not allocate enough funds for solid waste collection and disposal. During ... -
A Comparative cost analysis of the different Approaches to providing eye surgery in Busia and Mbale Districts (Uganda)
(2004)Over the last thre years, only 2% of the patients who require major eye surgery in Busia District have accessed it. This is attributed to lack of funds and other resources to cater for the waiting list of patients for major ... -
Comparison of sputum induction to bronchoal veolar lavage as collecting methods in the diagnosis of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2004)Pneumocystis carinii pneumoni(PCP)is an opportunistic infection that occurs in immunosuppressed populations, especially patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) infection. PCP occurs at some point in the ... -
Condom use among commercial sex workers in Kawempe Division, Kampala District.
(2004)Background: In Kampala district, commercial sex workers (CSWs) have been reported with high incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (Ministry of Health 1998). As one of the methods of STDs/HIV prevention, the level of ... -
Costs of setting up and maintaining home based management of fever in Kumi District
(2004)Introduction Prompt and effective treatment of malaria in the under five year old children is essential in malaria control. Death often results from complications of malaria if treatment is not given within 24 hours. In ... -
The diagonostic value of Serum Cryptococcal Antigen Titres among HIV infected patients with suspected cryptococcal meningo-encephalitis attending Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2004)Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis(CM) is the commonest, most important and most serious opportunisitc infection of the central nervous system (CNS) among HIV-AIDS Patients.The clinical presentation of CM is often non-specific ... -
Early results of sign nailing of diaphyseal tibial fractures at Mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2004)Sign nails are a new generation of solid IM-nails, which were originally designed, for the management of open tibial fractures but their use has evolved over time and now used for external fixation of both diaphyseal tibial ... -
The effect of a criterion based surgical audit on outcome of intervention among patients with limb injuries in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2004)Background: In recent years, several studies have reported improvement in quality in quality of health care following regular surgical audits. Objective: The aim of the study was to review clinical performance and derive ... -
The Effect of School feeding Programmes on Nutritional status of Pupils Attending Primary day Schools in Jinja District
(2004)Despite a gorvenment policy to the effect that all children in day schools shall be provided with lunch, only 35% of day primary schools had a feeding program in Jinja district. No information was available on effects on ... -
Evaluation of the sleeping sickness control program in Mukono District, Uganda
(2004)Introduction Although Sleeping sickness was eliminated from Africa in the 1960's, it has re-emerged as a disease of public health importance (WHO, 2000). In Uganda, the control target of reducing cases of sleeping sickness ... -
Factors Affecting the Uptake of HIV Voluntary Counselling and Testing by People Aged 15 to 49 Years in Kumi District, Uganda
(2004)According to the Ministry of Health Report, 2002, About 1 Million People in Uganda are Infected with HIV, while 1 Million have died from AIDS in the past 20 Years. HIV/AIDS is one of the main Diseases contributing to the ... -
Factors associated with development of severe malaria in children under 5 years in Kanungu District
(Makerere University, 2004)Malaria remains a major public health problem in Uganda. In Kanungu District, malaria is responsible for 40% of all outpatient visits, 25% admissions and 14% in-patient deaths. Ninety percent of these deaths are among ... -
Factors Associated with Use of Road Safety Precautions among Boda Boda Cyclists in Kawempe Division- Kampala District
(2004)Road Traffic crashes (RTCs) are the most important cause of all unintentional injuries and constitute a major health problem worldwide. Motor cycle crashes are associated with a wide spectrum of injuries with head injury ... -
Factors influencing uptake of HIV voluntary testing among women attending antenatal care in Tororo District, Uganda
(2004)Background: HlV/AlDS is a major public health problem in Uganda, ranked the 2nd cause of mortality and morbidity in all age groups. Of HIV positive pregnant mothers, 30% transmit the virus to their babies. In 2001 Tororo ... -
Factors predisposing to contamination of ready-to-eat food sold by food vendors in Rubaga Division, Kampala District
(2004)Introduction Consumption of ready-to-eat food sold on streets and workplaces is common in Kampala city. However, the hygienic aspects of food vending operations are of major concern because cholera epidemics have been ...