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Exploration of facilitators and barriers to completion of immunization schedule of the under one year infants among care takers in Buikwe district.
(Makerere University, 2019-04-09)
Background: Incomplete immunization of the under one year infants is a public health concern in Uganda. Unimmunized and incomplete immunization schedule of infants increase morbidity and mortality rate among infants. ...
Assessment of antiretroviral drug residues in pigs slaughtered in selected abattoirs in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
Background: Access to ARVs has increased over time as a result of emerging policies such as; the Uganda adapted WHO 2015 ART guidelines which state that all people testing positive for HIV should be enrolled on ART regardless ...
Assessment of the compliance of public health facilities with essential medicines and health supplies redistribution guidelines in Mbale district, Eastern Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-03-29)
Introduction: Redistribution is a mechanism used in stock management to move unused stock to where it is most needed. To ensure that redistribution is done in a harmonized manner, the Ministry of Health (MOH) in 2012 ...
Factors associated with untimely vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Tororo District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016-11)
ABSTRACT
Background: Vaccination is one of the most cost effective child survival interventions preventing an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths due to Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD’s) annually. However, these diseases ...
Antimicrobial self medication in post conflict northern Uganda: Implications on chloroquine and artemisinin genotypic resistance in the community
(Makerere University, 2016-04)
Background: Antimicrobial self-medication is a common medical action practiced globally. Its use though associated with risks, provides hope of improved access to healthcare for communities especially in resource limited ...
Prevalence of beta-lactam and tetracycline residues in cow milk and factors associated with knowledge, attitudes and practices on the residues in Mbale district
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
Introduction
Wide spread and indiscriminate use of antibiotics in the dairy industry creates a potential residue problem in milk and milk products that are consumed by the public. Human health problems that may result ...
Immunomodulatory activity of methanolic leaf extract of Moringa oleifera in Wistar Albino rats
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: Globally alternative herbal medicines are used to modulate the immune system in many disease conditions. Among the herbs used in Uganda is Moringa oleifera though no scientific study has been done to evaluate ...
Neonatal care self-efficacy and associated factors among post- natal mothers in Pallisa General Hospital, Uganda
(2016-08)
Mothers play a crucial role in caring for the neonates especially during the first weeks of life since it is the time of adaptation to the new environment. Since most of the deaths occur during this period it is important ...
The impact of maternal soluble human leukocyte Antigen-G levels on risk to malaria in infants at Masafu, Busia, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-29)
Background: HLA-G is known to play a vital role in protection of the fetus in utero against maternal natural killer cells, but it is associated with progression of both viral and parasitic infection such as Plasmodium ...
Knowledge, perception and factors associated with preference of anaesthesia techniques among women in antenatal ward, Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2020-12-23)
Introduction: Caesarean Section (CS) rates in Uganda are increasing and the preferred technique for CS are general anaesthesia (GA) or regional anaesthesia (RA). Among the many myths about anaesthesia in Uganda are “fear ...