Browsing School of Public Health (Public-Health) Collections by Issue Date "2009-10"
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Challenges of anti-retroviral therapy among children aged six-fifteen years in kabarole district.
(2009-10)INTRODUCTION: HIV/AIDS is one of the leading causes of mortality among children in kabarole district. It is however unknown how many children are on ART and there is very little documented evidence of the challenges faced ... -
Community knowledge, perceptions and beliefs towards utilization of insecticide treated nets in Busia District, Uganda.
(2009-10)BACKGROUND: Use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) is one of the proven effective malaria control methods. One of the major challenges to ITNs utilization has been access to the ITNs. Busia is one of the districts in which ... -
Evaluation of patients' response to treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala.
(2009-10)BACKGROUND: In Africa, a consideration number of clients get diagnosed with HIV for the first time after a WHO stage 4 illness. Evidence in the developed world shows that individuals who initiate ART with advanced HIV/AIDS ... -
Factors associated with clinic non-attendance among HIV infected adolescents at the Mildmay Centre in Wakiso District Uganda
(2009-10)Health seeking behaviour among adolescents is poor yet they face many health challenges including unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV infection. The Mildmay Centre currently provides care ... -
Factors associated with clinic non-attendance among HIV infected adolescents at the Mildmay Centre in Wakiso District Uganda.
(2009-10)Health seeking behaviour among adolescents is poor yet they face many health challenges including unwanted pregnancies, sexually infected infections (STI) and HIV infection. The Mildmay Centre currently provides care to ... -
Factors associated with uptake of home based HIV counselling and testing by men in old Kumi district.
(2009-10)BACKGROUND: Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) is one of the key strategies for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in Uganda. However, despite the introduction of home based HIV counselling and testing (HBCT), ... -
Factors associted with defaulting on tuberculosis treatment among HIV infected patients at the Infectious Disease Institute Clinic, Kampala, Uganda
(2009-10)INTRODUCTION: Default from TB treatment poses challenges to TB control including the emergence of drug resistant TB, Higher rates of relapse and retreatment and increased treatment expense and need for human resources. ... -
Factors influencing implementation of infection control measures in health units in Arua District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-10)Background: According to the ‘Yellow Star’ program, less than 60% of the health units in Arua district, Uganda, were adequately observing infection control measures in spite of the presence of guidelines on how to do so. ... -
Factors influencing male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV program among Luzira's prisons custodial staff, kampala, uganda.
(2009-10)INTRODUCTION: Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV is a crucial intervention globally in fight against HIV epidemic. Male involvement in PMTCT influences the uptake of the program by their partners. However, ... -
Risk factors for infant mortality in Iganga District.
(2009-10)Uganda has a high infant mortality rate of 76/1000 live births and in Iganga District, it was reported to be 120/1000 live births, which was much higher compared to the national average. OBJECTIVE: Determine factors ...