Browsing School of Public Health (Public-Health) Collections by Issue Date "2011"
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Acceptability of male infant medical circumcision as an HIV prevention strategy among patients attending a Health Centre IV in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2011)Background: Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection by 50-60%. UNAIDS has recommended that MMC be integrated into prevention strategies in countries of high prevalence. Circumcision ... -
Acceptability of masking and patient separation to control nosocomial Tuberculosis in Uganda: a qualitative study
(J Public Health, 2011)Objectives: This study explored the acceptability of cough etiquette, wearing masks and separation by tuberculosis (TB) suspects and TB patients in two districts in Uganda. Design: The study was conducted in Mukono and ... -
Assessment of quality of Antiretroviral therapy care in Iganga District
(Makerere University, 2011)Introduction: The ART program in Uganda was started in an expedited fashion to scale up the ART services and get people on treatment. This rapid scale-up of HIV care and treatment, may have compromised quality of ART care. ... -
Building capacity for HIV/AIDS program leadership and management in Uganda through mentored Fellowships
(Co-Action Publishing, 2011)Background: Around the world, health professionals and program managers are leading and managing public and private health organizations with little or no formal management and leadership training and experience. Objective: ... -
Factors associated with uptake of community based directly observed tuberculosis treatment strategy in Kayunga District, Uganda
(Makerere University, Kampala - Uganda, 2011)Background: Good uptake of CB-DOTS is critical for the successful control of TB both at the national and district level. Despite 100% geographical coverage with CB-DOTS in Kayunga district by 2005, in 2007 the uptake was ... -
Factors associated with uptake of DNA PCR HIV testing of HIV exposed infants in Hoima District, Uganda: A case control study
(Makerere University, 2011)Introduction: Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV infection in exposed infants as early as six weeks using DNA PCR is critical to improve pediatric HIV/AIDS care. In Hoima district, only 38% of HIV exposed infants were ... -
Interventions to manage dual practice among health workers (Review)
(John Wiley & Sons, 2011)Background Dual practice, whereby health workers hold two or more jobs, is a common phenomenon globally. In resource constrained low- and middle-income countries dual practice poses an ongoing threat to the efficiency, ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with acute malnutrition in infants aged between 1 to 6 months attending Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)Background: Acute malnutrition is a major public health problem among children throughout the world particularly in developing countries. In Uganda the prevalence of acute malnutrition is high and is increasingly affecting ... -
Prevalence of Kala-azar in Pokot County, Nakapiripirit District
(Makerere University, 2011)Background: Kala-azar is the only clinical manifestation of leishmaniasis so far recently reported in Uganda and has been largely confined in Pokot County. Here it is caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the ... -
Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and health-seeking behaviour in rural Uganda
(International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2011)OBJECTIVES: To assess tuberculosis (TB) knowledge, attitudes and health-seeking behaviour to inform the design of communication and social mobilisation interventions. SETTING: Iganga/Mayuge Demographic Surveillance Site, ...