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Availability of child-friendly medicines and child caretaker knowledge on administering them among children below 5 years at lower public health facilities under Kampala Capital City Authority
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Introduction
In 2011, an estimated 7.6 million children under the age of 5 years died globally (Lozano et al.,2011). In Uganda, 32% of childhood mortality is due to malaria (MoH, 2010) and another 17–26% attributed to ...
Nutritional status of secondary school adolescents and associated factors in Gulu district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-09)
Introduction: Many adolescents in Uganda have a poor nutritional status with the prevalence of wasting being at 32.9% and 14.3% for boys and girls respectively. The national adolescent health policy advocates for a nutritional ...
Factors affecting participation of HIV positive mothers in the early infant diagnosis program in Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2017)
Introduction
Children infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have a high risk of death. In infants, these deaths can be avoided by Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV so that those who are found to be ...
Level of partograph completeness in Kyenjojo District health facilities, Mid-Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)
Introduction: A partograph is one of the most valuable decision making tools that helps to detect complications during labor for timely intervention. However, most health care workers do not document their findings on a ...
Health-related quality of life among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Mbale District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Introduction: Drug therapy prevents tuberculosis (TB) spread, morbidity and mortality but it affects the patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Currently, TB case management guidelines focus so much attention ...
Knowledge and attitudes of bar attendants towards secondhand smoke and compliance with smoking regulations in bars in Kampala Central Division
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Introduction/background: Smoking increases the risk of non-communicable diseases, not
only to smokers but also for second-hand smokers. Second-hand smoke may adversely affect
health and aggravate illness. Tobacco use ...
Prevalence and factors associated with disclosure of HIV serostatus to sexual partners among HIV positive breastfeeding women attending eMTCT clinics in Jinja District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)
Introduction
There is a low proportion of HIV positive individuals who disclose their HIV positive status to their sexual partners globally ranging between 16.7 - 46%. This results into poor adherence and poor appointments ...
The effect of HIV testing and instant antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation on long term patients’ attrition: A retrospective cohort study in Masaka, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015)
Introduction: By June 2013, an estimated 35 million people were living with HIV/AIDS of which, about 13.6 million had been put on antiretroviral drugs (ART). The World Health Organization (WHO) through UNAIDS set the ...
Prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Namutumba district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-11-10)
Anaemia is one of the major causes of deaths among children under five years in Uganda where 50% of children under five years have anaemia. Childhood anaemia has both short and long term adverse consequences if not attended ...
Effect of the eQuality health Bwindi scheme on utilisation of health services at Bwindi community hospital
(Makerere University, 2017)
eQuality Health Bwindi is a Community Based Health Insurance (CBHI) scheme that was initiated to increase access to health care at Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH). This research sought to determine the effect of the scheme ...