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Access to health care for febrile children in Uganda: symptom recognition, care seeking practices and provider choice
(Karolinska Institutet and Makerere University, 2009)
Background: Febrile illnesses including malaria and pneumonia are leading causes of death among children under five in Uganda. Despite government efforts to increase health care access by offering free services at government ...
Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices of hair salon operators on infection control measures in Busia district, uganda.
(2007)
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: Barbering and hairdressing pose particular public health if they are not conducted in a safe and hygienic manner. These risks that include the transmission of infectious diseases such as ...
Oral manifestations and their relationship to immunesuppression in HIV positive children at Mildmay Uganda
(2009-11)
HIV/AIDS is a major global health problem affecting both low and high- income countries. Oral manifestations of HIV infection further threaten the usually poor health of HIV- positive children and lower their quality of ...
Contraceptive use among women refugees in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, Kyenjojo District, South Western Uganda
(2009-05)
Today Uganda hosts an estimated 230,000 refugees in 12 districts. There are 16,000 refugees in Kyaka II settlement in Kyenjojo district in Western Uganda. Family Planning supplies and services for refugees in Kyenjojo ...
Assessment of the enabling and barrier factors for reciept of couple HIV counselling and testing in Rakai district health facilities.
(2008-10)
INTRODUCTION:
Discordant marriages are one of the world’s high risk groups for HIV transmission. Rakai district in Uganda has 55.9% HIV sero discordance rate. Married people who come with their partners for CHCT which ...
Comparison of two communities affected by cholera in kasese district.
(2008-01)
INTRODUCTION:
Some sub-counties in kasese district, namely Karambi and Bwera have experienced frequent cholera out-breaks since the year 2000 to date. On the other hand, Malibu, Hima, Kukoki and Bugoye sub counties have ...
Quality of nurse led care for people living with HIV/AIDS attending the infectious diseases clinic, Mulago hospital.
(2008-11)
INTRODUCTION:
The Infectious Diseases Clinic (IDC) has a nurse led model of care through which stable and/or asymptomatic HIV patients are managed. To enhance patient quality of life, it is important to ensure that these ...
Evaluation of the community based directly observed treatment for tuberculosis-short implimentation in Rukungiri district, Uganda
(2005-02)
The Community Based Directly Observed Treatment Short course program for tuberculosis has been proved to be one of the most effective of all health interventions, but its performance in Rukungiri district was still poor ...
Factors affecting use of community based tuberculosis care in kampala district, uganda.
(2007-11)
Tuberculosis(T.B)is among the leading causes of mortality and affects one third of the population in the developing countries. Community based tuberculosis short course therapy(CBDOTS) is the most effective strategy available ...
Factors affecting adherence to cotrimoxazole prophylaxis among HIV/AIDS patients in Rukungiri District, Uganda.
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
Globally, 33 million people are estimated to be living with HIV of which 22 million are in sub Saharan Africa. In Rukungiri district, 20115 people were estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS. With adherence ...