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Pre facility factors affecting the access to emergency obstetric care by mothers in Kibanda Health Sub District
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
Background: All pregnancies have a risk of developing complications and once these develop, access to Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) is all that is required to promote safe motherhood. However, globally, inequalities in ...
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. ...
Assessment of adherence to minimum standards of practice by traditional health practitioners in Jinja District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-11)
Background: Traditional medicine is widely used in Uganda, because it is believed to be more affordable, acceptable and accessible, compared to conventional services. To investigate adherence of traditional Health Practitioners ...
Factors associated with non-enrolment of tuberculosis HIV co-infected patients on an Anti-Retroviral Therapy program at Mulago Hospital Tuberculosis Clinic
(Makerere University, 2011-10)
Introduction: The high TB/HIV co-infection rate presents one of the most significant challenges to the overburdened healthcare systems in many low-income countries. However, collaborative TB/HIV treatment has not achieved ...
Factors influencing utilization of family planning services in Pabbo Internally Displaced Peoples Camp, Amuru District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-11)
Background: Northern Uganda experienced conflict for two decades between the Lord‟s Resistance Army and the government forces and an estimated 1.8 million people were displaced into encampment. A total of 189,360 (90%) of ...
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 ...
Married indviduals' perceptions about the factors associated with HIV infection in marriage: A case study of Mbarara Municipality, South Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
Introduction: Married individuals’ perception about factors associated with HIV infection in marriage often determines whether they seek routine counselling and testing services, avoid risky behaviours that would not ...
Assessment of the quality of perinatal care received by mothers attending government health facilities in Hoima District
(Makerere University, 2011-11)
Background: Hoima district has a high MMR, and the proportion of mothers having institutionalized deliveries is lower than the national average. Poor quality perinatal care services are a major barrier to reducing MMR (WHO, ...
Patient and caregiver factors affecting adherence to anti-retroviral therapy in children attending Lira Infectious Disease Clinic, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-11)
HAART can profoundly inhibit viral replication and delay disease progression, but achieving this potential in clinical practice requires adherence to complex regimens. Sustaining adherence in children represents a significant ...
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 ...