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Urban settings do not ensure access to services: Findings from the immunisation programme in Kampala Uganda
(BMC Health Services Research, 2014)
Background: Previous studies on vaccination coverage in developing countries focus on individual- and community-level barriers to routine vaccination mostly in rural settings. This paper examines health system barriers to ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of HIV clients on the management of safe water chain: A case study for Alive Medical Services
(Makerere University, 2014-08)
Introduction:
Diarrhoea, a result of un-safe water, is one of the most common symptoms affecting People
Living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus (PLHIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS). 90% of PLHIV and ...
Unknown HIV status among women delivering in Mulago Hospital
(2014)
Mother to Child Transmission of HIV accounts for more than 90% of all paediatric HIV infections. HIV testing among pregnant women is the first step to receiving interventions that prevent Mother to Child transmission. ...
Determinants of health related quality of life in smear positive and smear negative adult tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction/background: Smear negative Tuberculosis has been on the rise since the HIV
epidemic and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. There is limited information regarding
health related quality of life(HRQoL) ...
Factors affecting male involvement in family health days at places of worship in Fort Portal Municipality, Kabarole District, Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-11-25)
Introduction/background: Uganda has a high maternal and child mortality and is struggling to achieve millennium development goals 4 and 5 by 2015 and one of the reasons for this is low male partner involvement in Reproductive, ...
Factors affecting PITC uptake among pediatric patients at Bugando medical centre Mwanza, North Western Tanzania
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction and background: The scaling up of PITC among children has not yet reached satisfactory levels in Sub- Saharan Africa, particularly in Tanzania. PITC level is still low among children in Tanzania where only ...
Factors associated with utilization of antenatal care services by adolescent mothers in Jinja Municipality, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Background: Utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services among adolescent mothers in Jinja municipality, Uganda is still low despite significant efforts to maximize its services. Objectives The general objective of the ...
Comparison of wet mount microscopy and PCR against culture for the diagnosis of trichomonas vaginalis among symptomatic females at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014-08-08)
Background: Trichomonas vaginalis (TV)is a protozoan parasite that causes infection in the human urogenital tract. It is a common cause of vaginitis in women, associated with a frothy, malodorous, greenish vaginal discharge. ...
Treatment outcomes of severely malnourished HIV infected and uninfected children admitted to Mwanamugimu Nutrition Unit, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction and Background: Under-five mortality in Sub Saharan Africa is twice as high
as in any other region of the world. In Uganda, SAM affects 2% of children and more than
40% of acutely malnourished children are ...
Factors associated with healthcare workers’ adherence to national guidelines for MDR TB surveillance in Uganda: A case study of the West Nile region
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background:
A previous history of tuberculosis (TB) treatment has been identified as a risk factor for multidrug resistant TB. Therefore these patients are a high priority group for whom culture and drug-susceptibility ...