Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Subject "Domestic violence"
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The challenge posed by lay catechists’ poverty to their effectiveness in evangelization in the light of redemptoris missio in Kasanga Parish, Kasese Catholic Diocese
(Makerere University, 2015-04)It is true the Bishop is primarily the agent of Evangelization; this becomes very vivid when he has a very good team of coworkers, like the priests, Nuns, religious brothers and Catechists. Right back from the early ... -
Domestic violence among women seeking pos-abortion care
(Elsevier, 2001-07)Domestic violence victims are unlikely to make contraception choices [1], may have unplanned unwanted pregnancies [2], and thus resort to abortion [1,2]. Probably, many women with abortion complications are victims. The ... -
Domestic violence as risk factor for unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Mulago hospital, Kampala, Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing, 2006)Objective: To compare pregnancy intention and domestic violence among women with induced and spontaneous abortion. Method: Case-control study in Mulago Hospital, Uganda, from September 2003 to June 2004 of 942 women seeking ... -
Domestic violence during pregnancy and risk of low birth-weight and maternal complications: a prospective cohort study at Mulago Hospital, Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing, 2006-10)Objectives: To investigate whether domestic violence during pregnancy is a risk factor for antepartum hospitalization or low birthweight (LBW) delivery. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted in Mulago hospital, ... -
Domestic violence during pregnancy in Uganda: the social context, biomedical consequences and relationship with induced abortion
(Axis Printers, 2006-05)Background: The 2000/2001 Uganda Demographic and Health Surveillance report indicated that domestic violence, unwanted pregnancies and induced abortion were common reproductive health problems in Uganda. Women’s and men’s ... -
Perceptions of health care providers in Mulago hospital on prevention and management of domestic violence
(Makerere University Medical School, 2005)Objective: To explore knowledge, attitudes and practices of health workers in Mulago hospital towards domestic violence prevention and management, especially violence during pregnancy. Methods: From 5th to 25th March 2000, ... -
The social construction and context of domestic violence in Wakiso District, Uganda
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2005-12)This study explored community perceptions of factors associated with domestic violence, with an emphasis on events occurring during pregnancy. Ten focus group discussions, 14 key-informant interviews and four case vignettes ...