Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Subject "Uganda."
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Assessing performance of village health team (VHT) members in promoting maternal and neonatal health programmes in Soroti District Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-06)Background: Maternal mortality is still unacceptably high in Uganda at 438 per 100,000 live births (UDHS 2011).Uganda adopted the Village Health Teams (VHTs) strategy in 2001 as a bridge in health service delivery between ... -
Assessment of measles related morbidity and mortality following the september 1999 mass measles vaccination campaign in Jinja district.
(2001-07)INTRODUCTION: Measles continues to be a very serious public health problem in developing countries despite the availability of an excellent vaccine. In 1999, UNEPI launched measles catch-up campaigns in phases by geographic ... -
Characterization of extended spectrum βlactamases elaborated in enterobacteriaceae in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2017-08-23)Background: Extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) have been identified as a major cause of both community and facility associated infections and are closely linked to faecal carriage in the ... -
Dissertation barriers to timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected children admitted to mulago hospital paediatric wards.
(2007-08)BACKGROUND: The median survival of HIV infected children in the absence of treatment is 2 years, thus early initiation of ART is desirable. In Uganda, ART is now being provided free of charge. However, some children still ... -
Factors influencing uptake of HIV voluntary testing among women attending antenatal care in Tororo District, Uganda
(2004)Background: HlV/AlDS is a major public health problem in Uganda, ranked the 2nd cause of mortality and morbidity in all age groups. Of HIV positive pregnant mothers, 30% transmit the virus to their babies. In 2001 Tororo ... -
The prevalence of otitis media with effusion among 4-6 year old nursery school children in Kawempe devision, Kampala district.
(2002-05)Hearing impairment is one of the commonest causes of disability in the world. Hearing impairment occurring in a child may lead to delayed speech and language development, poor intellectual ability and abnormal psychosocial ... -
The prevalence of otitis media with effusion and associated hearing impairment among adults HIV/AIDS patients attending the ISS clinic at Mulago hospital
(2007-05)INTRODUCTION:The HIV/AIDS is the worst epidemic seen in the twentieth century where over 40 million people worldwide are living with the disease. It attacks the immune system leading to easy susceptibility to opportunistic ... -
Short Term Outcome in One Stage Pantalar Soft Tissue Release with Transifixation of Talonavicular Joint in Resistant Idiopathic congenital ClubFoot.
(2001-04)Twenty one patients with 32 idiopathic resistant clubfoot were operated on by the sane surgeon at Mulago and Mengo hospitals. The mean patient age was 20.69 months (range 5.00-43.50 months). A single surgical technique of ... -
Treatment and outcomes of children with negative malaria smears at Aduku, Kihihi and Nagongera health centres.
(2007-08)INTRODUCTION: The Uganda Ministry of Health guidelines recommend that all patients with fever without evidence of other diseases be treated for malaria regardless of smear results. With the introduction of Artemisinin-based ... -
Willingness to pay for community health insurance among households in Jinja district
(2007-10)Introduction: Community Health Insurance (CHI) is advocated for in many developing countries as one way of addressing the ill effects of direct payments of health care. It is perceived to be relevant in countries in ...