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Prevalence and factors associated with dry eye syndrome in adult patients presenting at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015)
Introduction:
Dry eye syndrome is a disease of tears and ocular surface that results in symptoms of ocular discomfort and visual disturbance with potential to damage to the ocular surface. There is limited published ...
Factors associated with male involvement in antenatal HIV counseling and testing in Kitgum District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Background: Male involvement in antenatal HIV counseling and testing increases the use of PMTCT interventions in resource limited settings. Male involvement is also associated with reduced mother to child transmission of ...
Willingness to screen for breast cancer among adult females attending Mulago National Referal Hospital
(Makerere University, 2016-11)
Background
Breast cancer incidence has increased worldwide, with exceptionally high mortality in Sub-Saharan African women, mostly due to late disease diagnosis. Breast cancer screening is crucial to identifying cancer ...
Prevalence and factors associated with dry eye syndrome in adult patients presenting at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015-09)
Introduction:
Dry eye syndrome is a disease of tears and ocular surface that results in symptoms of ocular discomfort and visual disturbance with potential to damage to the ocular surface. There is limited published ...
Performance, attitudes and beliefs of village health teams regarding management of severe malaria using rectal artesunate for children under five in Mpigi district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Introduction and background: Malaria is still a complex public health problem in the African region, where most cases and deaths are due to the disease occurrence (UNICEF, 2007). The study main objective was to assess the ...
Factors influencing infant and young child feeding practices among children 0- 24 months in Nakivale Refugee Settlement Isingiro District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Worldwide, suboptimal breastfeeding still accounts for deaths of 1.4 million children aged
less than five years. Most refugee assessments do not collect data on factors affecting Infant
and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) ...
Description of Congenital anomalies Associated with omphalocele in children attended to in Mulago Hospital
(2016)
Introduction: Omphalocele is a common congenital midline abdominal wall defect and its
impact is great on new born infants and is more severe in low and middle income countries
(LMICs) where health care resources are ...
Effects of the Informed Health Choices primary school intervention on the ability of children in Uganda to assess the reliability of claims about treatment effects : A cluster-randomised controlled trial
(2017)
Background: Claims about what improves or harms our health are ubiquitous. People need to be able to assess the reliability of these claims. We aimed to evaluate an intervention designed to teach primary school children ...
The challenge in the maintenance of catholic schools in the light of Gravissimum Educationis, Pallisa sub county
(Makerere University, 2015-05)
The research was based in Pallisa Sub County and carried out in catholic schools. The major objective of the research was to find out how best the Catholic Church can do to maintain its founded schools. This research ...
Adherence to community prescribed antimalarial drugs among caregivers of U5 children and factors associated with their treatment seeking behaviour in Nadunget and Rupa sub-counties in Moroto District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-09)
Background: Malaria is the leading cause of child mortality in Moroto district. Through iCCM, VHTs treat children under five years of age for malaria at community level. Poor adherence to antimalarial drugs can result into ...