Browsing School of Public Health (Public-Health) by Subject "Uganda"
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Acceptability of masking and patient separation to control nosocomial Tuberculosis in Uganda: a qualitative study
(J Public Health, 2011)Objectives: This study explored the acceptability of cough etiquette, wearing masks and separation by tuberculosis (TB) suspects and TB patients in two districts in Uganda. Design: The study was conducted in Mukono and ... -
Adherence of health workers to severe Malaria treatment guidelines and associated factors at Gulu Referral and Lacor Hospitals in Gulu District, Uganda
(Makerere university, 2022)Introduction: Severe malaria is a life-threatening medical emergency and requires prompt and effective treatment to prevent death. There is a paucity of published information on current adherence of health workers to ... -
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy before and after substitution to Dolutegravir and associated factors among pregnant and postpartum mothers at the MUJHU supported facilities in Kampala - Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-01-19)Introduction: In 2020, the Uganda Ministry of health rolled out the use of dolutegravir based ART regimens as the preferred first line ART for all people living with HIV including the pregnant and postpartum mothers. Despite ... -
Adherence to early infant diagnosis of HIV testing protocol among HIV exposed infants in Buvuma Islands, Buvuma District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10)Introduction Early detection of paediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase chain reaction (DNA PCR) and rapid HIV testing is critical for access to antiretroviral therapy treatment ... -
An Android application for healthcare seekers to facilitate informed decision making: a case of general national referral hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03-28)Background: There is delayed health seeking by the health seekers to the general national referral hospitals and this may be due to lack of convenient adequate information about the health services offered by the facility. ... -
Assessing the effect of menstruation on school performance among adolescent girls in primary schools in Petta Sub County Tororo District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-11-30)Introduction: Menstruation is characterized by psychological and physiological challenges that affect school attendance, participation, concentration and completion of class work among adolescent girls. Limited data exists ... -
Assessing the relationship of caregivers' knowledge, attitudes and practices with the nutrition status of their under five year children in Nakapiripirit district - Uganda
(2015-12)Introduction: Karamoja region a home of about 1.0 million Karamojong people (UBOS 2014) has high prevalence of malnutrition among children under 5 years of age. In Nakapiripirit district alone, malnutrition is responsible ... -
Assessment of availability, adequacy and factors affecting provision of school health services in primary schools of Mukono County in Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2008-11)Introduction and background. Health related causes contribute significantly to school dropout and absenteeism. Sixty percent of school dropouts are due to sickness (MOE, 2003). This has resulted into low primary school ... -
Assessment of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of Tuberculosis Screening Strategy among health workers in public health facilities in Jinja City, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11-09)Uganda is ranked among the 30 high Tuberculosis (TB) disease burden countries globally. Jinja city is one of the 10 high-burden TB regions in Uganda, and has been reporting rising cases of TB with a high prevalence. Uganda ... -
Assessment of operational performance of health sub districts in Mubende district, Uganda.
(2009-11)INTRODUCTION: In 2001, the government of Uganda through its health policy introduced health sub districts (HSDs) with the aim of bringing health services near the people. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: The overall objective ... -
Assessment of the implementation of TB/HIV collaborative activities of the south east zone in Uganda.
(2009-09)Introduction and Background: Uganda like other sub Saharan African countries is battling with a dual epidemic of TB and HIV. About 60% of TB patients are co-infected with HIV, while about 20% of HIV patients have TB ... -
Assessment of the implementation of tuberculosis (TB) communty based directly observed treatemtn, (CB-DOTS), in Tororo District, Uganda
(2007-05)INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) affects 20 million people the world over. Uganda is among the 22 high burden countries (HBC) and is ranked 16th in the global TB control. Community based directly observed ... -
Assessment of the process of implementation of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy strategy in Tororo District, Uganda.
(2009)INTRODUCTION: Malaria in pregnancy is a long known problem in Uganda associated with maternal and child morbidity, mortality and disability. In Uganda, the MOH malaria control strategy mainly focuses on IPT, early diagnosis ... -
Association of dietary nutrient intake and body mass index among newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes patients attending diabetic clinics in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2016)Background: Overweight and obesity are significant risk factors for majority of complications among type 2 diabetes patients. With the need of prevention of diabetes related complications, dietary measures for body mass ... -
Awareness of, responsiveness to and practice of patients’ rights at Uganda’s national referral hospital.
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)Background: The realisation of patients’ rights in resource-constrained and patient-burdened public health care settings in Uganda remains an obstacle towards quality health care delivery, health careseeking behaviour ... -
Building capacity for HIV/AIDS program leadership and management in Uganda through mentored Fellowships
(Co-Action Publishing, 2011)Background: Around the world, health professionals and program managers are leading and managing public and private health organizations with little or no formal management and leadership training and experience. Objective: ... -
Capacity of private health failities to care for newborns in Jinja District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-05-22)Uganda has a high neonatal mortality rate (NMR) at 27 per 1000 live births. One of the reducing trategies for NMR is to ensure that health facilities have adequate capacity to care for newborns. 13% of mothers in Uganda ... -
Client-provider interactions in provider-initiated and voluntary HIV counseling and testing services in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) is based on information-giving while voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) includes individualised client-centered counseling. It is not known if the ... -
Clinical laboratory waste management in Masaka region, Uganda: a cross sectional study on practices and associated factors among laboratory personnel
(2018-12-06)Introduction: As evidence-based medicine picks pace in Uganda, clinical laboratory diagnosis is increasingly gaining prominence. With this comes an increase in waste generated by clinical laboratories. Improper management ... -
Comparison of models for analysis of time to loss to follow up and associated risk factors among patients receiving tuberculosis treatment from Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains the top infectious killer worldwide. In Uganda, incidence of TB was reported at 200 per 100,000 people per year. Loss to follow up (LTFU) on TB treatment was 13% in Uganda and 10% in ...