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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 ...
Factors associated with utilisation of health unit maternity services among women who attend antenatal care in Tororo district.
(2001-06)
INTRODUCTION:
The MMR for Tororo is estimated at 1,200/100,000 live birth compared to national figure of 506/100,000. Low utilization of delivery services had not been well documented.
OBJECTIVE:
To determine factors ...
Factors influencing the prevalence of Intensinal Helmiths among Pupils in Primary Schools in Troro District- Uganda.
(2001)
INTRODUCTION:
Intestinal helminths continue to be a public health problem in Tororo District affecting many primary school pupils, irrespective of their age and sex. Much of the published information at the national and ...
Assessment of the surveillance system for diseases of epidemic potential in Rukungiri District, Uganda.
(2001-06)
BACKGROUND:
During a workshop held on 4th May 2000, DHT members in Rukungiri district expressed concern over the various problems facing the surveillance system. The magnitude of these problems and the factors responsible ...
Risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases among sexually active individuals in Mbarara District, Uganda.
(2001-07)
BACKGROUND:
STDs and HIV/AIDS prevalence has persistently remained high at 14.3% and 11.9% respectively in Mbarara district. HIV (80-85% transmission by sexual intercourse in Uganda), was ranking eighth (1997) among the ...
Prevalence and predictors of substance abuse among students in Secondary Schools in Kabarole District.
(2001)
INTRODUCTION:
A study conducted in secondary schools in Kabarole District to determine the prevalence and factors associated with substance abuse among the students.
OBJECTIVES:
To establish the magnitude and determine ...
Factors Associated with Utilisation of Health Unit Maternity Services among Women who attend Antenatal care in Tororo District.
(2001-06)
INTRODUCTION
The MMR for Tororo is estimated at 1,200/100,000 live births compared to national figure of 506/100,000. Low utilization of delivery services hadn't been well documented.
OBJECTIVE
To determine factors that ...
Traditional Medicine; Practise and Utilization in an Urban Setting.
(2001)
INTRODUCTION
Whereas WHO recommends collaboration with traditional practitioners(TPs) in the provision of health care, in Uganda however there is little documentation on the practice and use of TM. This study examined the ...
Carrier state of streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasopharnyx of Sickle Cell Children in Mulago Hospital - Kampala, Uganda.
(2001-04-13)
Introduction: Invasive pneumococcal disease has been recognised as a serious complication of homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease since the first description of this association (Wollstein & Kriedel, 1928). In Uganda there ...
Assessment of the Implementation of the Health Sub-District Concept in Arua District in Uganda.
(2001-03)
INTRODUCTION:
The implementation of the HSD concept, a strategy under health sector reforms and decentralization had been associated with poor management and delivery of health services in HSDs in Arua District. This was ...