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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 ...
Prevalence of Khat consumption and its associated factors among commercial motorcyclists in Kampala Central Division, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016)
Introduction and background:
Substance abuse is a global problem causing both social and public health havoc in many countries. Khat as a mild psycho-stimulant increases alertness and reduces the need to sleep. Recent ...
Exposure to tobacco during pregnancy among mothers with low birth weight new borns in Arua District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)
Introduction
Exposure to tobacco during pregnancy is a risk to the mothers’ health and their unborn babies. It has been observed to be an important independent risk factor for the low birth-weight of newborns which may ...
Breast cancer knowledge, practice of preventive measures and associated factors among rural women aged 20 – 49 years in Kigulu County, Iganga District
(Makerere University, 2017)
Background: In Uganda 1,100 women die of breast cancer every year, with a patient peak age of 30 -39 years, majority of patients present late at stage III and IV. Early detection remains a major effective approach to combat ...
MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE UPTAKE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN ATTENDING SOROTI HOSPITAL, UGANDA
(2015-07)
Introduction: In SSA about 60% of PHAs are reproductive age women. HIV+ women continue to have unplanned pregnancies due to low uptake of MFP methods. Unplanned pregnancies among PHAs are associated with increased paediatric ...
Impact of Pastoral land use change on Surface Water Quality in Kagera Sub-Basin
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Land use change is one of the key factors which strongly influence the process of pastoral development in the Kagera basin within which River Kagera, a principal river that drains into Lake Victoria flows through.
The ...
The Challenges faced by Media Organisations in Migrating from Analogue Transmission to Digital Transmission in Uganda: A Case Study Of WBS TV
(Makerere University, 2015-05-08)
Uganda committed to switching off its analogue signals by 2015 in line with the international deadline. Not much has been achieved in that regard. Subsequent efforts to phase out the analogue broadcasting systems and replace ...
Risk factors associated with couple HIV status. The case of clients at AIDS Information Centre-Mengo Kisenyi, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
The study was guided by two objectives: namely, to examine the socio-economic factors associated with Couple HIV status among HCT clients and to establish the socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with Couple ...
Assessment of the implementation of maternal death audits in Arua district, Uganda
(School of Public Health, 2014-11-11)
Background: Maternal death audits (MDA) have existed in Uganda since 2000 but data on their performance is limited. This study assessed knowledge, attitudes and practices; structure, processes, enhancers, and barriers ...
Factors associated with recurrence of plague in endemic villages in Vurra County, Arua District
(Makerere University, 2017)
Background
Plague epidemics have continued to occur in West Nile in Uganda an area with persistent wild rodent infection. The study was conducted to determine the factors associated with plague endemicity in Vurra County, ...