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Predictors of perinatal mortality in Busoga region, Uganda: a case control study.
(Makerere University, 2018-11-22)
Introduction
Although 6 million perinatal deaths were saved in the last 2 decades, another 6 million continue to die in
utero and shortly after birth. Eight out of ten neonates who die in Uganda are below 1 week and for ...
Assessing the disparity between health workers’ salaries and expenditures, and coping mechanisms adopted in hard to reach health facilities: A case of Kanungu District
(Makerere University, 2016)
Background:
Globally, studies have shown that HWs suffer from low wages and poor working conditions, and therefore dissatisfied with their jobs. In Uganda, it is common for HWs to go unpaid for up to three months, and ...
Prevalence and factors associated with soil-transmitted helminth infections among preschool age children in Nyabyeya Parish, Budongo Sub-County, Masindi District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016-11)
Background: Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), though classified among the neglected tropical diseases, are a major public health concern in Uganda among other sub-Saharan African countries. Poor sanitation and hygiene, ...
Factors associated with tobacco use among commercial motorcyclists in Arua Municipality, Arua District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-08)
Tobacco use is a public health threat that contributes to global burden of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately one person dies every six seconds due to tobacco ...
Factors influencing weight gain in children under two years admitted to Mwanamugimu Nutrition Unit Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background; Children under two years admitted with malnutrition often gain weight inadequately with more than 90% of the children failing to gain adequate weight at discharge. This study investigated factors that influence ...
Feeding practices, mothers' experiences and support for children (0 to 24 months) with oral clefts presenting at a specialist hospital in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-11-28)
Background: Appropriate feeding practices are vital for the nutrition of children. Despite a low incidence of 0.73 in 1000, Ugandan children with oral clefts face feeding difficulties that affect their feeding practices, ...
Factors associated with utilisation of long term family planing among women of reproductive age 15-49 years in Kamwenge District-Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2018-11)
Introduction
Uganda is one of the countries in the world that still has a high rate of total fertility currently
standing at 5.4% mainly due to a very low contraceptive prevalence rate of 30%. Long term
family planning ...
Practices and factors influencing screening for hypertension among adults in primary health care facilities in Tororo Municipality: A facility based cross sectional study
(2018-11-27)
Introduction:
Outpatient units at the health facilities often miss screening adult patients for hypertension who usually come to their care, yet hypertension is a growing health problem of public health concern in Sub ...
Factors associated with caesarean section delivery in Kisenyi Health Centre IV in Kampala District
(Wambete Smos samson, 2018-11-26)
Introduction: Globally, at least 160 million women become pregnant annually, of which only 15% of them develop pregnancy related complications with some ending up in death. Caesarean Section is one of the lifesaving medical ...
Preparedness of health care systems for Ebola outbreak response in Kasese and Rubirizi Districts, Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-11-30)
Abstract
Introduction and background:
Ebola virus genera belong to the Filoviridae family (filovirus). The Ebola virus is comprised of five distinct sub-types namely; Bundibugyo, Côte d’Ivoire, Reston, Sudan, and Zaïre ...