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Alcohol use among pregnant women in post conflict northern Uganda: Prevalence, women’s experiences and effect of a communication intervention
(Makerere University, 2023-11-12)Introduction: Prenatal alcohol exposure is a risk factor for poor pregnancy and child outcomes. These include pre-term births (PTB), stillbirths, low birth weight (LBW) and several birth defects and developmental disabilities ... -
Amoxicillin prescription patterns and associated factors among village health teams in the ICCM program in Pallisa District, Eastern Uganda: a cross sectional study
(2018-11-26)Background: Since 2010, reliance on VHTs to treat children with pneumonia in iCCM programs using oral amoxicillin has increased in Uganda, particularly in resource-limited settings. VHTs must use amoxicillin rationally to ... -
Anal cleansing practices, perceptions and barriers among refugees in Imvepi Refugee Settlement, Arua District, North West Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-13)Introduction and Background: Anal cleansing practices, perceptions and barriers in Imvepi refugee settlement presents a challenging hygiene problem where the adequacy of available anal cleansing materials in ensuring finger ... -
An analysis of evolutions in maternal health policies and implementation adaptations in Uganda during the MDG period (2000-2015)
(Makerere University, 2021-12-20)Throughout the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) period 2000-2015, Uganda persistently experienced high maternal mortality. Notwithstanding the several maternal health policy reforms undertaken, Uganda did not achieve its ... -
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. ... -
Anthropometric correlates of birth weight usable at facility and community level: a case study of Mbarara regional referral hospital
(Makerere University, 2018-11-29)Background: Anthropometric measurements of neonates can act as a surrogate measure for birth weight. Undetermined birth weight due to lack of weighing scales and inadequate skilled health personnel result into inadequate ... -
Assessing approaches to strengthening human capacity for monitoring and evaluation at public health centres in Wakiso district,Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-12)Introduction: Presence of Monitoring and Evaluation(M&E) staff with required competence is crucial in determining health outcomes. Methods: A descriptive survey research design, qualitative and quantitative in nature was ... -
Assessing capacity of enforcers and level of enforcement of the tobacco control act 2015 in kampala.
(Makerere University, 2018-11)Background Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide killing non-users who are affected by the second hand smoke. Uganda enacted a comprehensive Tobacco Control Act 2015 (TCA) to domesticate the WHO ... -
Assessing community knowledge, practices and determinants of neonatal mortality in a persistently high burden region: a case study of Masaka District-Uganda.
(2018-11-26)Introduction: South Central Uganda where Masaka district is found continues to register higher neonatal mortality rates as compared to other regions in the country. It is not clear why the region has persistently had a ... -
Assessing community knowledge, practices and determinants of neonatal mortality in a persistently high burden region: a case study of Masaka district-Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2018-11-27)Introduction: South Central Uganda where Masaka district is found continues to register higher neonatal mortality rates as compared to other regions in the country. It is not clear why the region has persistently had a ... -
Assessing data flow, facilitators and barriers to implementing mental health monitoring & evaluation systems in Mengo Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023)Introduction: Barriers to implementing mental health M&E Systems remain a huge problem and regardless of Uganda’s M&E Systems being in place, they were still grappling with collecting the expected data. These barriers range ... -
Assessing knowledge about early initiation of antenatal care, and perceived pregnancy risk among women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Mukono District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03-31)Background. Antenatal care (ANC) is one of the interventions aimed at reducing preventable maternal and perinatal mortality. Early initiation of ANC is vital for early risk assessment and management as well as provision ... -
Assessing knowledge, practices and associated factors towards Hepatitis B infection among healthcare practitioners in Gulu City, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a potentially fatal infection that is preventable with vaccination yet remains a major source of morbidity and mortality globally. Health care practitioners (HCPs) are among the ... -
Assessing public health facility readiness to provide geriatric friendly healthcare services in Southern Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-11-27)Background: Uganda’s demographic transition is seeing more citizens make it to old age. Although ageing comes with a higher risk of acquiring diseases, little is known about the readiness of Uganda’s public health ... -
Assessing responsiveness of health care services under private health insurance in Kampala : the client, provider and insurer perspective
(Makerere University, 2022)Introduction: Globally, many countries prioritize addressing responsiveness of health systems as a key indicator of health system performance (WHO, 2015). The catastrophic Out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure on health care of ... -
Assessing suspected postpartum illnesses, associated factors and self reported management actions adopted among mothers in Wakiso district,Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-05-06)Background: Every day 15 women die in Uganda due to pregnancy and child birth related causes which mostly occur during the post-partum period. Health care workers sometimes lack capacity to conduct essential care actions ... -
Assessing the attitudes and perceptions on use of social media technologies as health communication tools among environmental health professionals in Wakiso District, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-07-08)Introduction; The use of social media technologies such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok has gained popularity in recent years and it has been used in a variety of ways to improve health communication. ... -
Assessing the capacity of HIV treatment clinics to manage hypertension and diabetes in HIV patients : a case of Kiryandongo district, Midwestern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-05-28)Background: Both HIV and Non Communicable diseases are major public health problems in developing countries like Uganda. Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, epidemiological studies have reported an increasing burden of Non ... -
Assessing the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis (TB) healthcare service utilization, delivery and coping mechanisms at the TB Unit in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-10)Introduction The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affects health system resilience, one of the areas that could have been affected is Tuberculosis (TB) health care yet TB is still a very important problem which is the ... -
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 ...