Browsing School of Public Health (Public-Health) Collections by Subject "Adults"
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Factors associated with completion of Hepatitis B vaccination doses among adults in Kikuube District, Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: The hepatitis B virus is one of the most serious human health problems, causing thousands of deaths per year. The disease is prevented by the administration of 3 doses of vaccine over an 18-month period. ... -
Factors associated with retention in antiretroviral therapy among adults initiated on treatment at Ogur Health Centre iv, Lira district.
(Makerere University, 2018-11-27)The scale up of antiretroviral therapy has led to substantial decline in HIV related morbidity and mortality. Nevertheless, retention which is key in ART remains a major public health challenge. Retention in ART is ... -
Knowledge of hypertension, perceived risk and associated factors among adults living with HIV/AIDS receiving care at public health facilities in Kamuli district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11-28)Background: Persons living with HIV (PLHIV) are at a higher risk for hypertension. Lowering this risk requires for individual to perceive this high risk to influence adoption of preventive measures. However, the level of ... -
Linkage to HIV care among adults with positive oral HIV self-test results in Central Uganda : a mixed-methods study
(Makerere University, 2020)Background: Linkage to HIV care after testing positive on oral HIV self-testing is low in Uganda This study aimed at determining the proportion of adults with positive oral HIV self-testing results linked to HIV care and ... -
NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE ITS ASSOCIATION TO HYPERTENSION AND OTHER FACTORS AMONG ADULTS IN KAWEMPE DIVISION: A COMMUNITY BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY
(Nicolas Opiri, 2019-12-09)Background. Nutrition is often overlooked in everyday health care regardless of the known link between diet and health. Despite the importance of having balanced diet, most people are not eating a diet with sufficient or ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with non-adherence to post VMMC scheduled follow-up services among adults circumcised at Kisenyi Health Centre IV, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Background: Voluntary Medical male circumcision has been shown to decrease HIV transmissions by 60% and the increasing number of men receiving (VMMC) has a substantial impact on HIV incidence. It is now well documented ... -
Validation of anthropometric-based weight estimation equations among adults: A cross-sectional study in Kira Health Center IV in Wakiso District, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Introduction: Many a time, clinicians are faced with emergencies and they need an accurate estimate of patients’ weight but because of the inadequate resources, especially in resource-poor countries, they neither have the ...