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Trends in HIV counseling and testing uptake among married individuals in Rakai, Uganda.
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Abstract
Background: Despite efforts to promote HIV counseling and testing (HCT) among couples, few couples know their
own or their partners’ HIV status. We assessed trends in HCT uptake among married individuals in Rakai ...
Factors affecting performance of village health team members in Bukwo District
(Makerere University, 2014-06)
Background: Village Health Teams (VHTs) are community based structures whose members promote health and wellbeing of people in the community on a voluntary basis. The performance of the VHT members in Bukwo district was ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices on cervical cancer prevention among adult female residents of Kampala Central Division, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-09)
Background: Knowledge and awareness about cancer of the cervix on the African continent is very poor; yet related mortality is very high. It is the leading cause of female malignancy with 40% in Uganda. However, cytological ...
The Interrelationship between religiosity and HIV infections in Uganda: A community case study
(Makerere University, 2012)
Background
In Uganda one of the strategic actions to accelerate prevention of sexual transmission of HIV infections is to utilize religious institutions for delivery of HIV prevention messages. There is limited empirical ...
Seeking referral care for newborns in Eastern Uganda: Community health workers’ role, caretakers’ compliance and provision of care
(Makerere University and Karolinska Institutet, 2014)
Background: Newborn deaths contribute 44% of all under-five deaths. Community health
worker (CHW) during home-visits may identify and refer newborns to health facilities for
postnatal care and treatment of danger signs. ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding cervical cancer among women and men in Kampala City, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014)
Cervical cancer is a major public health problem throughout the world. It is the most common gynecological malignancy in Uganda. Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding cervical cancer are important determinants of ...
Potential role of village health teams in improving anti-retroviral therapy service delivery in Gulu District
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Village Health Teams (VHTs) are community health workers trained to carry out health activities at the community level with close supervision by health professionals at a health centre level II. However, the provision of ...
Factors associated with dietary intake among HIV positive adults (18-65 years) at the Mildmay Center, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010)
Introduction: Despite the internationally accepted recommendation for dietary diversity as a means to provide adequate nutrient intake for a healthy diet and achieving positive health outcomes such as reduced mortality ...
Factors influencing uptake of HIV counselling and testing services among TB patients in Mityana District
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
Introduction: Uganda, one of the 22 high burdened countries estimates 50-70% of TB
patients are co-infected with HIV (MoH 2006). In 2006, the MoH disseminated a policy
on TB/HIV collaborative activities. In 2006, Mityana ...
Awareness of, responsiveness to and practice of patients’ rights at Uganda’s national referral hospital.
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)
Background: The realisation of patients’ rights in resource-constrained and patient-burdened public
health care settings in Uganda remains an obstacle towards quality health care delivery, health careseeking
behaviour ...