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Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and early detection measures and associated factors among nurses and midwives at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2009-05)
Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy affecting women, and
second cause of cancer death in the world, with more than one million cases occurring
worldwide annually. The chance of a woman having invasive ...
Determinants of male partner participation in skilled antenatal and delivery care in Omoro County, Gulu District
(Makerere University, 2009)
Objectives: This study investigated the level, willingness, perceptions of, and factors associated with male partner participation in skilled antenatal (ANC) and delivery care in Gulu district.
Methodology: A cross-sectional ...
Factors affecting implementation of community based directly observed treatment of tuberculosis, short course, in Hoima district - Uganda.
(2009)
Introduction: Tuberculosis is a communicable disease of human beings caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis bacteria. In CB-DOTS, tuberculosis patients are initially treated in a health centre by a health worker for two weeks ...
Factors influencing implementation of infection control measures in health units in Arua District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-10)
Background: According to the ‘Yellow Star’ program, less than 60% of the health units in Arua district, Uganda, were adequately observing infection control measures in spite of the presence of guidelines on how to do so. ...
Challenges of anti-retroviral therapy among children aged six-fifteen years in kabarole district.
(2009-10)
INTRODUCTION:
HIV/AIDS is one of the leading causes of mortality among children in kabarole district. It is however unknown how many children are on ART and there is very little documented evidence of the challenges faced ...
Prevalence and factors associated with brucellosis in humans and animals in Kajiado county, Kenya
(Makerere University, 2009-11-06)
Introduction: Brucellosis is one of the world’s most widespread zoonosis. It is caused by gram-negative bacilli of the genus Brucella. A strategy for brucellosis control would greatly benefit from detailed knowledge of ...