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Prevalence and factors associated with utilisation of insecticide treated bednets among pregnant women in Gulu District Internally Displaced Persons’ camps
(Makerere University, 2009-09)
Background. Nearly 500 million people suffer a malaria episode every year and about 90% of all malaria deaths in the world today occur in sub-Sahara Africa. In Uganda, malaria accounts for about 30 - 50% of the outpatient ...
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 ...
Assessment of level at which safe water chain is interrupted and associated factors in Rukungiri District
(Makerere University, 2009-05)
Introduction: Contaminated drinking water is a risk to diseases in developing and developed countries. A water quality survey done in two sub-counties in Rukungiri found a higher level of coliforms in the water at household ...
Factors associated with loss to follow up in HIV positive clients on ARVs at Infectious Disease Clinic, Mulago Hospital from 2005 to 2007
(Makerere University, 2009-06)
Background: Worldwide there approximately 40.3 million people with HIV of which 25.8million are in the sub Saharan region of Africa. In Uganda over 1million ( 100,000 children under 15years) people are infected with HIV(MOH ...
Prevalence of adverse neonatal outcome and association with HIV infection among postnatal women in Mtwara regional hospital, Tanzania.
(Makerere University, 2009-05)
Background
It is estimated that a global average of NMR is 30 neonatal deaths per 1000 live births. In 1995, 20.5million LBW were born and 16% of all new born in developing countries had LBW. Tanzania’s NMR is 32 deaths ...
Assessment of health workers and volunteers performance levels in the Onchocercias Control Program in Mulanje District, Southern Malawi
(Makerere University, 2009-09)
Introduction: This is an intervention study entitled ‘Assessment of Health
Workers and Volunteers Performance Levels in the Onchocerciasis Control
Program in Mulanje District – Southern Malawi.’ Its aim was to identify ...
Prevalence of risky sexual behavior and associated factors among young adults in rural Mwanza Region
(Makerere University, 2009-06)
Introduction: HIV/AIDS is a global challenge which has been termed a development crisis as well as a health crisis. Risky sexual behavior in rural communities puts young adults into the risk of acquiring STIs/HIV. Hence, ...
Assessment of availability, adequacy and factors affecting provision of school health services in primary schools of Mukono County in Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2008-11)
Introduction and background. Health related causes contribute significantly to school
dropout and absenteeism. Sixty percent of school dropouts are due to sickness (MOE,
2003). This has resulted into low primary school ...
Factors influencing implementation of infection control measures in health units in Arua district, uganda.
(2009-06)
BACKGROUND:
According to the yellow star program, less than 60% of the health units in Arua district, Uganda, were adequately observing infection control measures inspite of the presence of guidelines on how to do ...
Oral manifestations and their relationship to immunesuppression in HIV positive children at Mildmay Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-11)
Introduction: HIV/AIDS is a major global health problem affecting both low and high- income countries. Oral manifestations of HIV infection further threaten the usually poor health of HIV- positive children and lower their ...