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Consistent condom use among sexually active adult HIV positive clients attending Mbarara Regional Refferal Hospital HIV clinic
(Makerere University, 2014-07)
Background: Though condom use is a proven effective method to prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission, there is limited or no documented information about condom use practices among HIV-infected clients in ...
Assessing the disparity between health workers’ salaries and expenditures, and coping mechanisms adopted in hard to reach health facilities: A case of Kanungu District
(Makerere University, 2016)
Background:
Globally, studies have shown that HWs suffer from low wages and poor working conditions, and therefore dissatisfied with their jobs. In Uganda, it is common for HWs to go unpaid for up to three months, and ...
Prevalence and factors associated with soil-transmitted helminth infections among preschool age children in Nyabyeya Parish, Budongo Sub-County, Masindi District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016-11)
Background: Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), though classified among the neglected tropical diseases, are a major public health concern in Uganda among other sub-Saharan African countries. Poor sanitation and hygiene, ...
Factors associated with tobacco use among commercial motorcyclists in Arua Municipality, Arua District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-08)
Tobacco use is a public health threat that contributes to global burden of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately one person dies every six seconds due to tobacco ...
Factors influencing weight gain in children under two years admitted to Mwanamugimu Nutrition Unit Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background; Children under two years admitted with malnutrition often gain weight inadequately with more than 90% of the children failing to gain adequate weight at discharge. This study investigated factors that influence ...
Prevalence of soil transmitted helminths, schistosoma infection and associated factors among school children in Mpigi town council.
(Makerere University, 2017-11-29)
Introduction: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and Schistosoma infections are important neglected tropical iseases that can have devastating effects in both children and adults. They have been implicated in causing severe ...
Factors associated with loss to follow up of HIV-exposed infants-caretaker pairs enrolled in the early infant diagnosis clinic: A case study of Lira Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015)
Loss to follow up (LTFU) of HIV-exposed infants remains a major barrier to controlling HIV/AIDS in the Elimination of Mother To Child Transmission of HIV/Early Infant Diagnosis (EMTCT/EID) programmes in Uganda. Uganda’s ...
Risk factors associated with couple HIV status. The case of clients at AIDS Information Centre - Mengo, Kisenyi, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
The study was guided by two objectives: namely, to examine the socio-economic factors associated with Couple HIV status among HCT clients and to establish the socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with Couple ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary health care workers on zoonotic diseases in Bukonzo County, Kasese District
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Background
Many factors, including lack of knowledge, have been mentioned as contributing to underdiagnosis and underreporting of zoonotic diseases particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. It is important to understand what ...
Assessing the relationship of caregivers' knowledge, attitudes and practices with the nutrition status of their under five year children in Nakapiripirit district - Uganda
(2015-12)
Introduction:
Karamoja region a home of about 1.0 million Karamojong people (UBOS 2014) has high prevalence of malnutrition among children under 5 years of age. In Nakapiripirit district alone, malnutrition is responsible ...