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Assessment of client satisfaction with integrated community case management program in Wakiso district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-07)
Introduction and Background
Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea are the leading causes of death in children under five in Uganda. In a bid to improve access to prompt effective treatment of these diseases, Malaria Consortium ...
Do religion and religiosity have anything to do with alcohol consumption patterns? Evidence from two fish landing sites on Lake Victoria, Uganda
(Informa Healthcare, 2013)
Fish landing sites have high levels of harmful use of alcohol. This paper examines the role of religion and religiosity on alcohol consumption at two fish landing sites on Lake Victoria in Uganda. Questionnaires were ...
Factors associated with mortality among patients who absconded from Jinja children’s hospital
(MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2013-06)
Assessment of functionality of quality improvement teams and linkage of HIV positive mothers into HIV chronic care in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-11)
Introduction: The rapid scale up of HIV/AIDS services in Uganda has put more demand on the health units which calls for health unit based teams to regularly identify gaps in service delivery and find possible solutions. ...
B- and T- cell responses to novel schistosoma mansoni skin-stage antigens among infected individuals in Entebbe – Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2013-07)
Background: Schistosoma mansoni is the second major parasitic cause of morbidity and mortality after P. falciparum. Early after transformation, the skin larval stage (also known as the skin schistosomulum) is a major target ...
Assessing the role of family support on non adherence to TB treatment by patients in Mulago hospital TB clinic
(Makerere University, 2013-08)
Background: Drug resistance among tuberculosis patients in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing mainly due to poor adherence to TB treatment despite various interventions aimed at improving treatment completion. Family support ...
Understanding determinants of utilization of outreach immunization services among immunized children in Hoima District, Uganda: A cross sectional study
(Makerere University, 2013-07)
Background: Routine immunization coverage in Hoima district remains sub-optimal with frequent outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) in-spite of delivery of outreach immunization services in areas underserved ...
Health workers’ compliance to treatment guidelines for uncomplicated malaria under the artemether-lumefantrine drug policy in Hoima District.
(Makerere University, 2013-03)
Introduction: In June 2004, the Uganda Ministry of Health changed the antimalarial drug policy from chloroquine and fansidar to a fixed combination of artemether-lumefantrine. Consequently, new case management guidelines ...
Factors associated with paediatric anti retroviral therapy enrolment in Gomba district
(Makerere University, 2013-06-03)
Back ground
Paediatric HIV/AIDS is on the rise among children globally. Currently children account for 14% of new HIV infections and 18% of HIV/AIDS related deaths. However, if diagnosed and treatment initiated early; ...
Factors associated with diagnostic and referral delay of patients with epidemic kaposi sarcoma for care at the Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2013-07)
Background: Epidemic Kaposi sarcoma (EKS) is the most prevalent cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, EKS patients generally present with advanced stage disease, which is associated with poor treatment response and ...