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Prevalence and factors associated with pre-injury exposure to alcohol among road traffic injury patients at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016)
Introduction: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Uganda has alarmingly high RTIs with more than half of them occurring in Kampala city. Alcohol impairment increases ...
Factors associated with cesarean section delivery at health facilities in Kabarole District, Uganda: A case control study
(Makerere University, 2016)
The World Health Organization estimates that the appropriate cesarean section (CS) rates should range from 10% to 15% at the population level. CS rate is used as an indicator of access and utilization of life-saving obstetric ...
Prevalence and factors associated with Acute Otitis Media among febrile children aged below 5 years attending Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011-03)
Background: Acute Otitis Media is a common disease among young children
worldwide. It has potential complications which can affect the development of children.
It is under-diagnosed in Mulago hospital owing to the ...
Fertility and HIV Infection: fertility decision-making challenges of mutually-disclosed discordant couples and young people
(2010)
ABSTRACT Background: Sexuality and reproduction in mature generalised HIV epidemics pose significant dilemma to both HIV infected and negative people. Sexually active young people and HIV serodiscordant couples are faced ...
Intermittent use of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention: A cross-sectional study of knowledge and practices among Ugandan women attending an urban antenatal clinic.
(Malaria Journal, 2014)
Abstract
Background: The WHO recommends supervised administration of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as intermittent
preventive treatment for malaria (IPTp) during pregnancy. Logistical constraints have however favoured ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of shisha smoking among youths in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-06)
Tobacco use in various forms is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide and so is exposure to secondhand smoke. Despite the various strategies put in place to control cigarette smoking, alternative methods of ...
An assessment of essential newborn care practices among adolescent mothers in Hoima District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-09)
Introduction and background: Adolescent motherhood remains a challenge to improving
child survival in countries like Uganda still struggling with high neonatal mortality rates.
Although Ministry of Health Uganda has ...
Adherence to complementary feeding guidelines and associated factors among caregivers of children 6-23 months in Lamwo District
(Makerere University, 2015)
Introduction: Undernutrition is unacceptably high in developing countries such as Uganda. For instance, stunting levels were at 33% in 2011 and were worse in rural areas such as Lamwo district with an even higher prevalence ...
Factors associated with meal frequency among children aged between 6 to 23 months in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
Introduction: Inadequate meal frequency for infants and young children among refugees is high, which is a risk factor for under nutrition, increasing morbidity and mortality among children. The study was to establish meal ...
Time to tuberculosis treatment default and its determinants among adult TB patients in Jinja District, A retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2015-10)
Introduction: Whereas Tuberculosis is both preventable and curable, the disease remains a global health problem causing ill-health among millions of people each year and ranks as the second leading cause of death from an ...