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Assessing performance of village health team (VHT) members in promoting maternal and neonatal health programmes in Soroti District Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-06)
Background: Maternal mortality is still unacceptably high in Uganda at 438 per 100,000 live births (UDHS 2011).Uganda adopted the Village Health Teams (VHTs) strategy in 2001 as a bridge in health service delivery between ...
Performance of community health workers in community based management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea among children under 5 years in Lira district
(2015-07)
Introduction: Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are failing to achieve their millennium development goal 4 of which Uganda is not an exception. Evidence shows that using the CHWs strategy can reduce child mortality by ...
Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Medical Photography among Postgraduate Students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
(Makerere University, 2017)
BACKGROUND
Medical Photography is concerned with taking images that are beneficial to medical practice. As a specialized area of photography, it entails the documentation of clinical presentation of patients, medical and ...
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 ...
Gastrochisis: maternal/neonatal characteristics, mortality and associated factors in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015-07)
Gastroschisis is a congenital anomaly characterized by a defect in the anterior abdominal wall through which abdominal contents protrude. Gastroschisis is increasing throughout the world for unknown reasons. This condition ...
Evaluation of levels of T. cruzi ribosomal P protein homologous antigens and IgG antibodies among patients with Endomyocardial Fibrosis in Mulago Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-11-22)
Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the heart whose cause is still unknown yet about 10 to 12 million people are affected worldwide. In Uganda EMF prevalence is about 10-20% of all the cardiac ...
Diagnostic reference levels for lumbar spine x-ray examinations in eight x-ray health units in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-05)
Introduction
Lumbar spine plain radiography contributes relatively high doses of radiation compared to a chest x-ray; 10mGy for AP and 30mGy for lateral projections according to IAEA and European commission on radiation ...
The prevalence and factors associated with allergic rhinitis among asthma patients 3 to 18 years attending the chest clinics at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015-08)
Introduction
Allergic rhinitis is the most common allergic respiratory disorder globally. It constitutes a public health problem with a prevalence of 10% - 40%. The trend is increasing, affecting 19% of the general ...
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, ...