School of Public Health (Public-Health)
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Soil-Transmitted Helminths Infections among Preschool-age Children in Hoima District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016-11-11)Introduction: Soil transmitted helminths (STH) are still a major public health problem in Uganda, with an estimated prevalence in endemic areas being as high as 55%. With poor hygiene and sanitation, STH prevalence could ... -
Assessing the capacity of HIV treatment clinics to manage hypertension and diabetes in HIV patients : a case of Kiryandongo district, Midwestern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-05-28)Background: Both HIV and Non Communicable diseases are major public health problems in developing countries like Uganda. Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, epidemiological studies have reported an increasing burden of Non ... -
Factors associated with optimal feeding practices among mothers with children aged 0-24 months in Soroti county
(Makerere University, 2020-09-15)Introduction: Infant and young child feeding practices directly affect the nutritional status and survival of children under two years. Poor feeding practices by caregivers have been identified as a major cause of under ... -
Incident hypertension in a cohort of HIV-infected individuals at Ndola teaching hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-01-07)BACKGOUND: Available data on the association between antiretroviral therapy (ART) and hypertension is inconclusive and mainly from studies carried out in the developed countries. This study aimed to determine the incidence ... -
Assessing willingness to be vaccinated against Ebola virus among at risk communities in Kasese district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-06-07)Introduction: In December 2018, Uganda approved vaccination of all front-line workers against Ebola Virus in several districts that were designated as high-risk for Ebola outbreaks. Following the June 2019 Ebola outbreak ... -
Factors associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among pregnant women in Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2015-11-18)Introduction: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) include chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and chronic hypertension with superimposed pre-eclampsia. These disorders are associated ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices associated with oral rehydration therapy among caregivers of children two years or less with diarrhoea in Arua District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-06)Diarrhea has been considered as a major cause of mortality in children aged less than five years old. It accounted for 526,000 (9%) of all deaths globally in 2015 and Uganda contributed nearly 7000 (8%). Most of these ... -
Factors affecting performance of professional nurses and midwives in health facilities in Lira district
(Makerere University, 2020-01-08)Performance of professional nurses and midwives is a major concern in health service delivery all over the world. There is wide acceptance that a professional nurses and midwives sufficient in numbers, adequately ... -
Assessment of implementation of the malaria test, treat and track cascade in eight health facilities in Gulu district
(Makerere University, 2021-04-09)Background: Every suspected malaria case should be tested for the presence of the malaria parasite, every confirmed case should be treated with antimalarial medicine, and every confirmed case should be tracked through ... -
Factors associated with virological non-suppression among HIV positive adult males (15 years or older) in the fishing communities of Bulisa district.
(makerere university, 2021-02-22)Background: Virological non-suppression is a key driver of HIV transmission. However, the prevalence and determinants of virological non-suppression in fishing communities are not well understood. This study was set out ... -
Household preferences and willingness to pay for health insurance in Kawempe division: a discrete choice experiment.
(Makerere university, 2021-05-01)Background: Uganda is in discussions to introduce a national health insurance scheme. However, there is a paucity of information on household preferences and willingness to pay for health insurance attributes that may guide ... -
Acceptability of integration of cervical cancer screening into routine HIV care, associated factors and perceptions among HIV-infected women: a mixed methods study at Mbarara regional referral hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-05-07)Background: Integrating Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS) into routine HIV care has been endorsed as an effective strategy for increasing uptake of CCS, and facilitating early detection and treatment of pre-cancerous lesions ... -
Navigating the HIV pathway among HIV-positive men at Kawaala health center III, Kampala, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study.
(Makerere University, 2021-05-14)Introduction: Although Uganda has made significant success in scaling up ART initiation among people living with HIV, the majority of men living with HIV remain undiagnosed. Even among those men who are diagnosed, up ... -
Assessment of the drivers to a persistent measles outbreak among under five - year old children in Wakiso district Central Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-04-01)Introduction and Background Regardless of the availability of a safe and efficacious vaccine for the last three decades which has been protective to many lives, measles has continuously been the major cause of morbidity ... -
Uptake and factors associated with couple HIV Counselling and testing among married/consensually related partners in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-02-26)Introduction: Residents in the fishing communities in Uganda are at higher risk of HIV infection and in urgent need of prevention interventions. Couples HIV counselling and testing (CHCT) is one of such interventions. ... -
Fresh stillbirths following emergency caesarean section deliveries and associated factors at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-21)Introduction: Globally, 2.6 million stillbirths occur each year and Uganda is among the countries with a very high stillbirth rate of 21 deaths per 1000 live births. Kawempe National Referral Hospital (KNRH) has a high ... -
Factors associated with healthcare workers’ compliance to infection prevention and control guidelines in neonatal intensive care units and maternity wards in Kamuli, Iganga and Jinja districts
(Makerere University, 2021-05-11)Background: Newborns admitted in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are at a high risk of contracting Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) and deaths due to lapse in compliance to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) ... -
Prevalence of postpartum depression, mothers’ experiences and barriers and facilitators to seeking postpartum depression care among postpartum mothers attending the postnatal clinic in Jinja regional referral hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-05-07)Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major depression episode associated with child birth and common within 4-6 weeks after child birth. Globally, postpartum depression affects approximately 900000 women annually ... -
Pregnancy planning and utilization of maternal health services by female sex workers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-04)Introduction Globally, Female Sex workers (FSWs) face various challenges in utilizing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. The challenges in utilizing the existing health services in public facilities include ... -
Assessing suspected postpartum illnesses, associated factors and self reported management actions adopted among mothers in Wakiso district,Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-05-06)Background: Every day 15 women die in Uganda due to pregnancy and child birth related causes which mostly occur during the post-partum period. Health care workers sometimes lack capacity to conduct essential care actions ...
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