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Adherence to community prescribed antimalarial drugs among caregivers of U5 children and factors associated with their treatment seeking behaviour in Nadunget and Rupa sub-counties in Moroto District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-09)Background: Malaria is the leading cause of child mortality in Moroto district. Through iCCM, VHTs treat children under five years of age for malaria at community level. Poor adherence to antimalarial drugs can result into ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Assessing quality of HIV Counselling services offered in public health facilities in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2016)Introduction: HIV counselling has increasingly become available in public health facilities in Uganda. Counselling is a key component in HIV/AIDS prevention programs as an entry point into care, treatment and support ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of diagnostic capacity of private practitioners in detection of tuberculosis in Juba City, South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2013)Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health threat globally and is of major health concern in South Sudan. In 2012, TB notification rate for South Sudan was 88/100,000 for new cases and 96/100,000 for all ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of nutrition status of children aged between 6 – 59 months and associated factors among returnee households in Pader District
(Makerere University, 2014-07)Purpose: To assess the nutrition status of children aged between 6 – 59 months and associated factors among returnee households in Pader district. Methodology: A cross sectional study design was used. A sample size of 406 ... -
Assessment of the implementation of intensified tuberculosis case finding among HIV positive clients attending Kampala Capital City Authority public health facilities in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016)Background: Uganda is among the 22 high TB burden countries in the world. Kampala district has the highest TB burden among all districts in Uganda,with its health facilities reporting up to 20 percent of the tuberculosis ... -
Assessment of the implementation of maternal death audits in Arua district, Uganda
(School of Public Health, 2014-11-11)Background: Maternal death audits (MDA) have existed in Uganda since 2000 but data on their performance is limited. This study assessed knowledge, attitudes and practices; structure, processes, enhancers, and barriers ... -
Assessment of the quality of outpatient diabetes care in health facilities in Iganga and Mayuge Districts, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016)Introduction: Good quality diabetes care contributes to improved patient outcomes through reduced risk of complications & death. However, information on the quality of diabetes care in Uganda is patchy particularly for ... -
Association of dietary intake and socio-demographic factors with nutritional status of HIV-infected adolescents at Reach out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative
(Makerere University, 2017)Introduction: Malnutrition is a common problem occurring among HIV-infected individuals worldwide. In Uganda, 36.2% of the adolescents living with HIV are stunted and 18% are wasted. In order to prevent or recover from ... -
Association of dietary nutrient intake and body mass index among newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes patients attending diabetic clinics in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2016)Background: Overweight and obesity are significant risk factors for majority of complications among type 2 diabetes patients. With the need of prevention of diabetes related complications, dietary measures for body mass ... -
Availability of child-friendly medicines and child caretaker knowledge on administering them among children below 5 years at lower public health facilities under Kampala Capital City Authority
(Makerere University, 2014-11)Introduction In 2011, an estimated 7.6 million children under the age of 5 years died globally (Lozano et al.,2011). In Uganda, 32% of childhood mortality is due to malaria (MoH, 2010) and another 17–26% attributed to ... -
Barriers to timely antiretroviral therapy initiation among HIV infected children attending TASO clinics at Tororo, Mulago and Jinja
(Makerere University, 2014-02-20)Background: statistics show an increase in the prevalence and incidence of HIV among children yet these figures do not match with the numbers on treatment. Records showed evidence of delayed ART initiation (initiation ... -
Breast cancer knowledge, practice of preventive measures and associated factors among rural women aged 20 – 49 years in Kigulu County, Iganga District
(Makerere University, 2017)Background: In Uganda 1,100 women die of breast cancer every year, with a patient peak age of 30 -39 years, majority of patients present late at stage III and IV. Early detection remains a major effective approach to combat ... -
Breastfeeding practice and associated factors among infants 1-11 months born to HIV positive mothers attending postnatal care at Nsambya Hospital
(Makerere University, 2017-01)Introduction: Breastfeeding practice significantly reduces the risk of malnutrition and infectious diseases especially in the first year of life. Although the HIV pandemic has hindered breastfeeding, WHO recommends it ... -
Capacity of private health failities to care for newborns in Jinja District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-05-22)Uganda has a high neonatal mortality rate (NMR) at 27 per 1000 live births. One of the reducing trategies for NMR is to ensure that health facilities have adequate capacity to care for newborns. 13% of mothers in Uganda ...