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Factors associated with antenatal care dropout among pregnant women in Tororo district, Uganda
(2007-10)
Antenatal care is care that is given to a pregnant woman in order to attain best possible health outcome for her and her baby Antenatal health services help to detect and treat pregnancy related complications which if ...
Reasons, methods used and decision-making for pregnancy termination among adolescents and older women in Mulago hospital, Uganda
(Kenya Medical Association, 2005-11)
Objective: To explore the methods, reasons and decision-making process for termination of pregnancy among adolescents and older women, in Mulago hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Design: Comparative study. Subjects: Nine hundred ...
Evaluation of the community based directly observed treatment for tuberculosis-short implimentation in Rukungiri district, Uganda
(2005-02)
The Community Based Directly Observed Treatment Short course program for tuberculosis has been proved to be one of the most effective of all health interventions, but its performance in Rukungiri district was still poor ...
Assessment of the implementation of tuberculosis (TB) communty based directly observed treatemtn, (CB-DOTS), in Tororo District, Uganda
(2007-05)
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) affects 20 million people the world over. Uganda is among the 22 high burden countries (HBC) and is ranked 16th in the global TB control. Community based directly observed ...
Assessment of the implementation of TB/HIV collaborative activities of the south east zone in Uganda.
(2009-09)
Introduction and Background:
Uganda like other sub Saharan African countries is battling with a dual epidemic of TB and HIV. About 60% of TB patients are co-infected with HIV, while about 20% of HIV patients have TB ...
Limitations of Rapid HIV-1 tests during screening for trials in Uganda: diagnostic test accuracy study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2007)
Objective To evaluate the limitations of rapid tests for HIV-1. Design Diagnostic test accuracy study. Setting Rural Rakai, Uganda. Participants 1517 males aged 15-49 screened for trials of circumcision for HIV prevention. ...
Risk factors for neonatal mortality in Busia district, Uganda.
(2007-12)
INTRODUCTION:
Uganda is one of the developing countires with a high neonatal mortality rate (NMR). In a resource poor country, improving a neonatal outcome requires simple preventive measures and prompt newborn care. ...
Assessment of operational performance of health sub districts in Mubende district, Uganda.
(2009-11)
INTRODUCTION:
In 2001, the government of Uganda through its health policy introduced health sub districts (HSDs) with the aim of bringing health services near the people.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY:
The overall objective ...
Evaluation of bacterial contamination and label information of oral-liquid herbal medicinal products for cough in Makindye Division, Kampala District.
(2009-06)
Herbal medicine a form of alternative medicine, is becoming increasingly popular both in low-income and high income countries. There are many herbal medicinal products on Ugandan market particularly in Kampala and many ...
Factors contributing to persistent stock outs of essential medicines and healh supplies at lower level health facilities in Wakiso District.
(2009-06)
BACKGROUND:
Despite progress in increasing the number of people with access to essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS) over the past decades, vulnerable populations still lack access to them and the situation seems ...