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Integrated community case management of malaria and pneumonia in Eastern Uganda: care-seeking, adherence, and community health worker performance.
(Makerere University, 2013-11-22)
Background: Despite being easily preventable and treatable, malaria and pneumonia are major killers of children aged less than five years. Integrated community based interventions through which lay persons called community ...
Pre facility factors affecting the access to emergency obstetric care by mothers in Kibanda Health Sub District
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
Background: All pregnancies have a risk of developing complications and once these develop, access to Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) is all that is required to promote safe motherhood. However, globally, inequalities in ...
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 ...
Factors associated with emergency contraception use among female undergraduate students in the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Unintended pregnancy is a major public health issue requiring a broad approach with multiple prevention strategies. Emergency contraception has been used after unprotected sex to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. ...
Knowledge and practices regarding infection control among care-seekers in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-11)
Introduction: According to WHO, the risk of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) is 2-20 times higher in developing than in developed countries. While quite a number of studies have focused on the health worker, fewer have ...
Assessment of quality of Antiretroviral therapy care in Iganga District
(Makerere University, 2011)
Introduction: The ART program in Uganda was started in an expedited fashion to scale up the ART services and get people on treatment. This rapid scale-up of HIV care and treatment, may have compromised quality of ART care. ...
Factors associated with prevention of malaria and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes at household level in Wakiso District, Uganda
(Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2013)
Malaria, and other diseases transmitted by mosquito vectors, can be reduced by appropriate measures at household level. These include: installing screening in windows and ventilators; removing stagnant water around homes; ...
Integrated approach to malaria prevention at household level in rural communities in Uganda: Experiences from a pilot project.
(Malaria Journal, 2013)
Background: Malaria is a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality especially among children under five years of age. This pilot project promoted ...
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 ...
Assessment of adherence to minimum standards of practice by traditional health practitioners in Jinja District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-11)
Background: Traditional medicine is widely used in Uganda, because it is believed to be more affordable, acceptable and accessible, compared to conventional services. To investigate adherence of traditional Health Practitioners ...