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Prevalence of adverse neonatal outcome and association with HIV infection among postnatal women in Mtwara regional hospital, Tanzania.
(Makerere University, 2009-05)
Background
It is estimated that a global average of NMR is 30 neonatal deaths per 1000 live births. In 1995, 20.5million LBW were born and 16% of all new born in developing countries had LBW. Tanzania’s NMR is 32 deaths ...
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 ...
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. ...
Factors associated with the occurance of measles in children aged 6 to 59 months in Rubaga Division, Kampala District
(2009-11)
BACKROUND:
Despite measles control efforts in Rubaga division and routine measles coverage above 90%, cases of measles continued to be reported in the division.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
To assess factors associated with the ...
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 ...
Carrier state of streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasopharnyx of Sickle Cell Children in Mulago Hospital - Kampala, Uganda.
(2001-04-13)
Introduction: Invasive pneumococcal disease has been recognised as a serious complication of homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease since the first description of this association (Wollstein & Kriedel, 1928). In Uganda there ...
The effects of enhanced access to antiretroviral therapy: a qualitative study of community perceptions in Kampala city, Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2008)
Introduction: Since 2001, Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) has been integrated as part of the Uganda National Program for Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Care and Support. If patients take Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) as prescribed, ...
Factors influencing utilisation of government firstline health facilities in Kampala City Council, Kampala district
(2007-12)
INTRODUCTION:
Health facilities were constructed in peripheral areas of kampala generally to provide services to people who live in these areas. The main aim was to de-congest the national referral hospital mulago and ...
Factors influencing utilisation of adolescent reproductive health services in Iganga district
(2007-12)
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
Low utilization of Adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) services is a global problem especially in the developing countries. Iganga district is one of the districts in Uganda where the ...