Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Subject "Pregnant women"
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Factors associated with late initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Background: Despite the efforts put by the Uganda government and health care providers to ensure early access to ANC, late initiation of ANC among pregnant mothers attending Kawempe National Referral Hospital is still high. ... -
Factors associated with psychosocial wellbeing of pregnant women at Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere university, 2023)Psychosocial wellbeing to the interrelations of the social environment and psychological health of an individual (Degirmenci, 2020). It is multidimensional and covers areas such as depression, stress, self-sufficiency and ... -
Performance of Kegel’s exercise and factors influencing the practice among postnatal women at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-01)Introduction: Kegel’s exercises (also known as pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFMEs)) involve the voluntary contraction and relaxation of the pelvic floor muscles in order to increase their tone, strength and endurance and ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with self medication among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Kawempe National Referral Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2021-12-18)Background Self-medication is the use of drugs to treat self-diagnosed disorders or symptoms or the intermittent or continued use of a prescribed drug for chronic or recurrent diseases or symptoms. Age, educational level, ... -
Prevalence of malaria among pregnant women attending antenantal clinic at Nsinze Health Centre IV, Namutumba District
(Makerere University, 2021)Introduction Malaria infection during pregnancy has remained a major public health concern in tropical and subtropical countries with notable risk for the pregnant woman and her fetus. According to the estimated yearly ...