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Assessing knowledge, attitudes and practices on handwashing among mothers/caregivers of under five children in paediatrics wards, Mulago specialized national referral hospital
(2020-09)Poor hand washing make hands a major path way through which fecal-oral diseases are transmitted. About 80% of the world s communicable diseases are transmitted by a mere touch of unhygienic hands. A disproportionate burden ... -
Awareness, attitudes and practices regarding contraceptive use among young women working in the informal sector in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-10)Introduction: As the world’s population of 15-24-year-old young women grows beyond 600 million, countries need to address the increasing demand for modern contraception services and information that address their specific ... -
Facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer screening among female undergraduate students of Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2019-09)There is a higher Human Papilloma Virus peak prevalence in younger women (18-25 years) of university age. The undergraduate university students are more at a risk of acquiring cervical cancer because they are at the stage ... -
IUD contraceptive use among women of reproductive age: a qualitative study at the family planning clinic of Nakaseke general hospital
(Makerere university, 2019-05)Back ground: Uganda has a high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) of 343 per 100000 live births. This could be due to unwanted pregnancies thus leading to major complications such as abortions, hemorrhage. However, to reverse ... -
Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy: Design of a continuous blood pressure monitoring device
(Makerere University, 2020-12)The main objective of the design course is to equip students with appropriate design skills such as teamwork, field surveys, writing skills, brainstorming, designing engineering matrices, and prototyping skills. This ... -
The Prevalence of Dysmenorrhea and Self Care Management of Dysmenorrhea among resident Makerere University female students in Kampala Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-05)Dysmenorrhea is the cramp-like dull throbbing pain in the abdomen that occurs in females of reproductive age before and/or during menstruation. Globally, 45%-95% of women are affected by dysmenorrhea that leads to absences ... -
Prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria that are susceptible to chloramphenical and factors associated with its resistance at Makerere University Micribiology Laboratory from February to December 2017
(Makerere university, 2021-04)As a result of antimicrobial resistance, there has been renewed interest in the use of old drugs like chloramphenicol which has been abandoned due to their side effects but has good activity against multi-drug resistant ... -
Satisfaction with emergency care services among patients at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2020-11)Background:Worldwide, ill and injured people die daily due to lack effective, timely prehospital and emergency care. Evidence shows that patient satisfaction is closely related to effective provision of emergency medical ...