Browsing School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) by Subject "Uganda"
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Acceptability of prescription and use of long acting injectable PrEP among health workers and key populations at the MARPI and KCCA clinics providing HIV prevention services
(Makerere University, 2021-06)Background:HIV is still a major public health concern, with are over 32.2–38.8 million HIV-positive cases globally and 71% of these live in Sub-Saharan with Uganda having a prevalence of 6.2% among adults. Pre Exposure ... -
Assessing the knowledge of risk factors for most common cancers in Uganda and the practices for cancer risk reduction among residents of Kawempe Division
(Makerere University, 2020-11)Background: The number of cases of cancer in Uganda is rising on a yearly basis. Studies carried out in Uganda and in other third world countries reveal low knowledge on some known risk factors for cancer and no studies ... -
Evaluation of the visual status of Kampala-based truck drivers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12-01)The study to evaluate the visual status of Kampala-based truck drivers in Uganda was conducted in Kampala district. This targeted heavy truck drivers that had their stages within the boundaries of Kampala district. 371 ... -
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 influencing farmers' choice of method for controlling east coast fever in Kiruhura District
(Makerere University, 2021-12)The study investigated the factors influencing the farmers’ choice of method for controlling the East Coast Fever in Kiruhura district. The independent variable of the study was factors influencing the farmers choice of ... -
Home storage practices and associated factors of orally reconstituted antibiotics in Kawaala, Kampala District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09-07)Introduction: Bacterial infections such as pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the under 5s’and in Uganda it accounts for 10-30% of childhood deaths. These infections are managed mainly with antibiotic ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and challenges of nutrition among elderly people in Sentema Parish, Wakiso District in Central Uuganda
(Makerere university, 2022)In Uganda, most studies assessing knowledge, attitudes and challenges of nutrition among the vulnerable populations have focused mainly on children and leaving out the elderly who are equally at risk of nutritional challenges. ... -
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 ... -
Self-medication practices and associated factors among undergraduate students at Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2022)Self-medication is defined as the use of drugs without consultation, prescription from medical personnel to treat self-diagnosed symptoms or diseases (M. E. Ruiz, 2010) .The practice of self-medication extends through the ...