Browsing School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collection by Issue Date "2022-10"
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Analysis of patient flow in the Accident and Emergency Department at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Background: The patient flow processes refer to the sequence of events in clinical care that patients experience from the point of entry until they are discharged from the hospital premises. Processes involved in patient ... -
Birth preparedness and complication readiness among adolescent pregnant mothers attending antenatal care at Kawempe National Refferal Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Introduction: Unexpected, and often life-threatening, events might occur at any stage of pregnancy, during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. Maternal death is a global issue of great concern. The World ... -
Factors associated with intention to screen for sickle cell trait among final year students in college of health sciences at Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Sickle cell trait screening is the best intervention for primary prevention of sickle cell disease. It reveals one’s genotypic status. Only 1% of the Ugandans know their sickle cell trait status. The aim of this study is ... -
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. ... -
Optimization of recombinant expression of the Mycobacteria tuberculosis rhomboid protease 1 using Escherichia coli overexpression plasmid
(Makerere University, 2022-10)The mycobacteria Rhomboid proteases (1 & 2) have been identified as novel targets for drug targeting in mycobacteria giving a ray of hope for the realisation of new drug candidates for the management not only multidrug-resistant ... -
Parents and caregiver's views on compliance with immunization schedules under 5 years in Pallisa district.
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Background: There is still low level of immunisation as a result of failure to comply with immunisation schedules of children under five years which results into increased mortality from the vaccine preventable diseases. ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with missed clinic appointments among young people living with HIV/AIDS attending ART Clinic in Gombe Hospital, Butambala District
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Background: Missed clinic appointments among young people living with HIV/AIDS have continued to be a global public health challenge including Uganda. Any missed ART clinic appointments have significant health consequences ... -
Prevalence, pattern of refractive error and visual impairment among secondary school students in Kawempe Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Introduction: Recent estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest that 2.2 billion people are visually impaired, uncorrected refractive error accounts for 123.7 million, cataract 65.2 million, age-related macular ...