School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collection: Recent submissions
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Towards COVID-19 preventive measures among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda
(2022-11-08)Background: Corona virus disease is a global pandemic which still has a negative impact on the health of the population. People living with HIV need to have adequate knowledge, good attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 ... -
Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices about eye health among people of Katanga Slum in Kawempe Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2023-01-16)Background: In Uganda, primary eye care is largely challenged in its organizational structure, availability of human and other resources, and clinical competency. This study seeks to assess the levels of knowledge, ... -
Vision profile of the children in schools for the special needs in Kampala City
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: Vision plays a fundamental role in the acquisition of skills such as skills requiring hand–eye coordination, language and interpreting facial expressions. In children with special needs, it is noted to play ... -
Prevalence, visual function and visual related challenges of presbyopia among teachers in primary and secondary schools in Kawempe Division, Kampala District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Globally, there are 2.2 billion people that have vision impairment either near or distance vision. There is 50.3% prevalence of presbyopia in Uganda and 3.5% spectacle coverage rate. The aim of this study was to ascertain ... -
Prevalence and associated factors of visual impairment among children attending primary schools in Kawempe Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Introduction Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment of which half or more are preventable or correctable. Uncorrected refractive error remains the major cause of visual impairment ... -
Assessment of the in vitro antibacterial effects of combining the crude plant extract of mangifera indica with ceftazidime against pseudomonas aeruginosa
(Makerere University, 2021)Due to the serious emergence of resistance against several already established antibacterial agents, there is need for the development of efficacious alternatives. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is known as one of the troublesome ... -
Prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine adverse effects, associated factors and their management strategies among health workers in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-12-03)BACKGROUND Studies are ongoing to determine the reluctance to be vaccinated for COVID19. Several studies have been conducted since the start of the pandemic that have measured public perceptions of vaccine issues. A ... -
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 of non-adherence to prescribed antihypertensive medication and associated factors among out patients at Uganda Heart Institute
(Makerere University, 2020-11)Background: Hypertension is a major public health problem both in the developed and developing countries, but with a much bigger burden in developing countries including the Sub Saharan Africa. Non-adherence to pharmacological ... -
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 ... -
Cost of illness analysis for typhoid patients in bwaise subcounty.
(Makerere University, 2021-12-17)ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION. Typhoid affects approximately 27 million people annually of whom 277,000 succumb to the disease and 5.6 billion people are at risk of infection globally. PROBLEM STATEMENT.Recent studies on typhoid ... -
Relationship between hyperglycemia and dolutegravir based HAART and the associated factors at Mbale regional referral hospital: A case-control study.
(Makerere University, 2022-11-18)Background: In Uganda, the current 2018 HIV treatment guidelines recommend Dolutegravir(DTG)-based therapy as the first line antiretroviral therapy(ART) instead of Efavirenz(EFV)-based therapy due to its better safety and ... -
Assessing knowledge and perceptions towards the covid-19 vaccine among the community of kalerwe-besina slum
(Makerere University, 2021-12)The corona virus disease-2019 (Covid-19) caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the 11th March 2020. Since then, ... -
Prevalence of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection and susceptibility of urine isolates to Cephalosporins among women diagnosed with urinary track infection in China-Uganda Friendship Hospital Naguru.
(Makerere University, 2021-12-16)Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are one of the most frequent clinical bacterial infections in women, accounting for nearly 25% of all infections. An estimate of 50%-60% of women report having suffered UTI in their lives ... -
Cost of illness analysis for typhoid patients in Bwaise subcounty
(Makerere University, 2021-12)Typhoid affects approximately 27 million people annually of whom 277,000 succumb to the disease and 5.6 billion people are at risk of infection globally. Recent studies on typhoid have focused on epidemiology, risk ... -
Prevalence and factors contributing to concurrent use of herbal and conventional antidiabetic medicines in patients attending diabetic clinic in Naguru Hospital, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-12-15)Background: Diabetes mellitus is a progressive chronic disease marked by an elevated blood sugar level. Its management involves the use of conventional medicines/allopathic and traditional/ herbal medicines. The use of ... -
Patterns and factors associated with antibiotic self medication among resident undergraduate students at makerere university.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)Background Self-medication among university students is common globally. This has been variably attributed to; highly prevalent minor illnesses within this group that are perceived to not require professional medical ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with the use of human antibiotic formulations in commercial poultry farming in Nansana municipality, Uganda
(KATONGOLE COLLINE, ODOI YONA AND KAGUSURU SUZAN, 2021-12)Use of human antibiotic drug formulations in poultry and other livestock could contribute significantly to the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. Indiscriminate and irrational use of antibiotics in livestock ... -
Formulation development of an herbal gel from ethanolic extract of erythrina abyssinica for management of vaginal candidiasis
(Makerere University, 2021-01-15)BACKGROUND Vaginal candidiasis is a common fungal infection caused by candida species, candida albicans is the leading cause. The pathological hallmark of the disease is an acute inflammatory condition of the vulvar and ... -
In- vitro assessment of the antimicrobial activity of a combination of methanolic extracts of Acacia Nilotica and Ziziphus Mauritiana against streptococcus pneumoniae
(Makerere University, 2021-12)Background: In Uganda, Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most important causes of morbidity, with a prevalence of 45.9%. Many communities are currently resorting to traditional medicine for primary health care. Plants ...