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Knowledge, attitude and practices on infection prevention and control among health workers in Lira Regional referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-11)
Introduction
The study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practices on infection prevention and control among health workers so as to control the occurrence of nosocomial infections in Lira Regional Referral Hospital. ...
Assessment of the utilization of hand washing facilities at household level in Namuwongo Slums of Kampala, Uganda
(2019-10-16)
Introduction:Developing countries like Uganda still bear the highest burden of communicable diseases worldwide. In Uganda, high morbidity and mortality rates from these diseases is especially due to the rapidly upcoming ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of children 6 to 12 years towards hand washing with soap in Nebbi Municipality, Nebbi District
(Makerere University, 2019-11-28)
Introduction: Diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections are responsible for 35% and 32% of child deaths respectively and washing hands with soap reduces the risk of acute gastrointestinal disease and respiratory illness ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers of children under five years on hand washing in Nombe Sub-County Ntoroko District
(Makerere University, 2022-02-22)
Background
Hand washing is the most cost effective intervention for reducing global infections like diarrhea, acute respiratory tract infections. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, 3.8 million ...
Knowledge, attitude and practices of households on hand hygiene in Namisindwa District
(Makerere University, 2022)
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Poor handwashing practices make hands a major vector aiding the transmission of most of the diseases of the oral route. About 80% of the world’s communicable diseases are transmitted by a mere ...
Hand hygiene knowledge, attitude and practices among school children in Northern division, Mbale city.
(Makerere University, 2023-11-24)
Background: Hand hygiene is very important in preventing outbreak of diarrheal diseases in primary schools. The effective of hand hygiene depend on the knowledge, attitude, and practices of students towards hand hygiene. ...
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on hand hygiene among primary school pupils in Yumbe Town Council, Yumbe District
(Makerere University, 2023)
Poor hand hygiene makes hands a major pathway through which fecal-oral diseases are transmitted among children [1]. Conferring to Global Public-Private Partnership for Hand washing (GPPHW), 80% of the world’s communicable ...