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Awareness of occupational hazards and utilization of safety measures among welders in Lira West Division, Lira City, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-05-09)
Introduction: It is evident that no occupation is without risk of hazards and workers are regularly exposed to numerous hazards and morbidities. The conditions in the workplace therefore greatly influence the health, safety, ...
Knowledge, attitude and practices of health workers on health care waste management in public and private health facilities in Kitgum Municipality, Kitgum District
(Makerere University, 2022-02)
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Healthcare wastes are of great importance due to its potential environmental hazards and public health risks that account for around 1-2% of urban wastes which is a critical public health issue ...
To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices towards the use of personal protective equipment among carpenters and welders in Seeta, Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2022-02-22)
Background
Use of Personal protective equipment is one of the measures to reduce occupational injuries and other work related diseases. Carpentry and welding is associated with occupational hazards, in the process of ...
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices concerning usage for personal protective equipment (PPE) among grinding mill workers in Buwuni town council, Bugiri district
(Makerere University, 2022-02-04)
Background.Personal protective equipment (PPE) remains one of the effective intervation in preventing occupational hazards. However, there is limited evidence concerning the usage among grinding mills workers in Uganda. ...
HIV Risk Perception and Testing Practices Among Students at Mulago School of Nursing and Midwifery
(Ssebayigga Godfrey, 2022-01-05)
HIV/AIDS is still a major public health problem that has led to death of 33 million people worldwide (WHO, 2020). As of 2020, there were 38 million people living with HIV/AIDS, of these 68% are in sub-Saharan Africa. The ...
Infection prevention and control knowledge and practices among healthcare waste handlers in health care facilities in Kabarole district
(Makerere University, 2022-01-01)
Introduction: Infection prevention and control (IPC) is an important precautionary aspect
in reducing morbidity and mortality resulting from hazardous health care waste. Health
careworkers, patients, environment and ...
Factors associated with adherence to infection prevention and control measures among health care workers in Mbale city
(Makerere University, 2022-02)
Introduction
Healthcare-acquired infections are significant causes of morbidity and mortality among
hospitalized patients worldwide. The World Health Organisation estimates that the proportion of
injections given with ...
Hand washing knowledge attitudes and practices of breastfeeding mothers of Karangura sub county Kabarole district
(Makerere university, 2022-02-13)
Poor hand washing among breastfeeding mothers is one of the underlying factors that lead to spread of communicable diseases to their breastfeeding children, as most of these children are hardly able to do anything on their ...
Characterization of mangifera indica varieties based on their total phenolic content and antioxidant activity.
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Mangifera indica leaves are known to contain various bioactive ingredients including the phenolic compounds. These phenolic compounds are known to possess antioxidant properties and they have been used to reduce the incidence ...
Assessing factors associated with adherence to COVID19 standard operating procedures in financial institutions in Mbale city.
(Makerere University, 2022-05)
Background
The Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a communicable respiratory disease that
presents with flu-like symptoms and is caused by a new strain of Corona virus commonly
referred to as the SARS CoV2 virus ...