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Perception and Attitude of Couples Towards Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Uganda :
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), in its various forms, is endemic in communities around the world, cutting across class, race, age, religion and national boundaries. In Uganda, more than half of the population of ... -
Perception and Experience Regarding Menopause Among Older Women.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)A descriptive qualitative study was carried out to assess the perception and experience regarding menopause among older women, a case study in Nawanyago sub county Kamuli district. A simple snow ball sampling technique was ... -
The Perception of Community on the Re-Entry of Teenage Mothers Back to Schools:
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)The study examined the perception of the community on the re-entry of teenage pregnant mothers back to schools in Kawempe division. This was descriptive cross-sectional study design in which both quantitative and qualitative ... -
Perceptions And Experiences Regarding About Clinical Practice Mentor ship Among Midwifery Students At Kibuli School Of Nursing And Midwifery, Kampala District
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-11)Introduction: The concept and practice of mentoring midwifery students are viewed as important prerequisites of midwifery education. The role of midwife is in statute: to facilitate student learning, provide clinical ... -
Performance of Community Health Insurance Schemes in Uganda:
(International Health Sciences University., 2013-09)Introduction: This study sought to determine factors influencing performance of CHI in central Uganda. This was against the background that health is a fundamental human right but Uganda's health sector is facing challenges ... -
Performance of Epidemic Preparedness and ResponseCommittees to Disease Outbreaks in Arua District,West Nile Region
(NCBI, 2019-02-03)The Epidemic Preparedness and Response Committees (EPPRCs) are at the heart of preventing outbreaks from becoming epidemics by controlling the spread. Evidence-based information regarding factors associated with the ... -
Performance of Epprc members in Preparedness and Response to Disease Outbreaks:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: Disease outbreaks have always existed as long as the history of humanity, however the number of cases and the case fatality rate of an outbreak determine the economic and social disruptions endured. The ... -
Performance of Health Workers in a Recently Devolved System of Government in Nakuru County - Kenya 2010 to 2014.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Introduction: This study assessed the performance of health workers in a recently devolved system of government in Nakuru county 2010 to 2014. Objectives: To establish factors that impede or enhance performance of ... -
The Performance of the Village Health Teams in Management of Childhood Illness in Karamoja Pastoral Communities :
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)The study was about establishing factors that influence the performance of Village Health Teams in Moroto in the management of childhood illness in the current project of Integrate Community Case Management (ICCM). The ... -
Performance of Village Health Teams :
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)This study was about establishing the factors that influence the performance of Village Health Teams in Soroti District. The main objective of the study was to establish factors that influence the performance of the Village ... -
Perspective for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus colonization, Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns and Risk factors for Colonization among People Living with HIV at Nyenga Hospital, Buikwe District, in Central Uganda
(open access pub, 2018-07-31)Background: Colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is recognized as an association towards development of infections that may cause of morbidity among people living with Human Immunodeficiency ... -
The Perspectives Of Health Workers On The Role Of Family Physicians:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background Family medicine is the specialist discipline of primary care with family physicians at the helm. Family physicians in a multidisciplinary team approach can cost-effectively manage most common conditions in the ... -
Post - effects of obstetric fistula in Uganda;
(BMC Public Health, 2019-06-06)Background Obstetrical fistula (OF) is a public health challenge that is among the previously neglected components of maternal health in the developing world. The condition, which in the recent past has increasingly drawn ... -
Practice, perceived barriers and motivatingfactors to medical-incident reporting:
(BMC Health Services Research, 2020)Background:Medical-incident reporting (MIR) ensures patient safety and delivery of quality of care by minimizingunintentional harm among health care providers. We explored medical-incident reporting practices, perceivedbarriers ... -
Pre-Analytical Errors Affecting Quality Of Final Results At The Pathology Laboratory College Of Health Sciences, Makerere University Kampala Uganda
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-12)Introduction: These pre-analytical errors have been reported as the major pit hole in Pathology laboratory that affect the quality of reports as well as the management and prognosis of the patient. These errors constitute ... -
Pre-lacteal Feeding Among Infants Within the FirstWeek of Birth in Eastern Uganda:Evidence From aHealth Facility-based Cross-sectional Study
(Research Square, 2021-05-17)Background: Pre-lacteal feeding hinders early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding butis understudied in Uganda. We examined the prevalence and factors associated with pre-lacteal feedingamong postpartum ... -
Predictors for Vesicovaginal Obstetric Fistula Among Mothers Attending Kitovu Hospital in Masaka District
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Introduction: The vesico-vaginal is the most common of all the obstetric fistulae (Reassen, 2014). Estimates suggest that at least 3 million women in poor countries have unrepaired vesicovaginal fistulas, and that ... -
Predictors Of Adherence To Type 2 Diabetes Control Measures Among Adults Attending The Diabetic Clinic At Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
(CIU, 2018)Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic disease caused by inherited and/or acquired deficiency of insulin production by the pancreas, or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced. There are majorly two types of diabetes, ... -
Predictors of Compliance with Further Management of Precancerous Cervical Lesions Among Visually Inspected Positive Women in Apac District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background: Cervical cancer is the most common cancer and cause of death among women worldwide. The disease has a higher incidence in low income countries like Uganda. One way of reducing morbidity and mortality due to ... -
Predictors of Early Postnatal Care Utilization Among Postpartum Mothers in Soroti District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Introduction: The early postnatal days are associated with peak maternal and newborn complications however; nearly all postnatal care studies had disregarded it. In fact, 1 in 2 of maternal and 60% of newborn deaths occur ...