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The Role of Media on Sexual Attitudes and Behaviour Among the Secondary School Adolescents of Kawempe Division, Kampala.
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)The rate of exposure to media of all forms by adolescents all over the world is on the increase (Rich, 2005). Media often carry information on adolescent sexuality which can influence both the sexual attitudes and behaviours ... -
Factors Influencing the Performance of the Health Management Information System in Health Facilities in Hoima District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)Background: Malaria is a major public health problem affecting people, with 107 countries having areas at risk of transmission containing close to 50 percent of the world’s population. In Uganda malaria is the most common ... -
The Factors Influencing the Health Promotional Role of Nurses Against Cervical Cancer in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)Introduction: Cervical Cancer is one of the preventable cancers in Uganda with a crude incidence rate of 22.6 per 100,000 population, and 2,464 deaths per year. Eighty percent of the clients report late a situation which ... -
The Effect of Stigma on Health Seeking Behavior, Adherence to ART and Disclosure of HIV Sero-Status :
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)Stigma and discrimination is a major obstacle and significant challenge to the success of achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. The study examined how perceived HIV-related stigma tends ... -
Factors Influencing the Uptake of Mental Health Services to Genocide Victims :
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)This study was done to determine the factors that influence the uptake of mental health services to genocide victims, with a case study of Gasabo district, Kigali city, Rwanda. The main objective of the study was to ... -
Assessment of the Appropriateness of the Cessation of Breast Feeding Before Two Years by HIV-Positive Mothers.
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)This study was to establish whether HIV positive mothers with weaned children below 2 years meet the AFASS criteria at the PMTCT clinic. The Main Objective of the study was to assess the AFASS criteria for HIV positive ... -
Assessment of the Road Safeness and Prevalence of Road Traffic Accidents in Uganda:
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)The study was carried out to assess road safeness and prevalence of road traffic accidents in Uganda; it was a cross-sectional survey with both qualitative and quantitative data collected. Findings indicated that road ... -
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Care Takers of Epilepsy Patients in Burera District, Rwanda.
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)Objective: Burera district has suffered from a high prevalence of epilepsy and the people with epilepsy experience inadequate social and medical treatment. The objective in this study was to assessment of knowledge, attitudes ... -
Comparing Sexual Reproductive Health Needs and Practices in Relation to their HIV Sero-Status :
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)Introduction: This study compared the sexual reproductive health needs and practices of HIV positive and HIV negative adolescents in Tororo district. The independent variable being HIV sero-status of the adolescents and ... -
Factors Affecting Access and Utilisation of PMTCT Services Among Antenatal Mothers in Referral Health Units in Mbale District
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)PMTCT was defined as prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV a program meant to prevent MTCT of HIV from HIV infected antenatal mothers to their unborn babies and infants either during pregnancy, labour and ... -
Cost Analysis for Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition in Uganda :
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-08)This study was conducted from Pajule Health center IV Pader district Northern Uganda. The main objective of the study was to determine the average total cost of providing nutrition services to children suffering from ... -
The Influence of Waiting Time on the Utilization of HIV/AIDS Treatment (ART) :
(International Health Sciences University., 2012-09)Uganda is currently facing a high HIV prevalence rate in the general population and about 2 million people are living with HIV. It is projected that 357,000 of the people living with HIV is in need of antiretroviral therapy ... -
Prevalence of Tobacco Uses and Risk Factors Among Secondary School Students in Zanzibar:
(International Health Sciences University., 2012-09)In Zanzibar, minimal information is available on tobacco use and its risk factors among Secondary school students that have made it difficult to establish effective control intervention in the country. Therefore, cross-sectional ... -
The Role of Living Conditions in Informal Settlements on Perceived Risk of HIV Infection Among Fishing Communities:
(International Health Sciences University., 2012-09)The study examined the role of living conditions on perceived risks of HIV infections among the fishing communities at Namasale landing site, Amolatar District. A descriptive Cross-Sectional survey was used by a systematic ... -
Economic Burden and Cost Estimation of Motocycle Accidents in Kenya :
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)This study aimed to determine the economic burden and cost estimation of motorcycle road traffic injuries (RTI) from societal perspective in Kisumu and Kakamega Municipalities in Western Kenya. It was designed as a ... -
Risk Factors Associated with HIV Infection Among Infants Below 24 Months Born to HIV Positive Mothers.
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)In order to eliminate infant HIV infection from mother to child, evidence based implementation strategies are needed to address the risk factors that are associated with this infection using limited resources and applicable ... -
Factors Contributing to Maternal Mortality, the Neglected Tragedy in the Post - Conflict Transition:
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Despite the significant effort in reducing maternal mortality by improving maternal health, the effective implementation of the reproductive health services remains a challenge in South Sudan. Thousands of women are dying ... -
The Role of Employee Responsiveness on Customer Retention in Health Insurance Companies in Uganda :
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)The concept of employee responsiveness yields customer loyalty, which in the long run results into consistent customer retention. In this regard, this research report looks at how the excellent response from employees at ... -
Adherence of health workers to the integrated child health care management protocols:
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)ABSTRACT Introduction: Following the adoption of IECHC in Republic of South Sudan, many counties including Magwi started implementing the guidelines. However, there is no evidence that health workers adhere to the recommended ... -
Implementation of Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition Protocol for Management of Acute Malnutrition in Piloting Sites of Wakiso District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Introduction: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects twenty million children under five years of age each year and contributes to one million child deaths per year (SCN, 2007). In Uganda, the malnutrition levels have ...