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Factor Influencing the Health of Street Children in Kampala.
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Factors Afecting the Utilization of Antenatal Care Services by Pregnant Mothers of Kyadondo South Constituency of Wakiso District, Ndeje Health Centre IV
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Introduction: The general health status of pregnant women depends largely on the quality of antenatal services available to them. The main purpose of this study was to establish the factors that affect utilization of ... -
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 ... -
Factors Affecting Adherence to Anti-Hypertensive Medication Among Hypertensive Patients at Uganda Heart Institute Mulago Hospital, Kampala
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Background: Hypertension is one of the most important cardiovascular diseases but its control is still a challenge all round the world. Control of blood pressure can reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, so the ... -
Factors Affecting Adherence to Anti-retroviral Therapy Among Adolescents (In or Out of School) Attending Nsambya Home Care and TASO Mulago Health Facilities.
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Objective Whereas free ARVs are accessible to majority of HIV infected patients; adherence to ART is still a major challenge in public health especially among adolescents. Poor adherence can lead to increased viral load, ... -
Factors Affecting Adherence To Antiretroviral Therapy Among Children Aged 8-16 Years Attending Art Clinic In Gulu Regional Referral Hospital-Gulu District-Uganda
(CIU, 2018-12)ABSTRACT Introduction: Adherence to ART among young adolescent continue to show limited information and yet consequences of non-adherence is posing significant public health challenge across developed and developing ... -
Factors Affecting Adherence to ART Among Patients Attending the HIV Clinics in Makindye Division.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Evidence shows that on the worldwide scene, over 34 million people are living with HIV/AIDS of whom 68% are from the Sub-Saharan Africa region. In Uganda, at least 1.4 million of its population is infected leading to a ... -
Factors Affecting Adherence to Infection Control Measure Among Health Care Workers in Uganda:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background; Hospital acquired infections are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Infection prevention and control practices are important in improving the quality of health care services. Objectives; the ... -
Factors affecting adherence to warfarin among rheumatic heart disease patients at Uganda heart institute, Mulago hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) patients on Warfarin require frequent blood tests to monitor theirInternational Normalized Ratio (INR). Those with symptoms or complicated prosthetic valve disorders should be ... -
Factors Affecting Biomedical Waste Management among Medical Laboratory Workers in Health Facilities:
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Background to the study: Unsafe disposal of health-care waste poses public health risks. WHO (2004) estimated that 2000 contaminated injection syringes caused 21 million hepatitis B infections and the latest 260,000 HIV ... -
Factors affecting birth preparedness and complication readiness among antenatal mothers attending wakisi health centre III, Buikwe district Uganda.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: The level of BP/CR is still not well responded to by pregnant women despite being incorporated into ANC services therefore the study was carried out to determine Factors affecting Birth Preparedness and ... -
Factors Affecting Clinical Skill Acquisition by Student Nurses at a Clinical Setting
(International Health Sciences University, 2016-11)Background The training of nurses involves theory and practical teaching and both components are important in equipping nurses with knowledge, attitudes in relation to clinical skills in order to bring about competencies ... -
Factors Affecting Completion of Immunization Schedule among Children Below 1 Year in Odranya Village, Arua District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Despite government efforts to have all children below 1 year fully immunized, immunization coverage in Arua District is poor with high dropout rates. According to Arua District Demographics study (2012), there is a high ... -
Factors Affecting Compliance of HIV Positive Mothers to Exclusive Breastfeeding:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)The study was conducted in Kibuli Muslim hospital in Kampala district focusing on the postnatal ward, young child clinic and postnatal clinic with a sample size of 170 respondents who were HIV positive mothers. The study ... -
Factors Affecting Current Use of Intrauterine Device Among Women of Reproductive Age in Mityana Central Ward Parish.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)This study sought to assess factors affecting current use of Intrauterine Device (IUD) among women of reproductive age in Mityana Central Ward Parish. The study was guided by four research objectives; To assess client-related ... -
Factors Affecting Dietary Patterns Among Students At International Health Sciences University
(International Health Sciences University, 2017-11)Introduction: Poor eating habits is a major public health concern among young adults who experience transition into university life during which; they are exposed to stress and lack of time. Objectives: The aim of the ... -
Factors Affecting Domestic Waste Disposal among the Residents of Wakiso Town Council.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)This was a descriptive cross sectional study done to assess the factors affecting domestic waste disposal methods used by the residents of wakiso town council and give recommendations in any deficiencies pertaining to the ... -
Factors Affecting Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Women Over 28 Years who Attend the Oncology Clinic at International Hospital Kampala and the Uganda Cancer Institute at Mulago National Refferal Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Back ground: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy affecting women, and second cause of cancer death in the world, with more than one million cases occurring worldwide annually. The chance of a women having invasive ... -
Factors Affecting Early Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among Adult Patients In Bundibugyo Hospital, Western Uganda
(International Health Sciences University., 2018-02)Background: Tuberculosis(TB) remains a public health problem worldwide (WHO, 2017a). World Health Organization’s End TB Strategy advocates for early diagnosis of tuberculosis with a target of being able to detect over ... -
Factors Affecting Early Uptake of Antenatal Care Services Among Expectant Mothers:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)The purpose of the study was to determine the Factors affecting early uptake of antenatal care services among expectant mothers; a case study at Kisugu health center IV. The specific objectives of the study were to ...