Browsing by Title
Now showing items 1340-1359 of 1377
-
United Nations Emergency appeal for response to Covid-19 and its impacts
(United Nations, 2020) -
Unsuppressed viral load after intensive adherence counselling in rural eastern Uganda;
(BMC Health Services Research, 2021-12-18)Background:The East Central (EC) region of Uganda has the least viral suppression rate despite having a relatively low prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ). Although the viral suppression rate in Kamuli district ... -
Uptake of Antenatal Care Services Among the First Trimester Expectant Mothers at International Hospital Kampala Namuwongo.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Introduction: This study was sought to determine the uptake of antenatal care services among mothers at International Hospital Kampala Namuwongo. This is against the background that ANC services are the measures used to ... -
Uptake of Breast Cancer Screening Among Women of Reproductive Age Attending Antenatal Clinic:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)This study was conducted with a general objective of determining uptake of breast cancer screening among women of reproductive age attending antenatal clinic in Naguru hospital, Nakawa division. Specifically the study aimed ... -
Uptake of Breast Cancer Screening Among Women of Reproductive Age in Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Introduction The study investigated the factors influencing the uptake of breast cancer screening services among women of reproductive age (15-45years) in Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso district. The specific objectives ... -
Uptake of Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV Services and its Associated Factors at Wakiso HCIV, Wakiso District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Introduction: Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV infection in HIV-exposed infants as early as six weeks using DNA-PCR technology is critical to improve pediatric HIV/AIDS care, and reduce child morbidity and mortality. ... -
Uptake of Hepatitis B services and its associated factors among female sex workers in Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background: Hepatitis B is an important public health problem; although it is often asymptomatic initially, the long-term complications include cirrhosis and hepatic cancer, diseases that kill about a million people ... -
Uptake of safe male circumcision for HIV prevention among males 15-49 years in Bar-dege Sub County, Gulu District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background to the study: SMC is the surgical removal of all or part of the foreskin from the penis. Studies have shown that it reduces the risk of female to male transmission of HIV by up to 60%. Despite of the efforts ... -
Uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infections attending the diabetic clinic in Jinja regional referral hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a major problem among the diabetic patients with a higher risk of acquiring the infection than their non-diabetic counterparts. This may be due to both host and local ... -
Usage and Access to Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission 'PMTCT' Services by Mothers.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)The study ‘Usage and Access to Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) services by mothers’ set out to establish the link and barriers between access and usage to PMTCT services by mothers. It was conducted at ... -
The Use of Alternative Medicine Among Adults in Urban Areas:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)There is a widespread use of herbal medicine which has been viewed as an alternative source of medication from conventional medicine for different illnesses and diseases especially among developing nations including Uganda. ... -
Use of safety belts among taxi drivers in Uganda:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction; Annually over 35 million road traffic injuries are sustained globally, several of which are fatal. Safety belts have been established as the primary form of restrain and thus protection in the event of an ... -
Use of Zinc Supplementation in Treatment of Diarrhea in Children Under 5 Years:
(International Health Sciences University, 2014-11)Background: Disclosure of HIV status supports risk reduction and facilitates access to prevention and care services, but can be inhibited by the fear of negative repercussions. The study explored the role of disclosure ... -
Utilisation of Child Health Services Among Children of Six Months to Five Years of Age in Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Background: Infant mortality rate and child mortality rate still remain high at 54 per 1,000 live births and 38 out of 1,000 respectively. Child health services are interventions put in place to cub down morbidity and ... -
Utilisation of Child Health Services Among Children of Six Months to Five Years of Age in Kyanamira Subcounty, Kabale District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11) -
Utilisation of E-Health Services Among Health Care Workers and Patients Attending Public and Private Health Facilities on Moroto District./
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background: E-health is seen as one of the major emerging remedies in reducing high healthcare cost, improving health access and quality of health care system in both the developed and developing counties, whereby embracing ... -
Utilisation of E-learning Tools for Health Care Training Among Trainees at the Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa(HPCA)
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background: Utilization of e-learning tools is very vital in e-learning but more significantly in healthcare training. Effective and efficient use of e-learning tools has the potential to improve quality of health workers, ... -
The utility of ‘home-made’ reagent red blood cells for antibody screening during pre-transfusion compatibility testing in Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2021-08-02)Background: The WHO recommends that pre-transfusion testing should include ABO/RhD grouping followed by screen- ing for red blood cell (RBC) alloantibodies using the indirect antiglobulin test (IAT). However, in Uganda, ... -
Utilization of Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Services by Secondary School Adolescents in Serere District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2016-11)Background Utilization of adolescent sexual reproductive health services is a global problem especially among developing countries. Serere is one of the districts in Eastern Uganda where adolescent sexual reproductive ...