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Health Belief Model Strategy and Safe Sexual Practices:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: This study assessed the Health Belief Model Strategy on Safe Sex Practices: A case study of International Health Sciences University (IHSU) Undergraduates. The main objective was to establish the effect of ... -
Health Care Waste Management and Occurrence of Occupational Hazards :
(International Health Sciences University., 2012-09)Occurrence of occupational hazards has raised issues of Health care waste management amongst health workers. Reports of 39 health workers claiming for compensation after the Uganda Ebola outbreak in 2000 resonated the issue ... -
Health Facilities' Capacity in Influencing the Functionality of the District Health Information System Version-2 in Data Management:
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Introduction: Efforts to improve the quality and management of public health information systems in developing countries have led to the introduction and roll-out of the District Health Management Information System - ... -
Health Facility Challenges in Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of HIV Perinatally - Infected Adolescents:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Effectively addressing the psychological needs of HIV perinatally infected adolescents in Uganda is no only critical to avert risk taking behavior, impaired adulthood and premature death of the adolescent but also for the ... -
Health seeking behavior on uptake of family planning services among refugee women of reproductive age in Nakivale refugee camp Isingiro district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Understanding health seeking behavior of a particular group of people has been seen as an effective way in developing strategies that meet the health needs of that population. Access to family planning (FP) services is a ... -
Health Seeking Behaviour Among Women in Soroti District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)This study investigated the factors influencing the health seeking behaviour of women in Soroti district. It sought to establish the role of individual, community and health system factors on their health seeking behaviour. ... -
Health Seeking Behaviour for Mental Health Services:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)The study was a cross sectional study in which a census was conducted involving 384 household respondents. Data was collected by interviews, questionnaires and documentary review and analyzed by Statistical package for ... -
HIV Positive Breast Feeding Mother's Compliance with the MoH Recommended IYCF Options in Mukono District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Background: Mother To Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV still remains a threat especially in resource limited settings like Uganda where breastfeeding is the norm and remains the largest source of HIV transmission in children ... -
Household Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Sold Waste Disposal in Juba City, South Sudan.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: Juba city is currently experiencing an intensified rate of environmental corrosion with household solid waste discarded along drainage channels, residential areas and commercial centers. Although a Japanese ... -
Identification of Occupational Safety and Health Hazards and their Causes Among Health Care Workers of Mengo Hospital, Lubaga Division, Kampala District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)There are numerous occupational hazards that prevail in many hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda. This study therefore sought to determine the factors influencing identification of occupational safety and health ... -
Implementation of Community-Based TB DOT in an Urban Setting:
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Background TB is ranked second among the leading chronic illnesses in causing morbidity and mortality after HIV the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Despite the relative success in the implementation of the DOTS in ... -
Implementation of Infection Control and Prevention Measures in Kampala:
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Background to the study: In any health care setting infection control is universally acknowledged as a way of checking the emergence of life-threatening infections such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and viral ... -
Implementation of Infection Control Measures in Health Facilities in Uganda:
(International Health Sciences University., 2013-09)This study was to determine factors influencing implementation of infection control (IC) measures in health facilities in Kayunga district. The main objective of the study was to assess factors influencing implementation ... -
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 ... -
The Influence of Access to Food on Rural Livelihoods at Household Level :
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)The study title: “the influence of access to food on rural livelihoods at household level” in Wakiso District, focused on determining the role of access to food on rural livelihoods. The problem was that Uganda had been ... -
The Influence of Access to Media on the Preference or the Practice of Skin-Lightening Among Women:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)This study set out to determine the influence of access to media on the preference of the practice of skin-lightening among women aged 18 to 40 years in Makindye division, Kampala District. The study objectives were; to ... -
The Influence of Access to rRoad Safety Information on the Usage of Vehicle Seat-Belts Among Motorists in Kampala :
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The Influence of Community Participation in Solid Waste Disposal Practices in Kampala.
(International Health Sciences University, 2014-11)Introduction/background the research entitled “The influence of community involvement in solid waste disposal practices in Kampala” was carried out in Kawempe municipality, Kampala. The study focused on community involvement ... -
The Influence of Community Participation on Adoption of Sanitary Practices:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)The research entitled The Influence of Community Participation in adoption of sanitary practices in western Division Soroti District was carried out in Soroti Municipality, Soroti. The study focused on levels of Community ... -
The Influence of Compliance to Road Traffic Rules on the Incidence of Road Traffic Accidents Among Commercial Motorcyclists:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)The Study entitled: “the influence of compliance to road-traffic rules on the incidence of road-traffic accidents among commercial motorcyclists in Kampala metropolitan District” set out to establish the contribution of ...