The Institute of Public Health and Management: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing the Occurrence of Errors During Administration of Medicines Among Nurses in Gulu Regional Referral hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Nursing as a caring act of science, offers it services on the complete care of patients regardless of the location. The act of nursing carries with it possibilities of errors and according to this study, error is any act ... -
Factors Influencing Family Planning Utilization among Mothers in Postpatum Period Attending Kawolo Hospital Buikwe district Uganda.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background. Post-partum family planning has been recognized as a key lifesaving intervention for mothers and their children as it has been estimated It can avert more than 30% of maternal deaths and 10% of child mortality ... -
Assessment of community led total sanitation in achieving open defecation free status in Nwoya district, Uganda.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: CLTS is an innovative methodology for mobilizing communities to conduct their own appraisal and analysis of open defecation (OD), stimulating a collective sense of disgust and shame among community members ... -
Factors Influencing The Occurrence of Diarrhea Among Children Under Five Years of Age in Koro Sub county, Gulu district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality and morbidity in children under five years. Among the any factors that cause diarrhea are poor rubbish disposal and lack of household latrine which hiked the ... -
Factors Influencing Delay in diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Rumbek State Hospital, South Sudan.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction Tuberculosis is one of the major public health concerns in South Sudan and the most outstandingly control strategies in the country are active and passive cases finding whereby public in the midst of symptoms ... -
Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive Use Among Women Of The Reproductive Age Group in Ngogwe Sub-County, Buikwe district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background Despite evidence of Long acting reversible contraceptive methods (LARC) being effective and safe, actual uptake in resource-poor settings is still low. In Uganda, only 13% of women are using a long acting ... -
Factors influencing uptake of voluntary counselling and testing services among males and famales aged (15-45 years) in Kirongwe ward mafia island.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background Voluntary Counseling and Testing is an agenda and client centered approach that entails an informed psychoanalysis and testing of an individual that enables him or her to make an informed choice to get tested ... -
Factors Affecting Utilization of Electronic Health Information System in Delivery of Health Services in Anaka Hospital, Nwoya District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction The electronic health information system is a key component of medical informatics that is increasingly being utilized in industrialized nations to improve health care. There is limited information on use of ... -
Factors Influencing Retention of Health workers in Masaka Regional Referral Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)This study was carried out with a view of examining the contribution of individual factors, socio-economic factors and system factors on retention of health workers in Masaka Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). A cross ... -
Injuries among children below five years in Birembo sub-county, Kibaale district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction Injuries are the biggest threat to child survival and the leading cause of disability among children below five years. Despite the high burden globally, little is known about injuries in many rural settings ... -
Factors influencing the utilization of reproductive health services among somali women in Nakivale refugee camp, Isingiro district-Uganda.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background : Access to reproductive health services remains low with 50% of the 800 maternal deaths occurring around the world daily happening in Africa. On the other hand the report also indicated that 50% of African ... -
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 ... -
Assessing the Factors Influencing The Performance o Health Unit Management Committees in Improving Health Services Delivery in Kiboga district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: HUMCs, known by different names in different countries were identified as one way of engineering community participation in the health care system. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the ... -
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 ... -
Factors Influencing Uptake of Dental Services Among Men (18-45 years) in Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction The study investigated the factors influencing the uptake of dental services among men of age (18- 45years) in Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso district. The specific objectives of the study were; i) to determine ... -
Establishing The Pattern of Injuries Among Resients of Kinawataka Zone Mbuya Parish.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)This study is focused on determining the pattern of injuries both reported and unreported that occur in the settlements of Kinawataka suburbs, Nakawa division Kampala. The study was carried out during the month of March ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Interventions Aimed at Preventing Pregnancies Among Teenage Girls in Uganda:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: Early sex is linked to many negative results such as teenage pregnancy, abortions and poorer long term educational outcomes as well as instability in family structures. It could also be attributed to disadvantaged ... -
Breast self Examination Practices Among Female Students Of Ndejje University Kampala Branch.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: Breast self examination (BSE) is one of the basic and most important screening methods for the early detection of breast cancer and other diseases related to the breast. Given the increasing incidence of breast ... -
Factors Associated with Couple HIV Counseling and Testing:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)The study was set out to assess the factors associated with couple HIV counseling and testing amongst couples in Acholi quarters –Mbuya, Nakawa division, Kampala district. The general objective was to establish the ... -
Utilization of Antenatal Care Services Among Pregnant Women at Jale, Kajo-Keji County, South Sudan.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background to the study South Sudan has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world (2,054 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, each mother has a 1/7 chance of dying during delivery in her life time. Access to ...