The Institute of Public Health and Management: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Linkage To Care And Treatment At Taso Health Centre In Gulu District During The Period March To October 2017
(CIU, 2017-11)ABSTRACT Short of an HIV vaccine or cure, test and treat are one of the critical tools needed to create an Aids-free generation. After a broad review of evidence and consultations in mid-2015, the World Health Organisation ... -
Quality Of Laboratory Services In Arua District,Uganda
(CIU, 2017-11)ABSTRACT Introduction: Uganda started implementing Structured Laboratory Quality Systems in 2011 in Three modes of External Quality Assurance, Laboratory Quality Management Systems and Strengthening Laboratory Management ... -
Assessment Of School Capacity In Developing Self-Management Skills In Children With Cerebral Palsy Attending Mt. Zion Primary School-Kayunga District
(CIU, 2017-11)ABSTRACT Background: Cerebral Palsy is a public health concern worldwide. It is estimated to have a prevalence of 2-3.5cases per 1,000 live births in the developed world. These CWCP experience a number of challenges ... -
Factors Associated With Unintended Pregnancy Among HIV Positive Women On Anti-Retroviral Therapy In Gulu, District
(CIU, 2018-11)ABSTRACT Introduction: Unintended pregnancy among HIV positive women remains a significant public health and in particular reproductive health concern. The health effects and drug interaction among the women on ART could ... -
Effect of Male Involvement On Uptake Of ANC Services In Kanungu District
(CIU, 2018-11)ABSTRACT Background: The Ugandan Government has therefore prioritized reproductive health strategies such as the Male Involvement Strategy which is aimed to support on reduction in maternal mortality related to the pregnancy ... -
Prevalence And Associated Risk Factors For Low Birth Weight In Bentiu State Hospital,Unity State,South Sudan
(CIU, 2018-11)ABSTRACT Introduction: Low Birth Weight which is the birth weight of less than 2500g remains a significant public health problem from short to long term consequences. It is responsible for significant neonatal morbidities, ... -
Assessment Of Behavioral Interventions On Female Sex Workers Enrolled In The Strengthening TB And HIV/AIDS Responses Project In Mbale Municipality
(CIU, 2017-11)ABSTRACT Background: Sexual health education plays an important role in raising knowledge and awareness levels of FSWs on STIs and HIV, leading to sexual behavioural change thereby keeping the transmission rates low, as ... -
Comparative Study On Effects Of Emergency Nutritional Intervention On Maternal,NewBorn And Child Health Service Utilisation And Outcomes Between Intervention And Control Health Facilities In Adjuman District
(CIU, 2018-11)ABSTRACT Introduction: Uganda has the highest influx of refugees in the East African region. Adjumani district is a host to over 200,000 South Sudanese refugees. Emergency Nutrition Interventions (ENI) are provided to ... -
Assessing The Implementation And Scale-Up Of Health Innovations In Health Services Delivery In Uganda:
(CIU, 2018-11)ABSTRACT Background: Health tools have shown promise in providing greater access to health care to populations of both urban and remote areas in developing countries, as well as creating cost efficiencies and improving ... -
Factors Influencing Retention Of Mothers On Option B+In Hiv Care At Bugono Health Centre Ivin Iganga District
(CIU, 2018)Background: Mother to child transmission of HIV is the second leading mode of transmission contributing to the HIV burden, and leads to approximately 90% of all paediatric HIV infections globally. However, nearly all such ... -
Predictors Of Adherence To Type 2 Diabetes Control Measures Among Adults Attending The Diabetic Clinic At Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
(CIU, 2018)Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic disease caused by inherited and/or acquired deficiency of insulin production by the pancreas, or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced. There are majorly two types of diabetes, ... -
Factors Associated With Unintended Pregnancy Among Hiv Positive Women On Anti Retroviral Therapy In Gulu District
(CIU, 2018)Introduction: Unintended pregnancy among HIV positive women remains a significant public health and in particular reproductive health concern. The health effects and drug interaction among the women on ART could have ... -
Comparative Study On Effects Of Emergency Nutritional Intervention On Maternal, Newborn And Child Health Service Utilization And Outcomes Between Intervention And Control Health Facilities In Adjumani District
(CIU, 2018)Introduction: Uganda has the highest influx of refugees in the East African region. Adjumani district is a host to over 200,000 South Sudanese refugees. Emergency Nutrition Interventions (ENI) are provided to both the ... -
Prevalence And Associated Risk Factors For Low Birth Weight In Bentiu State Hospital, Unity State, South Sudan
(CIU, 2018)Introduction: Low Birth Weight which is the birth weight of less than 2500g remains a significant public health problem from short to long term consequences. It is responsible for significant neonatal morbidities, mortalities ... -
Prevalence Of Overweight, Obesity And Associated Factors Among The Clergy In Kampala
(CIU, 2018)Background: According to the World Health Organization, obesity is one of today’s most manifestly visible, yet a deserted public health problem and it is declared worldwide that an estimate of 1.7billion are obese. The ... -
Effects Of Same-Day Art Initiation Versus Pre-Art Care On Treatment Related Outcomes Among Adults Living With Hiv At Iss Clinic Mulago
(CIU, 2018)Introduction: The study assessed the Effects of Same-Day ART initiation versus pre-ART care on treatment-related outcomes among adults living with HIV at ISS Clinic Mulago. The general objective was to assess the effects ... -
Effect Of Community Health Workers’ Activities And The Utilisation Of Maternal Health Services Among Reproductive Age Women In Butaleja District-Uganda
(CIU, 2018)Background: Achievement of the SDG 3.1target for maternal mortality reduction requires a threshold of at least 4.45 skilled health professionals per 1000 people. However, acute shortages and inequitable distribution of ... -
Assessing Uptake Of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Female Students At Clarke International University – Kampala Using The Health Belief Model
(CIU, 2018)Introduction: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide, globally, 527,600 cases of cervical cancer and 270,000 cervical cancer deaths occur annually. The prevalence of cervical cancer is ... -
Factors Influencing Healthy Eating Habits Among University Students In Makindye Division- Kampala
(IHSU, 2018-11)Background: Globally it‟s observed that at least 7% of the total population in colleges and universities are obese or malnourished or wasted. According to the American College Health Association revealed that only 7.3% ... -
DETERMINANTS OF BLOOD DONATION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
(INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, 2016-11)Background: Worldwide the need for blood is high as every second a given person is in need for blood due to severe anemia, trauma or complications of pregnancy and millions of patients requiring safe blood do not get/access ...