The Institute of Public Health and Management: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Oral Hygiene Practices Among Adults Patients Attending Public Health Facilities in Burera District, Rwanda
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background Dental caries and periodontal diseases have historically been considered the most important global oral health burdens. Worldwide, 60–90% of school children and nearly 100% of adults have dental cavities ... -
An Evaluation of Interventions in Prevention of Health Care Associated Infections(HAIS):)
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background: HAIs are infections which patients and HWs get while receiving treatment or giving medical treatment (WHO 2015). HAIs are considered an undesirable outcome and the fact that they are preventable acts as ... -
Evaluation of the Impact of Community Led Total sanitation (CLTS) Programme Intervention in Uganda:
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Introduction: Poor access to adequate sanitation resulting from the practice of widespread open defecation comes with terrible health and social challenges on communities, which affects millions of people. Often this ... -
Determinants influencing prevention and control of Health-care associated Tuberculosis infection.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in health care settings to both patients and health care workers (HCWs) has been reported from virtually every country of the world, regardless of local TB incidence. This study set out ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of the capacity of Health facilities in the provision of basic emergency obstetric care services in Busia District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background to the study: World wide, women face many risks at the time of giving birth and 15% of these suffer from such complication that become life threatening especially if not handled or managed appropriately and ... -
The effect of recycling untreated filter bachwash water through Nabajjuzi river on the quality of final water in Masaka District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background to the study: Water treatment plant in Masaka is currently recycling untreated spent filter backwash water through Nabajjuzi River and yet the plant does not have any treatment facility to treat the filter ... -
Determinants of Teeanage pregnancy among girls aged 13-19 years in Pader District Uganda.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background: The teenage pregnancy prevalence is at the uppermost in Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for 143 per 1000 in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has been estimated that 13 million children are born to women under age 20 years ... -
Factors Associated with the Street Children Phenomenon in Ngozi District, Northern Burundi
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)This study was about the „Factors associated with the street children phenomenon in Ngozi District, Northern Burundi.‟ It was guided by three specific objectives that were set to identify the demographic factors associated ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Men's Perception, Knowledge and Willingness to Undergo Vasectomy as Contraceptive Method in Rwanda:
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Brief Background to the Study: A vasectomy is a surgical procedure performed on males, in which the vas deferens (tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to the seminal vesicles) are cut, tied, cauterized (burned or ... -
Assessing the Influence of Social Determinants of Health on Infant Survival in Ntungamo District, Uganda
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background: According to The World Bank (2010) there is clear evidence that infant mortality is not just a responsibility of the health care system. Other social and structural factors determine the health of the mother ... -
Assessment of Quality of Sexual Gender Based Violence Services in Government Health Facilities of Namutumba District
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)This study was carried out objectively to assess quality of sexual gender based violence services in government health facilities of Namutumba district. Findings from this study revealed that women (89.9%) were more affected ... -
Adherence to Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation and Associated Factors:
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Introduction: Adherence to iron folic acid supplementation is a very important issue in combating iron deficiency anemia. Yet there are many factors ranging from individual, socio-economic and health facility related that ... -
Determinants of Community Participation in Borehole Management:
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Introduction: In Uganda, a total of UGX 16.8 billion was spent on borehole construction in FYs 2011/2012-2012/2013 constituting 38% of the total water supply investment (MWE Annual report 2013). Civil Society Organizations ... -
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 - ... -
The quality of village health teams in delivering maternal health services to empower mothers prepare for safe births.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background: Quality according to the Institute of medicine is the extent by which health care services for individuals and populations raise the possibility of the desired health outcomes and are consistent with current ... -
Factors Associated with Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening among Women in Dadamu Sub-County, Arua District
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and accounted for 8.2 million deaths in 2012. More than half of all cancers (56.8%) and cervical cancer deaths (64.9%) occurred in low and middle income ... -
Evaluation of relationship between menstrual hygiene management and school attendance among adolescent girls of rural primary schools in Bududa District
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background: The Millennium Development Goal is significant to the Ministry of Education which says that by 2015 boys and girls should be able to finish a full course of primary schooling and gender inequalities will be ...