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Prevalence And Factors Associated With Under Nutrition Among Children Below 5 Years In Buswale Sub County, Namayingo District
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-05)Background: Under nutrition among children below five years is a major public health problem, especially in many low-income and middle- income countries. It is the underlying cause of child mortality in about 45% of ... -
Prevalence And Factors Influencing Occurrence Of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Adolescents Residing In Kamwenge Sub-County, Kamwenge District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2018-11)Background: Adolescence is the time when the majority of people become sexually active, early initiation of sexual intercourse has been linked to increased risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during adolescence ... -
Prevalence and Management of Pain Among Cancer Patients at Uganda Cancer Institute.
(International Health Sciences University, 2016-11)Introduction: Across the globe, the distribution of cancer is not uniform, attacking about a third of the world’s populace with Sub-Saharan region having a very high prevalence rate. Sub-Sahara region registers about 1.6 ... -
Prevalence and Mothers Knowledge on Risk Factors Associated With Nasogastric Tube Aspiration Pneumonia Among the Critically ILL Children at Mulago National Referral Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University, 2016-11)Background: This study investigated the prevalence and mother‟s knowledge on risk factors associated with naso-gastric tube aspiration pneumonia among the critically ill children at Mulago national referral hospital. The ... -
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Needle Stick Injuries Amongst Hospital Staff in Naguru Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University, 2016-11)Background In Uganda, the current status and factors associated with needle stick injuries are systematically lacking examination in relation to health care workers. Objective The main objective of the study is to ... -
The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Otitis Media among Out Patients in Mulago Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Otitis media is a common condition affecting children and adults worldwide requiring a considerable amount of clinic time and operating time to deal with either active otitis media or the sequelae of previous otitis media ... -
Prevalence of Disclosure of HIV/AIDS Status and Associated Factors Among Partners at Infectious Disease Institute (IDI) Mulago.
(International Health Sciences University., 2013-09)Background-Prevalence of disclosure of HIV/AIDS status among infected has a key role in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS. Hence understanding the reasons for disclosure and nondisclosure and how these reasons differ ... -
Prevalence Of Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer And Level Of Malnutrition Among Patients Enrolling Into Care At Uganda Cancer Institute.
(International Health Sciences University, 2017-11)Background: Gastrointestinal cancers constitute one of the major health burdens to humans. The available options for treatment of gastrointestinal cancers, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy may impose nutrition ... -
Problem Based Learning and Lecturing as Teaching Methods and their Effects on Perceived Classroom Performance of University Students:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Introduction and background: The study was carried out at IHSU a unique university offering only health science related programs. IHSU is located on the third of IHK along St Barnabas road, plot 4686, Kisugu, Namuwongo, ... -
Risk factors associated with hypertension among adults attending out patients clinic in Masaka regional referral hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)The study was entitled “risk factors associated with hypertension among adults attending outpatient clinic in Masaka regional referral hospital”. According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2009), 13% of all deaths ... -
Risk factors contributing to the Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy Among Teenagers at Naguru Teenage Centre.
(International Health Sciences University, 2016-11)Introduction Teenage pregnancy and its effects on teen motherhood are among the major societal problems encountering in the contemporary global community. In a 30 million population 25 percent pregnancy rate among ... -
Risk factors for post cesarean wound infection among mothers at Mulago national referral hospital - Uganda.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: Post cesarean surgical wound infection has been identified as a major problem among women of child bearing age. In developing countries, the rate at which post cesarean mothers get surgical wound infection is ... -
Risk Factors of Neonatal Septicemia Among Neonates in Acute Care Unit of Mulago National Referral Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Introduction Globally neonatal conditions remain the leading cause of under five child mortality and the risk is 6 times higher in developing countries (WHO, 2011). A study done at Mulago Hospital revealed that neonatal ... -
The Sexual Needs of School - Going Youths Perinatally Infected with HIV:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Purpose of the study This study investigated the sexual needs of school-going youths perinatally infected with HIV. Objectives of the study The objectives of the study were to: explore the sexual needs of school-going ... -
Social Support and Relapse Among Substance Abusers:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Despite several interventions put in place to control and manage the prevalence of relapse among substance abusers to stop the re-admission so as to reduce the prevalence but it has still remained a challenge. Social support ... -
Substance Abuse Among Adolescents of Makobole High School in Rukungiri District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)A substance is any psycho-active material, when taken by humans affects the mental faculties and changes the way of thinking, reasoning, judgement, behaviour and perception.High School adolescents of age 13 through 19years ... -
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 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. ... -
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 ... -
Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets among expectant mothers attending Antenatal Care services:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Introduction: This study was done to assess the factors influencing the utilization of ITNs among expectant mothers attending ANC services at Kataraka Health centre IV, Fort Portal Municipality. The specific objectives ...