The School of Nursing and Midwifery: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Participation In Decision Making During Health Care Among Patients Aged Between 18-45 Years In The Medical Ward Of Tororo Hospital
(International Health Sciences University., 2018-11)Background: Decision making in health care forms the core of patient centered care that has significantly gained ground as opposed to the biomedical model where patients take a passive role in decision making. This study ... -
Factors Influencing Voluntary Blood Donation Among Students At Clarke International University .
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-11)Background: Safe blood is a vital component in improving health care. Globally, millions of lives are saved each year through blood donation. Voluntary blood donation refers to the willingness of a person to offer ... -
Factors Influencing Time Management Among Nurses And Midwives In Kitebi Health Centre 111 And Kisenyi Health Centre 1V
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-11)Background: Time management plays a vital role in improving nurse‟s performance and achievements. However, the government institutions, most nurses and midwives turn up late to the health centers against the health ... -
Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Towards Hand Washing Among Health Care Workers In Kayunga Hospital
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-11)Background: Hand hygiene, defined as the act of washing one‟s hands with soap and water, or disinfecting them with an antiseptic agent, has been recognized as the single most effective and cost-effective means of ... -
Factors Influencing Compliance With Standard Precautions Among Health Workers At Kisenyi Health Centre IV Kampala District
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-05)Back ground: Health workers are at risk of acquiring and transmitting hospital acquired infections in the course of delivering the nursing care. Measures to prevent the transmission of these infectious microorganisms ... -
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 ... -
Factors Influencing Disclosure Of HIV Sero-Status Among Women Attending Art Clinic At Nabweru Health Center III, Wakiso District
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-11)Background: HIV Sero-Status disclosure is a crucial canvas upon which ART adherence and prevention of transmission can be built. This study sought to assess factors associated with disclosure of HIV Sero-Status among ... -
Knowledge Attitude And Practices Regarding Chlorhexidine Among Nurses In Postnatal Wards:
(International Health Sciences University., 2018-11)Introduction : This chapter describes the background to the study, the statement of the problem, the objectives of the study, the research questions, the significance of the study and the conceptual framework. General ... -
Factors Influencing Male Partner Involvement In Antenatal Care In Namuwongo Community
(International Health Sciences University., 2018-11)Antenatal care is a direct entry to good maternal outcomes and pregnant mothers are very vulnerable groups since pregnancy is change of physiology. It was of special interest to understand roles of males during this ... -
Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Midwives Towards Partograph Use In Gombe Hospital, Butambala District
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-05)Back ground: Maternal deaths and complications attributable to obstructed and prolonged labour would be prevented by cost-effective and affordable health interventions like the use of partograph. Despite partograph being ... -
Factors Influencing Mothers To Utilize Postnatal Services In Nabiganda Village Butaleja District
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-11)Introduction: Postnatal period is a six-week interval between birth of a new born and the return of the reproductive organs to their normal non pregnant state. Mothers and their newborn babies are vulnerable to illnesses ... -
Factors Affecting Uptake Of Cervical Cancer Screening Services Among Women Aged 25-49 Attending Antenatal Clinic At Rukunyu Health Center Iv, Kamwenge District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-11)Background: Globally, cervical cancer ranks fourth among the most frequent cancer that affect women, currently it is estimated that every year 527,624 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, most of which occur in less ... -
Factors Associated With The Prevalence Of Water Borne Diseases Amongst Community Members In Masajja B Village, Makindye Division, Kampala District
(International Health Sciences University., 2018-11)Background: Waterborne diseases are caused by drinking contaminated or dirty water. Contaminated water can cause many types of diarrheal diseases, including Cholera, and other serious illnesses such as Guinea worm ... -
Knowledge And Attitude Towards Prevention Of Gender Based Violence Among Married Women In Kitebi Village, Rubaga Division, Kampala
(International Health Sciences University., 2018-11)Background: Gender-based violence (GBV), or violence against women, is a major public health and human rights problem throughout the world. Around the world, as many as one in every three women has been beaten, coerced ... -
Knowledge Attitude And Practice Towards Male Involvement In Antenatal Care Services In Kiswa Health Center Iii, Nakawa Division, Kampala District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2018-11)Background : Antenatal care is the routine health control of the recognized strong pregnant women without symptoms in order to diagnose diseases and provide data about life style, pregnancy and delivery. Still some mothers ... -
Factors Affecting Timing Of 1st Antenatal Care Among Mothers At Antenatal Clinic In Bukigai Health Centre Iii Bududa District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-05)Background: Antenatal care (ANC), skilled delivery care and emergency obstetric care, is a key element of the package of services aimed at improving maternal and newborn health. Timing of antenatal care (ANC) is booking ... -
Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Of Women Regarding PMTCT Of HIV/AIDs In Mpigi Health Center (1V) Antenatal Clinic, Mpigi- Central Uganda
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-11)Background Worldwide, an estimated 3.4 million children below 15 years of age are infected, 90% of whom live in the sub- Saharan Africa. About 150,000 of them live in Uganda. 95% of all pediatric HIV infections in ... -
Factors Influencing Adherence To Pr e-Operative Assessment Of Patients Prior To Surgery Among Nurses On Surgical Wards In Mulago Hospital .
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-11)Background: An increase in the day surgery rate over the last 15 years has saved the approximately £2 billion and enabled 1·3 million more surgical patients to be treated within the minimal stay setting, high patient ... -
Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Regarding Alcohol Use Among Youths Of Bwefulumya Village-Mukono District
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-12)Background: The Alcohol, a psychoactive substance with addictive properties, causes substantial health and social impacts. Globally, in 2016, alcohol was the fifth leading risk factor in death, disease and injury, causing ... -
Factors Influencing Adherence To Anti-Retro viral Therapy Among HIV Positive Patients At Bugono Health Center Iv In Iganga District .
(International Health Sciences University, 2018-11)Background: Strict adherence to Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is key to sustained HIV suppression, reduced risk of drug resistance, improved overall health, quality of life, and survival, as well as decreased risk of HIV ...