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Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Hepatitis B Viral Infection Prevention Practices among Adults of Laroo Division, Gulu District.
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Assessment of Knowledge and Facility Adequacy in Conducting Triage Among Nurses in Emergency Units of Naguru Hospital and International Hospital Kampala.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: Triage is an essential function in the emergency units. An effective triage system ensures that patients seeking emergency care receive appropriate attention, in a suitable location, with the requisite degree ... -
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudde and Practices of Nurses Handling Cytotoxic Anticancer Drugs at Uganda Cancer Institute.
(International Health Sciences University, 2016-11)Introduction: Cytotoxic anticancer drugs (CDs) are carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic on additional of other side effects to human thus occupational exposures to them is a potential risk. Health care workers especially ... -
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on on Postnatal Exercises Among Mothers Attending Postnatal Services at Apac Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)The study was conducted in Apac Hospital and the main objective was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice on postnatal exercise among postnatal mothers attending post natal services. A descriptive cross-sectional ... -
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Nurses Regarding Infection Control Measures:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Background Given the advances in health care system, threats to acquiring infections in hospital by health workers still remain. HAIs are acknowledged to result in considerable morbidity and are probable to cause or ... -
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pregnant Mothers Towards Routine Ultrasound in Rural Areas of Mubende district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction and background: Maternal and neonatal conditions are among the highest causes of ill health and avoidable death in Uganda. Results from Uganda and Health survey (UDHS) reveal that infant mortality rate was 54 ... -
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Blood Donation Among the Population of Nile Vocational Institute - Jinja.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)There are insufficient blood donations to meet the transfusion needs of the health facilities in Busoga region. It is therefore upon this background that the researcher set out to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice ... -
Attitudes and Practices Towards Utilization of Traditional African Medicines Among Women of Reproductive Age in Kisugu Parish, Makindye Division, Kampala, Uganda.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: Traditional African Medicine (TAM) has been around for a long time and is the origin of scientific medicine. It has been growing in popularity and getting increasing attention. Most people associate TAM with ... -
Awareness of Causes of Puerperal Infection Among Postpartum Women in Kapchorwa District
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Puerperal sepsis is one of the preventable causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to assess the awareness of causes of puerperal sepsis. Methods: the study was carried out in Kapchorwa ... -
Awareness, Attitude And Perception Of Surgical Patients Towards Practice Of Informed Consent At Case Hospital, Kampala District
(International Health Sciences University, 2016-11)Back ground: Informed consent is aimed each playing a vital role. A doctor at encouraging doctor patient relationship with gives relevant information and the patient taking the autonomous decision, this helps to ... -
Awareness, knowledge, perception of cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults of Kampala district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: Cardiovascular disease causes 30% of deaths globally. By comparison, infectious disease accounts for 10% of global mortality. As these statistics indicate, Cardiovascular disease is the most common and yet one ... -
Beliefs and Practices of Caretakers Regarding False Teeth in Infants:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Background: The World Health Organization recognizes that; although child mortality has reduced globally, there are still some challenges pertaining to poor child health care such as the belief in false teeth (“ebiinyo”) ... -
Burnout Among Health Workers in Kamuli Hospital:
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)This study determined burnout among health workers in Kamuli hospital; assessment of knowledge and coping strategies. To achieve this purpose, the following research objectives were formulated: to assess the influence of ... -
Care Giver Factors Associated With Adherence To Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV Infected Children At Kisugu Health Centre III
(International Health Sciences University, 2017-11)Background: Adherence to ART among children is a dynamic challenging process involving several factors. With use of effective ART therapy, survival of children with AIDS has extensively increased but the benefits of this ... -
The Caregivers Knowledge and Perception of Pain Management among the Cancer Patients in Cancer Institute, Mulago Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)The study was carried out to determine the knowledge and perception of the caregivers on pain and its management among the cancer patients from cancer institute in Mulago hospital complex. Problem: Very little information ... -
Caregivers' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Prevention of Diarrhoea in Children Under Five Years in Soweto Namuwongo.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Introduction This study investigated caregivers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices on prevention of diarrhoea in children under five years in Soweto, Namuwongo. The study particularly sought to assess caregivers' knowledge ... -
Challenges of caring for mentally ill patients in the community among family members of patients in Butabika national mental hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background; Caretakers who give care to people with mental illness are affected in a variety of ways and degrees. The interplay of caretaking challenges; poverty, lack of support from others, depression, discrimination and ... -
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Cancer Patients Attending Uganda Cancer Institute.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)The study was carried out in Uganda Cancer Institute to determine the use of Complementary and Alternative medicine among cancer patients. Background: There has been a substantial increase in the use of complementary and ... -
Confidentiality of Patient's Information Among Nurses and Hospital Protocols at International Hospital Kampala.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Purpose of the study This study investigated confidentiality of patients' information among nurses. Hospital protocols in place and continuous medical education regarding patient confidentiality among nurses working at ... -
Coping Mechanisms Among Caretakers of HIV Infected Children on Antiretroviral Treatment at Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP) HIV Clinic Kayunga District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2013-09)Background: Caregivers of HIV infected children on antiretroviral drugs face a lot of challenges in the process of care, how these caregivers cope with daily hassles of care depend on the individual coping mechanism. ...