Bachelors in Nursing: Recent submissions
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Biomedical Waste Segregation by Health Care Workers at China-Uganda Friendship Hospital, Naguru-Kampala.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Back ground Poor biomedical waste handling and segregation has been shown to increase the risk of contracting infections such as HIV, hepatitis B or C among health workers. In this study, the knowledge, attitudes and ... -
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 ... -
Factors Influencing Miraa Abuse among Habesha Community Residing in Lubaga Division.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Miraa abuse has been found to be causing physical, social and psychological effects to the users, some of the physical effects are oral sores and dental problems, it has also been found to be causing addiction, putting the ... -
Factors Contributing to Noncompliance to Anti Tuberculosis Drugs Among Patients with Mental illness in Butabika Hospital, Kampala District
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Background: Noncompliance to Anti-Tuberculosis treatment is still a crucial challenge in the management and treatment of TB condition in the health care setting and the community in Uganda. In Uganda non-compliance to ... -
Factors Associated with Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy among People Living with HIV Seeking HIV Care Services at AIDs Information Centre - Kampala.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)INTRODUCTION: Early HIV diagnosis and Early ART initiation to people living with HIV remain the sole solution to global public health calamity of HIV. To this end, this study was carried out to identify factors associated ... -
Knowledge Attitude and Practices Towards Nasogastric Tube Insertion Among the Nurses in International Hospital Kampala.
(International Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Nasogastric tube feeding is a very vital among patients with conditions that cannot allow them to feed orally. They are also used for drug administration. The study aimed to assess the knowledge attitude and practices ... -
Factors Affecting Health Workers in the Provision of Quality Health Care Services Based on Patient Exit Interview in Mengo Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University, 2016-11)Background Quality of health care is actually doing the right thing such as providing the required health care services to the patients at the right time when they need them and in the right way by use of the most ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Medical Waste Management among Health Workers in Health Centers.
(Internnational Health Sciences University., 2016-11)Introduction Medical wastes consist of all waste materials generated in a Hospital. If inappropriately managed, they can contribute to spread of disease which put health care workers, patients and the general community ... -
Factors influencing the practices of female genital mutilation among girls of Banadir Sub-county, Somalia.
(Internnational Health Sciences University, 2016-12)Background: The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) has received vivid attention recently at both the national and international levels It is viewed as a practice that robs women of the rights to decide on issues ... -
Menstruation Hygiene Among Girls Attending Kawempe Church of Uganda Primary School, Kampala District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction. Adolescence in females signifies the transition from girlhood to womanhood and is marked with the onset of menarche. There is a substantial gap in the knowledge towards menstruation among adolescent girls. ... -
Factors influencing the management of depression among patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses in Mubende regional referral hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)The study was entitled “factors influencing the management of depression among patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses in Mubende regional referral hospital”. In Africa, a significant proportion of the global burden of ... -
Nutritional Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at China - Uganda Friendship Hospital Naguru, Kampala.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)It is important for humans to have a balanced amount of nutrients to get a properly functioning body system. Nutrition is the supply of materials food and a vital support required by all organisms for the development and ... -
Factors Associated with Effective Use of Family Planning Among Women of Childbearing Age in Bwijanga Sub-county, Masindi District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: Family planning is a simple term that is used to mean birth control, however it involves wide variety of methods and practices applied by women or couples to limit the number of children or control timing of ... -
Factors influencing adequate medicine information provision to patients in Kawempe division.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)During PMC, the dispensers should give the patients to whom drugs are dispensed complete and clear instructions as the way the drugs are given and the type of MI given during dispensing determine the way the patient takes ... -
Factors Affecting the Prevalence of the Tuberculosis Disease Among Patients Attending out Patient Department in Jinja Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: The prevalence of tuberculosis still poses a major health problem, that is responsible for high morbidity rates and mortality rates in Uganda. General objective: The general objective of the study was to ... -
Factors Contributing to Self-Medication Among Medical Workers:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)This study aimed at identifying the factors contributing to self-medication among medical workers within Naguru hospital following reports that indicated that self-medication remains one of the major health care challenges ... -
Factors Influencing Disclosure of HIV Sero Status Among Women of Reproductive Age Seeking HIV Related Services:
(2015-12)Introduction and background: The study was carried out at Kinoni Health centre III in Masaka District among women of reproductive age seeking HIV related services. Discloser of HIV sero status is an important aspect of HIV ... -
Factors Affecting Utilization of PMTCT Among Mothers of Reproductive Age Attending Antenatal Clinic at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)The study was about factors affecting utilization of PMTCT among mothers of reproductive age attending antenatal clinic at Mbale regional referral hospital. The study adopted a crosssectional research design where both ... -
Determinants of Breast Self Examination Behavior Among Female Students of Kampala International University.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: Breast self-examination (BSE) is aimed at making women familiar with both the appearance and the feel of their breasts and to help women detect any changes in their breasts as early as possible. Measures that ... -
Determinant of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in the Elimination of Mother - to - Child Transmission (E-MTCT) of HIV Among Pregnant Women at Kisenyi Health Centre IV.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Mother-to-child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV is roughly completely preventable through a set of interventions referred to as Elimination of mother-to-child transmission. The 2010, World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines ...