Bachelors in Nursing: Recent submissions
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Factors Contributing to Malnutrition Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Mityana Hospital, Mityana district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: Malnutrition is still highly prevalent among pregnant women in Uganda with 12% of them being undernourished 64% of pregnant women and 53% of lactating women being anemic and 18.6% of pregnant women and 17.3% ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Immunization Among Care Takers in Namuwongo.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)The study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice on immunization among care takers of children below five Years in Namuwongo. Many challenges were faced, including accessibility, language barrier ... -
Factors Associated with Firstline Treatment Failure of HIV Positive Clients Attending Mubende Hospital Clinic.
(International Health Sciences University, 2015-12)Introduction:The case control study was conducted using a convenience method conducted at Mubende enrolled was conducted246 participants 123 participants who had failed on first line(cases) and 123 who had not failed on ... -
Factors Influencing Early Pulmonary Tuberclosis Detection Among Uganda Peoples Defence Force Patients in Bombo General referral Military Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2013-11)Introduction Pulmonary tuberculosis is a contagious disease which attacks mainly the respiratory system and any part of the body as extra pulmonary TB. Delayed early case detection increases the probability of cross ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Infection Control Among Health Workers in Fortportal Regional Referral Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Introduction Infection control is the measure used to reduce the spread of infection (stopping the spread of infection from one patient to another). Objective This study aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitudes and ... -
Factors Affecting Utilization of Adolescent Friendly Reproductive Health Services Among Secondary Students in Bar Dege Division in Gulu District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2014-11)Introduction: sexual reproductive health is a physiological and emotional well- being of all human being. Adolescents undergo through consistent reproductive health problems like unplanned pregnancy, abortion, early marriage, ... -
Factors Influencing Increased Rates of Caeserean Section Deliveries Among Women Delivering at International Hospital Kampala, Maternity Wing.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Introduction: The study was carried out to establish the factors influencing the increased rates of cesarean section deliveries among women delivering at International Hospital Kampala. Main Objective: To establish the ... -
Factors Influencing Puerperal Sepsis Among Mothers in Mityana Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Introduction: Postnatal infections are the leading cause of nosocomial infection and maternal morbidity and mortality. At Mityana general hospital, about 150 mothers delivered per month and with about 9.8% mothers' comeback ... -
Factors Influencing Under Nutrition Among Under Fives of Kitintale Gulf Area Zone 12, Nakawa Division Kampala.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Introduction: Under nutrition is a condition under malnutrition involving eating or the intake of nutrients below the normal body requirements where the affected individuals present stunted, emaciated, with a dry pale skin ... -
Factors Affecting Patients' Satisfaction with Nursing Care Provided at Night in Kayunga Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Introduction: Worldwide, satisfaction has been examined on level of employees in lieu to the job-performance while clients or beneficiaries to the services have been given a little crew. Realizing the lacuna to this extent, ... -
Factors Influencing Home Deliveries by Mothers of Reproductive Age (15 - 45 Years) in Adropi Sub-County in Adjumani District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Research about reproductive health has been a global issue. In Uganda, attempts for such research has been carried out and emphasized by various institutions of higher learning due to increased mortality and morbidity ... -
Factors Influencing Overweight and Obesity among School Age Children in Primary Schools of Kampala.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Background: Obesity in children is becoming an epidemic and predisposes children to heart diseases, bone diseases, cancer and diabetes mellitus. Data on the determinants of overweight and obesity is needed for primary ... -
Knowledge and Attitude Towards the Uptake of Breast Cancer Screening Services among Women of Childbearing Age in Mengo Hospital Kampala Uganda.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Breast cancer is the abnormal growth of a breast cell that can multiply, spread and affect other parts of the body. Approximately 1.4 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide corresponding to 460.000 deaths ... -
Knowledge and Attitude Towards the Use of Partograph among Midwives in Mbale Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Maternal morbidity and mortality is largely attributed to the late referral of complicated and prolonged labor cases. The partograph has proved to be an effective instrument in monitoring and follow up of labor progress. ... -
Factors Influencing Nutritional Status of Geriatric Population 50 Years and Above in Kween District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Introduction: Sixty four percent of Uganda's old population are poor compared to thirty eight percent globally thus at a risk of geriatric malnutrition(WHO, 2010). This is indistinguishable with Kween people of Uganda where ... -
Factors Affecting Domestic Waste Disposal among the Residents of Wakiso Town Council.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)This was a descriptive cross sectional study done to assess the factors affecting domestic waste disposal methods used by the residents of wakiso town council and give recommendations in any deficiencies pertaining to the ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Medical Workers Towards Medical Waste Management in Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Background: Some types of medical wastes pose risk on human health as well as contaminate the environment. Medical wastes management practices in many developing countries have given less attention by health care workers ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Occupational Health and Safety among Casual Workers at Kampala Capital City Authority.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Introduction: Globally, more than160 million new cases of work-related diseases occur annually, including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, cancer, hearing loss, musculoskeletal and reproductive disorders, mental ... -
Factors Associated with Readmission of Psychiatric Patients to the Mental Health Unit in Jinja Regional Hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Readmission of inpatients has been one of the most important problems in the field of psychiatry for the last decades. The problem has a major role in reducing the quality of life and increasing the years of lost life. ... -
Knowledge and Perceptions of Breast Cancer Screening among Women in western equatorial state Southern Sudan.
(International Health Sciences University., 2014-11)Introduction: This study sought to determine the knowledge and perceptions towards breast cancer screening in western equatorial South Sudan. The prevalence of breast cancer is high in South Sudan and it is the highest ...