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Assessment of the Appropriateness of the Cessation of Breast Feeding Before Two Years by HIV-Positive Mothers.
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)This study was to establish whether HIV positive mothers with weaned children below 2 years meet the AFASS criteria at the PMTCT clinic. The Main Objective of the study was to assess the AFASS criteria for HIV positive ... -
Assessment of the Road Safeness and Prevalence of Road Traffic Accidents in Uganda:
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)The study was carried out to assess road safeness and prevalence of road traffic accidents in Uganda; it was a cross-sectional survey with both qualitative and quantitative data collected. Findings indicated that road ... -
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Care Takers of Epilepsy Patients in Burera District, Rwanda.
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)Objective: Burera district has suffered from a high prevalence of epilepsy and the people with epilepsy experience inadequate social and medical treatment. The objective in this study was to assessment of knowledge, attitudes ... -
Comparing Sexual Reproductive Health Needs and Practices in Relation to their HIV Sero-Status :
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)Introduction: This study compared the sexual reproductive health needs and practices of HIV positive and HIV negative adolescents in Tororo district. The independent variable being HIV sero-status of the adolescents and ... -
Factors Affecting Access and Utilisation of PMTCT Services Among Antenatal Mothers in Referral Health Units in Mbale District
(International Health Sciences University, 2011-09)PMTCT was defined as prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV a program meant to prevent MTCT of HIV from HIV infected antenatal mothers to their unborn babies and infants either during pregnancy, labour and ... -
Cost Analysis for Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition in Uganda :
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-08)This study was conducted from Pajule Health center IV Pader district Northern Uganda. The main objective of the study was to determine the average total cost of providing nutrition services to children suffering from ... -
Economic Burden and Cost Estimation of Motocycle Accidents in Kenya :
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)This study aimed to determine the economic burden and cost estimation of motorcycle road traffic injuries (RTI) from societal perspective in Kisumu and Kakamega Municipalities in Western Kenya. It was designed as a ... -
Risk Factors Associated with HIV Infection Among Infants Below 24 Months Born to HIV Positive Mothers.
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)In order to eliminate infant HIV infection from mother to child, evidence based implementation strategies are needed to address the risk factors that are associated with this infection using limited resources and applicable ... -
Factors Contributing to Maternal Mortality, the Neglected Tragedy in the Post - Conflict Transition:
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Despite the significant effort in reducing maternal mortality by improving maternal health, the effective implementation of the reproductive health services remains a challenge in South Sudan. Thousands of women are dying ... -
Adherence of health workers to the integrated child health care management protocols:
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)ABSTRACT Introduction: Following the adoption of IECHC in Republic of South Sudan, many counties including Magwi started implementing the guidelines. However, there is no evidence that health workers adhere to the recommended ... -
Implementation of Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition Protocol for Management of Acute Malnutrition in Piloting Sites of Wakiso District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Introduction: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects twenty million children under five years of age each year and contributes to one million child deaths per year (SCN, 2007). In Uganda, the malnutrition levels have ... -
Determinants of Level of Uptake of Safe Male Circumcision Among the 15 - 49 Year Old :
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Introduction: This study was to establish the determinants of level of uptake of SMC among the 15-49 years old in Soroti district. The main objective was to establish determinants of the level of uptake of Safe Male ... -
Assessment of Programme Reach and Cost Effectiveness of Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) Model.
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Introduction: This study was assessment of program reach and cost effectiveness of Community Directed Treatment of Ivermectin that was carried out in three Onchocerciasis endemic sub-counties of Busano, Bukonde and Bufumbo ... -
Determinants of Health Status of Retired Civil Servants in Kumi, Ngora and Bukedea Districts in Uganda.
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Background: There is a current demographic shift in the world leading to a growing number of older persons. Uganda has around 269,000 Retirees from the Traditional Civil Service including Police, Prisons, Local Government ... -
A Comparative Study of Risk Factors for Diarrhoeal Diseases in the Under Fives in the Rural and Urban Areas of Mbale District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Background: The prevalence of diarrhoeal diseases is increasingly becoming an aspect of public health significance in the world today especially in developing countries like Uganda. Mbale, a district in Uganda has showed ... -
Assessment of Factors Influencing Performance of Community Health Workers in Health Care Delivery in Mityana District, Uganda.
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Community Health Workers are frontline public health workers who are trusted members of and/or have an unusually close understanding of the community they serve. This trusting relationship enables CHWs to serve as an ... -
The Performance of the Village Health Teams in Management of Childhood Illness in Karamoja Pastoral Communities :
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)The study was about establishing factors that influence the performance of Village Health Teams in Moroto in the management of childhood illness in the current project of Integrate Community Case Management (ICCM). The ... -
The Role of Leader Behavior on Follower Performance :
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)The study was carried out at Kampala Capital City Authority – Kawempe Health Centre IV (KCCAHCIV) with the main intention of finding out the role of leader behavior on follower performance. It is known that goodleader ... -
Adherence to Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria Among Pregnant Women in Mawokota South Health Sub-District, Mpigi District.
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Introduction While the Ministry of Health since 1998 embraced Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) strategy, its utilization has remained low in Uganda fluctuating between 42% and 39.6% against Health Sector Strategic ... -
Factors Influencing Prevention of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus in Infants :
(International Health Sciences University, 2012-09)Introduction/Background: Spina bifida and Hydrocephalus (SBH) are neural tube birth defects (NTD) whose etiology is traced back to a complex interaction between diet, genetics and environmental factors. In sub Saharan ...