ABSTRACT A cross sectional study was carried out between August-September 2013 in Fort Portal referral hospital. The study aimed at establishing diarrhoea prevalence among children aged 1-5 years in Fort Portal Referral hospital The research population was mothers of child bearing age 15-49 years with at least one or more children under five years. The study reveal that fifty two children 52/148 (35.1%) were found to have had diarrhea during the interviewing time. This is quite a reasonable ...
ABSTRACT Rice, which is a new crop in Uganda, was introduced on a large scale in the 1960’s as a wetland based crop. The continued use of upland fields for farming has also resulted in loss of soil fertility due to erosion and over use, The rapid population growth and high demand for rice in Uganda, much pressure has been put on wetlands to increase production which has led to their degradation. The objectives of the study were to; establish the factors influencing rice cultivation in in Na...
ABSTRACT An investigation of the impact of unplanned settlements on efficiency of environmental sanitation management in Mwanza city was conducted in 6 wards of Mwanza city council. The variables considered include; forms of poor environmental sanitation in unplanned settlements, its effects on the environment and human beings and solutions being put in place. In order to investigate the above variables, a general survey research design was used. Methods used in data collection included; ora...
ABSTRACT Uganda has one of the highest levels of childhood stunting in sub-Saharan Africa. Western Uganda has persistently registered highest levels of childhood malnutrition despite being referred to as “the food basket” of the country. To assess factors contributing to malnutrition, its consequences and prevention among children under five years of age admitted at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital (KIU-TH), a descriptive cross-sectional study design quantitative in nat...
Background : HIV is still one of the leading causes of Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa, medical students are relatively inexperienced and therefore at higher risk of exposure and infection, awareness on PEP could highly reduce this risk. Objective : To assess Awareness, Attitudes and perception towards PEP among students in kampala International University Western Campus. Methodology : A cross sectional descriptive study design. Simple random sampling technique was used and data was coll...
As many as 3 billion people in endemic areas are at risk of malaria and ̴500 million clinical cases occur annually (Michael etal, 2011). Between 1 and 3 million annually, largely African infants and young children. Malaria, a protozoan infection transmitted by anopheles mosquitoes, is the most important parasitic disease of humans. The year 2010 was the date set to achieve universal coverage for all populations at risk of malaria using locally appropriate interventions for prevention and...
ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to investigate the anti-hyperglyceamic properties of the aqueous extract green peel of (Banana) musa acuminata 'nakitembe cultivar' in alloxan induced diabetic rats. The extract used was obtaned from the green banana dried and phytochemical analysis and acute toxicity study carried out. Alloxan was used to induce diabetes in experimental albino Rats at a dose of 140mg/kg body weight. After three days, the animals blood sugar levels was tested and t...
Prevention of the mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (PMTCT) plays a major role in the reduction of both maternal and child mortality rate. GENERAL OBJECTIVE, To assess the factors affecting low utilization of PMTCT services program by pregnant women in Ishaka Town. STUDY DESIGN: Data was collected by Cross- sectional method where by the questionnaires were availed to the respondents to fill. The participants were women between 16 – 49 years of age. The women...
ABSTRACT Introduction - The debilitating nature of nodding disease can have a significant socioeconomic impact of the individuals and families affected. A broad understanding of these sociodynamic effects is crucial for an integrated management of the disease. Objectives- General objective was to establish the social effects of Nodding syndrome among the children between the ages of 1-19 years of Kitgum district in Northern Uganda. Specific objectives included; identification of the social e...
ABSTRACT Agroforestry practices and technologies have been developed as one way of solving the problems of land and forest degradation and the resultant problems of poverty and food insecurity in the rural areas of most developing countries, Uganda inclusive. This dissertation was an effort which was undertaken to assess the importance of Agroforestry practices and technologies in Kalungu sub county, Masaka District, Central Uganda and their contribution towards improving the welfare and liv...
ABSTRACT The study about the implications of urbanization on the environment aimed at finding out the factors for the development of Kyenjojo town the implication of the development of the town on the environment, measures employed to solve the environmental problems. The methods used to collect the data included observation, photographing, questionnaires, interviewing and review of already existing related literature. It was found out that a combination of factors led to the development of ...
Abstract Cohabitation is when people live together in an emotional and or physically intimate relationship. The West Encyclopedia of American Law defines the term as couples who are not married while Abubakar et al., (2008) defines cohabitation as simply the act of a man and woman living together and having a sexual relationship without being married. Prior to 1970, cohabitation was illegal and even considered as a taboo in most states (Popenoe et al., 1999). Today, the practice has become co...
ABSTRACT Background: Globally, diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of worldwide childhood morbidity and mortality resulting into 1.4 to 2.5 million deaths annually. Loss of intestinal fluid caused by gastroenteritis may lead to severe hypovolemia, shock and death particularly in children younger than five years of age (WHO, September 2012). A descriptive and cross-sectional study was done and it employed both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection among caretakers...
ABSTRACT Background Despite the fact that herbal medicines are used by 80% of the World's population (WHO, 2002) and are the main source of health care in the rural communities and the most preferred form of treatment of HIV-related symptoms (Orisatoki and Oguntibeju, 20 I 0), less than I 0% of herbal products in the world market are tru ly standardized to a known active and/or toxic components (Winston et al. , 2007). Study carried out in Western Uganda reported 32.8% of same-day use of he...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a significant public health problem worldwide and is predicted to surpass many diseases as a major cause of death and disability by the year 2020. Despite the growing burden of injuries, there are still limited primary epidemiologic data to guide health policy and health system development. This research study was meant to reveal the prevalence of head injury and associated risk factors among patients admitted on the surgical ward in...