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The Impact of Deforestation On the Environment: A Case Study of Buga Village, Kamdini Sub-County Yam District

ABSTRACT Deforestation has become an issue of Global Environmental concern because of the value of forest in biodiversity conservation and in limiting the green house effect. The major objective of the study is to investigate the impact of deforestation on the Environment in Uganda. Specifically, the study aimed at finding out the values of forests to the Environment, investigating the factors responsible for the persistent deforestation, determining the impact of deforestation on the Environ...

The Prevalence and Factors Associated with Malnutrition Among Children Aged 6-59 Months Inbushenyi District

ABSTRACT Bushenyi has persistently registered highest levels of childhood malnutrition in the whole of Uganda despite being referred to as "the food basket" of the country. Malnutrition is a major public health problem of developmental concern with both health and socio-economic consequences. High prevalence is in developing countries which contribute up to 50% of the world's under-five mortality. This study determined the prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among children age...

Modeling the Influence of Human Population Structure Dynamics On Forest Biomass Availability: A Case Study of Kartala Forest, in Western-Mbadjini Region of Comoros

)> ABSTRACT This study intended to develop a model showing the influence of human population structure dynamics on forest biomass cover. By establishing the relationship between forest cover and human sub-populations, a regression model was generated for the prediction of the survival of Kartala forest. The Zero, Juvenile and Senior free as well as the interior equilibrium states of the model were obtained and analyzed for stability. Numerical simulations of the various model parameters were...

Predictors of Low Birth Weight in Bushenyi District, Uganda

ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the factors that lead to low birth weight (LB W) of children born in the health units in Bushenyi district. The objectives were to establish the prevalence of LBW of babies born in the health units and to establish the relationship between LBW and selected risk factors. The first four hundred and ninety five ( 495) mothers who delivered in the selected health units during July - August 2008 were considered for the study. The study was carried out from th...

Effects of Selected Artemisinin-Based Antimalarial Combination Therapies (Acts) On Indomethacin induced Gastric Ulcers in Wistar Rats

ABSTRACT The gastric mucosa defence mechanisms are altered counteractively by 4-aminoquinoline and artemesinin derivatives, yet these drug lines constitute artemisinin based antimalarial combination therapies (ACTs). The study was aimed at determining the gastric mucosa effects of two ACTs (artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine). Specifically to determine the effect of the ACTs on induced ulcer index, antioxidative activity, lipid peroxidation and histopathologies induced by indo...

Outcomes of Medical Versus Surgical Management of First Trimester Incomplete Abortion Among Women Admitted at Kampala International University Teaching Ho9pital

ABSTRACT Background: Outcomes of surgical versus medical management of first trimester incomplete abortion are poorly documented in Uganda and it is important to guide clinical practice. Objectives: To compare the effectiveness, secondary outcomes and satisfaction level between surgical and medical management of first trimçster incomplete abortion among women admitted at Kampala International University Teachng Hospital. Methodology: Prospective open labelled randomized clinical trial of 100...

An Assessment of Psychosocial Challenges of the Elderly in Ibagwa-Aka Community.

ABSTRACT. A descriptive survey design was used to assess the Psychosocial Challengesin Ibagwa-aka Community, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria. The specific objectives of the were to: identify the mental challenges of the elderly in Ibagwa-aka community; identify the emotional challenges of the elderly in the community studied and determined the social challenges of the elderly in the area of studied.Validated questionnaire was used to administer the inst...

The Impacts of Human Activities on Wild-life Conservation in Kahuzi-biega National Park in Democratic Republic Of Congo

ABSTRACT  The research topic was “The impact of human activities on wild-flfe conservation in Kahuzi Biéga National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo. “The main objective of this study was to establish how human activities have affected wild life conservation in Kahuzi-Biega National ‘ark in the Democratic Republic of Congo “.This study used quantitative method for data collection. It is economical and efficient in data collection. It is used in investigating relationships betwee...

Knowledge and Perception of Federal Civil Servants in Abuja Municipal Area Council Toward Health

ABSTRACT National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a system of healthcare financing introduced by Federal Government of Nigeria to help reduce the risks and minimize the costs of healthcare. Since its inception, only the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIP) has comprehensively taken off. This study investigated the knowledge and perception of Federal Civil Servants in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A sample size of 383 Civil Servants...

Factors Affecting Mental Health Clinic Attendance In Sheema District, South Western Uganda

ABSTRACT Introduction: The study assessed factors affecting mental health clinic attendance in Sheema district, south-western Uganda. Regularity of mental health clinics, socio-economic and health facility factors were determined and assessed. Methodology: A health facility based descriptive cross sectional study design was used for this research. A total of208 mental patients in remission phase were enrolled from four purposively selected health facilities in Sheema district. Additionally ei...

Utilization of Information and Communication Technology by Student in North Central Universities

ABSTRACT Public policies on education form a framework of the direction governments intend the education sector to take with the view to enhancing the efficiency and productivity of its human resources in order to achieve the nation‟s needed development. This is due to the prime place the human capital occupies in coordinating the other factors of production. Therefore, this study sought the impact of public policy on the education sector in Nigeria, with a focus on Kogi state, 1992-2011. T...

THE BASIC INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES (ICD) CODING PRACTICE MODELS

A follow up paper to the 2 day refresher training/workshop on ICD 10 and introduction to ICD 11 with the theme: operationalization of ICD 10 as a determinant of ICD 11 implementation in Nigeria. Jointly organized by Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria (HRORBN), Association of Health Records Information Management Practitioners of Nigeria (AHRIMPN) and Cathund Research and Educational Consult Limited Abuja @ Old SGF Conference Hall Federal Secretariat FCT Abuja 

Assessment of Active Management of Third Stage of Labour in the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage at Kiryandongo General Hospital

ABSTRACT Introduction: Postpartum hemorrhage is the most common leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide and most of the death is in developing countries including Ethiopia. Globally, it is responsible for more than 25% of all maternal death and this proportion is higher in sub-Saharan African countries like Uganda (WHO, 2007). Postpartum hemorrhage can be minimized and prevented by application of a protocol known as active management of third stage of labor. Proportion of deliveries ass...

The Prevalence and Impact of Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Patients in Bushenyi District; A Case Study of HIV Clinic at Kampala International University, Teaching Hospital

ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to establish the prevalence and impact of Tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in Bushenyi district; using a case study of HIV clinic at Kampala International University, Teaching Hospital. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the prevalence of Tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in Bushenyi district; to assess the impact of Tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in Bushenyi district and to find out the ways of preventing and treating Tube...

Students’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Toward Patients with Hiv/Aids at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda.

ABSTRACT Introduction: Globally, HIV continues to be a major global public health issue. The vast majority of people living with HIV are located in low- and middle- income countries, with an estimated 66% living in sub-Saharan Africa. Among this group 19.6 million are living in East and Southern Africa which saw 800,000 new HIV infections in 2017. There has been a gradual increase in the number of people living with HIV accessing treatment. In 2013, Uganda reached a tipping point whereby the ...


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