TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION ......................................................................................................................... iAPPROVAL................................................................................................................................ iiACKNOWLEDGEMENT .........................................................................................................iiiDEDICATION ..........................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION............................................................................................................................ iAPPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. iiDEDICATION..............................................................................................................................iiiLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS...................................
Table of ContentsApproval .....................................................................................................................................vAbbreviations And Acronyms ................................................................................................... viiiKey Definitions...........................................................................................................................ixChapter One..........................................................
Table of contentsList of abbreviations ……………………………….…………………………………6Chapter OneBackground information………………………………………………….…………...81.1 Statement of the problem…………………………………………….……………91.2 Justification of the study………………………………………….……………… 91.3 Objectives of the study……………………………………………....
ABSTRACT Timing of the maiden ANC visit is an important issue in reproductive health. Early booking has been proved to be beneficial as it is enables early diagnosis and monitoring of pregnancy and catches complications early. Maiden ANC visit in sub-Saharan Africa is generally late and many preventable and correctable complications of pregnancy may arise from this. Also, so many factors may be at play as to influence the timing of the maiden ANC visit, factors that have been minimally studie...
Table of ContentsDECLARATION ......................................................................................................................ivAPPROVAL ..............................................................................................................................vACKNOWLEDGEMENT........................................................................................................viLIST OF FIGURES ..............................................................................
Table of ContentsDECLARATION......................................................................................................................................... iAPPROVAL OF SUBMISSION ................................................................................................................ iiDEDICATION............................................................................................................................................iiiACKNOWLEGDEMENT...........................
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION ....................................................................................................................iAPPROVAL......................................................................................................................... iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT.......................................................................................................ivDEDICATION...........................................................................................
The study sought to assess the attitudes of healthcare providers in KDH towards providing contraceptives for teenagers in Kiryandongo, as one of the areas to combat teenage pregnancies. Materials and methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 73 healthcare providers in KDH, using self-administered, pretested questionnaires. Results More than half (57.6%) of the respondents perceived the provision of contraceptives for adolescents as promoting sexual promiscuity, while 32....
TB is still a major global health burden with sub-Saharan Africa being worst hit. Non-compliance to treatment, contributed upon by so many factors, have increased the danger of development of TB strains that are resistant to treatment. Development of drug resistance puts into jeopardy the global efforts of eradicating TB from the face of the earth. With the increase in treatment defaulters, and the risk of MDR-and XDR-TB, the study aimed to look into the factors contributing to this non-adher...
ABSTRACTIntroduction: Globally, about 90% of children get HIV from their mothers during pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding. For a long time in Uganda vertical HIV transmission ranked second only to sexual transmission as the predominant mode of HIV infection in the country accounting for about 18% of new infections. In poor countries, HIV positive mothers are faced with the dilemma of either to breastfeed their children and increase the risk of transmitting HIV or not breastfeed and risk ...
Abstract Anemia is a condition of low level of hemoglobin less than 7.0g/dl in children and 5g/dl in adults. Anemia has remained a common childhood problem associated with various degrees of mortality and morbidity especially in children less than five years of age; the major cause in developing countries like Uganda being low intake of iron and limited use of iron-fortified infant foods and cereals (MOH, 1997) plus other diseases such as HIV/AIDS, parasites such as plasmodium species and hoo...
Abstract Globally and locally in Uganda family planning is promoted to enable individuals and couples to space and limit birth. Family Planning promotion is based on demographics and health concerns and basic human rights, clients may use either artificial Family Planning or Natural Family Planning methods but none is 100% effective. This study was done to assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Family Planning in Women of Reproductive age, in Kiryandongo, and in an attempt to accompl...
Abstract Cancer cases have increased over the years especially in sub-Saharan Africa, maybe because of a rise in incidence or improvement in diagnosis. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in Uganda and these deaths have been projected to keep on increasing. Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a common sexually-transmitted infection and the primary underlying cause of cervical cancer. There are risk factors associated to HPV transmission and Ca. cancer of which, good kn...
Abstract: Self-medication, as one element of self-care, is the selection and use of medicines by individuals to treat self-recognized illnesses or symptoms. It is use of non-prescription medicines by people on the basis of their own initiatives. Although, over the counter drugs are meant for self-medication and are of proven efficacy and safety, their improper use could have serious implications both on health care professionals and their patients or clients. Social work is one of the caring ...