ABSTRACT The purpose of the study seeks to examine the relationship between advertising and the volume of sales in Coca Cola Company. The study was guided by research objectives of establishing the effects of advertising on the volume of sales, finding the best way of advertising to be used and finding out other factors affecting sales volume. This was accomplished using primary and secondary data sought sources such as Journals, reports, publications from the company, periodicals, newspapers...
ABSTRACT Introduction: use of contraceptives among HIV positive women is a matter of reproductive health importance both for the woman, the sexual partner and the unborn child in the eventuality of a pregnancy. Other than protecting the discordant sexual partner from contracting the disease, transmission of the disease to the child, contraceptives also prevent against unwanted pregnancies thus saving the family from the burdens that come with it. The study was about assessing the knowledge an...
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ABSTRACT Background: Vaccine preventable diseases are considered one of the main causes of sicknesses and deaths among children all over the world. Parents’ knowledge and attitudes towards immunization are likely influencing vaccination uptake. Vaccination is one of the most cost effective public health tools to prevent infectious diseases. Objective: This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of parents towards immunization in Bushenyi District. That is to determine the ...
ABSTRACT In Uganda about 755,000 women get unintended pregnancies each year, many of which end up in abortion and about 6,000 women die as a result of pregnancy related complications. A significant proportion of these deaths occur because women are not able to have healthy planned pregnancies and according to the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, 41% of married women wish to space their pregnancies or want to stop child bearing altogether but are not using family planning methods because ...
ABSTRACT This was a descriptive cross sectional quantitative study, carried out at LRRH in Lira municipality, northern Uganda. A total of 100 respondents were sampled and interviewed. The study aimed at assessing the prevalence and factors associated with dental caries/decay among patients attending dental clinic at LRRH. Results: From the study 100% of the respondents agreed to brushing their teeth, out of which 41% brushed their teeth once a day, 21% after every meal, 34% twice daily and 4%...
ABSTRACTIntroduction - The purpose of the study was to investigate the PREVALENCE OF MALARIA IN CHILDREN AT NKOARANGA HOSPITAL. Malaria is a parasitic disease which kills many people each year, 75% of these are children. Our aim is to study malaria in children admitted at Nkoaranga Lutheran Hospital, which is remotely situated in the Meru district in northern Tanzania.Method - The study involved interviews. Respondents were selected through purposive sampling techniqu...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) still stand as one of the commonest health problems affecting women of reproductive age. The knowledge and practices on STIs among susceptible populations such as women of reproductive age attending or visiting Kampala International University Teaching Hospital need to be established. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determinethe knowledge and practices related to sexual transmitted infections among women of reproductive a...
ABSTRACT Background Urinary tract infection is one of the most frequently seen medical complications in pregnancy. UTI in pregnancy is an important concern, as it possesses risk of complications such as acute and chronic pyelonephritis, toxemia, anemia, hypertension, intrauterine growth retardation and increased perinatal mortality. The detection of urinary tract infections allows an approach to be made for the prevention of chronic urinary disease in the community and to avoid complications ...
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ABSTRACT Hepatitis B, an important public health problem, globally affects 240 million people. Annually, an estimated 650,000 people die from its liver complications. It is endemic in much of the developing world, where 8 – 10% of the population are infected. It has caused epidemics in parts of Asia and Africa. In Africa, 75 million people are affected by the virus, ranging from 13.6% in Nigeria to 5.7% in Ethiopia. The public health burden of HBV infection in Uganda is unknown, despite its...
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ABSTRACT Background; Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death, and the principal cause from a single infectious agent (above HIV/AIDS); millions of people continue to fall sick with the disease to each year, HIV and TB alone or as coinfections, are a significant public health problem in the world with the biggest contribution to morbidity and mortality felt in sub-Saharan Africa. The immunosuppressive state caused by the decline in immunity as a result of HIV enables ...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION............................................................................................................................ iAPPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. iiDEDICATION..............................................................................................................................iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT..................................................