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...
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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 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 Background: Depression has slowly but steadily become a serious public health concern globally. It has become the second highest leading cause of morbidity among people within the 15–44-year age group and is projected to become the second leading cause of early death and disability by 2020. Medical school is a time of significant psychological distress for many students. Previous studies suggest higher prevalence of depression among medical students in comparison to the general pop...
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 can use either Artificial or Natural Family planning methods but none is 100% effective. This study was done to assess the factors contributing to underutilization of modern contraceptive methods among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) attending antenatal clin...
Abstract Back ground Globally as of 2010, 285 million people were estimated to have diabetes, with type 2 diabetes making up 90% of all the cases (Shaw et al., 2009).There isan increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes in many African countriesdue to the changing lifestyles, feeding patterns and levels of physical activity among others (Diabetes studies, 2009).About 682 Ugandans die of diabetes related causes every month and 8200 die every year, out of which 5000 deaths are of women and childr...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Globally diarrhea kills 2,195 children every day—more than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. That is like losing nearly 32 school buses full of children each day! 1 in 9 child deaths are due to diarrhea, making 801, 000 child deaths from diarrhea every year. This makes diarrhea the second leading cause of death among the under-fives. Despite this positive trend seen globally resulting from socio-economic development and implementation of child survival interventio...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To establish the causes of inpatient child mortality at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital. METHODOLOGY A retrospective data search was done in patient records of pediatrics between January 1st and June 30th, 2013. The data was processed and analyzed by use of SPSS®. RESULTS There were a total of 142 patients. The most commonly diagnosed disease was malaria (33.1%) followed by surgical conditions (31.7%). 29 (20.4%) patients died. The commonest cause of de...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Hepatitis B infection is still a global healthcare problem, especially in developing countries. The common routes of transmission of the virus are body fluids such as blood, semen, and vaginal secretions plus vertical transmission from a pregnant woman to her child (Pyrsopoulos, 2017). Hepatitis B (HB) is a serious viral infection affecting the liver and is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is infectious and the most common cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cir...
CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION Prostatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland. Enlargement of the prostate, commonly through benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), but sometimes through abnormalities such as tumors, or from other causes, can restrict the normal flow of urine along the urethra, causing discomfort and difficulty voiding (Wikipedia June 2008). The indications for prostatectomy include symptoms or findings secondary to prostatic obstruction viz: acute urin...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Despite several interventions put in place in many countries of the world, preeclampsia still contributes greatly to maternal morbidity and mortality. Several factors have been cited to increase the risk of preeclampsia among which are obesity, the extreme age, Nulliparity, change in pregnancy paternity, and obesity among others. Lack of knowledge or awareness concerning preeclampsia has also been cited as contributing adversely in terms of the overall outcome. A study...