ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The knowledge and attitude of nurses on effective and efficient methods of health care waste management is extremely important if serious health hazards to health care service providers and people living in the vicinity of these health units are to be avoided. The main objective of this study was to describe the level of knowledge and attitude of nurses in Lira Regional Referral Hospital regarding health care waste management. METHODOLOGY: The study design was qualitativ...
Obstetric care is a comprehensive program that involves coordinated approach to medical care and physiological support throughout the ante-partum, intra-partum and post-partum period. Its also defined as a dichotomous variable having once or more visits with a trained person during pregnancy and post partum period (Brown LD Catal 2010). The study was conducted in Tororo municipality, Tororo district Eastern Uganda about 300km from Kampala. The study assessed Obstetric service utilization patt...
ABSTRACT Background: Tuberculosis is a chronic communicable disease caused by acid fast bacilli Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The impact of tuberculosis in the developing world has been magnified in past 20 years by the emergence of HIV pandemic. The treatment of tuberculosis is based on anti – tuberculosis drug combination therapy because the mycobacterium can easily become resistant to one drug. Objective: To determine factors responsible for the ineffective treatment of tuberculosis in Sh...
BACKGROUND: Internship is an important program in the medical field, were new graduate doctors are mentored into the clinical fraternity. This study was intended to explore the good and challenging experiences interns face in Kampala International University- Teaching Hospital. This was in view of internship having been going on for the past couple of years and yet no research has been done to asses it Uganda. METHODOLOGY: This study was conducted through a cross sectional survey, data was co...
ABSTRACT Malaria is a major public health challenge especially in the African region. It does not only affect maternal-child health but also hinders economic development where by a lot of money is wasted in combarting its prevalence hence this study will possibly be helpful to policy makers in different faculties of health as far as decision making is concerned. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Malaria among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Mukono Healt...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a major public health problem in endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa and has important consequences on birth outcome. Because MiP is a complex phenomenon and malaria epidemiology is rapidly changing, additional evidence is still required to understand how best to control malaria. OBJECTIVE: The study was conducted to find out the prevalence and risk factors associated with malaria amongst pregnant women who presented from July 2013 to July...
ABSTRACT Male involvement is necessary for the increase in the utilization of maternal child health services by the mothers and the pregnant women. The aim of the study was to establish the factors associated with low male involvement in maternal and child health services in Iganga municipality. It also was aimed aimed at establishing whether economic, socio-cultural factors, lack of knowledge and the level of male involvement in Iganga municipality are responsible for low male involvement i...
ABSTRACT Introduction With high prevalence of infectious diseases such as; HIV, HBV, HCV among others; especially in sub-Saharan Africa, health workers find themselves at the brunt of acquiring these diseases while they are working. In order to ensure safety within the auspice of their work, infection prevention and control policies implementation as regards to accidental exposure to bloodborne viruses are therefore vital. Prevention of blood exposure, through safer practices, barrier precau...
Abstract The objective of the study was to assess the perception of FGM among the residents of Eldas Division, Wajir County, Kenya. It was a cross-sectional study carried out in the study area and one hundred respondents were interviewed and the majority (38%) were in the age group between 16-20 years with 56%% married and the major religion being Islam. The study finding shows that 78% of the respondents have heard messages against FGM and thathealth workers are the least source of informat...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to estimate the general knowledge, attitude and practice of Emergency Contraception (EC) among female students at Kampala International University-Western Campus. METHOD: A questionnaire was constructed to assess knowledge, attitudes and practice of EC. There were 217 female students approached and each filled a questionnaire which was used to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of EC. RESULTS: 67% of the female students knew about...
Abstract Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung-affecting primarily the alveoli. It presents with cough, chest pain and difficulty in breathing. It is usually caused by infection with viruses or bacteria and less commonly other microorganisms, certain drugs and other conditions such as autoimmune diseases. It is the leading cause of mortality in children under age of five, contributing 19% of the total deaths and 70% of which occur in sub Saharan Africa. Low socio economic status...
Uganda has a population of approximately 29.6 million people, of which almost 6 million are women of reproductive age (15-49 years) (Uganda Bureau of Statistics [UBOS], 2007). The annual growth rate is approximately 3.2 percent (UBOS, 2006), and the total fertility rate (TFR) (measured in the 2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey [UDHS]) remains high at 6.7 children per woman. As a result, Uganda is the third fastest growing country in the world (United Nations Population Division [UNPD],...
Men’s role in HIV prevention is pivotal to changing the course of the epidemic. When men Participate in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programs, their knowledge of HIV increases, their behaviour becomes supportive, and their receptiveness to HIV testing increases. The main aim of this study was to establish the factors influencing HIV counselling and testing among partners of women attending Antenatal Clinic at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi...
ABSTRACT Aim The study aimed to assess childhood immunisation practices among parents in Arapai subcounty, Soroti district-Uganda. Methods A cross-sectional study design was used in which 114 parents and caretakers were recruited into the study using simple random sampling technique. Both male and female respondents were recruited. A questionnaire was used to collect data about childhood immunization practices. Results From data collected, 72.8% of the respondents were female while 28.2% wer...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of vaginal candidiasis in pregnant women in Kampala international university teaching hospital ante-natal clinic. Permission was sought from the research and ethics committee of Kampala international university western campus and the hospital administration. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using 260 pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic from June 2013—May 2014 in the specified hospital. Th...