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Assessment of The Chemical Composition and Pesticide Properties of Cassia Didymobotrya Ash on Myzus Persicae Affecting Tomato Crops in Ishaka

ABSTRACT Background: Myzus pe.rsicae (green peach aphids) are crop pests; they are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions. Many of them are green in color, but others may be white wooly or black (McGravin,1993).Their damage to plants has made farming a complicated venture across the whole world. From the zo9logical standpoint, they are a highly successful group of organisms (Piper, 2007). The study was conducted to evaluate .the chemical composition ...

Factors Influencing Adherence to Diabetes Treatment Recommendation among Diabetic Clients at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital Bushenyi District

ABSTRACT Poor adherence to treatment of chronic diseases is a worldwide problem of particular concern. Globally, studies have indicated that recommended glycemic control is achieved by less than 50% of patients on anti-diabetes treatment due to non-adherence this was contrary to the findings of across sectional study carried out in Iganga and Bugiri in Uganda between October 2012 and January 2013 where adherence rate was found out to be 83.3%. Therefore to assess factors influencing adhe...

Evaluation of the Use of Antibiotics among Patients Attending Dental Clinic at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital

ABSTRACT Antibiotics are the most used medicines in dental practice (Lewis, 2008)and are used regularly for the management of oral and dental infection that originates from odontogenic infections (Dar-Odeh NS, et,al., 2010), however there is inappropriate use of antibiotics that result into gastrointestinal disturbances to fatal anaphylactic shock and development of resistance. Methods used The sampling was done at KIU-TH, employing simple random sampling; informed consent was ...

Care Giver’s Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Towards Management of Acute Diarrhea Among Children 0-59 Months in Jinja Regional Referral Hosiptal, Jinja District

ABSTRACT Acute diarrhea is defined as the passage of three or more than three loose or watery stool in 24 hours, or passage of one or more bloody stool. Acute diarrhea refers to illness not lasting longer than 14 days. The study was conducted in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital. A total of 306 eligible caregivers of children were selected. The researcher used Fisher et al formula to determine sample size. The sampling procedure was chosen because it gave every respondent a chance to participa...

Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections Among Pregnant Mothers Attending Ante Natal Visits in Rugazi Health Center Iv

ABSTRACT Topic Prevalence of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV. Research Objectives: To determine the proportion of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV. To determine factors contributing to the prevalence of urinary tract infection among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV. Study design: A cross sectional study where all pr...

Factors Influencing the Acceptability of Male Circumcision Among Mothers with Male Children in Kiryandongo District

ABSTRACT Objective: There is currently little information on the acceptability of male circumcision In Uganda, This study investigated the acceptability of male circumcision among Mothers in Kiryandongo district with male children. Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a convenience sample of 100 women attending a reproductive health clinic at the OPD waiting area in Kiryandongo district hospital in Uganda between February and April 2018. Results: Of the 100 invited eligible pa...

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (Vmmc) Uptake and Determinants among Youth in Bushenyi Town

ABSTRACT The study was aimed at assessing the coverage and factors influencing uptake and determinants of voluntary medical male circumcision among the Youth of Bushenyi Town. The study was guided by three objectives i.e. to determine prevalence of male circumcision among the Youth of Bushenyi Town., to identify the factors to uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among the Youth of Bushenyi Town and to establish the proportion of HIUV/AIDS among the circumcised youth in Bushenyi...

Impacts of Human Activities On Wetland Resources Management at Nakivubo Wetland, Kampala-Uganda

ABSTRACT Wetlands are defined as “areas of marsh, peat land or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters”. Wetlands in Uganda cover some 30,000 km2, or about 13% of the country (Government of Uganda, 2001). Although almost all of the wetlands in the country are under threat in some way, those located in towns and citi...

Factors Influencing Early Initiation of Breast Feeding Among Mothers at Post Natal Ward, Kabale Regional Referral Hospital

Abstracts Background: Breastfeeding has been accepted as the most vital intervention for reducing infant mortality and ensuring optimal growth and development of children (WHO, 2015). Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study with both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques was used. Results: The study found out that post natal mothers had various factors including young age 78 (58.6%), marital status 91 (68.4%), education 52(39.1%), employment status 48 (36.1%), parity 52...

Prevalance And Risk Factors Of Urinary Tract Infections Among Pregnant Mothers Attending Antenatal Care At Kampala International University Teaching Hosipital

ABSTRACTBackground: Urinary tract infections represent the most common bacterial infection inpregnancy. Screening for and treatment of UTI in pregnancy has become a standard of obstetriccare and most antenatal guidelines include routine screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria.The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalance and risk factors of Urinary Tract Infectionsamong pregnant mothers attending antenatal care at Kampala International University -Teaching Hospital.Materials and...

New Combination Methods of Detecting Drug Interaction And Monitoring Adverse Drug Reactions in "Close System Pharmacy"

ABSTRACTPharmacovigilance is an essential phenomenon in the rational use of medicine, providing information about ADR in general population. Tracking ADR in" close system pharmacy" whichhas relied on use of yellow forms and feed back following exposure to drugs has been inadequate. Alternative methods are therefore required. In the present study, the use of a combination of two methods to determine possible interactionsprior to dispensing and adverse drug reactions following ex...

The Factors Increasing The Prevalence of Neonatal Sepsis At Kagadi Hospital-Kibaale District

ABSTRACTNeonatal sepsis (NS) is a severe systemic bacterial infection in newborn infants within the first 4 weeks of life. NS claims over 1.5 million infant lives each year, the majority in sub-SaharanAfrica and southern Asia. There are two classes of NS: early onset, within the first week of life presumed to be acquiredfrom prenatal and intrapartum maternal transmission, and late onset within weeks 2–4 of life from environmental and nosocomial sources (Nelson Text book of Pe...

Factors Contributing Tounderutilisation Of Artificial Contraceptive Methods Among Female Nursing Students Of Kampala International University

ABSTRACTIntroductionFamily planning is a basic human right for an individual / couple to exercise control over theirfertility, make informed decision on the number of children they want to have. The purpose ofthe study was to assess the factors contributing to underutilization of artificial contraceptivemethods among female nursing students of KIU Ishaka-Bushenyi.Methodology.The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design, a simple random sampling techniquewas used to get a total of 1...

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ABSTRACTApproximately, out of 3.4 billion people worldwide who are exposed to malaria annually, 1.2 billion are mainly children 0-5 years, and pregnant women. (WHO,2013). Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Ugandaand is responsible for up to 40% of all outpatient visits, 25% of all hospital admissions and 14% of all hospital deaths. From Unpublished medical records of Katooke health Centre III (2016) indicated that approximately 15 malaria casesamong under-five year...

Microvascular Complications among Diabetic Patients; A Case Study Carried out In Kiryandongo General Hospital, Kiryandongo District

ABSTRACT Background: Micro-vascular complications among diabetes patients; a case study carried out in Kiryandongo General Hospital(KGH) diabetes clinic, was done with the aim of determining the prevalence of micro-vascular complications and their associated risk factors with a goal of establishing the baseline data for the clinic. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted among diabetes patients attending Kiryandongo general hospital diabetes clinic by interviewing, physical examinat...


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