ABSTRACT Introduction Typhoid fever (TF) continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries. In Uganda, an outbreak of typhoid fever in Kasese District sickened 8092 persons from 27 December 2007 to 30 July 2009, resulting in at least 249 intestinal perforations and 47 deaths. Objectives The study was aimed at assessing risk factors contributing to the prevalence of typhoid fever among patients attending to Kiryandongo General Hospital in Kiryandongo district. Specifi...
ABSTRACT Globally childhood anaemia poses a big health problem to less than five years of age. Anaemia affects nearly 2 billion people worldwide and about 50% of all children less than 5 years old. The prevalence of anaemia in children less than 5 years is 67% in Africa, about, 28% anaemia is found in sub- Saharan Africa. Purpose of the study was to establish knowledge and practices of mothers towards prevention of anaemia among children under five years of age i...
ABSTRACT. The study assessed the prevalence of peptic ulcer disease among patients attending of Kampala International University Teaching Hospital and the objectives of study were to find out the gender distribution of peptic ulcer disease and to find out which age group is more affected by peptic ulcer disease among patients attending of Kampala International University Teaching Hospital It was a retrospective study in which quantitative methods were used to collect data from the patients an...
ABSTRACT Introduction In Uganda, under nutrition remains a serious health and welfare problem affecting the under-five children to whom it contributes significantly to mortality and morbidity. General objective To assess factors associated with under nutrition in children under- five years in Bangaladesh parish, Namasale sub-county, Amolatar district. Methodology The study was a descriptive cross sectional study to determine the factors associated with under nutrition in children less than fi...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major public health problem, especially in developing countries like Uganda. They are highly prevalent among pregnant women in and cause significant maternal and perinatal morbidity. STIs and other reproductive tract infections (RTIs) have been associated with a number of adverse pregnancy outcomes including abortion, stillbirth, preterm delivery, low birth weight, postpartum sepsis, neonatal pneumonia, neonatal blindness & ...
ABSTRACTBackground- STD does still remain a great public health problem of major significance in mostpart of the world. Incidence of acute STD is believed to be high among sexually activeadolescents worldwide due to changes and development in their lives.[UNAIDS 1997)Objectives: The study aims at establishing the attitude, knowledge and practices on STDSamong students studying at Kampala International University Western Campus in Ishaka town.Methods – The study aims at establishing the atti...
AbstractPreeclampsia is a syndrome characterized by the onset of hypertension and proteinuria after 20weeks of gestation. Additional signs and symptoms that can occur including visual disturbances,headache, epigastric pain, thrombocytopenia, and abnormal liver function(Bulletins--Obstetrics,2002) There are a wide range of risk factors associated with preeclampsia in pregnancy, varying fromthe history of previous preeclampsia, parity, age and comorbidities according to the WHO A retr...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Medicinal plants have been of great important to the health of individual and communities. The medicinal value of these plants had some chemical active substances that produce a definite physiological action on the human body. Nature has served as a rich repository of medicinal plants for thousands of years and an impressive number of modern drugs have been isolated from natural sources, notably of plant origin (Cowan, 1999) .Herbal medicine. based on their tradi...
Abstract HIV/ AIDs is a global problem with estimated 33 million persons infected worldwide in 2007 and with 2.7 million new infections (UNAIDS/Global AIDs epidemic report 2008). 60% of this lives in Sub Saharan Africa. Exposure occur through needle sticks or cuts from other sharp instruments contaminated with an infected patient’s blood or through contact of the eye, nose, mouth, or skin with a patient’s blood. PEP of HIV if initiated within 72 hours of exposure have been shown to ...
ABSTRACT Introduction The increasing population of overweight and obese women world-wide is a major public health concern now reaching epidemic proportions. Two thirds of these women are in the reproductive age which has critical consequences for fetal and maternal health. Maternal obesity has been shown to be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as hypertension, diabetes , infections such a urinary tract infections (UTI), preterm labor, increased cesarean delivery; and poor neonat...
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ABSTRACT Self-medication is a common practice in both rural and urban settings, in old people with chronic illness and young people; Self-medication lends irrational drug use, drugs resistance, and severe disease development The study seeks to determine the factors contributing to self-medication among patients at outpatient department at Kabwohe Health Center IV. It was a cross sectional study using quantitative method of data collection. It was conducted at Kabwohe H C IV located in Sheema ...
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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction Antenatal care is one of the priority interventions in reproductive health in Uganda, which significantly contribute to the reduction of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Antenatal care is a planned programmed management of pregnant women directed towards making pregnancy and labour a safe and satisfying experience, resulting into delivery of mature normal baby (MOH report 2004). Perinatal care is the care of a pregnant mother during labour and after de...
ABSTRACT: Plants produce a good deal of secondary metabolites which have benefited mankind in various ways including treatment of diseases. The present study was carried out to identify and isolate the different phytochemicals present inS. campanulata stem bark aqueous methanolic extract, to quantify these phytochemicals, and to identify different fractions of the extract of S. campanulata. The study carried out was an experimental one, done at Kampala International University Western Campus...