ABSTRACTSickle cell disease is a major public health problem in the Sub-Saharan Africa contributingsignificantly to morbidity and mortality in children under ten years. SCA accounts forapproximately 16.2% of all paediatric deaths in Uganda. The pattern of SCD inheritance,however, predicts likely changes in the prevalence and distribution of the SCD. The objectiveof the study therefore was to establish the current prevalence oof sickle cell disease as well asassociated factors among children u...
ABSTRACTAntibacterial resistance is not only increasing the healthcare costs, but also the disease severityand death rates Crom certain infections that could have been avoided, prevented or treated bynewer and more effective antibacterial agents. However, the antibacterial activity of bioactiveconstituents of the crude peel extract obtained from Ananascomosusis yet to be known. This isthe research gap the present research wants to fill.l he general aim of the study was to isolate and identify...
ABSTRACTBurns continue to be a public health concern in the developing world especially in African countries, sub-Saharan Africa inclusive. It contributes to 11% mortality, being the second cause of trauma after road traffic accidents in Uganda.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compile a report regarding the prevalence and associated factors of burns among patients attending Kampala International University Teaching Hospital in Ishaka, Bushenyi district.Methodology: A hospital-base...
ABSTRACTIntroduction: Malaria is considered one of the global health problems causing close to a million deaths each year. Ninety percent of these deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa and 70% of the deaths are of children under 10 years of age. Malaria is the leading cause of outpatient, inpatient and admissions of children less than ten years of age at health facilities in Uganda. Uganda's high rates of malaria disproportionately affect young children below 10 years and pregnant women in rural...
ABSTRACTThe literature on mental illness demonstrates poor knowledge of mental illness amongthe general population and also indicates that people often have stigmatizing attitudestowards mental illness.A descriptive cross-sectional study and quantitative approaches were employed in datacollection and 67 respondents were involved both males and females who were selectedusing simple random sampling method.The results indicated that generally knowledge on mental illness was poor althoughmajority...
ABSTRACTThis research was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of mothers towards caesariansection among mothers attending MCH clinics at Rwekubo HCIV Isingiro District. Thestudy was conducted from 60 respondents using a descriptive cross sectional studydesign in which the quantitative data was collected for assessing the knowledge andattitudes of mothers towards CS. From the study, a majority 55 (91.7%) of the mothershad knowledge about caesarian section and 40 (66.7%) had ever undergone th...
ABSTRACTBackgroundDiabetes Mellitus affects more than 30 million people worldwide. It is said to be the fourth orfifth leading cause of death in most developed countries, newly industrialized nations and isepidemic in many developing countries. The objective of the study was to determine theprevalence risk factors and complication among patients with diabetes mellitus seen in medicalward and outpatient department at Kampala International University Teaching HospitalMethodologyA cross sectiona...
ABSTRACT.INTRODUCTIONThe research study was carried out in Ishaka -Bushenyi in Bushenyi District. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the teenage girls level of knowledge of reproductive health in general, to assess the social economic factors associated with pregnancy and to assess the cultural factors associated with pregnancy.METHODA cross-sectional study was conducted, a sample of 100 teenage mothers age 13 too 19 years in Ishaka Town municipality answered structural quest...
AbstractThe continuing rates of aneaemia among children under 5 years has left many wondering whether mothers or caretakers of these children are knowledgeable about the factors contributing to anaemia among children under 5 years in paediatric ward in Kitagata hospital. The study was conducted to explore the factors contributing to anaemia among children under 5 years at Kitagata hospital.It was a descriptive and cross sectional study design and a total of 30 respondents who were care takers...
ABSTRACTGlobally there was an estimated 33 million people living with HIV by the end of 2007and more than 25 million people since 1981 have died from AIDS. In 2007 there were 2.7million new infections and 2 million HIV-related deaths. All these facts are attributed tocompromise of adherence to ART. Currently there are an estimated 940,000 people(adults and children) living with HIV in Uganda but the adherence levels are henceposing a great challenge in the fight against the scourge. To assess...
ABSTRACTTopic: Factors contributing to enrollment of HIV patients m ART care clinic m Kambugahospital Kanungu district.Specific objectives: To determine association between psychosocial factors and enrollment ofHIV patients in ART care clinic ,to determine association between economic factors andenrollment of HIV patients in ART care clinic, to determine association between health systemfactors and enrollment ofHIV patients in ART care clinic.Methods. The study used a cross-sectional design w...
ABSTRACTBackground: Breast milk contains all the nutrients required by infants in the first 6 months of life for good health and development. Breastfeeding therefore, is an important public health strategy for reducing maternal, infant and child morbidity and mortality (Jones, 2013; Kramer, 2012). Good breastfeeding practices especially exclusive breastfeeding can prevent under five deaths in developing countries (WHO and UNICEF. (2013)).Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determi...
ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Infant mortality is defined as the death of an infant before his or her first birthday, mainly caused by dehydration, diseases, congenital malformations and infections.AIM: The main objective was to establish the determinants of infant mortality in IAH in the months of April- July 2017, in Ishaka municipality in Bushenyi district.METHODS: A descriptive cross sectional study design was used to determine the determinants of infant mortality in the study area.RESULTS: Major...
ABSTRACTAlcohol abuse and alcohol dependence among the youth has become a global burdenhindering development, imparting high expenditures on treatment and counseling thevictims of alcoholism as well as the accelerated domestic violence and its effects.Uganda in general and Bushenyi Ishaka in particular alcohol constitutes an importantrole for road traffic accidents and other related crimes. To assess the factors influencingthe youth to alcoholism, descriptive cross sectional study design quan...
ABSTRACTMalnutrition is pandemic and affects millions of people around the world and in Uganda, malnutrition contributes to about 60% of child mortality (USAID, 2010).According to the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, 33% children were found stunted and only 6% of the children aged 6 to 23 months were fed appropriately based on the recommended infant and young child feeding practices.This research is therefore aimed at assessing the prevalence of malnutrition, establish factors assoc...