ABSTRACTBackground and objectives: Skin infections are among the common diseases in children of Africa. Among the factors contributing to high prevalence of skin infections, poor hygiene is the most apparent factor yet can be controllable. Schools are organized communities where children from different families with different social status spend much of their time. The role of school is important for cognitive, creative and social development of children. Education regarding proper sanitation...
ABSTRACT Title: Assess challenges faced in the labour ward at Narok District HospitalBroad objective: To determine challenges faced in the labour ward at Narok District Hospital. Methodology: A cross sectional study was done at Narok District hospital on staff and women attended to in labour ward. Convenience sampling patients was used with a sample size of 75, data collected using interviewer administered questionnaires, entered and analyzed on Microsoft excel and presented...
ABSTRACTBackground: Good knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of HIV/AIDS prevention are essential in order not to acquire HIV infection and to prevent the disease from spreading. A proper and well functioning prevention of HIV requires clear and relevant information and instruction from health care providers who have been trained in that field. Study objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of HIV/AIDS prevention among first year diploma students doing clinical med...
ABSTRACT Topic: Assessment of factors contributing to the prevalence of puerperal sepsis among mothers attending the obstetrics Ward at FortPortal regional referral hospital, western Uganda. Background: Puerperal sepsis is one of the leading causes of preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. It is still ranked as 3rd major cause of maternal death in our country. Aim: The objective of this study was to assess the factors that predispose a mother to the development of puerperal sepsis, to ...
ABSTRACT Diabetes Mellitus affects more than 30 million people worldwide. It is said to be the fourth or fifth leading cause of death in most developed countries, newly industrialized nations and is epidemic in many developing countries. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence risk factors and complication among patients with diabetes mellitus seen in medical ward department at Ishaka Adventist Hospital A cross sectional study descriptive in nature was employed. A cluster s...
ABSTRACT Background: Uganda is still one of the developing countries with high maternal mortality ratio, currently estimated at 336/100,000 live birth. World health organization (WHO) recommends using the partograph to monitor labor and delivery, with the objective to improve health care and reduce maternal and fetal morbidity and death. The present study therefore, examined the extent of utilization of partogram among midwives in Kiryandongo lower health units. Methods: A descriptive quanti...
Abstract A study was conducted in Kampala International University- Teaching Hospital accident and emergency department between July 2013 to October 2013 to assess the awareness and practises of infection prevention amongst health care workers at their work place. The specific objectives of this study were to assess the practices of the staff in emergency rooms on the standard protocols observed in infections prevention, to identify the roles played by the admi...
ABSTRACT Background: World over, surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the most commonly encountered complications after surgery. No study had been done in Jinja regional referral hospital (JRRH) regarding SSIs. Therefore, this study was intended to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with surgical site infections among patients in surgical ward at JRRH. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional was done. A pretested checklist was used to collect data from 120 files of pa...
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...
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 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 ...