Browsing by Subject "Infant mortality"
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The effects of high risk fertility behavior on child survival in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-08)Five hundred new born infants die every hour and 12, 000 babies a day worldwide. In Uganda the infant mortality rate is 76 per 1000 live births (PRB 2009). Infant mortality differentials exist in relation to at least three ... -
Exclusive breastfeeding failure, severe acute malnutrition and associated factors among infants aged 6 to 12 months at Mulago National Referral Hospital: A case control study
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is a persistent global burden responsible for over one million young child deaths each year. One percent of Ugandan children under 5 years are severely wasted and those aged ... -
Knowledge, attitude, practices regarding infant and young child feeding among mothers engaged in artisanal mining in Moroto District, North Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Acute malnutrition is linked to more than a third of all child deaths globally with the most vulnerable children to acute malnutrition being those born to mothers in the artisanal mining industry. Acute malnutrition can ... -
Low adherence to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study comparing dietary recall since birth with 24-hour recall
(BioMed Central, 2007-03-01)Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the best feeding alternative for infants up to six months and has a protective effect against mortality and morbidity. It also seems to lower HIV-1 transmission compared ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding among mothers who deliver in Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2011)Background: The MDG 4 aims at reducing U5MR by 2/3 by 2015 and currently U5MR is at 137/1000 per live birth. Exclusive breast feeding could prevent 15 million child death in 10 years. Breastfeeding within the first hour ... -
Public Health Expenditure and Infant Mortality in Uganda: Does Governance Matter?
(Makerere University, 2019-08-14)The purpose of this study is to investigate the role played by governance in affecting the relationship between public health expenditure and infant mortality in Uganda from 1999 to 2014. Using quarterly data, the study ... -
Risk factors for infant mortality in Iganga District.
(2009-10)Uganda has a high infant mortality rate of 76/1000 live births and in Iganga District, it was reported to be 120/1000 live births, which was much higher compared to the national average. OBJECTIVE: Determine factors ... -
Serial serum C-Reactive Protein in diagnosis and estimate duration of antibiotic therapy among neonates with bacterial septicemia at Mulago Hospital
(2009)Bacterial septicemia is one of the most common diagnostic challenges in newborn medicine. A definitive diagnosis is usually reached only after a delay of a day or two, yet rapid progression of untreated infection may greatly ... -
Socio-economic and demographic factors explaining anaemia levels in children under five years in Uganda (Reanalysis of UDHS 2006)
(Makerere University, 2011-07)The last decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century have witnessed impressive reductions in the risk of under-five child mortality, however, these reductions are not reflective of the Millennium ...