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Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: Health workers’ counselling practices are essential to improve infant feeding practices. This paper will assess how infant feeding counselling was done and experienced by counsellors and mothers in Eastern ...
Uptake of condoms for dual protection among youth aged 15-24 years in Fort Portal Municipality, Kabarole District
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Introduction: Uptake of condoms among the youth in Fort Portal Municipality, Kabarole District is not known despite the use of community health workers/VHTs to provide condoms, reproductive health education, free family ...
Quality of medical male circumcision services offered in rural public health facilities: Clients perspective
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Introduction: In March 2007, WHO and UNAIDS recommended male circumcision for HIVprevention among heterosexually males in countries with high HIV and low male circumcision prevalence. Subsequently, MoH in Uganda launched ...
Fertility and HIV Infection: fertility decision-making challenges of mutually-disclosed discordant couples and young people
(2010)
ABSTRACT Background: Sexuality and reproduction in mature generalised HIV epidemics pose significant dilemma to both HIV infected and negative people. Sexually active young people and HIV serodiscordant couples are faced ...
Time to tuberculosis treatment default and its determinants among adult TB patients in Jinja District, A retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2015-10)
Introduction: Whereas Tuberculosis is both preventable and curable, the disease remains a global health problem causing ill-health among millions of people each year and ranks as the second leading cause of death from an ...
Assessment of willingness to pay for antiretroviral treatment among patients attending HIV clinics in Kumi District
(Makerere University, 2018-10-04)
Introduction
Sustainability and improved access for antiretroviral care over time is uncertain due to its dependency on donor funding whose continuity is uncertain.
A study was to assess the willingness of PLWHA to ...