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Pregnancy planning and utilization of maternal health services by female sex workers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-04)
Introduction
Globally, Female Sex workers (FSWs) face various challenges in utilizing sexual and
reproductive health (SRH) services. The challenges in utilizing the existing health services in
public facilities include ...
Timely First Antenatal Care Visit and associated factors among Adolescent Girls in Fishing Communities of Namayingo District, East Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-17)
Background: In Uganda, the average timing of 1st ANC is at 19 weeks of pregnancy, this is late
based on the WHO recommendation of attending early 1
st ANC at ≤ 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Timely 1
stANC is critical as it ...
Feasibility and effectiveness of peer supervision on paediatric fever treatment among registered private drug sellers in east-central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-19)
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, pneumonia, malaria and diarrhoea together account for about 60% of under-5 mortality within the age group 1-59 months. In Uganda, 59% of children less than five years of age with febrile ...
Modelling the impact of interventions on the optimal control of Cholera in hotspots in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12-23)
Background: Cholera is an infectious disease that is caused by eating food or drinking water
contaminated with a bacteria known as Vibrio cholerae. Historically there have been seven (7)
pandemics and Uganda as a country ...
Risk prediction of schistosomiasis infection among preschool children in Uganda using random forests compared with the logistic regression classifier
(Makerere University, 2021-05-12)
Introduction: Schistosomiasis is a major public health concern in many tropical and sub-tropical regions in the world including Uganda. In Uganda, the national prevalence estimates of schistosomiasis among Pre-School ...
Determinants for utilization of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Njeru municipality – Buikwe district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-08-04)
Background: Sexual and reproductive health challenges among adolescents can significantly be prevented by the use of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services (ASRHS). There was a gap in research when it came to ...
Ocular manifestations and associated factors among traditional eye medicines users attending the eye clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Background: Over the past decades there has been a phenomenal increase in the use of Traditional Eye medicines (TEM) worldwide. The limited resources and availability of eye care services in developing nations are some of ...
Hepatitis B among Ugandan pregnant women: studies on epidemiology, knowledge, perceptions and behavioral intentions
(Makerere University, 2021-11-05)
Introduction: The global drive to eliminate the public health threat due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection by 2030 was launched in 2016. Within sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a high burden of chronic HBV coupled with limited ...
Coverage and effect of intensive adherence counseling on viral load suppression in a public HIV Care Center, Kampala, Uganda: A mixed methods retrospective study January 2015 to October 2018
(Makerere University, 2022-02)
Background: Intensive adherence counseling (IAC) is fundamental to enhance adherence and increase durability of ART regimens among ART treated unsuppressed people living with HIV (PLWH). This study evaluated coverage, ...
Quality of essential newborn care at China-Uganda Friendship Regional Referral Hospital Naguru, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
(Makerere University, 2022)
Introduction: Uganda is one of the countries that committed to reducing neonatal mortality to at worst 12 deaths per 1000 live births by 2030 and owing to this, a number of strategies are being implemented to increase the ...