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Factors associated with health care waste management practices among healthcare workers in Kaabong District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-09)
Background: Health care waste management (HCWM) is a key part of the health care delivery system. Most studies on HCWM have focused on the state of HCWM in health facilities with few having explored the practices of ...
Household preferences and willingness to pay for health insurance in Kawempe division: a discrete choice experiment.
(Makerere university, 2021-05-01)
Background: Uganda is in discussions to introduce a national health insurance scheme. However, there is a paucity of information on household preferences and willingness to pay for health insurance attributes that may guide ...
Prevalence and factors associated with second trimester abortion among women admitted at Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-12-09)
Background: Globally, it is estimated that 10–15% of abortions happen in the second trimester. They contribute a higher proportion of morbidity and mortality with increased psychological and emotional distress especially ...
Prevalence of postpartum depression, mothers’ experiences and barriers and facilitators to seeking postpartum depression care among postpartum mothers attending the postnatal clinic in Jinja regional referral hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-05-07)
Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major depression episode associated with child
birth and common within 4-6 weeks after child birth. Globally, postpartum depression affects
approximately 900000 women annually ...
Suspected adverse drug reactions of isoniazid preventive therapy in HIV-positive patients at three regional hospitals: prevalence, associated factors, management and reporting
(Makerere University, 2021-11)
Background
Tuberculosis (TB) is the 10th leading cause of death globally and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Uganda is among the 30 high burden TB countries ...
HIV viral load results turn around time and influencing factors in selected districts in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-22)
Introduction: Uganda adopted a 90-90-90 strategy aimed at 90% of people living with HIV know their status, 90% of all diagnosed receive Anti Retro Viral (ARV) treatment, and 90% on Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) have ...
Prevalence and factors associated with vaginal birth after one caesarean section for a non recurrent indication among women delivering from Kawempe national referral hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-01-21)
Background: The rate of caesarean sections (CS) has awakened worldwide consciousness among both the general population and the health care givers with some studies showing an exponential rise in CS globally in the last 2 ...
Tuberculosis screening and associated factors among patients in the outpatient department of Moyo hospital, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-02-26)
Introduction: There is evidence that many TB patients present at health facilities but they are
not identified, resulting in missed cases. Globally, about 4.3 million TB patients were not
diagnosed or reported by the ...
Correlates of safe male circumcision uptake in Gulu District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Introduction and significance: Safe male circumcision (SMC) is a biomedical HIV prevention intervention recommended especially for countries with high HIV prevalence and low SMC coverage. In order for a country to achieve ...
Assessment of quality of raw bovine milk sold in Kampala City: A cross sectional study
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
Background: Recently there has been increasing reports concerning the safety of certain foods consumed in Uganda. Milk and meat sold on the Ugandan market have been reported to be contaminated with chemicals or adulterants ...