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Relationship between school feeding and academic performance of primary three children in Busia District, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2013-10)
Introduction and background:.Good nutrition plays a major role in good academic performance in school going children. Despite the good staffing ratios, Busia district still faces challenges related to academic performance. ...
Knowledge of cervical cancer and screening practices among female primary school teachers in Kampala city, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-05)
Introduction/Background:
Cancer of the cervix is the commonest cancer of women in Uganda. Over 80% of patients diagnosed with cervical cancer in Mulago Hospital present with advanced disease. Cervical cancer screening ...
Incidence and risk factors for early neonatal death among babies with severe neonatal morbidities in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2013-05)
Introduction:
Early Neonatal Death is death of a baby with in the first seven days of life. It is a major contributor to perinatal mortality rates especially in developing nations. Perinatal mortality is a major problem ...
Short term outcome of haemorrhagic shock in trauma at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2013-06)
Background: More than 3000 deaths occur daily around the world due to road traffic injury, 85% of which are in low and middle income countries. Haemorrhage is the leading cause of death in trauma patients worldwide with ...
Change in haemoglobin concentration of children with severe anaemia at Mulago Hospital: A prospective study
(Makerere University, 2013)
Background: Severe anaemia requiring blood transfusion is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among African children. Blood transfusion increases the haemoglobin concentration of severely anaemic children during ...
Low BMI as a predictor of duration of hospital stay among intestinal obstruction patients undergoing emergency laparotomy in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2013-06)
BACKGROUND: Despite improved surgical techniques and efforts to ensure that surgery is safe for the patient, abdominal surgery is still associated with a certain risk of morbidity and mortality. This risk increases with ...
Clients' perception of the quality and satisfaction with provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling in Kayunga District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-12)
Introduction: Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling (PITC) is well accepted and implemented in many countries in PMTC, TB and STD clinics. However, information about clients’ perceptions of its quality and satisfaction ...
Factors influencing the conduct of health facility maternal and perinatal death audits in Oyam District, Uganda, 2012
(Makerere University, 2013)
Introduction: Maternal and perinatal deaths audit (MPDA) is one of the low-cost strategies identified by the World Health Organization to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality. MPDA is an in-depth systematic investigation ...
Male partner willingness to participate in couple HIV counselling and testing for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Dodoma-Tanzania
(Makerere University, 2013)
Introduction: Mother to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) is a serious problem in both developing and developed countries regardless of the availability of PMTCT program. Couple HIV Counseling and Testing as a method of ...
The diagnostic accuracy of Cepheid’s gene xpert test for diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion among adult patients in mulago hospital
(2013-05)
Introduction and rationale: Tuberculous pleural effusion is a common cause of patient admission in Mulago hospital especially among patients infected with HIV.The routinely used diagnostic methods of pleural fluid analysis ...