ABSTRACTFamily planning was cited as essential to achievement of millennium development goals (MDGs) by 2015. However this was not achieved. Problem statement: Low utilisation of FP services has led to a high fertility rate of 6.2 children per woman in her lifetime in Uganda, and in Namayingo district only 10% use FP compared to the Purpose of the study: To assess the factors associated with low FP service utilization among women at Bumooli health center III in Namayi...
ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Adherence and attitude of pregnant women towards oral iron and folic acid supplements is the evaluation of compliance and knowledge of mothers towards IFA, which is a WHO recommended supplement for curbing iron deficiency anaemia. This is because anemia is the leading cause of maternal death.METHODS: A prospective crossectional survey was conducted among pregnant women attending MCH clinic in KIU-TH. The sample size of this study was determined using Yamane formula and d...
ABSTRACT;Introduction; Malnutrition or nutritional deficiency according to world health organizationis the cellular imbalance between the supply of nutrients and energy and the body‘s demandfor them to ensure growth, and maintenance of specific functions. (World HealthOrganization 2005)Objective; To establish the knowledge regarding malnutrition among mothers of childrenzero to five years admitted on pediatric ward of Kilembe Mines Hospital, in Kasese District.Methodology; A cross-section q...
ABSTRACTBurns continue to be a public health concern in the developing world especially in African countries, sub-Saharan Africa inclusive. It contributes to 11% mortality, being the second cause of trauma after road traffic accidents in Uganda.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compile a report regarding the prevalence and associated factors of burns among patients attending Kampala International University Teaching Hospital in Ishaka, Bushenyi district.Methodology: A hospital-base...
ABSTRACTTopic: Factors contributing to enrollment of HIV patients m ART care clinic m Kambugahospital Kanungu district.Specific objectives: To determine association between psychosocial factors and enrollment ofHIV patients in ART care clinic ,to determine association between economic factors andenrollment of HIV patients in ART care clinic, to determine association between health systemfactors and enrollment ofHIV patients in ART care clinic.Methods. The study used a cross-sectional design w...
ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Infant mortality is defined as the death of an infant before his or her first birthday, mainly caused by dehydration, diseases, congenital malformations and infections.AIM: The main objective was to establish the determinants of infant mortality in IAH in the months of April- July 2017, in Ishaka municipality in Bushenyi district.METHODS: A descriptive cross sectional study design was used to determine the determinants of infant mortality in the study area.RESULTS: Major...
ABSTRACTMalnutrition is pandemic and affects millions of people around the world and in Uganda, malnutrition contributes to about 60% of child mortality (USAID, 2010).According to the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, 33% children were found stunted and only 6% of the children aged 6 to 23 months were fed appropriately based on the recommended infant and young child feeding practices.This research is therefore aimed at assessing the prevalence of malnutrition, establish factors assoc...
ABSTRACTThis study was carried out at Kabwohe health center IV, Sheema district to determine the Prevalence and associated risk factors of ante-partum haemorrhage among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic. The researcher used simple random sampling to select her mothers to participate in the study. The mothers that participated in this study were 15 years and above and had genuine and mature answers according to the researchers view of the study.The questionnaires were constructed to ob...
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ABSTRACT Introduction; the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS) epidemic is the greatest challenge to human kind in the 21st century, over 35.5 million people are infected with human immune deficiency syndrome(HIV) worldwide and the majority of the infections are in the reproductive age group, mother to child transmission(MTCT) of HIV infection is high especially in the Sub-Saharan Africa, despite improvements in PMTCT services over the years, there were approximately 240,000 children in ...
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