Men’s role in HIV prevention is pivotal to changing the course of the epidemic. When men Participate in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programs, their knowledge of HIV increases, their behaviour becomes supportive, and their receptiveness to HIV testing increases. The main aim of this study was to establish the factors influencing HIV counselling and testing among partners of women attending Antenatal Clinic at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi...
This study was set to examine factors affecting adherence to ARVs among HIV/AIDS patients attending Kawolo Hospital HIV Clinic Buikwe District. Adherence is an indication of the degree to which patients follow advice regarding the long term treatment (Hsu, 2005).Adherence involves a mutual decision making process between the patient and the health care provider. In adherence, therefore, the patient plays an active role in the decision and commitment to follow the prescribed regimen (Populatio...
The study was aimed at assessing the salient experiences and opportunities couples living in HIV-sero discordant go through. A qualitative phenomenological study design was employed. Purposive sample of 8 couples were interviewed and data collected was by in-depths interview. Data analysis was done using thematic content analysis. The Developmental-contextual model was adapted & modified to direct the study. The study showed that HIV-discordant couples go through a lot of difficulties in thei...
ABSTRACT Background: The utilization of obstetric services during labour, delivery and postpartum period is very important to save women’s and children’s lives (WHO, 2012). Utilization of Obstetric Services in Uganda is very low with only a third of the deliveries being conducted under supervision of trained health personnel. However these rates remain significantly low despite the associated benefits. Consequently maternal and infant mortality rates are unacceptably high at 1000/100,000...
ABSTRACT Aim The study aimed to assess childhood immunisation practices among parents in Arapai subcounty, Soroti district-Uganda. Methods A cross-sectional study design was used in which 114 parents and caretakers were recruited into the study using simple random sampling technique. Both male and female respondents were recruited. A questionnaire was used to collect data about childhood immunization practices. Results From data collected, 72.8% of the respondents were female while 28.2% wer...
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ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of vaginal candidiasis in pregnant women in Kampala international university teaching hospital ante-natal clinic. Permission was sought from the research and ethics committee of Kampala international university western campus and the hospital administration. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using 260 pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic from June 2013—May 2014 in the specified hospital. Th...
TABLE OF CONTENT DECLARATION…………………………………………………………………………………………I SUPERVISOR’S APPROVAL…………………………………………………………………………..II ABBREVIATIONS………………………………………………………………………………………III DEFINITIONS……………………………………………………………………………………………IV DEDICATION……�...
ABSTRACT A cross sectional study was carried out between August-September 2013 in Fort Portal referral hospital. The study aimed at establishing diarrhoea prevalence among children aged 1-5 years in Fort Portal Referral hospital The research population was mothers of child bearing age 15-49 years with at least one or more children under five years. The study reveal that fifty two children 52/148 (35.1%) were found to have had diarrhea during the interviewing time. This is quite a reasonable ...
Background : HIV is still one of the leading causes of Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa, medical students are relatively inexperienced and therefore at higher risk of exposure and infection, awareness on PEP could highly reduce this risk. Objective : To assess Awareness, Attitudes and perception towards PEP among students in kampala International University Western Campus. Methodology : A cross sectional descriptive study design. Simple random sampling technique was used and data was coll...
Prevention of the mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (PMTCT) plays a major role in the reduction of both maternal and child mortality rate. GENERAL OBJECTIVE, To assess the factors affecting low utilization of PMTCT services program by pregnant women in Ishaka Town. STUDY DESIGN: Data was collected by Cross- sectional method where by the questionnaires were availed to the respondents to fill. The participants were women between 16 – 49 years of age. The women...
ABSTRACT Introduction - The debilitating nature of nodding disease can have a significant socioeconomic impact of the individuals and families affected. A broad understanding of these sociodynamic effects is crucial for an integrated management of the disease. Objectives- General objective was to establish the social effects of Nodding syndrome among the children between the ages of 1-19 years of Kitgum district in Northern Uganda. Specific objectives included; identification of the social e...
Abstract Cohabitation is when people live together in an emotional and or physically intimate relationship. The West Encyclopedia of American Law defines the term as couples who are not married while Abubakar et al., (2008) defines cohabitation as simply the act of a man and woman living together and having a sexual relationship without being married. Prior to 1970, cohabitation was illegal and even considered as a taboo in most states (Popenoe et al., 1999). Today, the practice has become co...
ABSTRACT Background: Globally, diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of worldwide childhood morbidity and mortality resulting into 1.4 to 2.5 million deaths annually. Loss of intestinal fluid caused by gastroenteritis may lead to severe hypovolemia, shock and death particularly in children younger than five years of age (WHO, September 2012). A descriptive and cross-sectional study was done and it employed both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection among caretakers...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a significant public health problem worldwide and is predicted to surpass many diseases as a major cause of death and disability by the year 2020. Despite the growing burden of injuries, there are still limited primary epidemiologic data to guide health policy and health system development. This research study was meant to reveal the prevalence of head injury and associated risk factors among patients admitted on the surgical ward in...