Abstract Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as the practice of giving a child milk and milk alone without any food supplement for the first six months of life. Though there has been an adequate intervention to scale up exclusive breastfeeding, there still remains a big gap to overcome in the adaptation of exclusive breastfeeding including cultural barriers, knowledge gaps and attitudes. A cross sectional retrospective study was conducted at Mandera Hospital, Kenya to determine the knowledge, ...
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Abstract Antipsychotic medications are used to treat certain mental disorders according to the indications of a given antipsychotic. These medications are associated with several side effects. The use of antipsychotic medications therefore, entails a difficult trade-off between the benefit of alleviating psychotic symptoms and the risk of troubling, sometimes life-shortening adverse effects.(Michael D, 2011) A cross sectional study was conducted at the psychiatric department to determine the...
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ABSTRACT: Aim To determine the availabiltity, utilization of electronic equipment for learning purpsoses among medical students. Methods In a survey involving 200 students from the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of Kampala International University-Western Campus was done and a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: It was found that majority of the students(86%) owned at least one electronic equipment and of those 35% owned more than one type of electronic equi...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of death among women in low-resource settings, and virtually every case of cervical cancer is caused by HPV (Ferlay et. al; 2004). It is the third most common cancer in women worldwide and according to WHO (2008), 275 000 deaths were recorded out of the estimated 529 000 new cases. Specific objective of this study was to determine the practices of females aged 21-50 years towards the prevention approach, early detection and manag...
ABSTRACT Introduction Otitis media is a suppurative infection of the middle ear cavity due to bacterial pathogens like Streptococcus pneumonia, nontyable Haemophilus Influenzae and M. catarrhalis. There is a strong relationship between upper respiratory tract infections and otitis media, with the former predisposing children to the latter. This relationship is also reflected in the prevalence of the two conditions such that otitis media is the most common childhood disease after respiratory...
Abstract The objective of the study was to determine factors contributing to anemia among antenatal mothers in Garissa County, Kenya. It was a cross-sectional study carried out in the study area and one hundred respondents were interviewed and the majority (62%) were in the age group between 18-27 years with 95% married and the major religion being Islam. The study finding shows that 54% and 12% had moderate and severe anemia respectively with 38% having a positive malaria parasite on slide ...
Abstract Malnutrition Continues To Affect The Large Number Of Children Under The Age Of Five, Particularly In Developing Countries. A Cross Sectional Study Was Carried Out In Kitale Distict Hospital Hospital In Transzoia County August 2013. The Study’s Main Objective Was Assessment Of Nutritional Status Of Children Under Five Years Of Age In Kitale Distict Hospital. A Total Of 100 Respondents Were Interviewed/ Total Of 150 Questionnaires Issued And Data Analyzed Manually In Excel And Calcu...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of malaria among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic, at Iftin sub-District Hospital. The study design was a retrospective study where data was collected from patient’s records in the health records department and the laboratory department and the results presented in tables, pie charts, and graphs. All cases of malaria in pregnancy in that period were considered. A total of 131 cases had malaria in pregnancy out of ...
ABSTRACT This research was done to determine the sero-status and frequency of ill health of HIV exposed infants in Ishaka Adventist hospital. it was a cross sectional descriptive study design in which a convenience sampling (opportunity or grab sampling) technique was used in that interviewer administered questionnaires was given to any available respondent who meets the required inclusion criteria at that particular time of day, this was done until a saturation point of 100 respondents is r...
ABSTRACT Background: Birth Asphyxia is defined by WHO as “the failure to initiate and sustain breathing at birth.” Millions of child deaths and stillbirths are attributable to birth asphyxia, yet limited information is available to high light the burden of the condition to guide policy and practice, particularly at the community level in developing countries like Uganda. This study will compile insight on the prevalence and immediate outcomes of birth asphyxia in pregnant mothers attendin...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents AN ASSESMENT OF THE PREVELANCE OF ABORTION IN THE OBSTETRICS&GYNECOLOGY WARD, KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL FROM JUNE 2013 TO MAY 2014 ................ 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................................................................
ABSTRACT. Introduction Diarrhea is the most important public health problem connected to water and sanitation and can be both “waterborne” and “water-washed”. In recent decades, a consensus developed that the key factors for the prevention of diarrhea are sanitation, personal hygiene, availability of water and good quality drinking water; and that the quantity of water that people have available for hygiene is of equal or greater importance for the prevention of diarrhea as the b...
ABSTRACT The study objective was to establish / find out the community perception on mental ill patients in Ishaka Town. The study area was Ishaka Town Council which is found in Bushenyi District Western Uganda. Data was collected by Cross- sectional method where by the questionnaires were availed to the respondents to fill. The participants were residents of Ishaka Town Council, with different marital status, religion, level of education but all were residents of Ishaka Town Council. 100 res...