ABSTRACT Teenage pregnancy refers to pregnancy occurring in young girls between the age of 13 and 19 years. It can also be referred to as pregnancy in a young girl who is yet to complete her secondary school education and is not skilled in any trade that could make her live a sustainable lifestyle. (Gyan 2017) Sociologically, teenage pregnancy is a social problem because humans are social beings. In other words, our social background shapes our attitudes and behaviors to a very high ex...
ABSTRACT Factors such as better training, meeting of higher needs, having some values as the organization experience etc. are said to impact motivation in an organization. In Hospital and other health institutions, motivation of nurses is key to their performance. A nurse does not only need to be committed to his/her duty but must also be competent enough to carry out the required tasks. In this study, an assessment of the relationship of work motivation on the technical competence of nurses...
INTRODUCTION There is no Health without “MENTAL HEALTH” but many people seldom talk and some only pay little attention to doing things to promote their mental health. Many people who have mental health challenges may not even know that they have such not to talk of seeking help! Hello, welcome to this course. We are happy to have you doing NSC 314 – Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing I. You would have done some lectures in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing when you were in the ba...
ABSTRACT One major component of access to healthcare is utilization of healthcare services. The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was designed to reduce the impact of poverty on the ability of the enrollee to utilize healthcare services. The question is has NHIS increased the utilization of health care services and offered financial protection to its beneficiaries? The purpose of this study is to analyze comparatively, the healthcare cost and utilization of healthcare services by the ...
ABSTRACT Surgical aseptic technique is the application of those strict principles and procedures aimed at preventing the invasion of surgical sites by micro organisms. Prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) has become a priority worldwide. Approximately 50,000 deaths are estimated to occur annually across Europe, as a consequence of surgical site infection. In some university teaching hospitals in Nigeria, the rate of SSI ranges from 10 to 20%. This was linked to non compliance with stan...
ABSTRACT. A descriptive survey design was used to assess the Psychosocial Challengesin Ibagwa-aka Community, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria. The specific objectives of the were to: identify the mental challenges of the elderly in Ibagwa-aka community; identify the emotional challenges of the elderly in the community studied and determined the social challenges of the elderly in the area of studied.Validated questionnaire was used to administer the inst...
ABSTRACT National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a system of healthcare financing introduced by Federal Government of Nigeria to help reduce the risks and minimize the costs of healthcare. Since its inception, only the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIP) has comprehensively taken off. This study investigated the knowledge and perception of Federal Civil Servants in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A sample size of 383 Civil Servants...
ABSTRACT The study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses on the management of diarrhea among children under five years of age on Pediatric ward at KIU- TH. Methodology: The study design was descriptive and cross sectional in nature involving collection of information using questionnaires and enrolled 30 respondents (nurses) who were selected using a simple random sampling procedure. Results: Majority responded on the three clinical types of diarrhea,10(33%) indicated ac...
ABSTRACT Globally, about 36.7 million people are living with HIV of which 51% are women worldwide. In Africa there is still prevalence of new HIV infections with 12% occur in married couples many of whom are unaware of both partners’ sero-status. The study purpose was to establish factors contributing to increased HIV infection among Married Couples attending ART Clinic at Ishaka Adventist Hospital, Bushenyi District. The study used a descriptive cross-sectional design which employed quanti...
Abstract Condom use is of greater benefit to the youths. It is a tool that serves a great deal in prevention of HIV/AIDS and HIV related infections, so are other STD/STIs and unwanted pregnancies. Despite such benefits, youths do not use condoms. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing the KAP of youths attending KIU-TH towards condom use in Ishaka municipality, Bushenyi district. The study design was cross sectional and descriptive, but data analysis was mainly quantitative. 67 respondents ...
ABSTRACT Globally, 35 million people experience pain and suffering caused by old age or by lifelimiting conditions such as cancer, AIDS, and other chronic diseases. This study was purposely to examine the knowledge, attitude and practice of Health Workers about Palliative care at Ishaka Adventist Hospital, Bushenyi district. The study used a descriptive cross-sectional design which employed qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection within a short period of only two weeks. The st...
ABSTRACT Background: Despite increase in global immunization coverage, many children around the world especially in developing countries still left unimmunized. In 2008, 17% of children under one five years in low- and middle-income countries die because of vaccine preventable diseases before they reach their fifth birthdays. Immunizable diseases account for 22% of under-five deaths in Nigeria and poor knowledge and attitude have been responsible for non-immunization of children. Objective: T...
Abstracts Background: Breastfeeding has been accepted as the most vital intervention for reducing infant mortality and ensuring optimal growth and development of children (WHO, 2015). Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study with both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques was used. Results: The study found out that post natal mothers had various factors including young age 78 (58.6%), marital status 91 (68.4%), education 52(39.1%), employment status 48 (36.1%), parity 52...
ABSTRACTIntroductionFamily planning is a basic human right for an individual / couple to exercise control over theirfertility, make informed decision on the number of children they want to have. The purpose ofthe study was to assess the factors contributing to underutilization of artificial contraceptivemethods among female nursing students of KIU Ishaka-Bushenyi.Methodology.The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design, a simple random sampling techniquewas used to get a total of 1...
ABSTRACT Background: Unplanned pregnancies among university students is an important public health issue in both developed and developing countries because of its negative association with social, psychological and health outcomes for both mothers and the children. The rate of unplanned pregnancies among university female students is high. Unplanned pregnancies can be prevented by effective use of contraceptives. Aim of the study: To determine the factors contributing to the prevalence of unp...