ABSTRACT Topic Prevalence of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV. Research Objectives: To determine the proportion of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV. To determine factors contributing to the prevalence of urinary tract infection among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV. Study design: A cross sectional study where all pr...
ABSTRACT Objective: There is currently little information on the acceptability of male circumcision In Uganda, This study investigated the acceptability of male circumcision among Mothers in Kiryandongo district with male children. Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a convenience sample of 100 women attending a reproductive health clinic at the OPD waiting area in Kiryandongo district hospital in Uganda between February and April 2018. Results: Of the 100 invited eligible pa...
ABSTRACT The study was aimed at assessing the coverage and factors influencing uptake and determinants of voluntary medical male circumcision among the Youth of Bushenyi Town. The study was guided by three objectives i.e. to determine prevalence of male circumcision among the Youth of Bushenyi Town., to identify the factors to uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among the Youth of Bushenyi Town and to establish the proportion of HIUV/AIDS among the circumcised youth in Bushenyi...
ABSTRACT Wetlands are defined as “areas of marsh, peat land or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters”. Wetlands in Uganda cover some 30,000 km2, or about 13% of the country (Government of Uganda, 2001). Although almost all of the wetlands in the country are under threat in some way, those located in towns and citi...
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...
ABSTRACTBackground: Urinary tract infections represent the most common bacterial infection inpregnancy. Screening for and treatment of UTI in pregnancy has become a standard of obstetriccare and most antenatal guidelines include routine screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria.The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalance and risk factors of Urinary Tract Infectionsamong pregnant mothers attending antenatal care at Kampala International University -Teaching Hospital.Materials and...
ABSTRACTPharmacovigilance is an essential phenomenon in the rational use of medicine, providing information about ADR in general population. Tracking ADR in" close system pharmacy" whichhas relied on use of yellow forms and feed back following exposure to drugs has been inadequate. Alternative methods are therefore required. In the present study, the use of a combination of two methods to determine possible interactionsprior to dispensing and adverse drug reactions following ex...
ABSTRACTNeonatal sepsis (NS) is a severe systemic bacterial infection in newborn infants within the first 4 weeks of life. NS claims over 1.5 million infant lives each year, the majority in sub-SaharanAfrica and southern Asia. There are two classes of NS: early onset, within the first week of life presumed to be acquiredfrom prenatal and intrapartum maternal transmission, and late onset within weeks 2–4 of life from environmental and nosocomial sources (Nelson Text book of Pe...
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...
ABSTRACTApproximately, out of 3.4 billion people worldwide who are exposed to malaria annually, 1.2 billion are mainly children 0-5 years, and pregnant women. (WHO,2013). Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Ugandaand is responsible for up to 40% of all outpatient visits, 25% of all hospital admissions and 14% of all hospital deaths. From Unpublished medical records of Katooke health Centre III (2016) indicated that approximately 15 malaria casesamong under-five year...
ABSTRACT Background: Micro-vascular complications among diabetes patients; a case study carried out in Kiryandongo General Hospital(KGH) diabetes clinic, was done with the aim of determining the prevalence of micro-vascular complications and their associated risk factors with a goal of establishing the baseline data for the clinic. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted among diabetes patients attending Kiryandongo general hospital diabetes clinic by interviewing, physical examinat...
ABSTRACT Background: Breastfeeding entails feeding of infants or young children with breast milk from female breasts. Some mothers express milk to be used while their child is being cared for by others by hand or by using a breast pump. Globally, inadequate nutrition is an underlying cause of the deaths of more than 2.6 million children and over 100,000 mothers every year (State of the World’s Mothers, 2012). Exclusive breast feeding entails feeding an infant for 6 months and ther...
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ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity, to determine the most efficiency extractive solvents and phytochemical profile of Hot water, Methanol alcohol and Lemon juice extract of Lawsonia inermis (henna) leaf. The plant attracted the attention of researchers because of its use as anti-infective agent. The oily and alcoholic extracts of the plant Lawsonia inermis dried powdered leaves were separately obtained by maceration, while the aqueous was obtained b...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to estimate the general knowledge, attitude and practice of Emergency Contraception (EC) among female students at Kampala International University-Western Campus. METHOD: A questionnaire was constructed to assess knowledge, attitudes and practice of EC. There were 217 female students approached and each filled a questionnaire which was used to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of EC. RESULTS: 67% of the female students knew about E...