Browsing by Subject "Health"
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Access to emergency medical care by sexual violence survivors through the police systems in Kampala district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2014-09-01)In Uganda and anywhere else, the police can be a trigger or propeller of ill or good health depending on how Sexual Violence victims are handled. Despite police efforts, violence against women and men still remains ... -
An analysis of the right to health in Uganda: case study constitutional court decision on petition number 16 of 2011
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2015-03-01)This study examined the implications of the Constitutional Court’s decision on the right to health in the constitutional Petition Number 16/2011 on the realisation of the right to health in Uganda. Particularly, the ... -
Applying the activity theory and the user centered design framework to develop a web-based health indicator management tool :
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-08)In most developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, health indicators data collection, processing, reporting and storage has been dominated by paper-based approach at times generating incomplete and ... -
Assessing the role of Marie Stopes Uganda in the promotion of maternal health in Namuwongo
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-10)Uganda having participated in achieving the 8 MDGs with its target goal on the reduction of the maternal mortality ratio by three quarters between 1990 and 2015 was not achieved. Thus MSU intervened so that the target ... -
Assessment of community participation in waste management: case study Katabi town council, Wakiso district, Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2019-09-01)Globally, communities in both urban and rural areas are seriously facing the problems of waste management in term of collection, transportation and disposal. This is due to low community’s participation in developing ... -
Barriers and facilitators in the provision of health information about hepatitis b and polio immunization among infant and young child clinics in Rakai district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-05)This study aimed at examining the factors which hinder or facilitate the provision of health information about Hepatitis B and Polio immunization among infant and young child clinics in Rakai District. In order to learn ... -
Barriers to health insurance services uptake in the informal sector in Kampala, Central Division
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-10)Health insurance services have been proposed as one of the strategies to protect the insured client from out of pocket payments that continue to hinder millions of people from accessing healthcare services. Out of pocket ... -
Birth preparedness and place of delivery among mothers in Koboko district, Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-03-20)Birth Preparedness (BP) and Complication Readiness (CR) has been pointed out to have a critical role in increasing use of professional obstetric care or health facility childbirth. But there is still limited evidence on ... -
Determinants of alcohol abuse among people living with HIV in Kasese district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-02)There is sufficient evidence to show that People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Uganda abuse alcohol and yet battling with low immunity. The persistent abuse of alcohol by PLHIV is very worrying since they are susceptible to ... -
Determinants of compliance to occupational health and safety guidelines among mill plant workers of roofings rolling mills, phase iii – Namanve
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10)Background: The workplace has been established as one of the priority settings for health promotion in the 21st century. This is because it directly influences the physical, mental, economic and social well-being of ... -
Determinants of health institutional delivery among mothers attending immunization services in Busia district a cross- sectional study
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2020-11-19)Both maternal and neonatal health outcomes improve when skilled personnel provide delivery services within health facilities. Determinants of delivery location are crucial to promoting health facility deliveries and ... -
Disclosure of HIV sero-status to sexual partners and behavior change among people living with HIV in Dokolo, Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2019-10-01)Disclosure of HIV positive serostatus to sexual partners and/or close relatives and friends is an important public health strategy that offers a number of benefits to the individual and the community. Self-disclosure ... -
The effects of motivation on the performance of rural health workers in Gulu district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-04)This study was carried out to investigate the effect of motivation on the performance of health workers in St. Mary`s Hospital Lacor is commonly known as Lacor Hospital. Lacor Hospital is located in Opia Village, Bardege ... -
Employee motivation and staff turnover in health training institutions
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-03)The study examined the effect of motivation on employee turnover in health training institutions using a case of Uganda Institute of Allied Health and Management Sciences (UIAHMS) – Mulago Uganda. The study was built ... -
Evaluate the implementation process and effect of performance based financing in the health centers of Jinja diocese: case study centers of Jinja diocese
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2011-08-01)Most of the low and medium income countries are far below their targets as regards the health related Millennium Development Goal and it will be impossible for them to meet their targets by 2015 (World Bank 2008, WHO ... -
Factors affecting health workers’ motivation in a fragile state
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-09)Background: This study was conducted in Juba, the capital city of the Republic of South Sudan. Special consideration was to study the motivation of health workers in Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH) which is the only ... -
Factors affecting the uptake of the first HIV virological test (PCR) for HIV exposed infants within two months of age in Kasese district western Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2019-01-01)In Uganda, only 40.2% in 2012, 41.9% in 2013, 33% in 2014 and 38% in 2015 of infants born to HIV positive women received a virological test (DNA PCR) for HIV within 2 months of birth. Similarly, in Kasese district, only ... -
Factors influencing adoption of oral health promotion by antenatal care providers in Moyo district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10)Introduction: Oral health promotion during pregnancy has been recognized as an important global public health issue and number of statements and guidelines have been published emphasizing the need for improved oral ... -
Factors influencing the utilization of modern family planning methods among low parity women in Nkozi and Buwama sub counties in Mpigi district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-03-01)The study assessed the factors influencing the utilization of modern family planning methods among low parity women in Nkozi and Buwama Sub-Counties in Mpigi District. There was low utilization of MFPMs among low parity ... -
Health sector financing and service delivery in government hospitals in Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-10)The research was carried out to establish the relationship between Health financing and service delivery in Government hospitals in Uganda. The research was prompted by the poor performance indicators of health service ...
