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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 ... -
Assessing the effects of substance abuse on crimes among the motorcyclists in Ntoroko district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2015-10-01)The study assessed the effects of substance abuse on crimes among motorcyclists in Ntoroko district. It focused on identifying the different forms of substances commonly abused among the motorcyclists, identifying ... -
Assessing the implementation of tuberculosis infection control practices in tuberculosis diagnostics and treatment health care facilities in Kampala district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2015-10-01)Back ground: Tuberculosis infection control in healthcare settings remains one of the world's biggest challenge in TB prevention and elimination, most especially in high TB burdened countries including Uganda. Health ... -
The availability and utilisation of health communication strategies; case study: Entebbe municipality
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2014-10-01)Prior to the emergence of modern medicine, health communication was primarily informal. It was mainly used by practitioners of folk medicine to communicate their ingredients and techniques to everyone for the management ... -
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 antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV positive adolescents accessing HIV /AIDS services; case study: Taso Mbarara
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2019-09-01)Introduction: Several studies have showed that adolescents have suboptimal adherence globally, in sub-Saharan Africa and in Uganda. In general, adherence among adolescents to chronic medication has been found to be lower ... -
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 ... -
Commonly abused substances and available prevention measures among universities in Kampala
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2014-10-01)Background: Substance use among youth is a worldwide public health problem that impacts negatively on the health sector as well as family and society in terms of morbidity, mortality, crime and social development. ... -
Commonly abused substances and available prevention measures among universities in Kampala
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2014-10-01)Background: Substance use among youth is a worldwide public health problem that impacts negatively on the health sector as well as family and society in terms of morbidity, mortality, crime and social development. ... -
Community satisfaction with village health teams’ mobilization activities for HIV and anti-natal care intervention in Masaka district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-09-01)Introduction: In recent times of global health workers‘ shortage, community mobilization and empowerment is an important health promotion intervention for underserved population in rural areas. In Uganda, Village health ... -
Contribution of performance management processes to health facility performance outputs in Namayingo district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2015-10-01)Performance management system was introduced by the Ministry of public of Uganda in 2007. It was rolled out in the health sector by the Uganda Capacity Programme (UCP) with the goal of improving performance through ... -
Contributions made by trained village health team members in the provision of injectable family planning methods in Apac District
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10-01)Introduction: This study was about assessing the contributions made by the trained village health teams (VHTs) in the provision of injectable family planning methods in Apac district. The study specific objectives included: ... -
Correlates of HIV virological suppression among pregnant women; case study: Zombo District – West Nile region, Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2020-03-01)Background: Pregnant women living with HIV, are responsible for about 200,000 new HIV cases annually, because of non-virological suppression among more than 10% of them (less than 90%). The population of pregnant women ... -
Correlates of intimate partner sexual violence among pregnant women in Napak district Northern Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-03-01)Although historically portrayed as a gender issue, intimate partner sexual violence is of immense reproductive health importance, particularly during pregnancy. It is associated with gynecological complications not ... -
Costing of health services in Kayunga hospital during financial year 2016/2017
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-09-01)Every six seconds, one person dies from diabetes. This makes the diabetes diseases the biggest cause of death than HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Contemporary studies have further indicated that the diabetes ... -
Determinants of adherence to elimination of mother to child transmission feeding guidelines for HIV-exposed infants of mothers living with HIV in Mpigi district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2017-06)Background: Breast milk contains antibodies as well as innate factors that function to inhibit this uptake of the virus, which is why a mixed diet of breast milk and formula has a higher risk for infection than a diet ... -
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 cervical cancer screening uptake among women living with HIV and receiving treatment from public health facilities
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-03)Background: Cervical cancer disproportionately affects women living with HIV, given that they experience relatively more severe disease sequelae, and poor prognosis. That is in addition to the fact that they are more ... -
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 ...
