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Prevalence and Predisposing Factors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection among the Boda-Boda Riders in Mbarara Municipality-Uganda
(Science Research Publishing, 2020-07-09)
Background: Boda-Boda is a well-known and booming motorcycle taxi that
employs youths to earn a living. They transport passengers at a faster rate
where other means of transport are inaccessible or would be time ...
Factors Associated with Treatment Adherence of Patients on Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs Following Covid-19 Pandemic at Health Facilities of Masaka City, Uganda
(American Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice, 2022)
Purpose: To examine factors associated with adherence of patients on Anti-tuberculosis
treatment in Health facilities at Masaka City. Specifically the study was guided by four
objectives; to establish the current level ...
In vitro Antibacterial Efficacy of Bidens pilosa, Ageratum conyzoides and Ocimum suave Extracts against HIV/AIDS Patients’ Oral Bacteria in South-Western Uganda
(Science Research Publishing, 2017-09-29)
The objective of the study was to determine the antibacterial efficacy of Bidens
pilosa Aqueous (BPA), Bidens pilosa Ethanolic (BPE), Ageratum conyzoides
Aqueous (ACA), Ageratum conyzoides Ethanolic (ACE), Ocimum suave ...
Factors Affecting Uptake and Use of Family Planning Services among HIV Positive Clients in Nyakitunda Sub-county, Isingiro district
(f Bishop Stuart University, 2020)
Access to family planning services provides reproductive resources such as birth control,
contraceptives and prevention of STDS and HIV. It is a cost effective strategy for prevention of
mother to child transmission ...
Strengthening District Health Teams Capacity in Surveillance Systems and Response to Public Health Threats in Western Uganda through Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP)
(Science Research Publishing, 2020-05-07)
Aim: To strengthen the District Capacity in surveillance for effective detec tion, Reporting and Response to Public Health threats. Background: The
overall aim of a good surveillance system is to strengthen the capacity ...
Prevalence, Risk Factors and Prevention of Depression in the Adult Population in Mbarara District, Uganda
(Research Square, 2021-11-30)
Background. This study concerns the prevalence, risk factors and prevention of depression in the adult
population in three sub-counties in Mbarara district. Depression is a common mental disorder which
presents with a ...
Documentation and Phytochemical Screening of Most Commonly used Nutri-Medicinal Plants by Pregnant Women in Kyeizooba, Bushenyi District, Western Uganda
(Research gate, 2020)
Nutri-medicinal plants are widely used as a remedy for some ailments among pregnant women worldwide. There are different medicinal plants used by pregnant women in
Uganda depending on the culture and knowledge of these ...
Factors associated with the utilization of inactivated polio vaccine among children aged 12 to 23 months in Kalungu District, Uganda
(2020-08-12)
Uganda officially introduced the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) in May 2016 as part of the polio
eradication strategy and integrated it into its routine immunization programme in addition to the
oral polio vaccine. The ...
Documentation and consensus of indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants used by the local communities of western Uganda
(Scholars Research Library, 2014-04)
An ethnobotanical study was conducted to document the uses of medicinal plants among the local communities of
western Uganda. The aim of the study was to identify and document plant species used for treatment of various ...
Trends in inequality in maternal and child health and health care in Uganda
(BMC Health Services Research, 2022)
Background Uganda has made great strides in improving maternal and child health. However, little is known
about how this improvement has been distributed across diferent socioeconomic categories, and how the
health ...