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Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
(American Psychological Association`, 2020-08-27)
As different countries grapple with COVID-19, stringent measures aimed at controlling its spread have been put in place. However, these preventive measures coupled with the fear of contracting the disease are likely to ...
Praziquantel and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Hepatic Schistosomiasis
(Adis, 2020-12-26)
Abstract
Background There is a general consensus that widespread use of praziquantel in populations where schistosomiasis is
endemic prevents development of hepatic schistosomiasis and its complications. However, a few ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Dating Stress, Depression and Anxiety Symptoms
(International Journal of Public Health and Safety, 2020)
Introduction: Worldwide, dating related stress and its impact on mental health among students has turned out to be of public health concern. However, research on this
phenomenon in low- and middle-income countries (LAMIC) ...
Effectiveness of selected medicinal plants used for management of ticks in cattle in Western Uganda
(Net journals, 2020-11)
Tick management among cattle farmers in Western Uganda has become an outstanding problem based on
the fact that there is increasing resistance to most of the synthetic acaricides. Several herbs have been
mentioned for ...
Caregiving burden and mental health problems among family caregivers of people with dementia in rural Uganda
(Cambridge University Press, 2020)
Background. Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are associated with increasing health
burden in low- and middle-income countries. Less well-recognized is the potential health bur den experienced by other affected ...