Browsing by Author "Natwijuka, Andrew"

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A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BODY FLUIDS EXPOSURE AMONG NURSING STUDENTS OF BISHOP STUART UNIVERSITY.
(SJ Nursing and Midwifery Africa, 2024) Tusimiirwe, Happiness; Natwijuka, Andrew
Background: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with body fluid exposure among nursing students. Method: A cross-sectional study design that employed a quantitative method of data collection was used. This design took a short time and no intervention was done after data collection. A total of 107 participants were selected by simple random sampling technique and data obtained was analyzed by SPSS version 20. Results: One hundred eight nursing students consented to participate in the study and all completed questionnaires making it 100% response. The majority of the respondents (90.7%) had ever been exposed to body fluids with 55.1% having been exposed to blood .49.0% of the respondents were exposed to body fluids over 3 times during their clinical practicum. The overall findings from the study revealed a significant relationship between the level of education, availability and use of PPEs, annual IPC training, availability of PPEs, and number of patients with exposure body among nursing students. Conclusion: The study highlighted a large percentage (90.7%) of the nursing students to have been exposed to body fluids with most of them having been exposed to blood and had more than 3 exposures to body fluids during their clinical practice. Recommendation: Institutional administrators should also ensure that students are provided with support supervision and continuous medical education to empower them on proper waste disposal and infectious disease control/management.
DOLESCENT-PARENT COMMUNICATION ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES IN MBAARE SUB COUNTY IN ISINGIRO DISTRICT.A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY.
(SJ Nursing and Midwifery Africa, 2024-03) Amanyire, Mark; Tugume, Rodrick; Natwijuka, Andrew
Background: Improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health continues to be a global public health need. Effective parent– adolescent communication on sexual health issues has been cited as a factor that could influence adolescents toward adopting safer sexual behavior. The study aims to invest the adolescent-parent communication on sexual and reproductive health issues in Mbaare sub-county. Methods: It was systematically searched and synthesized qualitative literature. We assessed the methodological quality of the included studies using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programmed (CASP) checklist. We thematically analyzed qualitative data from the included young adolescents who were selected randomly from three parishes of Mbaare Sub County. Results: Fifteen studies were included. Social and physiological events act as triggers for initiating discussions. Fear of personal, social, and economic consequences of high-risk sexual behaviors act as drivers for communication but also carry a negative framing that hinders open discussion. Lack of parental self-efficacy and cultural and religious norms create an uncomfortable environment leaving peers, media, teachers, and siblings as important and sometimes preferred sources of sexual health information. Conclusions: While mothers recognize their role in adolescent sexual and reproductive health and school-based interventions can act as useful prompts for initiating discussion, fathers are mainly absent from the home-based dialogue. Fear dominates the narrative, and the needs of adolescents remain unarticulated. Improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health remains an important public health need globally. Effective communication on sexual health issues between adolescents and their parents has been recognized to influence safer sexual behavior among adolescents. This review combined qualitative evidence to understand the nature of and barriers to communication about sex between parents and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. Recommendation: Researchers should use this information for decision-makers in choosing strategies for improving parent-child communication regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health matters
EXPERIENCES OF SELF-CARE AMONG TYPE II DIABETIC PATIENTS AT KABWOHE HEALTH CENTER IV. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
(SJ Nursing and Midwifery Africa, 2024-03) Tugume, Rodrick; Natwijuka, Andrew
Background: The study aims to explore experiences of self-care among patients with type 2 diabetes yielding new knowledge regarding self-care and also helping to prioritize type 2 diabetes management targets that are specific to the self-care needs of diabetic patients at Kabwohe Health Center IV. Methods: This was a cross-sectional phenomenological study design that employed a purposive sampling technique that involved diabetic patients of 5 years and above from the time of diagnosis who are receiving care at Kabwohe Health Center IV in Sheema District Uganda. The study involved 18 study participants and employed an in-depth interview guide with open-ended questions Results: Four emergent themes were identified to illustrate the self-care experiences among patients with Type 2 DM. These themes were: (i) dietary adjustment, (ii) social support (iii) personal journey (iv) self-regulation. Conclusion: Participants demonstrated an understanding of diabetes self-care but showed a need for a deeper and personally centered orientation towards diabetes self-care from the health workers Recommendation: The study recommends a detailed and personal-centered health education among these diabetic patients
KNOWLEDGE OF NURSING STUDENTS TOWARDS COVID-19 VACCINATION AT BISHOP STUART UNIVERSITY. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
(SJ Nursing and Midwifery Africa, 2024-03) Anyijukire, Rogers; Natwijuka, Andrew
Background: The study aims to document the Knowledge of Nursing students about COVID-19 vaccination at Bishop Stuart University. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design and used quantitative data collection techniques. The study was conducted among nursing students of Bishop Stuart University Ruharo campus. A simple random sampling method was used to choose participants and a sample size of 139 Respondents was selected for the study. The data collected from questionnaires was entered and analyzed using a statistical package for social scientists (SPSS). Results: The study had a higher percentage of female participants (64.0%) than male participants (36.0%). Anyone who scored over 75% was regarded as having excellent knowledge, one who received between 50% and 75% was seen as having good knowledge, and one who received less than 50% was regarded as having poor knowledge (below 3 questions correctly answered). In regards to the vaccines used in Uganda, AstraZeneca was 123(88.5),Johnson 123(88.5), Moderna 111(79.9), Covaxin 10(7.2), and Pfizer 89(64.0). Regarding vaccine safety, those safe without side effects were 20(14.4), those safe with some side effects 101(72.2), and those not safe with obvious side effects 18(12.9)Participants who got infected with COVID-19 after vaccination were 127(91.4) and those who were not infected after the vaccination 12(8.6), those that were suffering from COVID-19 and yet they were vaccinated were 39(28.1) and those that were not vaccinated and yet suffered from COVID-19 100(71.9), Those that were vaccinated with a second different vaccine were 103(74.1) and those who were not 36(25.9) Conclusion: Most of the participants had strong awareness about COVID-19 vaccination. Recommendation: The government should also initiate a fight against negative information circulating on social and news media replacing it with correct and rightful information as far as COVID-19 vaccination is concerned.