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Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and the associated factors among children and adolescents with a history of maltreatment in Uganda
(EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY, 2022)
Worldwide, children who grow up under adverse conditions risk the development of mental health problems. However, reliable data on the estimated magnitude of mental disorders of PTSD, depression and their associated factors ...
An Assessment of the Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Utilization of Focused Antenatal Care at Mbaare Health Centre III Isingiro District, Uganda
(Bishop Stuart University, 2020)
Background: Focused Antenatal care is an effective health intervention for averting maternal
morbidity and mortality. Although there has been progressed improvement in antenatal care and
access in Uganda, the use of FANC ...
Socio-Economic Factors Hindering Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets in Households with Children under Five Years of Age in Rwentuha Town Council, Bushenyi District, Uganda
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2022-02)
Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) are the powerful tools used in prevention of malaria and this has attracted
Government of Uganda to distribute free ITNs at household level using its village health facilities. Despite the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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) ...
Gardening activity and its relationship to mental health:
(Elsevier, 2022)
There is increasing awareness among researchers and health practitioners from high income countries about the
potential mental health benefits of participating in gardening activities and spending substantial time in ...
Traditional plants used for medicinal purposes by local communities around the Northern sector of Kibale National Park, Uganda
(Elsevier, 2021-04-28)
Ethnopharmacological relevance: The study was done to establish medicinal plants used in the treatment
of various diseases by the people in the Northern sector of Kibale National Park in western Uganda. It
was also aimed ...
Utilization of health insurance by patients with diabetes or hypertension in urban hospitals in Mbarara, Uganda
(Bishop Stuart University, 2022-04-28)
Diabetes and hypertension are among the leading contributors to global mortality and require life-long medical care. However, many patients cannot access quality healthcare due to high out-of-pocket expenditures, thus ...