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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of slum dwellers towards integrated solid waste management in Hoima Municipality
(Makerere University, 2018)
Introduction: Solid Waste Management is one of the most neglected areas of development in most developing and transition economies of the world. Municipal solid waste management constitutes one of the most crucial health ...
Non-invasive mobile phone diagnosis of malaria supported by an in vivo technique using aptamers conjugated with acridine orange
(Makerere University, 2018-12)
Malaria is one of the parasitic diseases posing a large health burden in Uganda and other developing countries in Africa. Key efforts in handing the disease involve early and accurate diagnosis of the disease. Sadly, ...
Assessment of the relationship between household food insecurity and nutrition status of children aged 6-59 months in Bibibidi Refugee Camp, Yumbe District
(Makerere University, 2018)
Introduction: Household food insecurity has been identified as a possible underlying determinant of malnutrition. Poor dietary quality or diversity is a significant contributing factor to malnutrition, specifically, ...
Suicidal tendencies among undergraduate students using alcohol and drugs in Makerere University
(2018-05)
Introduction: Substance abuse has globally been estimated at 2 billion alcohol users, 1.3 billion smokers and 185 million drug users by the World Health Organization. The trend of abuse is greatly increasing in the African ...
Prevalence of urine cytological abnormalities as seen among mothers attending Naguru Hospital Antenatal Clinic
(Makerere University, 2018)
Background
Urine cytologic abnormalities are abnormal findings in the urine which can be diagnosed microscopically. Their presence may indicate the presence of UTI or STI and may present in the form of pus cells, red blood ...
Assessment of occupational injuries and illnesses among health care workers in Jinja municipality, Uganda
(2018-06)
Introduction: Occupational injuries and work- related illnesses are a public health problem, estimated to kill more than 2.78 million people per year. The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimated that about 4% of ...
HIV prevalence among blood groups of blood donors in Nakasero Blood Bank, Kampala Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)
Introduction
Blood donation saves millions of lives and blood transfusion plays an important role in the supportive care of medical and surgical patients but unsafe transfusion practices also put millions of people at ...
Electronic health utilization in malaria control surveillance based on big data analysis
(Makerere University, 2018-05-18)
Since 2000, malaria mortality rates in Africa have fallen by 66% in all age groups, and by 71% among children under 5 [1] due to the several measures that have been put in place to fight against the infection, some of which ...
Prevalence of malaria in sickle cell patients under five years that visited the Sickle Cell Clinic of Mulago, Jan-April 2018
(Makerere University, 2018-07)
Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium species that is transmitted via the bite of infected female
anopheles mosquitoes. According to the International Malaria Foundation, malaria is considered
to be one of the main global ...